Canadian curler
Glenn Howard
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Born
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1962-07-17
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July 17, 1962
(age 61)
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Member Association
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Ontario
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Brier
appearances
| 20 (
1986
,
1987
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1989
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2016
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2017
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2021
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2022
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2024
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World Championship
appearances
| 4 (
1987
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1993
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2007
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2012
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Top
CTRS ranking
| 1st (
2008?09
;
2011?12
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Grand Slam
victories
| 14 (2002 National,
2004 National
,
2006 Masters (Dec.)
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2008 Masters (Jan.)
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2008 Players'
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2008 Masters (Nov.)
,
2009 Canadian Open
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2009 World Cup
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2011 World Cup
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2012 National
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2012 Canadian Open
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2013 Players'
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2013 Masters
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2014 National
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Glenn William Howard
(born July 17, 1962) is a retired
Canadian
curler
[1]
who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four
world championships
, four
Briers
and 17
Ontario provincial championships
, including a record eight straight, from 2006 to 2013. He has made 20 Brier appearances,
[2]
playing in a total of 227 games, the third most of any curler. He has won a career 14
Grand Slams
,
[2]
won the 2001 TSN and
2013 Dominion All-Star Skin Games
and the
2010 Canada Cup of Curling
.
He currently coaches his son
Scott Howard
's Ontario rink.
[3]
Career
[
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]
Early career
[
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]
Howard began curling at around the age of 10.
[4]
Howard lost two straight
Ontario Junior Championship
finals in 1980 and 1981, skipping a rink out of
Midland, Ontario
. In both events there were no playoffs, but a tie for first place after the round robin forced a tiebreaker. In 1980 he lost to
John Kawaja
[5]
and in 1981, he lost to
John Base
.
[6]
In 1982, he finished third.
[7]
Howard won the 1984
Ontario University Athletics
Association title skipping the
University of Waterloo
curling team.
[8]
Howard played third for his older brother
Russ
for the first time at the 1983
Ontario Labatt Tankard
provincial championship, representing the
Bala
Curling Club, due the club's small annual dues of $25 per player. The team never actually played at the club, not even in playdowns as no other team from the club challenged them.
[9]
The team's
second
Larry Merkley
held the broom for Russ instead of Glenn.
[7]
The team would go on to finish with a 5?4 record, losing in a tiebreaker game to Bill Walsh of Ottawa's Navy Club.
[10]
1985?1989
[
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]
After university, Howard joined back up with his brother Russ, playing third for the rink. Playing with his brother, he would go on to win two Briers and two World Championships.
The team, which also consisted of frontenders
Tim Belcourt
and
Kent Carstairs
, first found success at the 1986 Blue Light Tankard, the provincial championship, where they had to win two playoff games before beating
Wayne Tallon
of Ottawa in the final. The win earned the team the right to represent Ontario at the
1986 Labatt Brier
.
[11]
At the Brier, the team finished the round robin with a 9?2 record, tied for top spot. In the playoffs, they beat British Columbia (
Barry McPhee
) in the semifinal before losing to Alberta's
Ed Lukowich
rink in the final.
The Howard rink won their second straight provincial title in 1987, defeating
Ed Werenich
in the final after beating
Paul Savage
in the semifinal.
[12]
At the
1987 Labatt Brier
, the team finished atop the table with a 9?2 record. This put them directly into the final, where they British Columbia, skipped by
Bernie Sparkes
. The win earned the rink the right to represent Canada at the
1987 World Men's Curling Championship
. There, they finished the round robin in second place with a 7?2 record, behind Norway's
Eigil Ramsfjell
team. In the playoffs, the team beat Denmark (skipped by
Gert Larsen
) in the semifinals, and then beat West Germany (
Rodger Schmidt
) in the final, after they had beaten Norway in their semifinal. The team wrapped up the season at the
1987 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
, which were held to determine Canada's Olympic team at the
1988 Winter Olympics
where curling was a demonstration sport. Despite being World Champions, the rink did not fare as well there, finishing with a 4?3 record, and losing to their provincial rivals in Ed Werenich in a tiebreaker.
The Howard rink had their best ever round robin showing up to that point at the 1988 provincial championships, finishing in first with a 7?2 record, giving them a bye into the final. There, they faced off against Savage again, who had Werenich throwing third stones on the team. Both Howards missed some crucial shots in the final, and ended up losing to Savage. Glenn ended up sharing the all-star third award for the tournament.
[13]
The team won another provincial championship in 1989, defeating Werenich in the final. Glenn was named as the tournament's all-star third again.
[14]
At the
1989 Labatt Brier
, the team finished the round robin portion in a three-way tie for first at 8?3. In the playoffs, the rink were eliminated after losing to BC's
Rick Folk
team in the semifinal.
1989?1994
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]
The team began the 1989?90 season with a new front end consisting of "a couple of former junior hotshots from
Brampton
" in cousins
Wayne Middaugh
and
Peter Corner
.
[15]
Their first provincial championship was not a success however, as they ended up losing in the semifinal of the 1990 men's championship to
Bob Fedosa
of Brampton.
