The 2023 New HollandCanadian 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] The winners will represent Canada at the 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] Based on results from the 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]
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:[11][12]
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:[13][14]
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:[15][16]
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:[17]
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:[18]
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:[19]
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:[20][21]
The Ontario U-21 Curling Championships were held from March 8–12, 2023 at the 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:[22]
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:[23]
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:[24]
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:[25][26]
↑ 1.01.1Team Josh Bryden finished second at the Saskatchewan Junior Provincials, however, Team Matthew Drewitz represented Saskatchewan 2 at the national championship.