All-stars, award winners announced at 2018 New Holland Canadian Juniors
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — The all-stars and other award winners at the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships were announced on Friday at the awards banquet.
All-Stars (determined by shooting percentages during the round robin)
Women First Team (CLICK HERE for a photo of the winners, in order of, from left, skip, third, second, lead) Skip — Laurie St-Georges, Quebec (79 per cent) Third — Kristin Clarke, Nova Scotia (83 per cent) Second — Karlee Burgess, Nova Scotia (85 per cent) Lead — Erin Tomalty, Northern Ontario (82 per cent)
Second Team (CLICK HERE for a photo of the winners, in order of, from left, skip, third, second, lead) Skip — Kaitlyn Jones, Nova Scotia (76 per cent) Third — Cynthia St-Georges, Quebec (83 per cent) Second — Emily Riley, Quebec (79 per cent) Lead — Hannah Wallingford, Ontario (80 per cent)
Men First Team (CLICK HERE for a photo of the winners, in order of, from left, skip, third, second, lead) Skip — JT Ryan, Manitoba (85 per cent) Third — Jacques Gauthier, Manitoba (87 per cent) Second — Joey Hart, Ontario (89 per cent) Lead — Caleb Boorse, Alberta (91 per cent)
Second Team (CLICK HERE for a photo of the winners, in order of, from left, skip, third, second, lead) Skip — Karsten Sturmay, Alberta (85 per cent) Third — Chris Kennedy, Alberta (86 per cent) Second — Nick Zachernuk, Nova Scotia (87 per cent) Lead — Bradley Lequin, Quebec (85 per cent) * In the case of a percentage tie, the all-star position goes to the player with the highest plus/minus for the week (a player receives a +1 for every game in which he/she outcurls the positional opponent by five per cent or more). Should they still be tied, the pre-event draw to the button results are used to determine the all-star.
Ken Watson Sportsmanship Awards (voted by the players)
(CLICK HERE for photo of the winners with Cathy Hughes of the Curling Canada Board of Governors)Women — Pearl Gillis, Northwest Territories Men — JT Ryan, Manitoba
Performance Brooms Fair Play Awards (selected by the officials)
(CLICK HERE for photo of winners with Curling Canada event umpires and sponsor Andre Ferland of Performance Brooms)Men Lead — Maxime Blais, Northern Ontario Second — Joey Hart, Ontario Vice-skip — James Dalton, P.E.I. Skip — Karsten Sturmay, Alberta Coach — Daniel Bédard, Quebec
Women Lead — Pearl Gillis, Northwest Territories Second —Karlee Burgess, Nova Scotia Vice-skip — Christianne West, Nunavut Skip — Kayla Skrlik, Alberta Coach — Todd Troyer, B.C.
ASHAM National Coaching Awards (voted by the coaches)
(CLICK HERE for photo of the winners with New Holland Canadian Juniors Coaching Mentor Bill Tschirhart)Women – Michel St-Georges, Quebec Men – Dean Kleiter, Saskatchewan
Joan Mead Legacy Awards (selected by the event officials) ($500 scholarship)
(CLICK HERE for photo of the winners with Cathy Hughes of the Curling Canada Board of Governors)Women – Kristin Clarke, Nova Scotia Men – Matthew Hall, Ontario