[16]
The Howard four with Middaugh and Corner playing front end won their first provincial championship at the 1991 Blue Light Tankard, defeating London's
Kirk Ziola
in the final. The team capitalized on a Ziola miss in the second, and then proceeded to hit everything in sight, to win the match 3?1, in an example of the low scoring defence oriented style in the pre free-guard zone era of curling.
[17]
At the
1991 Labatt Brier
, the team did not fare very well, finishing with a 6?5 record, missing the playoffs.
The team won their second straight provincial Tankard in 1992, defeating future Olympic silver medallist
Mike Harris
and his Toronto Tam Heather rink in the final. Harris was playing in his first provincial championship. Up to that point in the season, the rink had won over $100,000 in cashspiels and had lost just four games in 55 matches.
[18]
The team had a better showing at the
1992 Labatt Brier
, finishing the round robin with an 8?3 record, in second place. In the semifinal, the team downed Alberta's
Kevin Martin
rink, but they fell short in the final, losing to
Vic Peters
and Manitoba.
The team faced off against Harris again in the final of the 1993 Ontario championship, and once again prevailed, winning their third straight Ontario title. Glenn was once again named as the tournament's all-star third.
[19]
A week later, the team played in the
1993 Seagram's VO Cup
, the inaugural edition of the
Players' Championship
, the marquee event of the first
World Curling Tour
season. The team headed into the event ranked fourth on the tour, and ended up winning the event, defeating Paul Savage in the final. Two weeks later, the team represented Ontario at the
1993 Labatt Brier
. There, the team finished the round in a four way tie for first with an 8?3 record. The necessitated a four-way tie breaker, in which the team won both games, giving them a bye to the final. In the final, they beat British Columbia's
Rick Folk
rink to win Howard's second Brier title. Representing Canada the
1993 World Men's Curling Championship
, the team led the round robin table with a 7?2 record, tied with Scotland's
David Smith
rink. The team beat the United States (
Scott Baird
) in the semifinal, and then beat Scotland in the final, to win the World Championship, Howard's second.
The rink won a fourth straight provincial title at the
1994 Ontario Tankard
, defeating an upstart Axel Larsen rink from
Guelph
in the final. Following their win, there were rumours during the event that the team would decline the opportunity to represent Ontario at the
1994 Labatt Brier
due to a dispute over not being allowed to use their sponsors on their sweaters.
[20]
The team did go on to play at the 1994 Brier, going 8?3 in round robin play. In the semifinal final, they beat Manitoba (
Dave Smith
), but were stymied in the final where Rick Folk's British Columbia rink finally got the better of them.
1994?2000
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In 1994, Middaugh left the team to start his own rink. The team added
Ken McDermot
at
lead
position, with Corner moving to second. McDermot had previously played on the Bob Fedosa rink.
[21]
The team tried to win a record fifth straight provincial championship at the
1995 Ontario Tankard
. The did finish the round robin tied for first with a 7?2 record, and earned a bye-to the final. However, in the final they lost to Ed Werenich in a come-from behind extra end game.
[22]
The team finished the season with over $100,000 in winnings on the tour.
[23]
In 1995, McDermot was replaced by
Noel Herron
of Guelph, who had previously played for Paul Savage.
[23]
At the
1996 provincial championship
, the team once again topped the table with a 7?2 record, tied for first, but with a bye-to the final. And, for the second year in a row, the team lost in the Ontario final, this time to
Bob Ingram
of
Ridgetown
.
The team continued to juggle its front end in an attempt to qualify for the
1998 Winter Olympics
. In 1996, the Howards added 1994 Northern Ontario champions
Scott Patterson
and
Phil Loevenmark
to the team, replacing Corner and Herron. With the addition of the two Northerners, the rink considered curling out of
Northern Ontario
for the season.
[24]
The team ultimately decided to continue to curl out of Southern Ontario for playdowns that season. At the
1997 provincial championship
, the team did not fare as well as usual, finishing the round robin with a 5?4 record, tied with the
Peter Steski
rink from Ottawa City View. The team beat Steski in the tiebreaker, but ultimately lost in the semifinal to their rival Ed Werenich, in a game played just 90 minutes after tiebreaker.
[25]
At the end of the season, the team won the
Players' Championship
, defeating
Randy Woytowich
of Saskatchewan in the final. It was the second title for the Howard brothers, after having won the inaugural event in 1993. The win earned the team a spot at the
1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
.
[26]
In 1997, the team again shuffled their front end, despite qualifying for the Olympic Trials, adding Herron back at second, and his junior teammate
Steve Small
from Toronto.
[27]
Patterson and Loevenmark did not want to remain on the team due to new residency rules, which would have required the
North Bay
residents to take six months off of work to continue to play out of the south.
[28]
Despite the change, the team had to play with Patterson and Loevenmark at the 1997 Olympic Trials which were held in November, as the
Canadian Curling Association
rules dictated that the team had to have at least three of the four players that had qualified for the event.
[27]
At the Olympic trials, the team had a disappointing showing, finishing with a 3?6 record, thanks in part to a lingering knee injury for brother Russ.
[29]
With Herron and Small playing front end, the team played in the
1998 Ontario Nokia Cup
provincial championship. They again finished with a 5?4 record, this time tied with
Phil Daniel
of
Tilbury
. The team went on to lose to Daniel in a tiebreaker.
