The Prince George Curling Club now has another championship trophy to display.
The Prince George Blind Curling team earned its way to victory, beating every provincial team that was put up against them in the Feb. 3- 7 tournament in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Representing BC, the team beat Team Canada 12-7, Team Ontario 11-4, Team Saskatchewan 11-4, Team Alberta 12-0, Team New Brunswick 11-0, Team Manitoba 7-5 and Team Nova Scotia 7-3.
“The best moment of the tournament was when we got to hoist that trophy at the banquet on Friday,” said team lead Terry Pipkey.
Pipkey said he’s proud of the team and their accomplishments, this being their first Canada-wide championship win.
“It was quite an exciting thing to do to win a Canadian championship,” said Pipkey. “None of us on the team had ever accomplished that kind of feat up until now. Now we have something to be proud of. Now that we are Canadian champions, we will get an automatic invite to next year's Nationals. Hopefully, that's going to be out west somewhere.”
Prince George Blind Curling team is also looking for new players for the next season.
“Especially in our local community, we're looking for more players,” said Pipkey. “Our skip is going to take a year off to go to New Zealand, which, wintertime here is summer down there, so we're going to be short a skip. Our third, we're not sure about him because he's a professor at CNC and he doesn't curl during the day. So Prince George Blind curling is always open to people coming out and giving it a try.”
If you are looking to see Team BC in action the upcoming Western Blind Curling Championships will be held March 19-22 in Prince George.
