2011–12 curling season

2011–12 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 curling season began in September 2011 and ended in April 2012. Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners. CCA-sanctioned events This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The following events in bold have been confirmed by the CCA as part of the 2011–12 Season of Champions programme as of December 6, 2010.http://www.curling.ca/2010/12/06/lethbridge-awarded-2012-world-womens-curling-championship/ Lethbridge awarded 2012 World Women's Curling Championship Canadian Curling Association 2011-04-05 2010-12-06 The non-bold events are events sanctioned by the CCA. EventWinning teamRunner-up team Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Sudbury, Ontario, Nov. 12–19 The Dominion Curling Club Championship Richmond, British Columbia, Nov. 21–26 Canada Cup of Curling Cranbrook, British Columbia, Nov. 30–Dec. 4 AB Kevin Martin ON Glenn Howard MB Jennifer Jones MB Chelsea Carey Continental Cup of Curling Langley, British Columbia, Jan. 12–15 UN World CANUSA North America Winter Youth Olympics Innsbruck, Austria, Jan. 13–22 MT Mixed team curling SUI 2012 Winter Youth ITA 2012 Winter Youth MD Mixed doubles curling Michael Brunner SUI 2012 Winter YouthNicole Muskatewitz GER 2012 Winter Youth Martin Sesaker NOR 2012 Winter YouthKim Eun-bi KOR 2012 Winter Youth Canadian Junior Curling Championships Napanee, Ontario, Feb. 4–12 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Chuncheon City, South Korea, Feb. 18–25 Tournament of Hearts Red Deer, Alberta, Feb. 18–26 AB Heather Nedohin BC Kelly Scott Tim Hortons Brier Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Mar. 3–11 ON Glenn Howard AB Kevin Koe World Junior Curling Championships Östersund, Sweden, Mar. 3–11 CIS/CCA University Curling Championships Welland, Ontario, Mar. 14–18 AB Alberta Golden Bears ON Waterloo Warriors ON Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks ON Brock Badgers World Women's Curling Championship Lethbridge, Alberta, Mar. 17–25 Canadian Senior Curling Championships Abbotsford, British Columbia, Mar. 17–25 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Thunder Bay, Ontario, Mar. 18–25 CCAA Curling Invitational Championship Peterborough, Ontario, Mar. 21–24 ON Fanshawe Falcons AB Red Deer Kings ON Fanshawe Falcons AB Grande Prairie Wolves Canadian Masters Curling Championships Montreal, Quebec, Mar. 26–Apr. 1 World Men's Curling Championship Basel, Switzerland, Mar. 31–Apr. 8 World Senior Curling Championships Tårnby, Denmark, Apr. 14–21 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Erzurum, Turkey, Apr. 23–29 Other events Note: Events that have not been placed on the CCA's list of sanctioned events are listed here. EventWinning teamRunner-up team European Mixed Curling Championship Tårnby, Denmark, Sep. 30–Oct. 8 European Curling Championships — Group C Tårnby, Denmark, Sep. 30–Oct. 8 C World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification Lohja, Finland, Nov. 5–10 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Nanjing, China, Nov. 19–26 European Curling Championships Moscow, Russia, Dec. 2–10 A B European Junior Curling Challenge Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 3–8 TSN Curling Skins Game Rama, Ontario, Jan. 7–8 AB Kevin Koe MB Jeff Stoughton Karuizawa International Curling Championship Karuizawa, Japan, Jan. 25–29 JPN Yusuke Morozumi CAN Colin Thomas CAN Laura Crocker SUI Silvana Tirinzoni USA-Brazil Challenge Bemidji, Minnesota, Jan. 27–29 Not held Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Jeonju City, South Korea, Jan. 27–Feb. 2 World Curling Tour Grand Slam events in