[30]
Russ Howard moved to
Moncton, New Brunswick
in September 1998 after joining a company that was building a housing development on a golf course. He continued to skip the team for the 1998?99 cashspiel circuit, along with a new front end of Peter Corner and
Neil Harrison
. The team won a couple of major bonspiels early in the season, before Russ and Glenn parted for the playdown season, with Russ forming a rink in New Brunswick, and Glenn skipping the team in the Ontario playdowns with Todd Tsukamoto playing lead.
[31]
The team stuck together for the 1999?00 cashspiel season, but Russ played out of New Brunswick to go to the Brier, while second Corner formed his own team in Ontario, and won the provincial Tankard that season.
[32]
2000?2004
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Howard formed his own Ontario-based team in 2000 with
1998 Olympic
silver medallists
Richard Hart
and
Collin Mitchell
who had left the Mike Harris rink, plus Collin's brother
Jason
at lead.
[33]
The team played in their first provincial championship, at the
2001 Ontario Nokia Cup
, Howards's first as a skip.
[34]
The team finished the round robin with a 7?2 record in a tie for first place. They lost both of their playoff games however, against Wayne Middaugh in the 1 vs. 2 game, and
John Morris
in the semifinal.
Earlier in the 2001?02 season, Team Howard won the
TSN Skins Game
, defeating
Kevin Martin
in the event's final, and taking home $77,200.
[35]
Howard spared for his brother's New Brunswick-based team at the
2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
, as the team's regular second,
Rick Perron
could not play due to a knee injury. Glenn played third on the team, with regular third
James Grattan
moving to second.
[36]
At the Trials, the team finished with a 5?4 record, missing the playoffs.
Team Glenn Howard was one of 18 rinks in the country to boycott the Brier in 2002 and 2003 due to a lack of prize money and inability to have sponsors.
[37]
The team opted to play in the new
Grand Slam of Curling
series instead. The Howard rink won their first Grand Slam event in its inaugural season at the 2022 M&M Meat Shops
National
, the third slam of the season, defeating
Greg McAulay
in the final, winning $30,000 in the process.
[38]
Howard won his second slam at the
2004 National
, defeating
Jeff Stoughton
in the playoffs. A week later, the team played in the
2004 Ontario Men's Curling Championship
, as the two-year boycott of many top curlers against the Brier had ended the previous fall. The team headed into the event as the number three team on the tour, and were the favourites.
[39]
At the provincial championships, the team led the round robin with a 7?2 record, tied with Mike Harris. They beat Harris in the page playoff 1 vs. 2 game, but could not beat him in the final.
2004?2011
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Team Howard began the 2004?05 season with a new front end of
Brent Laing
and
Craig Savill
, and a new sponsor in
Trojan Condoms
, which drew quite a bit of attention to the team.
[40]
The team played in the
2005 Ontario Kia Cup
provincial championship, where they finished with 7?2 round robin record again. In the playoffs, they beat former teammate Wayne Middaugh in the 1 vs. 2 game, but could not beat him in the final.
The team qualified for the
2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
, thanks to a
Kevin Martin
win at the
2005 Canada Cup of Curling
, an event Howard was not even in.
[41]
At the Trials, the team finished 5?4, missing the playoffs. At the
2006 Ontario Kia Cup
, the team went 7?2 once again, but this time won both their playoff games, including a triumph over Middaugh in the final, finally returning Howard to the Brier. At the
2006 Tim Hortons Brier
, the team dominated, finishing the round robin with only one loss. However, the team was not successful in the final, losing to Quebec's
Jean-Michel Menard
8?7 in a surprise defeat.
Howard's team dominated the 2006?07 season. They won their first big event at the
2006 Masters of Curling
, where Howard won his third career grand slam event, beating
Randy Ferbey
in the final. The team marched right through
the 2007 provincial championships
without losing a single game, and with none even going a complete ten ends. At the
2007 Tim Hortons Brier
, the team lost just one round-robin game, and that was against Alberta's Kevin Martin. The team lost another game in the
Page playoff
1 vs. 2 game to Olympic gold medallist
Brad Gushue
of Newfoundland and Labrador. However, in the re-match against Gushue in the final, Team Howard won 10?6. Howard's team continued its dominance at the
2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
. The team lost just one game in the round-robin, that being Team USA (skipped by
Todd Birr
). However, they avenged this loss by beating the Americans 7?2 in the page playoff game and then winning the final over the Germans skipped by
Andy Kapp
, 8?3.
The team won another Masters in
January 2008
against
Kevin Koe
, and then won the
2008 provincial championship
two weeks later. The team lost just one game in the round robin, and lost to Peter Corner in the 1 vs.2 game. They rebounded in the semifinal against Mike Harris, and then beat Corner in the final. In their attempt to repeat at the
2008 Tim Hortons Brier
, Team Howard lost 5?4 in the final to Alberta, skipped by Kevin Martin. Howard had gone 9?2 in round robin play, and won all of their playoff games before losing to Martin. The team finished the season by winning the
2008 Players' Championship
in
St. John's
against Martin in the final. Howard finished the tournament with a perfect record. It was Howard's fifth career Slam event win, and with it came a berth at the
2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
.
