Wayne Tuck Jr.

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Wayne Tuck Jr.
Curler
Born (1976-05-12) May 12, 1976 (age 45)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling club[1]
Ilderton, ON
SkipWayne Tuck Jr.
ThirdConnor Lawes
SecondRobert Currie
LeadEvan Lilly
Mixed doubles
partner		Kim Tuck
Career
Member Association Ontario
Brier appearances0
Top CTRS ranking20th (2009-10)
Grand Slam victories0
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Ontario
Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ottawa

Wayne Tuck Jr. (born May 12, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Strathroy, Ontario.[2]

Tuck is a three time provincial mixed champion, having won the Ontario provincial mixed championship at the 2002, 2009 and 2017 events. At the 2002 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, he skipped the Ontario team to a 10-1 round robin record, but they lost both their playoff matches, including the final to Nova Scotia, skipped by Mark Dacey.[3] The 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was another successful event for Tuck, who finished the round robin with an 8-3 record. They lost again in the final, this time to Manitoba, skipped by Sean Grassie.[4] At the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Tuck led his team to an undefeated record in the preliminary rounds (10-0), but lost in the semi-final to Manitoba. They would rebound to win the bronze medal, defeating Saskatchewan.

Tuck also won the Dominion Regalia Silver Tankard in 1997, skipping one of the two rinks for the champion .[5]

Tuck is married to Kim Tuck[6] (née Veale), who played third for him in all three of his provincial mixed championships. The pair won the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials and represented Canada at the 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship where they lost in the round of 16. The pair played in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, but finished last in their group with a 1-7 record. Later that season, the pair would win their first provincial mixed doubles title.[7]

Personal life[]

Tuck is employed as a "curling stone technician" for Canada Curling Stone Co. He and Kim Tuck have two children.[8]

Wayne and Kim are co-founders and co-owners of Canada Curling Stone Co.[9] Stones made by this company are used by Curling Canada at its major championships, including the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Brier.[10] Their rocks made an appearance in the 2002 movie Men With Brooms.[11][12]

Teams and events[]

Men's[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1999–00 Wayne Tuck Jr.
2002–03 Wayne Tuck Jr.
2003–04 Kirk Ziola Wayne Tuck Jr. Jake Higgs
2004–05 Wayne Tuck Jr. Darryl Prebble
Wayne Tuck Jr. Jason Boyce Jason Curtis CCup 2005 (9th)
2005–06 Wayne Tuck Jr.
2006–07 Wayne Tuck Jr. John Grant Wes Johnson
2007–08 Wayne Tuck Jr. Nick Rizzo Codey Maus
2008–09 Wayne Tuck Jr. Nick Rizzo Codey Maus
2009–10 Greg Balsdon Wayne Tuck Jr. Jason Boyce
2010–11 Wayne Tuck Jr. Craig Kochan Scott McDonald Paul Moffatt
2011–12 Wayne Tuck Jr. Craig Kochan Scott McDonald Paul Moffatt
2012–13 Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen Caleb Flaxey
2013–14 Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen Jay Allen Caleb Flaxey
2014–15 Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen
2015–16 Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen
2016–17 Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen
2017–18 Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen Kurt Armstrong Matt Pretty
2018–19 Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen
2019–20 Wayne Tuck Jr. Kevin Flewwelling Chad Allen Sean Harrison

Mixed[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
2001–02 Wayne Tuck Jr. Kimberly Tuck Jake Higgs CMxCC 2002 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2008–09 Wayne Tuck Jr. Kimberly Tuck Jake Higgs CMxCC 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016–17 Wayne Tuck Jr. Kimberly Tuck Jake Higgs Sara Gatchell CMxCC 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018–19 Wayne Tuck Jr. Kimberly Tuck Sara Gatchell CMxCC 2019 (4th)

Mixed doubles[]

Season Female Male Coach Events
2013–14 Kimberly Tuck Wayne Tuck Jr. (WMDCC) CMDCT 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMDCC 2014 (10th)
2014–15 Kim Tuck Wayne Tuck Jr. CMDCT 2015 (21th)
2015–16 Kim Tuck Wayne Tuck Jr. CMDCT 2016 (17th)
2016–17 Kim Tuck Wayne Tuck Jr. CMDCT 2017 (13th)
2017–18 Kimberly Tuck Wayne Tuck Jr. CMDCC 2018 (21th)
2018–19 Kimberly Tuck Wayne Tuck Jr. CMDCC 2019 (9th)
2020–21 Kim Tuck Wayne Tuck Jr. CMDCC 2021 (27th)

References[]

  1. ^ "2022 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. ^ http://www.stratfordtankard.ca/teams.aspx
  3. ^ http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Mixed_2002.pdf?e81271
  4. ^ http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Mixed_2009.pdf?e81271
  5. ^ http://www.ontcurl.com/competitions/past-champions.aspx?id=448
  6. ^ "Woodstock rink wins Challenge | The London Free Press". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
  7. ^ http://ontcurl.com/2018/02/26/senior-mixed-doubles-winners-declared-u18-provincial-field-set/
  8. ^ 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide
  9. ^ Canada Curling Stone – Quality Stones
  10. ^ Jason Bell (2021-03-22). "Twosome a team on the ice and in the business world". Winnipeg Free Press.
  11. ^ Glenn Campbell (2021-03-22). "Wayne and Kim Tuck are rock stars at Calgary's bubble curling events". CTV News.
  12. ^ "Kim Tuck & Canada Curling Company". Rotary Club of London Hyde Park. 2015-10-13.

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