The 2023 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held from March 26 to April 2 at the Aréna Jacques Laperrière and the Club de Curling Noranda in Rouyn-Noranda , Quebec .[ 1] 2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships where they will need to finish in the top three to qualify for the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja , Finland .[ 2]
This was the third time Rouyn-Noranda played host the Canadian Junior Curling Championships . The city previously held the men's event in 1960 which was won by Alberta's Tommy Kroeger and the women's event in 1986 , won by British Columbia's Jodie Sutton . Like the 2022 championship, the 2023 event featured eighteen teams on both the men's and women's sides, each split into two pools of nine. The top three teams from each pool at the end of the round robin advanced to the playoff round.[ 2] 2020 and 2022 events, certain provinces earned two berths to the championship. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Saskatchewan each earned an extra berth on the men's side, while Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia got two berths on the women's side The host province, Quebec, also earned two teams.[ 3]
Medallists
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows:[ 4]
Province / Territory
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Club(s)
Alberta 1James Ballance
Lowell Whittmire
Ethan Drysdale
Neil Donovan
Okotoks / Lethbridge
Alberta 2Johnson Tao Jaedon Neuert Benjamin Morin Adam Naugler Saville Community SC , Edmonton
British Columbia 1Adam Fenton
Alex Duncan-Wu
Chris Parkinson
Matthew Fenton
Royal City CC , New Westminster
British Columbia 2Thomas Reed
Neil Imada
Preston Ballard
Miles Reed
Golden Ears WC , Maple Ridge
Manitoba 1Jordon McDonald Reece Hamm Elias Huminicki Cameron Olafson Tanner Graham Deer Lodge CC , Winnipeg
Manitoba 2Jace Freeman Thomas McGillivray
Ryan Ostrowsky Aaron MacDonnell
Alexandre Fontaine Virden CC , Virden
New Brunswick Timothy Marin
Rajan Dalrymple
Emmett Knee
Cameron Sallaj
Thistle-St. Andrews CC , Saint John
Newfoundland and Labrador 1Simon Perry
Nicholas Codner William Butler
Evan Scott
St. John's CC , St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador 2Nathan Young Sam Follett Nathan Locke Aaron Feltham St. John's CC , St. John's
Northern Ontario Dallas Burgess Jackson Dubinsky Matt Duizer Owen Riches Brendan Rajala Port Arthur CC , Thunder Bay
Nova Scotia Calan MacIsaac Nathan Gray Owain Fisher Christopher McCurdy Truro CC , Truro
Ontario 1Jayden King
Jack Ragan
Owen Henry
Jacob Clarke
Gavin Lydiate RCMP CC , Ottawa
Ontario 2Landan Rooney Daniel Hocevar
Joel Matthews
Christopher Oka
Dixie CC , Mississauga
Prince Edward Island Chase MacMillan (Fourth)
Mitchell Schut (Skip)
Cruz Pineau
Liam Kelly
Cornwall CC , Cornwall
Quebec 1Adam Bédard
Mathis Arsenault
Zakary Rose
Nathan Gendron
Gabriel Audette CC Noranda , Royun-Noranda
Quebec 2Léandre Girard
James Trahan
Jacob Labrecque
Xavier Guévin
Maxim Charbonneau Victoria / Trois-Rivières / Kénogami
Saskatchewan 1Logan Ede
Brayden Grindheim
Michael Hom
Austin Krupski
Martensville CC , Martensville
Saskatchewan 2Matthew Drewitz
Adam Drewitz
Caden Snow
Jared Tessier
Sutherland CC , Saskatoon
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 3]