[42]
Team Howard won their third straight Masters in
November 2008
, beating Koe again in the final. Howard became only the third skip to win a career Grand Slam, having won all four Grand Slam majors, when he won the
2009 Canadian Open
. The team beat Kevin Martin in the final, one of the other two skips to have won a career Grand Slam (Wayne Middaugh also had won a career Grand Slam).
[43]
Howard lost just one game en route to winning the
2009 provincial championship
, including beating former teammate Peter Corner in the final. This qualified the rink for the
2009 Tim Hortons Brier
in
Calgary
. Many were looking forward to Howard's performance at the Brier. Firstly, his older brother Russ was skipping the New Brunswick team, and secondly, a re-match with the rival Kevin Martin team. Howard's rink finished the round robin in second place with a 9?2 record. His last match of the round robin was against Martin, as was the first playoff match up. Howard lost both games, as well as his next playoff game against
Jeff Stoughton
's Manitoba rink. Despite this, Howard is probably most remembered at the 2009 Brier for a shot regarded as one of the greatest in curling history.
[44]
In a round robin match against Saskatchewan, Howard was down by two with his last shot of the game. He only had one shot to win the game. Howard was facing two Saskatchewan stones, which were too far apart and too even to take out both. Howard had three rocks in the 12 foot. With his rock, Howard knocked one of his rocks onto another of his rocks, deflecting into one of the Saskatchewan stones, removing it while sticking, while his shooter rock had ricocheted off the first Ontario rock onto the other Saskatchewan stone, taking it out as well, while sticking too. With those two Ontario rocks, plus the other one that remained stationary, Ontario scored three to win the game.
[45]
The shot was mentioned by
Chris Plys
on
The Colbert Report
during a curling segment.
[46]
Team Howard began the 2009?10 curling season, by winning their fourth straight Masters championship by winning the
2009 World Cup of Curling
, (the event was called the World Cup for the next three seasons) defeating Kevin Koe in the final. A month and a half later, the team played in the
2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
for a chance to play at the
2010 Winter Olympics
at home in Canada. The rink went 6?1 in the round robin, tied for first with rivals Kevin Martin. They beat Jeff Stoughton in the semifinal, but could not beat Martin, who went on to win the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. While Martin was off at the Olympics, Howard swept through the
2010 Ontario Men's Curling Championship
, going undefeated, including beating
Bryan Cochrane
in the final. At the
2010 Tim Hortons Brier
, Howard finished the round robin with an undefeated 11?0 record, but lost in the Final to Alberta's Kevin Koe.
Howard won his lone career
Canada Cup
championship
in 2010
, beating Kevin Martin in the final. Former teammate Wayne Middaugh replaced Richard Hart as the team's third for the event, as Hart wanted a reduced schedule for the 2010?11 season.
[47]
At the
2011 provincial championship
, the rink finished the round robin with an 8?2, tied for first place with Peter Corner. The team defeated Peter Corner in the playoffs, and
Greg Balsdon
in the final, sending the rink to the
2011 Tim Hortons Brier
. There, the rink finished the round robin with an 8?3 record, in fourth place. In the playoffs, they beat Alberta (Kevin Martin) in the 3 vs. 4 game, then Newfoundland and Labrador (
Brad Gushue
) before losing to Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) in the final. The rink finished the 2010?11 season with a semifinal loss to
Niklas Edin
at the
2011 Players' Championship
. At the end of the season, longtime third Richard Hart announced that he would was retiring from competitive curling, and was replaced with Middaugh.
[48]
2011?2014
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With Wayne Middaugh now throwing third stones on the team, the Howard rink won its fifth Masters at the
2011 World Cup of Curling
, defeating
John Epping
in the final. They won their second slam of the season in January at the
2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National
, beating Kevin Martin for the title. The team swept through the
2012 provincial championship
, going undefeated, and beating Middaugh's cousin and former teammate Peter Corner in the final. At the
2012 Tim Hortons Brier
, they continued their domination losing just on match, and beating Alberta's Kevin Koe rink in the final to win Howard's fourth Brier championship, and the final in his career. The rink represented Canada at the
2012 World Men's Curling Championship
, where they again lost just one game. The team defeated Scotland (
Tom Brewster
) in the final to capture Howard's 4th world title.
Howard won his 11th Grand Slam title at the
2012 Canadian Open of Curling
, defeating future Olympic gold medallist
Brad Jacobs
in the final. In January, Howard won the
2013 All-Star Skins Game
, his second career TSN skins game as a skip. The event featured random teams, and Howard was teamed up with
John Morris
,
Carter Rycroft
and
Steve Gould
. This team won $51,000 at the event, and beat Kevin Koe for the title. Howard with his regular team won the
2013 provincial championship
again. They finished the round robin with a 7?3 record, tied for second place. In the playoffs, they beat
Joe Frans
twice to win Howard's 15th provincial title, and eighth straight. At the
2013 Tim Hortons Brier
, Howard would once again represent the province of Ontario. Howard and team would go 10?1 in the round robin, giving themselves a spot in the Page 1-2 game. Team Howard would go on to lose to Manitoba's
Jeff Stoughton
in the page playoff and to eventual Brier champion, Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs in the semi-final. The rink finished the season by winning the
2013 Players' Championship
, defeating
Mike McEwen
in the final.
