Alek Bédard
Alek Bédard | |
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Born | December 12, 1996 |
Team | |
Curling club | , Lacolle, QC[1] |
Skip | Alek Bédard |
Third | Louis Quevillon |
Second | Émile Asselin |
Lead | Bradley Lequin |
Career | |
Member Association | Quebec |
Brier appearances | 1 (2020) |
Top CTRS ranking | 60th (2019–20) |
Alek Bédard (born December 12, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Lacolle, Quebec.[2] He currently skips his own team out of Montreal, Quebec.
Career[]
Bédard won his first Quebec Junior Curling Championship in 2018, skipping his team of Louis Quevillon, Émile Asselin and Bradley Lequin.[3] This qualified them for the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, held January 13–21 in Shawinigan, Quebec. At the championship, Bédard led his team to a 4–2 round robin record, which was enough to qualify them for the championship pool. They then lost three of their four games, finishing the tournament in seventh place with a 5–5 record.[4] Team Bédard aged out of juniors the following season and began competing on the World Curling Tour. In their three events, they finished runner-up at the and reached the semifinals at both the Experience Curling Classic and the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache.[5] At the 2019 WFG Tankard, they missed the championship round with a 3–3 record.
During the 2019–20 season, Team Bédard competed in four tour events but only found success in one, the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, where they reached the semifinals.[6] At the 2020 Quebec Tankard, the team qualified for the championship round with a 5–1 record. They then went 2–1 in their next three games, good enough to earn them a spot in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. They then defeated Martin Ferland 9–8 in the 3 vs. 4 game, upset Mike Fournier 9–8 in the semifinal and beat Vincent Roberge 7–2 to claim the championship title.[7][8] Their win earned them a berth to the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario.[9] There, they finished with a 1–6 record, only managing to beat Team Nunavut.[10]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled.[11] Curling Québec then decided to select Team Fournier to represent Quebec at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, meaning Team Bédard would not have the opportunity to repeat as back-to-back provincials champions.[12]
Personal life[]
Bédard is currently a computer science student at the McGill University. He also works as a programmer-analyst for GIRO Inc.[2]
Teams[]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
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2013–14[13] | Louis Quevillon | Alek Bédard | Bradley Lequin | |
2014–15 | Louis Quevillon | Alek Bédard | Julien Ethier | Bradley Lequin |
2015–16 | Louis Quevillon | Alek Bédard | Julien Ethier | Bradley Lequin |
2016–17 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
2017–18 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
2018–19 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | ||
2019–20 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
2020–21 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
2021–22 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
References[]
- ^ "Alek Bédard Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Past Provincial Champions – Junior Boys". Curling Quebec. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Defending champs B.C. still alive at 2018 New Holland Canadian Juniors". Curling Canada. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Alek Bédard: Events". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Marc-André Couillard (January 29, 2021). "Une équipe de Lacolle représentera le Québec au championnat canadien de curling" (in French). Coup d’œil. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Congratulations to the new provincial champions!". Curling Quebec. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Quebec's Bedard has high hopes for rookie week". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Next level!". Curling Canada. March 3, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Monica Dedich (December 2, 2020). "Point de la situation : Championnats Provinciaux". Curling Quebec (in French). Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine". Curling Quebec (in French). Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Alek Bédard Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Canadian male curlers
- Curlers from Quebec
- People from Montérégie
- McGill University alumni