bold.http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/schedule.php?eventtypeid=21 WCT Men's Events 2011-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516123002/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/schedule.php?eventtypeid=21 2011-05-16 dead http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/schedule.php?eventtypeid=51 WCT Women's Events 2011-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516124023/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/schedule.php?eventtypeid=51 2011-05-16 dead Note: More events may be posted as time progresses. Teams List of teams on the 2011–12 World Curling Tour Men's events WeekEventWinning skipRunner-up skip 3 Baden Masters Baden, Switzerland, Sept. 2–4 SUI Sven Michel SCO Tom Brewster 5 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 15–18 ON John Epping ON Chad Allen The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 15–18 AB Randy Ferbey AB Rob Bucholz Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 15–18 RUS Alexey Tselousov BC Brent Pierce 6 Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 22–25 SWE Niklas Edin SCO Tom Brewster Green Bay Cash Spiel Green Bay, Wisconsin, Sept. 23–25 CHN Liu Rui MN Mike Farbelow Point Optical Curling Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sept. 23–26 MB Mike McEwen AB Kevin Martin 7 Twin Anchors Invitational Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 30–Oct. 3 AB Robert Schlender BC Brent Pierce Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic Regina, Saskatchewan, Sept. 30–Oct. 3 SK Scott Bitz SK Mark Herbert Swiss Cup Basel Basel, Sept. 30–Oct. 2 CAN Brad Gushue SUI Peter de Cruz 8 StuSells Toronto Tankard Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 7–10 ON Chris Gardner ON Robert Rumfeldt Westcoast Curling Classic New Westminster, British Columbia, Oct. 7–10 AB Kevin Martin MB Mike McEwen Manitoba Lotteries Men's Curling Classic Brandon, Manitoba, Oct. 7–10 CHN Liu Rui MB Rob Fowler 9 St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 13–16 MN Tyler George ON Jeff Currie Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 14–17 AB Jamie King AB Brock Virtue 10 Challenge Casino Lac Leamy Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 20–23 QC Jean-Michel Ménard ON Brad Jacobs Canad Inns Prairie Classic Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Oct. 21–24 MB Mike McEwen AB Randy Ferbey Labatt Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 21–24 BC Andrew Bilesky BC Grant Olsen Curling Masters Champéry Champéry, Switzerland, Oct. 21–23 SUI Peter de Cruz SCO Tom Brewster 11 Cactus Pheasant Classic Brooks, Alberta, Oct. 27–30 MB Mike McEwen AB Randy Ferbey 12 GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Nov. 2–6 ON Glenn Howard ON John Epping Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 4–7 AB Jamie King NT Jamie Koe 13 Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 11–13 BC Bryan Miki AB Jamie King Whites Drug Store Classic Swan River, Manitoba, Nov. 11–14 MB Reid Carruthers SK Colton Flasch World Financial Group Classic Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 11–13 AB Brock Virtue AB Tom Appelman 14 Sun Life Classic Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 18–21 SWE Niklas Edin SUI Sven Michel Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic Wainwright, Alberta, Nov. 18–21 BC Brent Pierce AB Wade White Interlake Pharmacy Classic Stonewall, Manitoba, Nov. 18–21 MB William Lyburn MB Chris Galbraith 15 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Clermont, Quebec, Nov. 24–27 PE Brett Gallant NL Brad Gushue DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 24–27 SK Braeden Moskowy MB William Lyburn