The rink began the 2013?14 season by winning
The Masters
, beating Kevin Martin in the final. It was Howard's career sixth Masters title, and final Grand Slam win. By being the
CTRS leader
for the 2011-2012 season, Team Howard clinched a spot in
2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
. There, the team would end up missing the playoffs, finishing 2?5 and in a tie for 6th place with
Kevin Koe
. Team Howard would go on to play in the
2014 Ontario Provincials
, where they went 7?3 in the round robin. In the 1 vs. 2 game, they beat
Greg Balsdon
, but lost to him in the final. Thus ending Howard's record eight-straight provincial championship run. Howard won his 14th career Slam at the
March 2014 National
, defeating Brad Gushue in the final. At the end of the 2013?2014 season, Glenn Howard announced that second
Brent Laing
would be leaving the team and going to Alberta to join with
Kevin Koe
's new rink. On April 13, the team announced the new team would consist of former third
Richard Hart
who was coming out of retirement,
Jon Mead
, who had left Team Jeff Stoughton, and maintaining lead Craig Savill. Wayne Middaugh wanted to take a break from the game.
[49]
2014?2018
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Howard's new team would not have much success in their lone season together, failing to even qualify for the 2015 provincial championships. The team was eliminated in regionals by
Aaron Squires
, with some suggesting poor ice conditions at the
Gravenhurst
Curling Club were to blame.
[50]
The team had a second chance to make it through the last chance challenge round, but lost both their games against
Brent Ross
and
Scott McDonald
, failing to advance.
[51]
For the
2015?16 curling season
,
Wayne Middaugh
joined the team once again at third, as did Glenn's son,
Scott
at lead, with Savill leaving the team. Hart moved to second.
[52]
Middaugh left the team mid-season following a skiing incident and was replaced by
Adam Spencer
,
[53]
who played second on the team with Hart back at third. The team won the
2016 Ontario Tankard
provincial championship, losing just the 1 vs. 2 game, where they were downed by John Epping. They beat Epping in the final, and went on to represent Ontario at the
2016 Tim Hortons Brier
. At the Brier, Howard led the province to a 4?7 round robin record.
During the 2016 off season,
David Mathers
, a former teammate of son Scott, joined the team at second, with Middaugh unable to commit to the season following his injury. Hart moved back to third.
[54]
The rink went 6?3 through the round robin at the
2017 Ontario Tankard
, and then won both playoff games to win Howard's record 17th provincial championship. They beat
Wayne Tuck Jr.
in the final. At the
2017 Tim Hortons Brier
, Howard led his Ontario foursome to a 4?7 record.
In 2017, Hart was not able to play for the team following a knee injury, and was replaced by Adam Spencer.
[55]
The rink played in the
2017 Olympic Pre-Trials
. They went 6?0 in round robin play, but were eliminated in the playoffs, making it as far as the "B" final, ending the team's Olympic qualifying run. At the
2018 Ontario Tankard
, the team went undefeated until the final, where they lost to
John Epping
.
2018?2024
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]
In 2018,
Tim March
who had been playing for Team John Epping, joined the team at lead, with son Scott replacing Spencer at third.
[56]
The new lineup proved unsuccessful at their first
Ontario Tankard in 2019
. After going 7?2 in the round robin, and beating Alberta-transplant
Charley Thomas
in the 3 vs. 4 game, they lost to Epping in the semifinal. The next year, the team went 6?2 at the
2020 Ontario Tankard
. They beat the defending champion
Scott McDonald
rink in the semifinal, but lost to Epping again in the final.
There was no provincial championship in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
. Team Epping were invited to represent the province at the
2021 Tim Hortons Brier
. Due to the pandemic, the Brier was expanded by two teams, and the Howard rink qualified as Wild Card #3 based on their CTRS ranking. Unfortunately, Howard himself suffered a snowmobile accident that winter, breaking several ribs in the process, and so the team invited Wayne Middaugh to come out of retirement to skip the team.
[57]
Howard still attended the event with the team, and used his role to voice his displeasure with the team not being notified that the rocks had been 'papered' during the event despite other rinks being aware.
[58]
He also threw some stones for the team in their game against the Yukon.
[59]
Middaugh led the rink to an 8?4 record, just missing the three-team playoff.
While it was thought that 2017 would be Howard's last Olympic run, the team attempted to qualify for the
2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
. Their first attempt to qualify came at the
2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event
, where they just missed out on the last spot after finishing with a 2?3 record. Next, the team played in the
2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials
. There, the team went 5?1 in pool play, but were knocked out in their final playoff game against
Tanner Horgan
, who qualified for the Trials with the win. Despite the loss, Howard was invited to be the alternate for Team John Epping at the Trials.
[60]
There, the Epping rink went 3?5.
Lingering knee pain kept Howard out of the
2022 Ontario Tankard
playdowns.
[61]
The team played with three players for much of the season, but brought back Adam Spencer to throw third stones, while Glenn's son Scott skipped at the Tankard. The Glenn-less team won the Tankard, qualifying the rink for the
2022 Tim Hortons Brier
.
