KW Granite Club explained

KW Granite Club
Location:99 Seagram Dr
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Established:1927
Club Type:Dedicated Ice
Cca Region:CurlON Zone 12
Sheets:Six
Rock Colours:Red and Yellow

The Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Curling Club (branded as the KW Granite Club) is a curling club on Seagram Drive in Waterloo, Ontario.

History

The club was formed in 1927 as the Granite Club by the Athletic Association of Kitchener and Waterloo (AAKW), which was briefly called the Kitchener Curling Club. The club played on a five-sheet rink at 69 Agnes Street in Kitchener. The AAKW had been formed by members of the clubs located at the corners of Erb and Regina streets in Waterloo and Gaukel Street in Kitchener (previously Berlin). Curling had been played at those clubs since the 1880s. The club adopted the name "Granite Club" to appeal to more than just curling. Artificial ice was added in 1928.

In 1928, the Kitchener Tennis Club built five courts next to the club, and in 1931 the K-W Badminton Club added an addition. From 1941 to 1948 the K-W Skating Club also called the Granite home, until moving to the Waterloo Memorial Arena. Also in 1948, a Ladies section was added to the club.

On May 8, 1955 a fire caused by careless children destroyed half the building, gutting the badminton club and some of the curling facilities. Damages totalled at $200,000. The club rebuilt and remained on Agnes Street until moving to its present location Waterloo in 2003. The badminton club remained on Agnes Street.[1] The current Waterloo Park site of the Granite Club previously housed the K-W Skating Club before it relocated to RIM Park.[2] Called the "Rink in the Park", the Granite Club officially opened the building to the public on September 30, 2003, in time for the annual curling season.[3]

The club has hosted the 1980 World Junior Curling Championships, the 1969 and 1975 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship and the 2004 M&M Meat Shops Skins Game.[4] The club also hosts the annual KW Fall Classic World Curling Tour event.[5]

Provincial champions

YearEventSkipThirdSecondLeadRecord at Nationals
1930 Toronto Bonspiel[6] 5-4 (3rd)
1937 British Consols[7] 2-7 (T7th)
1938 4-5 (T5th)
1939 9-1 (1st)
1940 Campbell Seagram4-5 (T5th)
1941 7-2 (2nd)
1944 Cancelled due to World War II
1944Men's Colts[8]
1945 Cancelled due to World War II
1946
1948 Men's Colts
1950 5-4 (T4th)
1957 Women's[9] Edna Teskey Jean Beardsley Veryl Finlay Anne Trussler N/A
1963 Women's Trophy Mary Gray Jean Price Arlene Steep Myrtle Shuh N/A
1967 Men's Senior Championship[10] Hal Frye Bill Clarke Doug Smith ?
1982 Women's Trophy Sue Laurin Laura Davis-Cook Gladys O'Hara Lynda Collins N/A
1986 Women's Trophy Laura Davis-Cook Gladys O'Hara Lynda MacRae Janet Wall N/A
1997 Men's Senior Championship 12-0 (1st)
2000 Men's Colts Ron Mooibroek David Lynn Dean Palmer Travis Gambe N/A
2001 Men's Colts Ean MacDonald Steve Southern Gerry Lamont Rob Graham N/A
2004 Women's Masters[11] Wendy Simpson Ilse Hoffman Lorna Allen Glad O'Hara ?
2007 Women's Juniors[12] Laura Hickey Hilary McDermott
2009 Men's Juniors[13] Bowie Abbis-Mills Scott McGregor Scott Hindle Terry Arnold
2009 Junior Mixed[14] Jaclyn Rivington Andrew Inouye Darrelle Johnson N/A
2010 4 Person Stick[15] Ed Ferguson Bryan Hawkins Ian Anderson David Cain N/A
2011 5-7 (9th)
2013 Men's Colts Shane Konings Spencer Nuttall John Gabel N/A
2013 Men's Curling Club Championships[16] Brent Gray Brian Gray Anthony Silvestro
2014 Molly Greenwood Amy Heitzner Carly Van Daele Emma Malfara 7-3 (4th)
2014 Men's Senior Championship Peter Mellor Jeff Thomson Rob Saunders Steve Foster 5-6 (T5th)
2017 Mixed Doubles[17] Nicole Westlund Stewart Tyler Stewart 1-6 (T26th)
2018 U21 Mixed Doubles Matthew Hall Riley Sandham N/A
2019 Men's Curling Club Championship Ben Shane John Gabel Kyle Forster 9-1 (1st)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flash from the Past: Granite Club was Kitchener’s first sports multiplex. mills. rych. 2016-05-21. TheRecord.com. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  2. News: Vrbanac . Bob . Granite Club not getting special tax break, mayor says . 2 December 2019 . Waterloo Chronicle . 30 Jul 2003 . 1 . en.
  3. News: Granite Club Opening . Waterloo Chronicle . 17 September 2003 . 25.
  4. Web site: Granite Club History. kwgranite.com. en-gb. 2019-12-01.
  5. Web site: KW Fall Classic. CurlingZone. 2019-12-01.
  6. Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1930
  7. Web site: Men’s Tankard. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  8. Web site: Ontario Challenge Championship. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  9. Web site: Scotties Tournament of Hearts. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  10. Web site: Senior Men. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  11. Web site: Master Women. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  12. Web site: U-21 Women. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  13. Web site: U-21 Men. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  14. Web site: Ontario Winter Games U21 Mixed Doubles. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  15. Web site: 4 Person Stick Provincial Championship. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  16. Web site: Men’s Club Championship. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.
  17. Web site: Mixed Doubles. CurlON. en-CA. 2019-12-01.

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