Edinburgh International Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 25–27 SCO Tom Brewster SCO Sandy Reid Seattle Cash Spiel Seattle, Washington, Nov. 25–27 BC Jay Wakefield BC Jody Epp 16 Laphroaig Scotch Open Madison, Wisconsin, Dec. 2–4 MN Pete Fenson WI David Brown Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic Dauphin, Manitoba, Dec. 2–5 SK Brent Gedak MB Chris Galbraith 18 BDO Canadian Open of Curling Kingston, Ontario, Dec. 14–18 MB Mike McEwen MB Jeff Stoughton Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 16–18 WI Craig Brown MN Todd Birr 21 Mercure Perth Masters Perth, Scotland, Jan. 5–8 CAN Mike McEwen NOR Thomas Ulsrud 24 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Jan. 25–29 ON Glenn Howard AB Kevin Martin German Masters Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 27–29 USA Tyler George GER Wolfgang Burba 25 Pharmasave Gimli Classic Gimli, Manitoba, Feb. 3–5 Cancelled 30 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Mar. 8–11 AB Kevin Martin CHN Liu Rui 33 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 29–Apr. 1 AB Kevin Martin MB Mike McEwen 36 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Apr. 17–22 ON John Epping ON Glenn Howard Women's events WeekEventWinning skipRunner-up skip 5 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 15–18 ON Sherry Middaugh ON Rachel Homan The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 15–18 SK Stefanie Lawton AB Cheryl Bernard Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 15–18 BC Kelley Law RUS Liudmila Privivkova 6 Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 22–25 CAN Jennifer Jones SWE Margaretha Sigfridsson Schmirler Curling Classic Regina, Saskatchewan, Sept. 23–26 RUS Liudmila Privivkova SK Jolene Campbell 7 Twin Anchors Invitational Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 29–Oct. 2 AB Shannon Kleibrink AB Lisa Eyamie 8 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 7–10 MB Cathy Overton-Clapham AB Shannon Kleibrink StuSells Toronto Tankard Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 7–10 ON Cathy Auld ON Lisa Farnell Credit Suisse Women's Masters Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 7–9 SWE Margaretha Sigfridsson SUI Mirjam Ott 9 Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 14–17 SCO Eve Muirhead AB Crystal Webster 10 Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 21–24 AB Renée Sonnenberg AB Heather Nedohin Labatt Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 21–24 SUI Michèle Jäggi RUS Olga Zyablikova Challenge Casino Lac Leamy Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 21–23 ON Jenn Hanna QC Marie-France Larouche 11 Colonial Square Ladies Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Oct. 28–31 AB Crystal Webster AB Valerie Sweeting 12 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic Kemptville, Ontario, Nov. 3–6 ON Sherry Middaugh ON Jenn Hanna Stockholm Ladies Cup Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 3–6 RUS Liudmila Privivkova SWE Anna Hasselborg Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 4–7 SUI Silvana Tirinzoni BC Kelley Law 13 Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 11–13 BC Roselyn Craig JPN Ayumi Ogasawara 14 Interlake Pharmacy Classic Stonewall, Manitoba, Nov. 18–21 MB Barb Spencer MB Joelle Brown Sun Life Classic Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 18–21 ON Sherry Middaugh WI Erika Brown 15 DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 24–27 MB Barb Spencer MB Lisa DeRiviere International ZO women's tournament Wetzikon, Switzerland, Nov. 25–27 GER Andrea Schöpp SUI Mirjam Ott Boundary Ford Curling Classic Lloydminster, Alberta, Nov. 