[62]
Glenn's knee recovered in time for the Brier, where he led the team to a 4?4 record. At the event, he won a career 100th Brier game after the team beat the Yukon.
[63]
In July 2022, Howard underwent surgery to fix
meniscus
and tendon issues in his knee.
[64]
At the
2023 Ontario Tankard
, the Howard rink went undefeated in pool play and in the championship round, only to lose in the final to the Manitoban
Mike McEwen
, and his Toronto-based rink which consisted of former Team Howard member Brent Laing, and former teammate Richard Hart's son,
Joey
.
In December 2023, while playing in the
Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic
, Howard's knee "seized up" after playing in four games. His injury forced him to miss the rest of the tournament, in which son Scott led the shorthanded team to win the event.
[64]
He would not play in any games for the rest of the season. Scott led the rest of the team to win the
2024 Ontario Tankard
. At the
2024 Montana's Brier
, the team brought in
Mathew Camm
to throw second stones, with Mathers throwing third stones. Scott led the team to a 3?5 record. Following the season, Howard retired from competitive curling.
[65]
He will continue to coach the team, for the 2024?25 season, with Scott skipping a rink of Mathew Camm, Camm's brother
Jason
, and March continuing to throwing lead.
[66]
Coaching
[
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]
In 2016, Howard was announced as the tactical coach of Team
Eve Muirhead
's Scottish rink.
[67]
It was his first time coaching a top level curling team.
[68]
Howard coached Muirhead rink at the
2018 Winter Olympics
, where they were the
Great Britain Women's Curling team
. The team reached the semi-finals at the expense of their Canadian counterparts; Howard said, "Too bad Canada were knocked out, but we've got a job to do and I'm really proud of the girls".
[69]
After 2018, Howard did not coach until 2022,
[68]
when it was announced that he would coach the
Jennifer Jones
women's curling team
[70]
He remained as Jones' coach until her retirement in 2024.
Later in his career while injured, Howard would often coach his team. When he announced his retirement from playing in 2024, he announced he would continue to coach the team, which would be skipped by son Scott.
Personal life
[
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]
Howard is the son of Bill Howard, a former grocery store manager, ice maker and curling club manager from
Midland, Ontario
and Barbara Howard of
Penetanguishene
.
[4]
Howard works for
Brewers Retail Inc.
as a consultant and spokesperson. He currently resides in
Tiny, Ontario
.
[71]
He is married and has two children, who are both curlers themselves,
Scott
and
Carly
.
[72]
Howard made a guest appearance on the
CBC
comedy
Little Mosque on the Prairie
on the season 2 episode titled "
Jihad on Ice
". In the Fall of 2013, he was inducted into the
Penetanguishene
Sports Hall of Fame.
[73]
Career statistics
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]
Grand Slam record
[
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]
Key
|
C
|
Champion
|
F
|
Lost in Final
|
SF
|
Lost in Semifinal
|
QF
|
Lost in Quarterfinals
|
R16
|
Lost in the round of 16
|
Q
|
Did not advance to playoffs
|
T2
|
Played in Tier 2 event
|
DNP
|
Did not participate in event
|
N/A
|
Not a Grand Slam event that season
|
Teams
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]
Season
|
Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
1979?80
[74]
|
Glenn Howard
|
Paul Harbottle
|
Peter Mount
|
Tim Tully
|
1980?81
[75]
|
Glenn Howard
|
Paul Harbottle
|
Peter Mount
|
Tim Tully
|
1981?82
[76]
|
Glenn Howard
|
Craig Reed
|
Bruce Gall
|
Peter Osbourne
|
1982?83
[7]
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Larry Merkley
|
Kent Carstairs
|
1983?84
[77]
|
Glenn Howard
|
Paul Godward
|
Brad Watson
|
Tony Wagner
|
1985?86
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Tim Belcourt
|
Kent Carstairs
|
1986?87
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Tim Belcourt
|
Kent Carstairs
|
1987?88
[78]
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Tim Belcourt
|
Kent Carstairs
|
1988?89
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Tim Belcourt
|
Kent Carstairs
|
1989?90
[79]
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Peter Corner
|
1990?91
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Peter Corner
|
1991?92
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Peter Corner
|
1992?93
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Peter Corner
|
1993?94
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Peter Corner
|
1994?95
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Peter Corner
|
Ken McDermot
|
1995?96
[80]
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Peter Corner
|
Noel Herron
|
1996?97
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Scott Patterson
|
Phil Loevenmark
|
1997?98
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Noel Herron
|
Steve Small
|
1998?99
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Peter Corner
|
Neil Harrison
|
1999?00
|
Russ Howard
|
Glenn Howard
|
Peter Corner
|
Neil Harrison
|
2000?01
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Collin Mitchell
|
Jason Mitchell
|
2001?02
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Collin Mitchell
|
Jason Mitchell
|
2002?03
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Collin Mitchell
|
Jason Mitchell
|
2003?04
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Collin Mitchell
|
Jason Mitchell
|
2004?05
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2005?06
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2006?07
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2007?08
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2008?09
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2009?10
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2010?11
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2011?12
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2012?13
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2013?14
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
|
Brent Laing
|
Craig Savill
|
2014?15
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
Jon Mead
|
Craig Savill
|
2015?16
|
Glenn Howard
|
Wayne Middaugh
[a]
|
Richard Hart
|
Scott Howard
|
2016?17
|
Glenn Howard
|
Richard Hart
|
David Mathers
|
Scott Howard
|
2017?18
|
Glenn Howard
|
Adam Spencer
|
David Mathers
|
Scott Howard
|
2018?19
|
Glenn Howard
|
Scott Howard
|
David Mathers
|
Tim March
|
2019?20
|
Glenn Howard
|
Scott Howard
|
David Mathers
|
Tim March
|
2020?21
|
Glenn Howard
|
Scott Howard
|
David Mathers
|
Tim March
|
2021?22
|
Glenn Howard
|
Scott Howard
|
David Mathers
|
Tim March
|
2022?23
|
Glenn Howard
|
Scott Howard
|
David Mathers
|
Tim March
|
2023?24
|
Glenn Howard
|
Scott Howard
|
David Mathers
|
Tim March
|
Notes
[
edit
]
- ^
Wayne Middaugh was injured and unable to play in the 2016 Ontario Provincial Championships and Brier. He was replaced by
Adam Spencer
at second, moving
Hart
up to third.
