The 2016 Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held from January 23 to 31 at the Stratford Rotary Complex. The winners represented Canada at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Men
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Championship PoolTeams to Tie-Breakers Pool A Skip W L Matt Dunstone 6 0 Félix Asselin 4 2 Doug Kee 4 2 Karsten Sturmay 3 3 Matthew Manuel 2 4 Greg Smith 2 4 Arthur Siksik 0 6 Pool B Skip W L Tyler Tardi 6 0 Tanner Horgan 5 1 Alex Robichaud 4 2 Jacob Hersikorn 3 3 Matthew MacLean 2 4 Matthew Miller 1 5 Brayden Klassen 0 6
Championship pool standings After Round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Province Skip W L Tanner Horgan 9 1 Matt Dunstone 9 1 Tyler Tardi 7 3 Félix Asselin 6 4 Karsten Sturmay 6 4 Jacob Hersikorn 5 5 Doug Kee 5 5 Alex Robichaud 4 6
Playoffs
Semifinal
Saturday, January 30, 19:00
Final Sunday, January 31, 15:00
Women
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Championship Pool Pool A Skip W L Justine Comeau 5 1 Abby Ackland 5 1 Selena Sturmay 4 2 Laurie St-Georges 4 2 Megan Smith 2 4 Sadie Pinksen 1 5 Zoey Walsh 0 6 Pool B Skip W L Sarah Daniels 6 0 Mary Fay 5 1 Kourtney Fesser 4 2 Courtney Auld 3 3 Katie Fullerton 2 4 Alyssa Meger 1 5 Brooke Godsland 0 6
Championship pool standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Province Skip W L Mary Fay 9 1 Sarah Daniels 8 2 Justine Comeau 7 3 Abby Ackland 7 3 Selena Sturmay 6 4 Laurie St-Georges 6 4 Courtney Auld 5 5 Kourtney Fesser 4 6
Playoffs
Semifinal Saturday, January 30, 14:00
Final Sunday, January 31, 10:00
Awards The all-star teams and award winners are as follows:
All-Star teams Women First Team Skip: Sarah Daniels, British Columbia 81% Third: Marika Van Osch, British Columbia 86% Second: Megan Moffat, Alberta 85% Lead: Sara Oliver, Manitoba 84%
Second Team Skip: Selena Sturmay, Alberta 80% Third: Kristin Clarke, Nova Scotia 85% Second: Melissa Gordon, Manitoba 84% Lead: Hope Sunley, Alberta 84%
Men First Team Skip: Matt Dunstone, Manitoba 90% Third: Colton Lott, Manitoba 88% Second: Kyle Doering, Manitoba 89% Lead: Nick Neufeld, Saskatchewan 89%
Second Team Skip: Tanner Horgan, Northern Ontario 89% Third: Jason Camm, Ontario 85% Second: Matthew Hall, Ontario 87% Lead: Curtis Easter, Ontario 87%
Ken Watson Sportsmanship Awards Women Chloé McCloskey, Prince Edward Island Men Arthur Siksik, Nunavut
Fair Play Awards Women Lead: Aleya Quilty, Prince Edward Island Second: Dezaray Hawes, British Columbia Third: Christianne West, Nunavut Skip: Courtney Auld, Ontario Coach: Michel St-Georges, Quebec
Men Lead: Rob Gordon, Manitoba Second: Kyle Barron, Newfoundland and Labrador Third: Daniel Wenzek, British Columbia Skip: Karsten Sturmay, Alberta Coach: Benoit Forget, Quebec
ASHAM National Coaching Awards Women Michel St-Georges, Quebec Men Benoit Forget, Quebec
Joan Mead Legacy Awards Women Gabby Molloy, Newfoundland and Labrador Men Karsten Sturmay, Alberta
Qualification
The Junior Provincials were held January 6–10 at the Re/Max CC in St. John's (women's) and January 3–6 at the Corner Brook Curling Club in Corner Brook (men's). Junior Women's was a double round robin between the three teams qualified; Junior Men's was a single round robin. For the playoffs, the Junior Men's division had the top three teams advancing to the playoffs. The Junior Women's division had the top two teams advancing to the playoffs. If a team goes undefeated in the round robin, they must be beaten twice in the playoffs.