25–28 AB Jessie Kaufman AB Dana Ferguson 16 Laphroaig Scotch Open Madison, Wisconsin, Dec. 2–4 WI Erika Brown NY Patti Lank 18 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 16–18 MN Cassandra Potter MN Allison Pottinger 22 International Bernese Ladies Cup Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 13–15 SUI Michèle Jäggi CAN Jennifer Jones 23 Glynhill Ladies International Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 20–22 SUI Mirjam Ott SUI Michèle Jäggi 30 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Mar. 8–11 AB Shannon Kleibrink AB Renée Sonnenberg 31 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 29–Apr. 1 MB Chelsea Carey AB Shannon Kleibrink 36 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Apr. 17–22 SK Stefanie Lawton MB Cathy Overton-Clapham WCT Order of Merit rankings Menhttp://www.worldcurlingtour.com/oom/oom.php?task=week&oomid=81 WCT Order of Merit – Men 2011-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119225427/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/oom/oom.php?task=week&oomid=81 2010-11-19 dead as of Week 36 # Skip Points 1 MB Mike McEwen 476.130 2 AB Kevin Martin 468.510 3 ON Glenn Howard 463.733 4 MB Jeff Stoughton 368.665 5 SWE Niklas Edin 329.415 6 AB Kevin Koe 316.875 7 NOR Thomas Ulsrud 239.844 8 ON John Epping 231.433 9 MB Rob Fowler 219.855 10 NL Brad Gushue 184.383Womenhttp://www.worldcurlingtour.com/oom/oom.php?task=week&oomid=82 WCT Order of Merit – Women 2011-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119225408/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/oom/oom.php?task=week&oomid=82 2010-11-19 dead as of Week 36 # Skip Points 1 MB Jennifer Jones 416.500 2 AB Heather Nedohin 308.715 3 SK Stefanie Lawton 279.225 4 SUI Mirjam Ott 247.905 5 MB Chelsea Carey 244.970 6 AB Shannon Kleibrink 236.840 7 SK Amber Holland 210.509 8 ON Sherry Middaugh 207.685 9 MB Cathy Overton-Clapham 193.962 10 SWE Margaretha Sigfridsson 180.935 WCT Money List MenWCT Money List – Men as of Week 36 # Skip $ (CAD) 1 MB Mike McEwen 149,969 2 AB Kevin Martin 105,000 3 ON Glenn Howard 100,750 4 ON John Epping 65,500 5 AB Kevin Koe 61,250 6 SWE Niklas Edin 56,993 7 NL Brad Gushue 54,554 8 MB Jeff Stoughton 50,008 9 AB Randy Ferbey 41,000 10 SCO Tom Brewster 38,356WomenWCT Money List – Women as of Week 36 # Skip $ (CAD) 1 MB Cathy Overton-Clapham 52,422 2 ON Sherry Middaugh 49,000 3 MB Jennifer Jones 44,858 4 SK Stefanie Lawton 43,200 5 SUI Michèle Jäggi 25,492 6 RUS Liudmila Privivkova 24,953 7 SUI Silvana Tirinzoni 23,974 8 AB Renée Sonnenberg 23,500 9 AB Crystal Webster 23,150 10 SUI Mirjam Ott 22,982 The Dominion MA Cup The Dominion MA Cup presented by TSN was contested in the 2011–12 season.http://www.curling.ca/membership/the-dominion-ma-cup/ The Dominion MA Cup Canadian Curling Association 2012-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140605161053/http://www.curling.ca/membership/the-dominion-ma-cup/ 2014-06-05 deadhttps://www.tsn.ca/curling/feature/?id=38233 The Dominion MA Cup presented by TSN TSN Curling The Cup was awarded to the Canadian Curling Association Member Association (MA) who has had the most success during the season in CCA-sanctioned events. Events include the Canadian mixed championship, men's and women's juniors championships, the Scotties, the Brier, the men's and women's senior championships and the national wheelchair championship. Points were awarded based on placement in each of the events, with the top association receiving 14 points, then the 2nd place team with 13, etc. Alberta won the second Dominion MA Cup, finishing first in five of the eight events, including the Scotties, and finishing second in the other three