James Grattan (curler)

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James Grattan
Curler
Born (1974-07-28) July 28, 1974 (age 47)
Ottawa, Ontario
Team
Curling club,
Oromocto, New Brunswick
SkipJames Grattan
ThirdDarren Moulding
SecondPaul Dobson
LeadAndy McCann / Jamie Brannen
Career
Member Association New Brunswick
Brier appearances13 (1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Top CTRS ranking12th (2004–05)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  New Brunswick
Tim Hortons Brier
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Calgary
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Calgary

James Grattan, nicknamed "Jimmy the Kid"[1] (born July 28, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Oromocto, New Brunswick. He currently skips his own team on the World Curling Tour.

Career[]

Grattan's best personal result as a skip at the Brier is third place (1997). In 2002–2004 he played third for Russ Howard. He skipped again in 2006 (5–6 in Regina) and 2008 (2–9 Winnipeg) and played third for Russ in 2009 (6–5 Calgary). He moved back to skip the following season and the team won the provincial championship. He skipped the team to a 3–8 record at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier.

Grattan curled with Charlie Sullivan, Steven Howard and Pete Case for the 2010–11 season. The team won the 2011 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the New Brunswick provincial men's championship and finished 4–7 at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.

For the 2012–13 season, Grattan joined 2005 Canadian junior champion brothers Jason and Darren Roach, as Steve Howard and Charlie Sullivan have moved on to other interests. Grattan qualified for his 10th Brier by winning the 2013 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship. He finished 5–6 at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton. The team finished just outside of the playoffs at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier with a 6–5 record.

In the 2014–2015 season, Grattan and company lost the Provincial Final to Jeremy Mallais. Grattan has been very outspoken on the new relegation format brought to the Brier in 2015. He made his 12th appearance when he won the 2018 Papa John's Pizza Tankard. The team finished 2–5 in the new pool play format which eliminated them from contention. They won their placement game against British Columbia 12–5 after scoring a seven-ender. Grattan finished runner-up at the 2019 NB Tankard the following season, falling short to Terry Odishaw in the final.

Grattan and his team of third Paul Dobson, second Andy McCann, lead Jamie Brannen and alternate Chris Jeffrey had a successful 2019–20 season. On the tour, they picked up a win at the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic[2] and played in the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2, finishing 1–3. Later that season, the team won the 2020 New Brunswick Tankard and represented New Brunswick at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario.[3] After starting 1–2, they upset higher seeds Ontario's John Epping and British Columbia's Steve Laycock to sit in a good spot going into their final two games. Unfortunately, they would lose both of those games, finishing the round robin at 3–4, missing the playoffs.[4]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Grattan was invited to represent New Brunswick at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, which they accepted.[5] One member of Grattan's team, Paul Dobson, opted not to attend the event due to travel restrictions.[6] He was replaced by Jonathan Beuk of Ontario.[7] At the Brier, Grattan and his New Brunswick rink had a strong start, defeating higher seeds Mike McEwen and Brad Jacobs to sit at 4–1 with three games left.[1] They then, however, lost their last three games, just failing to qualify for the championship pool, like in 2020.[8]

Personal life[]

Grattan is married and has two children. He works as a customer service agent for Air Canada.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ryan Horne (March 9, 2021). "Jimmy the Kid has New Brunswick in the mix at Brier". TSN. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "WCT Recap: Grattan, Gim win Jim Sullivan Classic". TSN. December 8, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "BRIER CAPSULES: Breaking down the field for the Brier in Kingston". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Statistics". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  5. ^ @Devin_Heroux (30 Jan 2021). "JUST IN... New Brunswick has cancelled its men's provincial curling championship. @JamesGrattan has accepted invite. Still waiting to firm up his lineup. This will be Grattan's 14th Brier appearance. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Tim Hortons Brier begins Friday!". Curling Canada. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Ted Wyman (March 4, 2021). "BRIER BREAKDOWN: A team-by-team look at the expanded field for the Tim Hortons Brier". Toronto Sun. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Tim Hortons Brier: Scores, schedule, standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  9. ^ 2018 Brier Media Guide

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