Wally Ursuliak

Wally Ursuliak (born c. 1929) is a Canadian curler from Morinville, Alberta.[1]

Wally Ursuliak
Curler
in Calgary, Alberta on 15 June 2017
in Calgary, Alberta
on 15 June 2017
Bornc. 1929 (age 93–94)
Team
Curling clubAlberta Avenue CC
Edmonton, AB
SkipHec Gervais
ThirdRay Werner
SecondVic Raymer
LeadWally Ursuliak
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's curling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 ScotlandTeam
Representing  Alberta
Macdonald Brier
Gold medal – first place 1961 Calgary
Silver medal – second place 1962 Kitchener

Overviews
Ursuliak was given the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays from Kunihiko Tanabe, Consul-General of Japan in Calgary, on 15 June 2017.

He was the lead on the Alberta Avenue CC curling team (from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) during the World Curling Championships known as the 1961 Scotch Cup. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2006.[2]

During the 1960s and 1970s, he along with Ray Turnbull and Don Duguid operated a series of curling clinics in Europe to try to popularize the game. In 1980s, he is also credited to introducing the game to the Japanese island of Hokkaido.[3][4]

References
  1. "Japanese gesture brings memories back to Alberta curling guru". CBC News. 2016-09-05. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28.
  2. "Ursuliak, Wally — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  3. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Curling/2006/02/23/1458691-sun.html
  4. "Curling: Albertans Sweeping The World". Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway.


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