The 2023 U Sports/Curling Canada University Championships were held from March 15 to 19 at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury, Ontario. The host university of the event was Laurentian University. Sudbury was originally scheduled to host the 2022 edition of the event, however, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships, the Canadian college curling championship.
On the men's side, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks defended their title with a 9–7 victory over the Dalhousie Tigers in the championship game. The team, skipped by Sam Mooibroek, finished the round robin in first place with a 6–1 record. They then defeated Queen's Golden Gaels 12–10 in the semifinal to qualify for the championship game. The Dalhousie Tigers, led by Adam McEachren, finished second in the round robin with a 5–2 record before stealing their way into the championship game with 5–4 win over the Laurentian Voyageurs. In the bronze medal game, the Queen's Golden Gaels, skipped by Owen Purdy, took one in the tenth end to defeat the Laurentian Voyageurs, led by Jake Horgan.
The women's event also saw a successful title defense with the Alberta Pandas stealing one in the tenth end to defeat the Dalhousie Tigers 5–4. The Alberta team, skipped by Serena Gray-Withers, finished third in the round robin with a 4–3 record. They then eliminated the Memorial Sea-Hawks in the semifinal thanks to a five ender in the eighth, leading to their 7–6 victory. For the Tigers, led by Marin Callaghan, they also went 4–3 through the round robin, however, upset the number one seeded Laurentian Voyageurs 10–6 in the semifinal to earn a spot in the championship game. The Laurentian rink, led by Bella Croisier, bounced back with a 6–5 win over the Memorial Sea-Hawks, skipped by Mackenzie Mitchell, to claim the bronze medal.
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Skip Third Second Lead Alternate University Alberta Golden Bears Johnson Tao Desmond Young Jaedon Neuert Gabriel Dyck Benjamin Morin University of Alberta Calgary Dinos Kenan Wipf Derek Bowyer Michael Keenan Tyson Toews Ethan Drysdale University of Calgary Dalhousie Tigers Adam McEachren Ethan Young David McCurdy Caelan McPherson Dalhousie University Laurentian Voyageurs Jake Horgan Olivier Bonin-Ducharme Derek Leung Samuel Branconnier Owen Allard Laurentian University Queen's Golden Gaels Owen Purdy Colin Schnurr Grant Schnurr Connor Massey Kaamraan Islam Queen's University at Kingston Saint Mary's Huskies Aden Kavanaugh Benjamin Currie Chris Churchill Scott Weagle Craig Weagle Saint Mary's University UNB Reds Jamie Stewart Dylan MacDonald Sean Beland James Larlee Loris Elliot University of New Brunswick Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Sam Mooibroek Kibo Mulima Wyatt Small Ben Pearce Codie Harris Wilfrid Laurier University
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs TeamSkip Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Sam Mooibroek 6 1 61 43 31 32 0 6 Dalhousie Tigers Adam McEachren 5 2 50 44 31 24 6 13 Laurentian Voyageurs Jake Horgan 4 3 43 37 27 25 5 9 Queen's Golden Gaels Owen Purdy 4 3 59 50 37 27 0 13 Alberta Golden Bears Johnson Tao 3 4 40 44 26 30 1 7 UNB Reds Jamie Stewart 3 4 42 51 28 30 4 4 Calgary Dinos Kenan Wipf 2 5 43 48 26 27 7 8 Saint Mary's Huskies Aden Kavanaugh 1 6 39 60 24 35 3 5
Round robin results All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 2 Wednesday, March 15, 9:30 pm
Draw 4 Thursday, March 16, 12:30 pm
Draw 6 Thursday, March 16, 8:30 pm
Draw 8 Friday, March 17, 12:30 pm
Draw 10 Friday, March 17, 8:30 pm
Draw 11 Saturday, March 18, 8:30 am
Draw 13 Saturday, March 18, 4:30 pm
Playoffs
Semifinals Sunday, March 19, 9:30 am
Bronze medal game Sunday, March 19, 2:30 pm
Final Sunday, March 19, 2:30 pm
Final standings PlaceTeam Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Dalhousie Tigers Queen's Golden Gaels4 Laurentian Voyageurs5 Alberta Golden Bears6 UNB Reds7 Calgary Dinos8 Saint Mary's Huskies
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Skip Third Second Lead Alternate University Alberta Pandas Serena Gray-Withers Catherine Clifford Brianna Cullen Zoe Cinnamon Gracelyn Richards University of Alberta Dalhousie Tigers Marin Callaghan Allyson MacNutt Lindsey Burgess Grace McCusker Natasha Fortin Dalhousie University Laurentian Voyageurs Bella Croisier Piper Croisier Abby Deschene Julia Deklein Katie Vanderloo Laurentian University McMaster Marauders Maddy Warriner Grace Lloyd Evelyn Robert Clara Dissanayake Anastasia Cornea McMaster University Memorial Sea-Hawks Mackenzie Mitchell Sarah McNeil Lamswood Kate Paterson Emily Neary Memorial University of Newfoundland TMU Bold Courtney Auld Cayla Auld Émilie Lovitt Sansoucy Jessica Filipcic Alexandra Scully Toronto Metropolitan University UPEI Panthers Rachel MacLean Sydney Howatt Lexie Murray Beth Stokes University of Prince Edward Island Victoria Vikes Kayla Wilson Meredith Cole Gabby Brissette Elizabeth Bowles Mahra Harris University of Victoria
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs TeamSkip Laurentian Voyageurs Bella Croisier 6 1 46 29 32 22 13 12 Memorial Sea-Hawks Mackenzie Mitchell 4 3 45 46 27 31 3 9 Alberta Pandas Serena Gray-Withers 4 3 56 50 34 28 1 14 Dalhousie Tigers Marin Callaghan 4 3 46 36 28 28 1 12 McMaster Marauders Maddy Warriner 3 4 45 38 32 27 3 13 TMU Bold Courtney Auld 3 4 46 46 25 35 3 6 UPEI Panthers Rachel MacLean 2 5 30 52 22 29 4 8 Victoria Vikes Kayla Wilson 2 5 32 49 27 27 8 8
Round robin results All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1 Wednesday, March 15, 5:30 pm
Draw 3 Thursday, March 16, 8:30 am
Draw 5 Thursday, March 16, 4:30 pm
Draw 7 Friday, March 17, 8:30 am
Draw 9 Friday, March 17, 4:30 pm
Draw 12 Saturday, March 18, 12:30 pm
Draw 14 Saturday, March 18, 8:30 pm
Playoffs
Semifinals Sunday, March 19, 9:30 am
Bronze medal game Sunday, March 19, 2:30 pm
Final Sunday, March 19, 2:30 pm
Final standings PlaceTeam Alberta Pandas Dalhousie Tigers Laurentian Voyageurs4 Memorial Sea-Hawks5 McMaster Marauders6 TMU Bold7 UPEI Panthers8 Victoria Vikes
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