Charette, Pierre

Year Inducted / Année Intronisé:

2016

Province / Province:

Quebec

Category / Catégorie:

Curler/Builder

Biography / Biographie:

Pierre Charette of Gatineau, Que., is one of the most accomplished players in Quebec curling history, and has devoted countless hours to building the sport, not only in his home province but across the country.

“It was an unexpected phone call to receive,” said Charette. “It made me go way back in my memories to when I started playing this wonderful sport. I’ve had the privilege to meet some amazing people in curling, and I’m really humbled and honoured by this.”

As a player, he is a seven-time Quebec champion — 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2007 — and won-back-to-back silver medals at the Brier, in ’98 and ’99 playing vice-skip for Guy Hemmings. Charette is the only player to play at the Brier in all four positions, and was the first-team all-star third in 1999 and the second-team all-star third in 1998.

In addition to his Quebec men’s championships, he won three Quebec mixed championships (in 1991 and 1992 as a skip; in 1986 as a second, and also skipped two provincial senior men’s championship teams (2010 and 2012).

Off the ice, he has played an integral role in the development of the Grand Slam series of events. He is a former president of the World Curling Players Association, and now manages the Grand Slam events from coast to coast.