Rick Perron

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Rick Perron
Curler
Born (1957-06-12) June 12, 1957 (age 64)
Moncton, New Brunswick
Career
Member Association New Brunswick
Brier appearances4 (1991, 1996 1999, 2000)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  New Brunswick
Tim Hortons Brier
Silver medal – second place 2000 Saskatoon

Richard Perron[1] (born June 12, 1957) is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Labatt Brier as second for Russ Howard.[2]

Career[]

Perron won his first New Brunswick Tankard in 1991.[3] He was second on the team skipped by . They represented New Brunswick at the 1991 Labatt Brier in Hamilton, Ontario where they had a 4–7 record. He would win his second tankard in 1996 as lead for Mike Kennedy. He bettered his previous record by going 5–6 at the 1996 Labatt Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia. Perron finished second in the stats for leads.

Perron joined Russ Howard's team as second in 1998 with Wayne Tallon at third and Grant Odishaw as lead. They would win the provincial championship in back to back years in 1999 and 2000.[4] At the 1999 Labatt Brier in Edmonton, they qualified for the playoffs with an 7–4 record before losing to Saskatchewan's in the 3 vs 4 game. He finished second in the stats for seconds as he did in 1996. Perron also won the Ford Hot Shots competition at this championship.

Team Howard started the 2000 Labatt Brier with a 1–2 record before quickly turning things around to finish the round robin in second with an 8–3 record. They lost the 1 vs 2 game to British Columbia but rebounded in the semifinal against Quebec to earn a spot in the final. They trailed 6–5 going into the ninth end but they missed their final shot of the end, giving up three and eventually losing the game by a final score of 9–5.[5]

Aside from men's curling, Perron has represented New Brunswick seven times at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships and won the event in 1994.

Personal life[]

Perron was the head curling instructor at in his hometown of Moncton.[6]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead
1990–91[7] Grant Odishaw Rick Perron
1995–96 Mike Kennedy Grant Odishaw Marc LeCocq Rick Perron
1996–97 Mike Kennedy Grant Odishaw Marc LeCocq Rick Perron
1998–99 Russ Howard Wayne Tallon Rick Perron Grant Odishaw
1999–20 Russ Howard Wayne Tallon Rick Perron Grant Odishaw
2000–01 Russ Howard James Grattan Rick Perron Grant Odishaw
2008–09 Rick Perron Scott Jones Jared Bezanson
2009–10 Marc LeCocq (Fourth) Grant Odishaw (Skip) Rick Perron
2010–11 Rick Perron Grant Odishaw Marc LeCocq Jeff Lacey
2013–14 Terry Odishaw Grant Odishaw Rick Perron
2014–15 Grant Odishaw Rick Perron Adam Firth
2015–16 Rick Perron
2016–17 Wayne Tallon Rick Perron

References[]

  1. ^ Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide - Past Teams
  2. ^ "2000 Labatt Brier Statistics". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Men's Champions". Maritime Curling Info. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rick Perron Statistics". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Video (full game): 2000 Labatt Brier - Final - British Columbia (Greg McAulay) vs New Brunswick (Russ Howard) on YouTube
  6. ^ "Rick Perron Bio". Centre of Curling Excellence. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rick Perron Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

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