Dean Joanisse Explained

Dean Joanisse
Birth Date:8 December 1971
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Curling Club:Royal City CC,
New Westminster, BC
Skip:Dean Joanisse
Third:Grant Dezura
Brier Appearances:2 (2001, 2007)
Top Cca Ranking:23rd (2015-16)

Dean A. "Skippy" Joanisse[1] (born December 8, 1971) is a Canadian curler from Maple Ridge, British Columbia.[2]

Career

Joanisse is most notable for skipping his British Columbia team to the 1989 Canadian Junior Curling Championships title, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 1990 World Junior Curling Championships. At the World Juniors, he lost to Peja Lindholm's team from Sweden in the bronze medal final.

Joanisse also skipped two teams to the Brier. At the 2001 Nokia Brier his team finished with a 4-7 record. He would make the Brier again in, where he would also finish at a 4-7 record. He qualified for the 2007 Brier by defeating Greg McAulay 8–6 in the BC final.[3]

Joanisse's profession is a curling artist.

Notes and References

  1. 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. Web site: Teams . 2023-01-15 . 2023-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115063608/https://www.curlbc.ca/scoring-links/#!/competitions/7551/teams/35177 . dead .
  3. News: Joanisse returns to Brier. February 12, 2007. C1. Victoria Times-Colonist. January 4, 2022.