Draw 1 Sunday, March 26, 4:00 pm
Draw 3 Monday, March 27, 9:00 am
Draw 5 Monday, March 27, 7:00 pm
Draw 7 Tuesday, March 28, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 Wednesday, March 29, 9:00 am
Draw 11 Wednesday, March 29, 7:00 pm
Draw 13 Thursday, March 30, 2:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, March 31, 9:00 am
Draw 17 Friday, March 31, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, April 1, 1:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 2, 11:00 am
Final Sunday, April 2, 11:00 am
Final standings
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows:[ 4]
Province / Territory
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Club(s)
Alberta 1Myla Plett Alyssa Nedohin Chloe Fediuk Allie Iskiw Airdrie / Sherwood Park
Alberta 2Claire Booth Kaylee Raniseth Raelyn Helston Lauren Miller
The Glencoe Club , Calgary
British Columbia Emily Bowles
Meredith Cole
Mahra Harris
Sasha Wilson
Victoria CC , Victoria
Manitoba 1Zoey Terrick Jaycee Terrick Jensen Letham Tessa Terrick Heather CC , Winnipeg
Manitoba 2Emily Ogg (Fourth)
Grace Beaudry (Skip)Maddy Hollins
Mackenzie Arbuckle
Julia Millan St. Vital CC , Winnipeg
New Brunswick 1Jenna Campbell
Olivia Wynter
Izzy Paterson
Rebecca Watson
Capital WC , Fredericton
New Brunswick 2Melodie Forsythe
Carly Smith
Deanna MacDonald
Caylee Smith
Moncton / Fredericton
Newfoundland and Labrador Mackenzie Mitchell Sarah McNeil Lamswood Kate Paterson Emily Neary St. John's CC , St. John's
Northern Ontario Bella Croisier
Celeste Gauthier
Dominique Vivier
Piper Croisier
Northern Credit Union CC , Sudbury
Northwest Territories Reese Wainman
Alexandria Testart-Campbell
Brooke Smith
Tamara Bain
Inuvik CC , Inuvik
Nova Scotia 1Sophie Blades
Kate Weissent
Stephanie Atherton
Alexis Cluney
Chester CC , Chester
Nova Scotia 2Allyson MacNutt Lauren Ferguson Alison Umlah Isabella Tatlock
Halifax CC , Halifax
Ontario Tori Zemmelink
Paige Bown
Kailee Delaney
Scotia Maltman Emma Artichuk Navan CC , Navan
Prince Edward Island Ella Lenentine
Makiya Noonan
Kacey Gauthier
Erika Pater
Cornwall CC , Cornwall
Quebec 1Anne-Sophie Gionest
Sarah Bergeron
Léanne Fortin
Juliette Bergeron
Riverbend / Chicoutimi / Kénogami
Quebec 2Elizabeth Cyr
Stella-Rose Venne
Amber Gargul
Alexandra Legault
Hannah Gargul Pointe-Claire / Laval
Saskatchewan Elizabeth Kessel
Tesa Silversides
Mya Silversides
Hannah Rugg
Claudia Lacell Highland CC , Regina
Yukon Bayly Scoffin
Taylor Legge
Dannika Mikkelsen
Neizha Snider
Whitehorse CC , Whitehorse
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 3]
Draw 2 Sunday, March 26, 8:00 pm
Draw 4 Monday, March 27, 2:00 pm
Draw 6 Tuesday, March 28, 9:00 am
Draw 8 Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 pm
Draw 10 Wednesday, March 29, 2:00 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, March 30, 9:00 am
Draw 14 Thursday, March 30, 7:00 pm
Draw 16 Friday, March 31, 2:00 pm
Draw 18 Saturday, April 1, 9:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Semifinals Sunday, April 2, 9:00 am
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 2, 3:00 pm
Final Sunday, April 2, 3:00 pm
Final standings
Qualification The Alberta U20 Junior Provincials were held from January 24–29, 2023 at the Spruce Grove Curling Club in Spruce Grove (men's) and the Ellerslie Curling Club in Edmonton (women's).
The championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 5] [ 6]
Men
W
L
James Ballance 6
1
Johnson Tao 5
2
Kenan Wipf (Cochrane/St. Albert)4
3
Kinley Burton (Granite)
4
3
Zachary Davies (Saville/Sherwood Park/Okotoks)
4
3
Justin Runciman (Leduc)
4
3
Evan Crough (Okotoks)
1
6
Beau Cornelson (Rose City)
0
7
Women
W
L
Claire Booth 6
1
Chloe Johnston (Okotoks)
5
2
Myla Plett 5
2
Elliot Martens (North Hill/Lacombe/Lethbridge)
4
3
Emma Yarmuch (Ellerslie)
3
4
Kayleigh Shannon (Lethbridge/North Hill)
3
4
Sydney Libbus (Sherwood Park)
2
5
Irelande McMahon (North Hill)
0
7
Playoff Results:
Men's Tiebreaker 1: Wipf 4 – Davies 7
Men's Tiebreaker 2: Burton 8 – Runciman 6
Men's Tiebreaker 3: Davies 5 – Burton 4
Men's Semifinal: Tao 10 – Davies 3
Men's Final: Ballance 6 – Tao 4
Women's Semifinal: Johnston 3 – Plett 7
Women's Final: Booth 6 – Plett 8 The BC U21 Junior Championships were held from January 26–29, 2023 at the Duncan Curling Club in Duncan .
The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 7] [ 8]
Men
W
L
Adam Fenton 2
0
Nolan Blaeser (Vernon)
2
1
Thomas Reed 1
2
Calder Fadden (Kamloops/Parksville)
1
3
Women
W
L
Emily Bowles 2
0
Holly Hafeli (Kamloops)
2
1
Bryelle Wong (Royal City/Vancouver)
3
2
Elizabeth Bowles (Equimalt/Victoria/Delta Thistle/Royal City)
3
3
Keelie Duncan (Comox/Duncan/Richmond)2
3
Kaelen Coles-Lyster (Golden Ears/Victoria/Vernon)
0
3
Playoff Results:
Men's Semifinal: Blaeser 3 – Reed 5
Men's Final: Fenton 6 – Reed 3
Women's Semifinal: Hafeli 10 – Wong 1
Women's Final: Bowles 9 – Hafeli 8 The Telus Junior Provincial Championships were held from January 17–21, 2023 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie , Manitoba .
The men's championship was held in a round robin format, while the women's event was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified four teams for a page-playoff championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 9] [ 10]
Men
W
L
Asham Black Pool
Jordon McDonald 4
0
Ronan Peterson (Heather)
3
1
Hunter Dundas (Brandon)
2
2
Tanner Graham (Heather)
1
3
Jonathan Kostna (Pembina)
0
4
Asham Express Red Pool
Jace Freeman 4
0
Colton Olafson (Portage)
2
2
Aaron Van Ryssel (Springfield)
2
2
Luke Robins (West St. Paul)1
3
Zach Norris (Morris)
1
3
Women
W
L
Zoey Terrick 3
0
Grace Beaudry 4
1
Tansy Tober (Fort Garry)
4
2
Cheynne Ehnes (Pembina)
3
2
Shaela Hayward (Carman)
3
3
Dayna Wahl (Altona)
3
3
Katy Lukowich (Granite)
2
3
Morgan Maguet (East St. Paul)
2
3
Rylie Buchalter (Heather)
1
3
Julia Van Ryssel (Springfield)
1
3
Bethany Allan (Granite)
0
3
Playoff Results:
Men's A1 vs B1: McDonald 9 – Freeman 1
Men's A2 vs B2: Peterson 9 – Olafson 1
Men's Semifinal: Freeman 7 – Peterson 2
Men's Final: McDonald 8 – Freeman 7
Women's A vs B: Terrick 6 – Beaudry 8
Women's C1 vs C2: Tober 9 – Ehnes 10
Women's Semifinal: Terrick 7 – Ehnes 3
Women's Final: Beaudry 8 – Terrick 9 The Junior U21 Championships were held from January 27–30, 2023 at the Thistle-St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John .
