Richmond Curling Centre
Richmond Curling Club | |
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Location | 5440 Hollybridge Way Richmond, British Columbia[1] |
Arena | Richmond Curling Centre |
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Established | 1958 |
Club type | Dedicated Ice |
CCA region | Curl BC Region 11[2] |
Sheets of ice | Eight |
Rock colours | Blue and Red[3] |
Website | http://www.richmondcurling.com/ |
The Richmond Curling Centre is an eight-sheet curling facility in Richmond, British Columbia that is the home of the Richmond Curling Club. The club is located on Hollybridge Way in the neighbourhood of the city.
The club was founded in 1958, with the first organizational meeting held on October 8 of that year. One week later a 3.4-acre plot of land was bought on for $200,000. The club was finally opened on January 1, 1961, as the Richmond Winter Club with plans to expand the facility to include skating and racket sports. Later that year the Richmond Ladies Curling Club was also founded. In 1963 a lounge was added to the building and in 1965 a parking lot was added.
After a deal with the City of Richmond, the club was moved from Cambie Road to its current location on Hollybridge.
Since 2000 the club has hosted the Pacific International Cup each April.
Provincial champions[]
The club has won a number of provincial curling titles over the years:[4] The club was home to the 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts champion, 2000 World Women's Curling Championship gold medalist and 2002 Winter Olympics bronze medal champion Kelley Law rink.[5] The club also won the men's 2018 Travelers Curling Club Championship with the team of Vic Shimizu, Cody Tanaka, Trevor Bakken and Mark Yodogawa.[6]
Women's[]
The club has won the women's provincial championships ten times:
- 1977: , , ,
- 1978: , , ,
- 1983: , , ,
- 1986: , , ,
- 1992: , Kelley Owen, ,
- 1995: Marla Geiger, Kelley Owen, , Christine Jurgenson
- 1997: Kelley Owen, Marla Geiger, , Christine Jurgenson
- 2000: Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson
- 2001: , , ,
- 2002: , , ,
Junior Women's[]
- 1997: Julie Provost, Lindsay Kostenuik, Michelle Blacker, Nadine Favreau
- 2008: Kelly Thomson, Kelly Shimizu, Cynthia Lu, Jennifer Allen
- 2009: Kelly Shimizu, Kayte Gyles, Janelle Sakamoto, Julianna Tsang
Master Women's[]
- 2010: Karin Host, Lorraine Warn, Dianne Tasaka, Betty Dharmasetia
- 2011: Karin Host, Dianne Tasaka, Lorraine Warn, Betty Dharmasetia
Men's[]
The club has won the men's provincial championships three times:
- 1968: , , ,
- 1973: , Bernie Sparkes, Jim Armstrong,
- 1974: Jim Armstrong, Bernie Sparkes, ,
Junior Men's[]
- 1986: Graham Franklin, Rob Robinson, Steve Stroup, Stan Rick
- 2008: Jay Wakefield, Chase Martyn, Paul Cseke, Jamie Danbrook
Senior Men's[]
- 1999: , , , (1999 Canadian Senior Curling Championships winners)
- 2009: Brian Gessner, John Smiley, Bill Rafter, Craig McLeod
- 2011: Greg McAulay, Ken Watson, Dale Hockley, Dale Reibin
Master Men's[]
- 2016: Keith Switzer, Vic Shimizu, Ben Nishi, Wayne Saito
Mixed[]
- 1967: Chuck Kennedy, Betty Bacon, Bruce Bacon, Verna Lawer
- 1973: Jim Armstrong, Marion Chamberlin, Gerry Peckham, Leslie Clark
- 1980: Bob McCubbin, Heater Haywood, Ken Watson, Sandy McCubbin
- 2018: Cody Tanaka, Shawna Jensen, Travis Cameron, Catera Park (shared with the Tunnel Town Curling Club)
References[]
- ^ "Contact".
- ^ https://www.curlbc.ca/directory/?zoom=15&is_mile=0&directory_radius=0&sort=newest&keywords=&address=&directory_radius=0¢er=&address_type=&category=10[dead link]
- ^ http://therichmondreel.com/
- ^ "Past BC Champions | Curl BC | Our House is Your House".
- ^ "Personal details".
- ^ "Curling Canada | Alberta Women and British Columbia Men win Travelers gold".
External links[]
- Curling clubs in Canada
- Sport in Vancouver
- Curling clubs established in 1958
- 1958 establishments in British Columbia
- Curling in British Columbia
- Sports venues in British Columbia
- Richmond, British Columbia
- Sports venues completed in 1958