Results: Men's W L Greg Smith (Caribou) 3 2 Stephen Trickett (Re/Max) 3 2 Nick O'Neill (Corner Brook) 3 2 Andrew Taylor (Re/Max) 3 2 Andrew Lawrence (Re/Max) 2 3 Greg Blyde (Re/Max) 1 4 Women's W L Brooke Godsland (Re/Max) 3 1 Sarah Hill (Re/Max) 2 2 Rebecca Roberts (Re/Max) 1 3
Men's tiebreaker: Trickett 9 - O'Neill 2 Men's tiebreaker: Smith 6 - Taylor 5 Men's quarter final: O'Neill 7 - Taylor 3 Men's semi final: Trickett 10 - O'Neill 4 Men's final: Smith 7 - Trickett 6 Women's final: Godsland 9 - Hill 8
The Mackie's NS Junior Provincials were held December 27–31 at the Lakeshore Curling Club in Sackville. The event is a modified triple knock-out qualifying three teams in a modified playoff.
Pre-Playoff Results: Men's W L Matthew Manuel (Mayflower) 6 1 Adam Cocks (Chester) 4 2 Matt Jackson (Mayflower) 4 3 Graeme Weagle (Chester) 3 3 Sebastien LeFort (Sydney) 1 3 Liam Moore (CFB Halifax) 1 3 Evan McDonah (Truro) 1 3 Alex Campbell (Northumberland) 1 3 Women's W L Mary Fay (Chester) 6 1 Isabelle Ladouceur (Lakeshore) 5 2 Emily Ball (Lakeshore) 3 3 Carina McKay-Saturnino (Mayflower) 3 3 Mandi Newhook (Lakeshore) 2 3 Hayley McCabe (NSCA) 2 3 Kristen Lind (Dartmouth) 0 3 Ashley Francis (Highlander) 0 3
Playoff results:
Men's semi final: Manuel 8 - Cocks 4 Men's final (N/A): Manuel vs Manuel Women's semi final: Fay 9 - Ladouceur 1 Women's final (N/A): Fay vs Fay
The Pepsi PEI Provincial Junior Curling Championships were held December 27–30 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton.
The juniors will play a modified triple-knockout format, which will qualify three teams for a championship round.
Pre-Playoff results: Men's W L Matthew MacLean (Maple Leaf/Cornwall) 3 2 Tyler Smith (Montague/Crapaud) 3 2 Alex MacFadyen (Silver Fox) 5 2 Leslie Noye (Western) 1 3 Devin Schut (Cornwall) 0 3 Women's W L Katie Fullerton (Cornwall) 4 0 Lauren Lenentine (Cornwall) 3 3 Lauren Moerike (Cornwall) 1 3 Alyssa Wright (Montague/Crapaud) 1 3
Playoff results: Men's semi final: Smith 5 - MacFadyen 3 Men's final: MacLean 6 - Smith 3 Women's semi final (N/A): Fullerton vs Fullerton Women's final (N/A): Fullerton vs Fullerton
The O'Leary Junior Provincial Championships are being held December 28–31 at the Riverside Country Club in Rothesay. The event is a modified triple knockout, qualifying three teams in a modified playoff.
Results: Men's W L Layton MacCabe (Moncton) 5 2 Jack Smeltzer (Capital Winter) 5 2 Alex Robichaud (Moncton) 4 2 Rene Comeau (Fredericton) 3 3 Liam Marin (Thistle) 2 3 Adam Tracy (Fredericton) 1 3 Trevor Crouse (Riverside) 1 3 Josh Vaughan (Riverside) 0 3 Women's W L Samantha Crook (Gage) 5 1 Justine Comeau (Fredericton) 5 2 Danielle Hubbard (Miramichi) 4 3 Molli Ward (Sackville) 3 3 Katelyn Kelly (Fredericton) 0 3 Erica Cluff (Woodstock) 0 3
Men's semi final: Smeltzer 6 - Robichaud 8 Men's final: MacCabe 5 - Robichaud 6 Women's semi final: Crook 1 - Comeau 8 Women's final: Crook 3 - Comeau 6
The Championnat Provincial Junior Brosse Performance are being held from January 4–8 at the Club de curling Montréal Ouest in Montréal.