events, including the Brier. Alberta also defended its title from last year, when they tied with Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan finished in fourth place with two first-place finishes, while last year's runner-up Manitoba finished in a close third, losing second place to Ontario, which had one first-place finish. Standings Rank Member Association CMCC Canadian Mixed Curling Championship CWJCC Canadian Women's Junior Curling Championship CMJCC Canadian Men's Junior Curling Championship Scotties Brier CWSCC Canadian Women's Senior Curling Championship CMSCC Canadian Men's Senior Curling Championship CWhCC Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Total Pts. Avg. Pts 1 13 14 14 14 13 14 14 13 109.000 13.625 2 9 11 7 7 14 10 12 12 82.000 10.250 3 8 13 12 12 12 6 9 9 81.000 10.125 4 14 9 10 9 4 9 7 14 76.000 9.500 5 6 8 13 – 9 8 10 10 64.000 9.143 6 11 12 2 13 7 5 11 7 68.000 8.500 7 12 6 6 8 10 11 6 – 59.000 8.429 8 7 5 8 11 6 7 8 11 63.000 7.875 9 3 10 11 4 5 12 5 8 58.000 7.250 10 4 3 3 6 8 13 13 6 56.000 7.000 11 10 7 5 3 3 4 4 – 36.000 5.143 12 5 2 4 5 11 3 2 – 32.000 4.571 13 1 4 9 – – 2 3 – 23.000 3.286 14 Nunavut 2 – – – – – – – 2.000 2.000 Capital One Cup The Capital One Cup was a season-long competition that awarded curling teams point values for their participation in Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events. At the end of the season, the men's and women's teams with the top three point values were awarded a purse of prize money. The points were allocated as follows: + Grand Slam Event Key Autumn Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic BDO BDO Canadian Open of Curling GPPC GP Car and Home Players' Championship GPWC GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling Manitoba Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic National Pomeroy Inn & Suites National Rank Point Value GPWC, National, BDO Autumn, Manitoba, Sobeys GPPC 1st 12 points 24 points 2nd 9 points 18 points 3rd/4th 7 points 14 points 5th–8th 5 points 10 points Qualifying 1 point per win – Men # Team GPWC BDO National GPPC Total 1 ON Glenn Howard 12 7 12 18 49 2 AB Kevin Martin 7 5 9 14 35 3 ON John Epping 9 1 – 24 34 4 MB Mike McEwen 5 12 2 14 31 5 MB Jeff Stoughton 5 9 5 10 29 SWE Niklas Edin 7 7 5 10 29 6 NL Brad Gushue 5 2 7 10 24 7 AB Kevin Koe 5 3 5 10 23 8 BC Jim Cotter 1 2 7 – 10 9 MB Rob Fowler 2 5 2 – 9 10 ON Brad Jacobs 2 5 – – 7 11 NOR Thomas Ulsrud 1 – 5 – 6 12 QC Jean-Michel Ménard – 5 – – 5 13 AB Randy Ferbey 3 1 – – 4 14 SK Steve Laycock 1 0 2 – 3 ON Greg Balsdon 3 – – – 3 AB Brent Bawel – – 3 – 3 15 AB Robert Schlender 1 1 0 – 2 ON Dale Matchett 1 1 – – 2 SCO Tom Brewster – 2 – – 2 AB Jamie King – – 2 – 2 ON Robert Rumfeldt – – 2 – 2 AB Brock Virtue – – 2 – 2 16 ON Mark Kean 0 1 – – 1 BC Brent Pierce – – 1 – 1 17 AB Steve Petryk – – 0 – 0Women # Team Autumn Manitoba GPPC Total 1 MB Cathy Overton-Clapham 12 7 18 37 2 SK Stefanie Lawton 5 5 24 34 3 MB Jennifer Jones 4 5 14 23 4 ON Sherry Middaugh 7 1 14 22 5 AB Heather Nedohin 1 9 10 20 6 MB Chelsea Carey 2 4 10 16 7 AB Renée Sonnenberg 3 12 – 15 8 SCO Eve Muirhead 3 – 10 13 9 AB Cheryl Bernard 5 7 – 12 10 AB Shannon Kleibrink 9 – – 9 ON Krista McCarville 7 2 – 9 BC Kelly Scott 4 5 – 9 11 AB Dana Ferguson 5 3 – 8 12 SK Amber Holland 3 4 – 7 13 AB Desirée Owen 1 4 – 5 MB Darcy Robertson – 5 – 5 AB Crystal Webster 5 – – 5 14 AB Nadine Chyz 4 – – 4 ON Rachel Homan 1 3 – 4 SWE Margaretha Sigfridsson – 4 – 4 AB Valerie Sweeting 2 2 – 4 MB Jill Thurston 2 2 – 4 15 WI Erika Brown 1 2 – 3 AB Delia DeJong 3 – – 3 ON Julie Hastings – 3 – 3 ON Tracy Horgan 3 – – 3 NS Heather Smith-Dacey – 3 – 3 16 NT Kerry Galusha 2 – – 2 KOR Kim Ji-Sun 2 – – 2 MB Briane