1995 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
| 1995 Unitel Canadian Mixed Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Point Edward, Ontario |
| Arena | Sarnia Golf & Curling Club |
| Dates | January 7–15, 1995 |
| Winner | File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia |
| Curling club | Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Skip | Steve Ogden |
| Third | Mary Mattatall |
| Second | Jeff Hopkins |
| Lead | Heather Hopkins |
| Finalist | File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island |
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The 1995 Unitel Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 7-15 at the Sarnia Golf & Curling Club in Point Edward, Ontario.[1] Nova Scotia, skipped by Steve Ogden defeated Prince Edward Island, skipped by Peter MacDonald in the final. It was the province's second national mixed championship in three years.[2] Ogden had to raise a rock to the four foot in the 10th and final end to claim a 6-5 victory. Ogden's rink also consisted of Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins and Heather Hopkins.[3] For the first time, the final was televised nationally on TSN.[4][5] After inking a 5-year agreement worth over $1,000,000,[4] the tournament was sponsored by Unitel for the first time, was the first event of the new "Season of Champions" group of televised curling tournaments put on by the Canadian Curling Association. The event was also moved up the calendar year from March.[1]
Format
Fourteen teams played a round robin tournament, with the top four making the playoffs. The playoffs were held using the page playoff system for the first time (The Brier and Tournament of Hearts also adopted this system in 1995).[1] The previous tournament had the 14 teams divided into two pools.[5]
Teams
Teams were as follows:[6]
Standings
Final standings[1]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Province | Skip | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia | Steve Ogden | 11 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island | Peter MacDonald | 9 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | Mike Sali | 9 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario (Host) | Ed Werenich | 8 | 5 |
| File:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia | Alan Roemer | 8 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba | Scott Brown | 7 | 6 |
| File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick | Grant Odishaw | 7 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec | Guy Hemmings | 7 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan | Grant McGrath | 7 | 6 |
 Northern Ontario |
Jeffrey Henderson | 7 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon | Orest Peech | 4 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario | James Marshall | 4 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland | Roger Mabey | 3 | 10 |
| File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories | Jack MacKinnon | 0 | 13 |
Tiebreakers
- File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario (Host) 7, File:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia 6[1]
- File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island 8, File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta 6 (for second place)[1]
Playoffs
Final
January 15, 3pm[5]
| Sheet [1] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Ogden) (has hammer) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "2020 Mixed Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia rink holds off P.E.I. for mixed crown". Toronto Star. January 16, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Ogden nudged to the top". Winnipeg Sun. January 16, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mixed curling hits and stays on five-year sponsor". Edmonton Journal. April 14, 1994. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Werenich wants mixed crown". Edmonton Journal. January 7, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Unitel Canadian Mixed Championship". Regina Leader-Post. January 7, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.