Bridgewater Curling Club

The Bridgewater Curling Club is a curling club and facility in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.[1]

Bridgewater Curling Club
Location90 Dominion St
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
Information
Established1907
Club typeDedicated Ice
Curling Canada regionNSCA
Sheets of ice4
Rock coloursBlue and Yellow   
Websitebridgewatercurlingclub.com

History

The club was founded in 1907, and female curlers were permitted to join in 1910.[2]

Provincial champions

Men's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the Nova Scotia Men's Chahmpionship nine times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Brier, Canada's national men's championship.

YearTeamBrier record
1940[3]Stanley Rafuse Irving Hebb, Warner Bickle, Frank Cook1–8
1942[4]Irving Hebb, Norman Rafuse, Warner Bickle, Frank Cook1–8
1950[5]Bernard Haines, Eric Joudry, Ralph Simmons, Lee Rhodenizer4–5
1953[6]Bernard Haines, Ralph Simmons, Pennell Richardson, Lee Rhodenizer5–5
1957[7]Ralph Simmons, Pennell Richardson, Robert Rafuse, Lee Rhodenizer3–7
1996[8]Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, David Slauenwhite, Glenn Josephson5–6
2000[9]Shawn Adams, Jeff Hopkins, Ben Blanchard, Jason Blanchard3–8
2002[10]Shawn Adams, Craig Burgess, Jeff Hopkins, Ben Blanchard6–5
2008[11]Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, Alan Darragh, David Slauenwhite3–8

Mixed

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial mixed championship three times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.

YearTeamCanadian Mixed record
1976[12]Brian Rafuse, Faye Corkum, Glenn Josephson, Charmaine Murray6–5
1989[13]Brian Rafuse, Fay Grace, Glenn Josephson, Cathy MacDonald6–5
2005Brian Rafuse, Laura Fultz, David Slauenwhite, Alexis Sinclair5–6

Junior men's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial men's junior championships 10 times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The 1993 champion team, skipped by Shawn Adams won the Canadian juniors that year, but could not represent Canada at the 1993 World Junior Championships due to alcohol violations.[14][15]

YearTeamCanadian Juniors record
1959(Bridgewater HS) Wayne Rhodenizer, Sheldon Wambolt, George Hall, Kelvin Ogilvie[16]3–7[17]
1962[18]Dick Rafuse, Barrie Simmons, John Drummond, Loran Seamone5–5
1963[19]Dick Rafuse, Loran Seamone, Doug Harrington, John Reid7–3
1965[20]Stuart Campbell, Loran Seamone, Bob Feindel, Brian Gibson7–3
1967[21]Charles Rafuse, Richard Gow, Gary Rhodenizer, John Brady7–3
1969[22]John Brady, Charles O'Neil, Chris Jones, Jim Richardson4–6
1980[23]John Harlow, Bruce Saunders, Dwight Whynot, John Linehan3–8
1986Jeff Hopkins, Gordon Hopkins, Graham Hopkins, David Craft4–7
1992Shawn Adams, Ben Blanchard, Blake Brown, Robert MacArthur9–4
1993Shawn Adams, Ben Blanchard, Jon Philip, Robert MacArthur9–4

Junior women's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial women's junior championships once, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

YearTeamCanadian Juniors record
2010Tara LeGay, Jane Snyder, Leah Squarey, Laura Murray4–8

Senior men's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial senior men's championship twice, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships.

YearTeamCanadian Seniors record
2007Brian Rafuse, David Slauenwhite, Alan Darragh, Glenn Josephson7–4
2008Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, Alan Darragh, David Slauenwhite9–3

Senior women's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial senior women's championship once, in 1970 prior to the creation of the women's Canadian Senior Curling Championship. The team consisted of Pauline Oickle, Esther Bond, Kate Turple and Gladys Conrad.[24]

Men's Curling Club championships

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the men's provincial curling club championships twice, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Curling Club Championships. The 2021 championship team, skipped by Nick Deagle won the national championships as well.[25]

YearTeamCanadian Club Championships record
2017Nick Deagle, Jason van Vonderen, Robert Phillips, Ryan Sperry4–3
2021Nick Deagle, Jason van Vonderen, Robert Phillips, Ryan Sperry7–4

References
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  2. "DesBrisay Museum, Bridgewater". Nova Scotia Archives. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
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  4. "1942 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  5. "1950 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  6. "1953 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  7. "1957 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  8. "1996 Labatt Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  9. "2000 Labatt Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  10. "2002 Nokia Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  11. "2008 Tim Hortons Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  12. "Curling". Regina Leader-Post. March 27, 1976. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  13. "Skillings foursome in today's semifinal". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 18, 1989. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  14. Bill Graveland (April 11, 2009). "Juniors slapped with booze ban: WCF adopts zero tolerance policy on rowdies". The Eye Opener. Canadian Curling Association. Shawn Adams [...] was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations after the victory. Adams and his teammates were of legal drinking age but junior rules stipulated no drinking during the event.
  15. Bob Weeks (March 12, 2005). "Adams slips into next round under radar". The Globe and Mail. Even though all four players were of legal age, they were prohibited from representing Canada at the world championships.
  16. "All Rinks Declared For Stane Title Test". Calgary Herald. February 11, 1959. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  17. "Ross Sheppard Boys Score Last-End Win". Edmonton Journal. February 21, 1959. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  18. "Schoolboy Bonspiel". Regina Leader-Post. February 24, 1962. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  19. "10 Straight Wins By Edmonton Rink". Montreal Gazette. February 23, 1963. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  20. "Regina Rink Finished With One Loss In 10". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. February 20, 1965. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  21. "Albertans Crowned Champs". Edmonton Journal. February 25, 1967. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  22. "Schoolboy crown to Saskatchewan". Montreal Gazette. February 22, 1969. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  23. "Alberta junior curling victim". Calgary Herald. February 23, 1980. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  24. "NS Senior Womens". John Murphy's Curling Page. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  25. "Nova Scotia rinks win gold and bronze at national club championships". Saltwire. December 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
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