Meilleur – 2 – 2 AB Casey Scheidegger 2 – – 2 17 MB Joelle Brown – 1 – 1 JPN Satsuki Fujisawa – 1 – 1 MB Janet Harvey – 1 – 1 AB Jessie Kaufman 1 0 – 1 MB Michelle Montford – 1 – 1 SWE Anette Norberg – 1 – 1 RUS Liudmila Privivkova 1 – – 1 MB Barb Spencer – 1 – 1 18 SK Chantelle Eberle – 0 – 0 AB Tanilla Doyle 0 – – 0 AB Lisa Eyamie 0 – – 0 NY Patti Lank 0 – – 0 MB Kim Link – 0 – 0 MB Deb McCreanor – 0 – 0 MN Allison Pottinger 0 – – 0 Notable team changes Retirements PE Kim Dolan, one of Prince Edward Island's most notable curlers, retired from competitive curling following her final Scotties appearance.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/kim-dolan-retires-from-competitive-curling-1.1288558 Kim Dolan retires from competitive curling 24 February 2012 CBC Sports AB Randy Ferbey, one of the most dominant curlers in recent history, retired from competitive curlinghttps://www.tsn.ca/curling/story/?id=390902 Ferbey announces retirement from competitive curling 20 March 2012 TSN Curling after his team broke up.https://calgaryherald.com/sports/Ferbey+retires+from+curling/6334407/story.html Ferbey retires from curling 21 March 2012 Calgary HeraldSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/canadian-ferbey-retires-from-competitive-curling-1.1148044 Canadian Ferbey retires from competitive curling 20 March 2012 CBC Sports Careers on hiatus ON Sisters Jenn Hanna and Stephanie Hanna announced that they will leave competitive curling, and do not intend to play competitively in the near future.http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/03/27/pavia-area-rinks-making-changes Pavia: Area rinks making changes Ottawa Sun 27 March 2012 Team line-up changes Teams listed by skip, new teammates listed in bold NS Mary-Anne Arsenault: Arsenault replaced current third Stephanie McVicar with former teammate and skip Colleen Jones, a six-time Canadian champion who won five championships with Arsenault. Jones will play third, while Arsenault's current second, Kim Kelly, and lead, Jennifer Baxter, will remain in their current positions.http://www.canada.com/sports/Colleen+Jones+team+reunites+Olympic+shot/6149488/story.html Colleen Jones team reunites for Olympic shot 14 February 2012May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes AB Cheryl Bernard: Bernard decided to drop her lead Jennifer Sadleir after only one season together due to off-ice issues. Shannon Aleksic, a Saskatchewan native who previously played for British Columbia's Kelley Law, will join the team as the new lead.https://vancouversun.com/sports/Bernard+quartet+solves+travel+woes/6457401/story.html Bernard quartet solves travel woes 13 April 2012 Vancouver Sun PE Suzanne Birt: Robyn MacPhee, Birt's current second, decided to take a year off of competitive curling, and will be replaced by Sarah Fullerton, a former Prince Edward Island provincial junior champion.http://peicurling.com/2012/02/14/sarah-fullerton-joins-team-birt/ Sarah Fullerton joins Team Birt 14 February 2012 BC Jim Cotter: Third Kevin Folk has relocated to Calgary for work. Folk has been replaced by former Winnipeg skip and Russian national champion Jason Gunnlaugson, who moved to British Columbia for work.http://www.winnipegsun.com/2012/04/27/hired-gunner-moving-to-bc Hired Gunner moving to B.C. Winnipeg Sun 27 April 2012 NL Brad Gushue: Third Ryan Fry left the team following the end of the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier.https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Brad+Gushue+rink+parts+ways+with+third/6354909/story.html Brad Gushue rink parts ways with third Fry 24 March 2012 Montreal GazetteMay 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Brett