Ryan McNeil Lamswood explained

Ryan McNeil Lamswood
Birth Date:19 March 2000
Birth Place:Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Curling Club:RE/MAX Centre,
St. John's, NL[1]
Skip:Ryan McNeil Lamswood
Third:Daniel Bruce
Second:Graeme Weagle
Lead:Aaron Feltham
Brier Appearances:1
Top Cca Ranking:88th (2019–20)

Ryan McNeil Lamswood (born March 19, 2000) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] He currently skips his own team on the World Curling Tour.

Career

McNeil Lamswood competed in five Canadian Junior Curling Championships in his junior career in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. His best result came in 2020 playing third for Daniel Bruce with Joel Krats at second and Nathan King at lead. The team finished the round robin and championship pool with an 8–2 record, which qualified them for the playoffs. They defeated Rylan Kleiter of Saskatchewan in the semifinal before coming up short to Jacques Gauthier's Manitoba rink in the final.[3] It was the first time since 2011 that Newfoundland and Labrador qualified for the playoffs. Also in his junior career, McNeil Lamswood won a silver medal at the 2019 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships as second for Greg Blyde[4] and skipped the Newfoundland and Labrador team to a fourth-place finish at the 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships.

In 2020, McNeil Lamswood spared on the Brad Gushue team at the 2020 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic as Geoff Walker was unable to attend due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The team made it all the way to the final where they defeated Matthew Manuel to win the event.[5] Also during the 2020–21 season, McNeil Lamswood skipped his own team in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard. After going 6–1 in the round robin, they came up short to Colin Thomas in the semifinal.[6]

In 2021, McNeil Lamswood picked up Aaron Feltham to play in the lead position for the quartet.[7] They beat Team Nathan Young to become the team to represent the Memorial University Seahawks at the 2022 Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships. They ended up placing runner-up to the Dalhousie Tigers team. In the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard the team failed to qualify for the play-offs; finishing with a 3-5 record.

Personal life

McNeil Lamswood is currently a communications student at Memorial University of Newfoundland.[2]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2014–15[8] Ryan McNeil Lamswood Craig Laing
2015–16Greg Smith Ryan McNeil Lamswood Kyle Barron Craig Laing
2016–17Ryan McNeil Lamswood Nathan King
2017–18Daniel Bruce Ryan McNeil Lamswood Andrew Bruce Nathan King
2018–19Daniel Bruce Ryan McNeil Lamswood Nathan King
2019–20Daniel Bruce Ryan McNeil Lamswood Nathan King
2020–21Ryan McNeil Lamswood Joel Krats James Trickett Nathan King
2021–22Ryan McNeil Lamswood Daniel Bruce Nathan King Aaron Feltham
2022–23Ryan McNeil Lamswood Daniel Bruce Aaron Feltham
2023–24Ryan McNeil Lamswood Daniel Bruce Graeme Weagle Aaron Feltham

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryan McNeil Lamswood Profile. Curling Canada. March 3, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide. Curling Canada. March 3, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors - Men's Final. Curling Canada. January 31, 2021.
  4. News: 2019 U Sports/Curling Canada Curling Championships Day 5: Ravens and Voyageurs win U Sports Curling Titles. Curling Canada. March 19, 2019. January 31, 2021.
  5. News: Brad Gushue wins Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Curling Classic. CBC Sports. Devin Heroux. November 15, 2020. January 31, 2021.
  6. News: St. John's rinks to meet in Tankard curling final. The Telegram. Brendan McCarthy. January 31, 2021. January 31, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2021-22 Team McNeil Lamswood Lineup. CurlingZone. March 22, 2022.
  8. Web site: Ryan McNeil Lamswood Past Teams. CurlingZone. January 31, 2021.