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  • Ernie Richardson Rink 1963

    1963 Ernie Richardson Curling Team

    …: World Men’s Curling Champions, 1963. Ernie Richardson rink dominated the curling scene in the early 1960s winning four world championships in five years. The 1963 team consisted of Ernie Richardson (skip), his brother Garnet Richardson (second), his cousin Arnold Richardson (third) and friend Mel Perry (lead) who replaced Wes Richardson of the1962 team. The Richardson team was once again successful in 1963, winning their fourth Saskatchewan titl… Read more →

  • 1974 Rick Folk Mixed Curling Team

    …ishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1974. The formation of a mixed curling team in 1974, when Rick Folk and Tom Wilson were joined by two other University of Saskatchewan students, Cheryl Stirton and Bonnie Orchard was the first time any of the members had curled on a mixed team. This eventually resulted in Saskatchewan being represented in the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships an amazing five times by a team skipped by Folk. To get to… Read more →

  • 1952 Gary Thode Saskatoon Technical Collegiate Curling Team

    …, 1952 Between 1950 and 1952 the Gary Thode Saskatoon Technical Collegiate curling team dominated the High School Boys’ curling scene, first in Saskatoon, and then across the nation. After being successful in 1951, the Gary Thode rink only lost one member, Orest Hryniuk who was replaced with Doug Conn. En route to the Canadian championships, the team was undefeated in the Northern and provincial finals, defeating Moose Jaw’s Dick Clarke to win the… Read more →

  • 1971, 1972 and 1973 Vera Pezer Curling Team

    …d) and Lenore Morrison (lead) hold a unique place in the history of ladies curling. Representing the Sutherland Ladies’ Curling Club of Saskatoon this foursome won the Canadian Championship on three consecutive occasions – a record which still stands. In 1971 the rink took the title in St. John’s, Newfoundland; in 1972 it was in Saskatoon; and in 1973 the venue was Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. During these three tournaments the rink establ… Read more →

  • For Those About To Rock – Women’s Curling In Saskatchewan

    …For Those About to Rock is now open. This exhibit is a celebration of women’s curling in Saskatchewan over the years highlighted with items from our vast curling collection, in addition to some on loan from the Turner Curling Museum in Weyburn. In addition to shining a spotlight on the many winning teams who call this province home, visitors have the opportunity to try their hand at wheelchair curling…. Read more →

  • 1980 Rick Folk Curling Team

    …Folk, Ron Mills, Tom Wilson and Jim Wilson brought Canada its first world curling championship since 1972. After a convincing win at the Brier in Calgary, where they beat Northern Ontario 10-6 in the final game, the Folk rink headed to Moncton, New Brunswick to take on the world. Apart from an uneven game against the U.S.A. they curled superbly all week, finishing with a 9-0 record, and a bye into the final championship game against Norway’s Kris… Read more →

  • 1967 and 1968 Larry McGrath Curling Team

    …nts: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1967, 1968. The Larry McGrath Mixed Curling Rink of Kindersley were winners of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on three occasions, which is still an unmatched record. The team consisting of Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, John Gunn and Marlene Dorsett won the title in both 1967 and 1968. The 1967 finals were held in Quebec City, and at the end of the week McGrath’s record was nine wins and one loss. They… Read more →

  • 1960’s Curling Sweater

    …1960’s curling sweater worn by Inductee, Barbara MacNevin of the Joyce McKee Curling Team. The Team was the Ladies’ Northern Champions in 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966 & 1968. The team was Provincial Champions in those same years. The team won the Canadian Ladies’ Curling Championship in 1961…. Read more →

  • The 1983 Rick Folk mixed curling team

    1983 Rick Folk Mixed Curling Team

    Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1983. The 1983 team of Rick Folk, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk and Dorenda Schoenhals, had finished in second place in both the 1981 and 1982 Canadian Mixed championships and were determined to complete the job in 1983. A last rock victory over Regina’s Kirk Ziola in the provincial mixed finals played in Carlyle moved the team to its third consecutive trip to the national championship. The host cit… Read more →

  • 1953 Janet Perkin Curling Team

    Accomplishments: Western Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1953. The foursome from the Regina Callie Club composed of Joyce Miller as lead, Jean Graham at second, Phyllis Day at third and skip, Janet Perkin were the Regina representatives in provincial competition in 1953. They easily won the “A” side of the Southern Ladies play downs with a five victory sweep which was followed by 10-5 and 11-2 wins over the “B” side winners, the Iona Russell… Read more →

  • The 1998 Gary Bryden curling team

    1998 Gary Bryden Curling Team

    Accomplishments: Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Champions, 1998. The Regina Callie Club was home to the 1998 Canadian CIBC Senior Men’s Champions. The team was composed of Gary Bryden (Skip), Dale Graham (Third), Wilf Foss (Second), and Gerry Zimmer (Lead). The rink had won the Labatt’s Tankard in 1984 and went on to the Canadian Brier as the Saskatchewan representative where they placed third with seven wins and four losses. After turning to the… Read more →

  • 1927 Ozzie Barkwell Curling Team

    Accomplishments: Western Canadian Men’s Curling Champions and Western Representatives at the first Macdonald Brier, 1927. This Yellow Grass foursome represented not only Saskatchewan, but all provinces West of Ontario at the first MacDonald’s brier held in Toronto in 1927. Instead of having direct representatives and playdowns as is done now, the MacDonald Company ran provincial playdowns on a challenge basis. The Barkwell foursome was the only r… Read more →

  • SSHF will welcome seven new inductees in 2024 Class

    …ecutive provincial senior curling titles, five consecutive national senior curling championships and three World Senior Curling Championships – each of which is a record. Based out of the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, the Anderson foursome won their first senior world title in 2018 and repeated as champion in 2019 before winning again in 2023. This past year the rink was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. The Atlas Hotel (4177 Al… Read more →

  • Muriel (Armstrong) Youngson

    …a Ladies Bonspiel. Youngson was elected president of the Caledonian Ladies Curling Club in 1945, 1946, and 1947, and took an active part in the formation of the Saskatchewan Ladies Curling Association (SLCA) in 1947/48. She served as an executive council and was elected president of the SLCA in 1959. Muriel was an executive member and the 1960 president of the Western Canada Ladies Curling Association. As western president, she was part of the com… Read more →