Gallant, a former Canadian Junior champion from Prince Edward Island, will join the team as Fry's replacement.http://peicurling.com/2012/04/23/gallant-joins-gushue-rink-guardian/ Gallant joins Gushue rink (Guardian) 23 April 2012 Gallant will play at second, while current second Adam Casey will play at third. SK Amber Holland: Holland parted ways with her team of Heather Kalenchuk, Tammy Schneider and Kim Schneider,https://vancouversun.com/sports/Amber+Holland+breaks+curling+team/6326466/story.html Amber Holland breaks up curling team 19 March 2012 The Vancouver Sun and formed a new squad consisting of Dailene Sivertson, Brooklyn Lemon and Jolene Campbell.https://leaderpost.com/sports/winter-sports/6462893/story.html Amber Holland has a new curling team 17 April 2012 Leader-Post Siverston, a former British Columbia provincial junior champion, last played as Kelly Scott's second, and will play lead for Holland. Lemon, a former provincial junior champion of Saskatchewan, joins as second, and Campbell, a former skip and Holland's alternate in recent seasons, will play as third. AB Shannon Kleibrink: Longtime third Amy Nixon, who left the team in March to form her own team, was replaced by Kalynn Park, who is a former Alberta provincial junior champion.https://calgaryherald.com/sports/Kleibrink+adds+Edmonton+Park+team/6316849/story.html Kleibrink adds Edmonton's Park to her team 17 March 2012 Calgary Herald September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Park will play as second, while Bronwen Webster, who sat out as alternate for much of the season due to pregnancy, will be promoted from second to third following her return. AB Amy Nixon left her longtime skip Shannon Kleibrink to form a new squad consisting of Nadine Chyz, Whitney More and Tracy Bush.https://calgaryherald.com/sports/curling/Calgary+skip+completes+curling+team+roster/6322595/story.html New Calgary skip completes her curling team roster 19 March 2012 Calgary HeraldSeptember 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Chyz, who will play as third, is a former Canadian Junior champion and World Junior silver medallist. More, who will play as second, is a former Alberta provincial champion, while Bush, who will play as lead, is also a former Canadian Junior champion and World Junior silver medallist. BC Kelly Scott: Lead Jacquie Armstrong retired from curling,https://www.tsn.ca/curling/story/?id=392250 Former World Champion Scott makes changes to curling team 4 April 2012 TSN Curling and second Dailene Sivertson left the team to play lead for Amber Holland. Sarah Wazney, a former Canadian Junior champion, will be joining the team at lead.http://www.kelownacapnews.com/sports/148586525.html Wazney joins Kelowna's Kelly Scott rink 24 April 2012 Kelowna Capital News NS Heather Smith-Dacey: Third Danielle Parsons left the team and was replaced by Stephanie McVicar, a former Canadian Junior silver medallist.http://teamsmithdacey.blogspot.ca/2012/04/next-season.html Team Smith-Dacey: Next Season 24 April 2012 MB Jeff Stoughton: Longtime lead Steve Gould was dropped from the team.https://www.tsn.ca/curling/story/?id=389550 Manitoba's Stoughton curling rink sacks longtime lead Gould 5 March 2012 TSN Curling Gould has been replaced by Olympic gold medalist Mark Nichols, who previously played with Brad Gushue.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/curling/Mark-Nichols-to-join-Stoughton-curling-team-157047315.html Mark Nichols to join Stoughton Curling Team 4 June 2012 Winnipeg Free Press References 2 See also World Curling Tour Home Season of Champions Home 2010–11 2011–12 curling season September 2011 – April 2012 2012–13 *2011-12 *2011-12 Category:Seasons in curling