The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 11]
Men
W
L
Timothy Marin 3
2
Jamie Stewart (Moncton)
4
1
Luke Robichaud (Capital/Woodstock)
1
3
Sahil Dalrymple (Gage)
1
3
Women
W
L
Jenna Campbell 5
1
Melodie Forsythe 4
2
Paige Brewer (TSA)
3
3
Sarah Gaines (Gage)
3
3
Lauren Price (Capital)
0
3
Mya Pugsley (Moncton)
0
3
Playoff Results:
Men's Semifinal: Marin 7 – Stewart 3
Men's Final: Stewart 4 – Marin 6
Women's Semifinal: Campbell 3 – Forsythe 7
Women's Final: Campbell 8 – Forsythe 3 The U21 Juniors were held from January 18–22, 2023 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's .
The men's championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. The women's event was held in a best-of-five series between two rinks. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 12]
Men
W
L
Simon Perry 3
1
Nathan Young 3
1
Sean O'Leary (RE/MAX)
2
2
Parker Tipple (RE/MAX)
1
3
Liam Quinlan (Bally Haly)
1
3
Playoff Results:
Men's Semifinal: Young 9 – O'Leary 5
Men's Final: Perry 9 – Young 1 The Best Western U21 Junior Provincials were held from March 1–5, 2023 at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay .
The men's championship was held in a double round robin format, while the women's event was held in a best-of-five series between two rinks.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 13]
Men
W
L
Dallas Burgess 4
0
Brendan Rajala (Northern Credit Union)
1
3
Ian Deschene (Northern Credit Union)
1
3
Women
W
L
Bella Croisier 3
0
Carrie Allen (Kakabeka Falls)
0
3
Playoff Results:
Men's Tiebreaker: Rajala 3 – Deschene 9
Men's Final: Burgess 7 – Deschene 3 Men's Team: No men's team declared
Women's Team: Reese Wainman The Under 21 Provincial Championship was held from January 11–15, 2023 at the Truro Curling Club in Truro .
The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 14] [ 15]
Men
W
L
Nick Mosher (Halifax)
6
1
Calan MacIsaac 4
2
Aden Kavanaugh (Halifax)
2
3
Jack Higdon (New Glasgow)
2
3
Joel Krats (Chester)
1
3
Mark Strang (Lakeshore)
0
3
Women
W
L
Allyson MacNutt 5
2
Sophie Blades 5
1
Marin Callaghan (Mayflower)
3
3
Cassidy Blades (Halifax)
2
3
Olivia McDonah (Truro)
2
3
Rebecca Regan (Lakeshore)
1
3
Abby Slauenwhite (Bridgewater)
0
3
Playoff Results:
Men's Semifinal: MacIsaac 7 – Mosher 6
Men's Final: Mosher 7 – MacIsaac 8
Women's Semifinal: MacNutt 7 – Blades 8
Women's Final: Blades – Blades (N/A) The Ontario U-21 Curling Championships RA Centre in Ottawa .
The championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified four teams for a championship round. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 16]
Men
W
L
Pool A
Dylan Niepage (Guelph)
4
0
Nicholas Rowe (Ottawa Hunt)
2
2
Jett Gazeley (Cataraqui)
2
2
Matthew Prenevost (Leaside)
2
2
Jake Dobson (Burlington)
0
4
Pool B
Jayden King 4
0
Landan Rooney 3
1
Kyle Stratton (London)
2
2
Wyatt Wright (KW Granite)
1
3
Evan Madore (Quinte)
0
4
Women
W
L
Pool A
Tori Zemmelink 4
0
Charlotte Johnston (Barrie)
2
2
Jenny Madden (Rideau)2
2
Katrina Frlan (Huntley)
2
2
Logan Shaw (Grimsby)
0
4
Pool B
Ava Acres (RCMP)
3
1
Emily Deschenes (Rideau)2
2
Emma Acres (RCMP)
2
2
Grace Cave (High Park)
2
2
Katelin Langford (Peterborough)
1
3
Playoff Results:
Men's Tiebreaker: Rowe 4 – Gazeley 7
Men's Semifinal 1: Niepage 5 – Rooney 11
Men's Semifinal 2: King 6 – Gazeley 5
Men's Final 1: King 8 – Rooney 5
Men's Qualification Game: Niepage 9 – Gazeley 2
Men's Final 2: Rooney 6 – Niepage 3
Women's Tiebreaker 1: Johnston 2 – Madden 7
Women's Tiebreaker 2: Deschenes 11 – E. Acres 4
Women's Semifinal 1: Zemmelink 12 – Deschenes 3
Women's Semifinal 2: A. Acres 5 – Madden 6
Women's Final: Zemmelink 7 – Madden 6 The PEI Pepsi Junior Curling Championships were held from January 11–15, 2023 at the Crapaud Curling Club in Crapaud .