See also
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"World Curling Champion Glenn Howard congratulates Canadian curlers at the Sochi Olympics"
. 22 February 2014.
- ^
a
b
"Curling legend Howard retires after 20 Brier appearances"
. 16 April 2024.
- ^
"We would like to introduce the New Team Howard for the 2024-2025 Curling Season"
.
Facebook
. Team Howard Curling. April 23, 2024
. Retrieved
April 23,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"Curling's Howard family is better by the half-dozen"
.
CBC
. Retrieved
2024-04-20
.
- ^
"Kawaja rink tops"
.
Ottawa Citizen
. February 4, 1980. p. 29
. Retrieved
March 3,
2020
.
- ^
"Base defeats Howard in final to take Ontario junior crown"
.
Windsor Star
. February 2, 1981. p. 31
. Retrieved
March 3,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
"Bala"
.
Hamilton Spectator
. February 5, 1983. p. 16
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Queen's women capture title"
.
Kingston Whig-Standard
. February 20, 1984. p. 10
. Retrieved
April 15,
2022
.
- ^
"Rink finds home for Tankard"
.
Toronto Star
. February 10, 1983. p. 24
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Walsh's rink had lots of fun"
.
Toronto Star
. February 13, 1983. p. 50
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Penetang curler earns his second trip to the Brier"
.
Toronto Star
. February 10, 1986. p. 11
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard getting 2nd shot at Brier"
.
Toronto Star
. February 16, 1987. p. 19
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Savage downs Howard for Ontario championship"
.
Ottawa Citizen
. February 15, 1988. p. 24
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Russ Howard rink rules Ontario again"
.
Toronto Star
. February 13, 1989. p. 15
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard ready for season with new front end"
.
Waterloo Region Record
. October 18, 1989. p. 37
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"The turning point"
.
Hamilton Spectator
. February 12, 1990. p. 15
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard wins curling yawner"
.
Toronto Star
. February 11, 1991. p. 22
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard rolls to Tankard triumph"
.
Ottawa Citizen
. February 10, 1992. p. 14
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard by a hair in Tankard"
.
Ottawa Citizen
. February 15, 1993. p. 19
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Back to the Brier: Howard rink best out of Ontario again"
.
Ottawa Citizen
. February 14, 1994. p. 48
. Retrieved
January 28,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard's new lineup starts to rock"
.
Toronto Star
. December 20, 1994. p. 46
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Werenich wins Tankard"
.
Kingston Whig-Standard
. February 13, 1995. p. 15
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"Noel Herron joins Russ Howard rink"
.
Kingston Whig-Standard
. May 16, 1995. p. 25
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Patterson, Loevenmark join Howards"
.
North Bay Nugget
. March 22, 1996. p. 23
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Werenich's masterpiece puts him in hunt for title"
.
Toronto Star
. February 9, 1997. p. 8
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard wins World Tour title"
.
Calgary Herald
. March 24, 1997. p. 39
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"Herron joins Howard's rink"
.
Kingston Whig-Standard
. September 24, 1997. p. 26
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Rink's time winds down"
.
Regina Leader-Post
. November 24, 1997. p. 10
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard starting over after Olympic letdown"
.
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
. December 6, 1997. p. 23
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard ousted at Ontario men's"
.
Toronto Star
. February 15, 1998. p. 10
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Prize money growing, but curlers still need jobs"
.
Toronto Star
. January 10, 1999. p. 90
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Taking aim at the teacher"
.
Hamilton Spectator
. March 7, 2000. p. 51
. Retrieved
April 21,
2024
.
- ^
"Curling medallists break new ice without skip Harris"
.
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
. October 6, 2000. p. 20
. Retrieved
April 22,
2024
.
- ^
"No shortage of talent at provincials"
.
Ottawa Citizen
. February 1, 2001. p. 33
. Retrieved
April 22,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard hits the jackpot"
.
Regina Leader-Post
. November 26, 2001. p. 27
. Retrieved
April 22,
2024
.