The event is a round-robin with a modified playoff. Men's W L Félix Asselin (Glenmore) 7 0 Marc-Alexandre Dion (Trois-Rivières) 5 2 Vincent Roberge (Etchemin/Rimouski) 5 2 Antoine Provencher (Laval-sur-le-Lac) 4 3 Louis Quevillon (Lacolle) 3 4 Jérôme Adam (Belvédère/Noranda) 2 5 Jesse Mullen (Kénogami/St-Felicien) 1 6 Thomas Lo (TMR) 1 6 Women's W L Laurie St-Georges (Laval-sur-le-Lac) 6 0 Dominique Jean (Montréal-Ouest/Laviolette) 5 1 Gabrielle Lavoie (Victoria) 3 3 Geneviève Laurier (Etchemin/Laurier) 3 3 Isabelle Fleury (Chicoutimi) 2 4 Émilia Gagné (Riverbend) 1 5 Sophie Legler (Aurèle-Racine) 1 5
Men's semi final: Dion 4 - Roberge 9 Men's final: Asselin 9 - Roberge 5 Women's tiebreaker: Laurier 4 - Lavoie 7 Women's semi final: Jean 7 - Lavoie 6 Women's final: St-Georges 8 - Jean 6
The Pepsi Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held January 6–10 at the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club in Mississauga.
Results: Men's W L Doug Kee (Navan) 7 0 Pascal Michaud (Annandale) 5 2 Mac Calwell (Quinte) 5 2 Steven Molnar (Oakville) 4 3 James Harris (Paris) 3 4 Kieran Scott (Guelph) 3 4 Graham Singer (Collingwood) 1 6 Russell Cuddie (London) 0 7 Women's W L Courtney Auld (Bayview) 5 2 Kirsten Marshall (London) 5 2 Jestyn Murphy (Mississaugua) 5 2 Molly Greenwood (K-W) 4 3 Lauren Horton (Almonte) 3 4 Marie-Elaine Little (RCMP) 2 5 Chelsea Brandwood (Glendale) 2 5 Breanna Rozon (Acton) 2 5
Men's semi final: Michaud 3 - Calwell 4 Men's final: Kee 10 - Calwell 3 Women's semi final: Marshall 6 - Murphy 5 Women's final: Auld 7 - Marshall 5
The Junior Provincial Championships are being held January 2–5 at the Kakabeka Falls CC (Men's) and Sioux Lookout CC (Women's).
Results: Men's W L Tanner Horgan (Copper Cliff) 7 0 Josh Vanderberg (Community First) 4 3 Nicholas Lemieux (Community First) 4 3 Ian Fudge (Fort William) 4 3 Matthew Roberts (Kakebeka Falls) 4 3 Zach Warkentin (Keewatin) 4 3 Connor Mangoff (Fort William) 1 6 Aaron Soulliere (Thessalon) 0 7 Women's W L Krysta Burns (Idylwylde) 7 0 Megan Smith (Sudbury) 5 2 Tiana Geaudry (Port Arthur) 4 3 Hailey Beaudry (Fort Frances) 4 3 Camille Daly (Copper Cliff) 4 3 Hayley Horton (Blind River) 3 4 Cassidy Romyn (Sioux Lookout) 1 6 Ashley Payne (Fort Frances) 0 7
Men's Tiebreaker A: Lemieux 6 - Roberts 4 Men's Tiebreaker B: Warkentin 4 - Fudge 7 Men's Tiebreaker C: Lemieux 9 - Fudge 3 Men's semi final: Vanderberg 11 - Lemieux 2 Men's final: Horgan 6 - Vanderberg 3 Women's Tiebreaker 1: Beaudry 9 - Daly 8 Women's Tiebreaker 2: Geaudry 10 - Beaudry 2 Women's semi final: Smith 8 - Geaudry 1 Women's final: Burns 4 - Smith 8
