Mike Chernoff (curler)
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Born | Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | , Medicine Hat, AB, , Calgary, AB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | Saskatchewan (1953-1954) Ontario (1957-1959) Alberta (1959-1983) British Columbia (1983-present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brier appearances | 3: (, 1978, 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 1 (1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael N. Chernoff[2] (born c. 1936) is a Canadian curler and geologist from West Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] He is a 1978 World Men's bronze medallist[4] and a 1978 Brier champion.
Personal life[]
Chernoff has a degree in geological engineering from Queen's University at Kingston.[5] He was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. He is married to Dorine.[6] After graduating from Queens, Chernoff worked as a geologist, conducting field studies across Canada for several oil and gas companies including California Standard, Pinnacle Petroleum, and Ulster Petroleum. He founded Strom Resources in 1979, and sold it to PennWest. He founded Paclata Resources in 1987 with his son Bruce, developing oil and gas operations in a number of different countries. It was sold to Alberta Energy Company in 1999.
He was a director at Encana (now Ovintiv) and Canadian Hydro Developers.[7]
Teams[]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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1958–59[8] | Mike Chernoff | Doug Rawson | Ont. 1959 [9] | ||
1964 | Ron Northcott | Mike Chernoff | Fred Storey | (5th)[10][11] | |
1977–78 | Ed Lukowich (fourth) | Mike Chernoff (skip) | Dale Johnston | Ron Schindle | Brier 1978 WCC 1978 |
1980–81 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | |
1982–83 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1983 |
References[]
- ^ https://www.weyburnreview.com/news/local-news/2011-saskatchewan-oilpatch-awards-1.1460907
- ^ "The Chernoff Family Awards". Queen’s Alumni. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29.
- ^ "Bruce Chernoff: The comeback kid of the oil patch". The Globe and Mail. February 22, 2013.
- ^ Mike Chernoff on the World Curling Federation database
- ^ https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2005-09-09/news/curling-club-makes-way-queens-centre/
- ^ https://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/c/chernoff-family
- ^ Steffenhagen, Janet (April 20, 2007). "Oilman wants 'other side' shown". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Curling Capers". Ottawa Citizen. February 7, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Sellers Wins Curling Title, Unbeaten in Provincial Play". Ottawa Journal. February 14, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ 1964 MacDonald Brier - Soudogcurling
- ^ http://cloud.rampinteractive.com/albertacurlingfederation/files/2017MENS.pdf
External links[]
- 1930s births
- Living people
- Canadian male curlers
- Brier champions
- Queen's University at Kingston alumni
- Canadian geologists
- People from West Vancouver
- Curlers from Calgary
- Canadian oilmen
- Curlers from Ontario
- Curlers from Saskatchewan
- Curlers from British Columbia
- Canadian curling biography stubs