- ^
"Little brother lends hand to fill Howard vacancy"
.
Calgary Herald
. November 14, 2001. p. 7
. Retrieved
April 22,
2024
.
- ^
"Nolan's Notes: The story of the Original 18"
. 13 November 2014.
- ^
"Howard takes full advantage as McAulay struggles"
.
Sault Star
. February 4, 2002. p. 6
. Retrieved
April 22,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard's end is a Brier shot"
.
Toronto Star
. February 2, 2004. p. 33
. Retrieved
April 24,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard deals with exposure"
.
Regina Leader-Post
. October 8, 2004. p. 22
. Retrieved
April 24,
2024
.
- ^
"Canada Cup results flesh out trials field"
.
Winnipeg Sun
. March 25, 2005. p. 54
. Retrieved
April 24,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard dumps Martin at Players'
"
.
Edmonton Journal
. April 21, 2008. p. 36
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard completes career curling grand slam"
.
Calgary Herald
. January 26, 2009. p. 36
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"Greatest Brier shots of all time"
.
TSN
. May 6, 2020
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"2009 Curling Angle-Raise Double Redirect"
.
The Curling News
. May 11, 2021
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
The Colbert Report
, episode 653
- ^
"Howard finds old magic in final"
.
Calgary Herald
. December 6, 2010. p. 25
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard rink shook up"
.
Calgary Herald
. April 22, 2011. p. 55
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard reuniting with Hart, adding Mead next season"
.
Grand Slam of Curling
. April 13, 2014
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"K-W Granite team pulls of stunning win over Howard"
.
Waterloo Region Record
. January 7, 2015. p. 30
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"Young Westmount team takes shot at national Hearts"
.
Waterloo Region Record
. January 21, 2015. p. 33
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"New look Glenn Howard rink includes son"
.
Edmonton Journal
. September 3, 2015. p. 40
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard continues to cruise at Ontario Tankard"
.
Sportsnet
. February 3, 2016
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"Team Howard adds Mathers to lineup with Middaugh still out"
.
Waterloo Region Record
. June 1, 2016. p. 29
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"Glenn Howard heads into Olympic bid without long-time teammate Richard Hart"
.
CBC
. October 25, 2017
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
"You can't tell a rink without a program"
.
Hamilton Spectator
. September 25, 2018. p. S2
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Back in the Brier with a bang"
.
Winnipeg Free Press
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Brier run comes to an end for Team Howard"
.
Orillia Matters
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Team Howard Brier record moves to 2-0"
.
Orillia Matters
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Howard to join Team Epping as fifth man at Tim Hortons Curling Trials"
.
TSN
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Three-man Howard team secures Brier berth, now must decide on replacement"
.
Sportsnet
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Patience and persistence pays off as Team Howard punches ticket to Brier"
.
The Owen Sound Sun Times
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Must See: Glenn Howard wins 100th Brier game as skip"
. TSN. March 7, 2022
. Retrieved
March 8,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Veteran skip Glenn Howard out indefinitely after left knee 'seized up' during match"
. CBC. December 5, 2023
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Iconic skip Glenn Howard retires from competitive curling"
.
Sportsnet
. Retrieved
April 17,
2024
.
- ^
"Scott Howard to take over as skip from dad, Glenn, next season"
.
Sportsnet
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Glenn Howard joins Team Muirhead as tactical coach"
.
Grand Slam of Curling
. July 6, 2016
. Retrieved
April 25,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"ON THE ROCKS: Glenn Howard still going strong in high-level curling at age 60"
.
Toronto Sun
. October 6, 2022
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Winter Olympics: Great Britain women into curling semi-finals; men face tie-breaker"
.
BBC News Online
. BBC. 21 February 2018
. Retrieved
21 February
2018
.
- ^
"Howard to coach Team Jones following Kjell's departure"
.
TSN
. October 4, 2022
. Retrieved
April 26,
2024
.
- ^
2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup Media Guide
- ^
"Archived copy"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 2016-03-06
. Retrieved
2013-12-06
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
- ^
"Penetanguishene Sports Hall of Fame: 2013 Induction Night"
.
www.pshof.ca
. PROS Marketing
. Retrieved
21 February
2018
.
- ^
"Toronto rink takes Ontario junior title"
.
Ottawa Journal
. February 4, 1980. p. 14
. Retrieved
March 3,
2020
.
- ^
"Howard has a little score to settle"
.
Windsor Star
. January 31, 1981. p. B1
. Retrieved
March 3,
2020
.
- ^
"Savage rink one win away in playoff bid"
.
Hamilton Spectator
. January 11, 1982. p. 16
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"UW Rink Wins Championship"
.
Waterloo Region Record
. February 20, 1984. p. 19
. Retrieved
April 20,
2024
.
- ^
"Savage favored (sic) to win provincial curling crown"
.
Ottawa Citizen
. February 9, 1988. p. D1
. Retrieved
March 3,
2020
.
- ^
Windsor Star
, February 7, 1990, pg D3, Werenich overcomes bad omens"
- ^
National Post
, December 14, 1995, pg 53, "Howard bolts Penetang in move of convenience"
External links
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