The Canola Junior Provincial Championships are being held January 6–11 at the Riverdale Community Centre in Rivers
Results: Men's W L Asham Black Group Matt Dunstone (Granite) 7 0 Derek Oryniak (Granite) 5 2 Devon Wiebe (Pembina) 5 2 Shayne MacGranachan (Brandon) 4 3 Carter Watkins (Swan River) 3 4 Ryan Wiebe (St. Vital) 3 4 Dustin Pratcshler (La Salle) 1 6 Matthew Stewart (Burntwood) 0 7 Extreme Force Red Group JT Ryan (AMCC) 7 0 Braden Calvert (Deer Lodge) 6 1 Brett Walter (Granite) 5 2 Braden Forrester (Fort Rouge) 3 4 Jordan Peters (Morris) 3 4 Thomas Dunlop (Stonewall) 2 5 Chase Dusessoy (Brandon) 2 5 Tyson Roeland (Springfield) 0 7 Women's W L Asham Black Group Mackenzie Zacharias (Altona) 6 1 Kristy Watling (East St. Paul) 5 2 Rebecca Lamb (Stonewall) 5 2 Brooke Friesen (Winkler) 4 3 Hannah Brown (Fort Rouge) 4 3 Kathryn Cullen (Beausejour) 3 4 Stacy Sime (Dauphin) 1 6 Kahli Wedderburn (Rivers) 0 7 Extreme Force Red Group Laura Burtnyk (AMCC) 7 0 Abby Ackland (Fort Rouge) 5 2 Kaitlin Payette (Brandon) 4 3 Christine Mackay (Fort Rouge) 4 3 Shae Bevan (Elmwood) 3 4 Randine Baker (St. Vital) 3 4 Emma Jensen (Dauphin) 2 5 Hanne Jensen (Dauphin) 0 7
Men's tiebreaker: Wiebe 3 - Oryniak 4 Men's B1 vs R1: Dunstone 7 - Ryan 2 Men's B2 vs R2: Oryniak 9 - Calvert 6 Men's semi final: Ryan 5 - Oryniak 7 Men's final: Dunstone 7 - Oryniak 4 Women's tiebreaker: Watling 8 - Lamb 5 Women's B1 vs R1: Zacharias 2 - Burtnyk 6 Women's B2 vs R2: Watling 7 - Ackland 8 Women's semi final: Zacharias 5 - Ackland 7 Women's final: Burtnyk 4 - Ackland 7
The Junior Provincial Championships are being held January 2–6 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon. Men's W L Pool A Jacob Hersikorn (Sutherland) 5 0 Garret Springer (Callie) 3 2 Judd Dlouhy (Assiniboia) 3 2 Carson Ackerman (Sutherland) 3 2 Wayne Leippi (Kronau) 1 4 Sam Wills (Lumsden) 0 5 Pool B Ryan Kleiter (Sutherland) 5 0 Brayden Stewart (Maryfield) 4 1 Shawn Vereschagin (Sutherland) 3 2 Chad Lang (Nutana) 1 4 Brett Banadyga (Callie) 1 4 Tyson Williamson (Callie) 1 4 Women's W L Pool A Kourtney Fesser (Nutana) 5 0 Rae Williamson (Callie) 3 2 Eva Grabarczyk (Highland) 3 2 Chaelynn Kitz (Sutherland) 2 3 Megan Lamontagne (Lumsden) 1 4 Ashley Thevenot (Sutherland) 1 4 Pool B Brooke Tokarz (Sutherland) 5 0 Kaitlyn Jones (Tartan) 4 1 Hanna Anderson (Sutherland) 3 2 Kaitlin Corbin (Moose Jaw) 2 3 Jade Kerr (Callie) 1 4 Karlee Fessler (Weyburn) 0 5
Men's Tiebreaker 1: Dlouhy 5 - Ackerman 4 Men's Tiebreaker 2: Springer 6 - Dlouhy 5 Men's A1 vs. B1: Hersikorn 8 - Kleiter 2 Men's A2 vs. B2: Springer 4 - Stewart 7 Men's semi final: Kleiter 5 - Stewart 4 Men's final: Hersikorn 5 - Kleiter 4