The Presidents Funspiel celebrates the return to curling in October. This event is held over one or two days before league play begins. It is a great time to get the joints working again and catch up with all the news from the summer months! The format varies depending on the number of participants so be sure to sign up and contribute to a fun event! Le Presidents Funspiel célèbre le retour du curling en octobre. Cet événement se déroule sur un ou deux jours avant le début de la ligue. C’est le moment idéal pour remettre les articulations en marche et se tenir au courant des dernières nouvelles de l’été ! Le format varie en fonction du nombre de participants, alors n’oubliez pas de vous inscrire et de contribuer à un événement amusant !
2023
A new season has begun at MWCC as 48 members from all leagues and several members from Baie d’Urfe CC slid out on freshly pebbled sheets in our 2023 President’s Funspiel. Two rounds of 4 ends were played with teams changing up for each game. Once the rocks had settled, 4 players shared the honour of hoisting our silver cup! Kip Barnhart (Lead), Jon Albert (Second), Joelle Green (Third) & Claude Tellier (skip).
2022
On October 11th the MWCC curling sheets were once again active as 32 members from all leagues slid out on freshly pebbled sheets in our 2022 President’s Funspiel. Two rounds of 4 ends were played with teams changing up for each game. Once the rocks had settled, 4 players shared the honour of hoisting our silver cup! Peter Graham (Lead), Andre Rudnicky (Second), Don Sproule (Third) & Howie Myers (skip). President JB Allard (centre) is shown presenting the cup to the winners!
2019
On Tuesday, Oct. 1st the 2019 President’s Bonspiel was held on our shiny new ice sheets. We had a great turnout despite torrential rains. Almost 48 players took part and the only players who missed were taking care of floods!. Congratulations to the winners for this year’s event: Jean-Réne Leduc (lead), Mickey Thun (second), Martin Monarque (third) and Daniel Philion (skip).
2018
On October 2nd, 32 curlers converged at the club to greet their fellow curlers and try their luck under the newly installed LED lamps. After 2 rounds of 4 ends (with teams rearranged for both draws), the winning players were determined by accumulated points: Winners by position: Anna Stasiak (lead), Glenna Jacobs & Victoria Gomez (2nd), Francois Monarque (3rd), and Alex Hall (skip).
2017
On October 3rd, a total of 29 curlers converged at the club to greet their fellow curlers and try their luck on the shiny new ice surface. After 2 rounds of 4 ends (with teams rearranged for both draws), the winning players were determined by accumulated points: Winners by position: Randy Fraser (lead), Mike Farsidakis (2nd), Craig Brander (3rd), and a Tie for Skip position between Rob Williams and John Ford.
2016
This year’s contest was held on October 5th and 6th and featured a full roster of 32 players. The teams were shuffled nightly, so our winners were determined by points earned. Click HERE for full results. Congratulations to our top scorers:
- James Botsford (Skip), Steven Fagen (Third), Trish Dempsey & Shelley Walsh (Tied for Second) and Joelle Green (Lead).
2015
This year’s contest was held on October 7 and 8 and the proud winners were Team Pilon:
- Francine Pilon, Trevor Murray, Don McKenzie, Laura Kobayashi
Congratulations to all the participants! For more photos see our BLOG POST
2014
The Funspiel was held September 30 to October 2nd and had approximately 35 people signed up to play. The curlers who had the most points were:
- Leads/Seconds – Glenna Jacobs, Martine Trudel, Anna Stasiak, Howie Myers
- Thirds/Skips – Peter Graham, Francine Pilon, Robbie Sproule, Greg Stachura
2013
There were over 64 participants this year. It was one of the largest opening bonspiels in recent club history. Winners of the A section were:
- Mark Fajertag, Paula Percy, Dale Huston, Michael Farsidakis