The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 17]
Men
W
L
Mitchell Schut 6
0
Brayden Snow (Cornwall)
3
3
Brock Rochford (Summerside)
1
3
Isaiah Dalton (Cornwall)
1
3
Nate Shaw (Montague)
1
3
Women
W
L
Ella Lenentine (Cornwall)6
0
Madalyn Easter (Summerside)
2
3
Rachel MacLean (Cornwall)
1
3
Sydney Carver (Montague)
0
3
Playoff Results:
No playoff was required as Team Schut and Team Lenentine won all three qualifying events. The U21 Provincials were held from January 25–29, 2023 at the St-Lambert Curling Club in Saint-Lambert .
The championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 18]
Men
W
L
Adam Bédard 4
2
Dimitri Audibert (Etchemin)
4
2
Léandre Girard 3
3
Philippe Jauron (Sept-Îles)
3
3
Raphaël Tremblay (Collines)
3
3
Marc-Antoine Robert (Rosemère)
3
3
Charles-Antoine Labbé (Bel-Aire)
1
5
Women
W
L
Anne-Sophie Gionest 4
1
Jolianne Fortin (Kénogami)
4
1
Elizabeth Cyr 3
2
Lauren Cheal (Trois-Rivières/Buckingham/Lennoxville)
2
3
Mélianne Darveau (Jacques Cartier)
1
4
Sarah-Ann Daigle (Etchemin/St-Lambert/Victoria)
1
4
Playoff Results:
Men's Tiebreaker: Girard 9 – Jauron 4
Men's Final 1: Bédard 6 – Audibert 5
Men's Final 2: Audibert 6 – Girard 7
Women's Final 1: Gionest 9 – Fortin 4
Women's Final 2: Fortin 3 – Cyr 10 The Junior Provincials were held from January 19–22, 2023 at the Swift Current Curling Club in Swift Current .
The men's championship was held in a round robin format, while the women's event was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified four teams for a page-playoff championship round. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: [ 19] [ 20]
Men
W
L
Matthew Drewitz [ a] 4
1
Josh Bryden[ a]
3
2
Logan Ede 3
2
Brayden Heistad (Highland)
2
3
Brandon Zuravloff (Canora)
2
3
Dylan Derksen (Martensville)
1
4
Women
W
L
Elizabeth Kessel 3
0
Madison Kleiter (Sutherland)
4
1
Jenna Pomedli (Wadena)
3
2
Cara Kesslering (Yorkton)
2
2
Savanna Taylor (Saskatoon)
2
3
Andra Todd (Hazlet)
1
3
Alyssa Resch (Swift Current)
1
3
Rachael Schlechter (Swift Current)
1
3
Playoff Results:
Men's Tiebreaker: Heistad 6 – Zuravloff 8
Men's 1 vs. 2: Drewitz 5 – Bryden 6
Men's 3 vs. 4: Ede 9 – Zuravloff 1
Men's Semifinal: Drewitz 5 – Ede 6
Men's Final: Bryden 5 – Ede 10
Women's 1 vs. 2: Kessel 5 – Kleiter 7
Women's 3 vs. 4: Kesslering 9 – Pomedli 6
Women's Semifinal: Kessel 6 – Kesslering 3
Women's Final: Kleiter 7 – Kessel 11 Men's Team: No men's team declared
Women's Team: Bayly Scoffin
Notes
^ a b Team Josh Bryden finished second at the Saskatchewan Junior Provincials, however, Team Matthew Drewitz represented Saskatchewan 2 at the national championship.
References
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