Capital Curling Classic Explained

The Capital Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour. It is held annually in at the beginning of October at the RCMP Curling Club in Ottawa, Ontario.

Past event names include the OVCT Parliament Cup, Parliament Cup, Mac Ice Classic, and the Moosehead Classic.

It became an exclusively open event in 2018 (open to both genders).

Past Champions

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2004 $32,000
2005 $31,000
2006 John Epping[1] $43,300
2007
2008
2009
2010 $24,000
2011 $23,000
$20,000
2013 Don Bowser $20,000
2014 $17,000
2015 Mike McLean $18,000
2016 $15,000
2017 $10,000
2018 $6,200
2019[2] $5,500
2021[3] $12,200
2022[4] $15,000
2023 Yannick Martel $6,000

Past Women's Champions

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2005
2008
2009 Rachel Homan
2010 $14,400
2011 $12,600
$9,000
2013 $9,000

Past Open Champions

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2016 Sierra Sutherland $3,600
2017 Nathan Martin Cassandra Lewin $3,600

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Charette defends title. October 10, 2006. 31. Ottawa Citizen. October 8, 2021.
  2. https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=5909 CurlingZone
  3. Web site: The 2021 Moosehead Classic. Capital Curling. October 12, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2022 Draw. Capital Curling. October 16, 2022.