Curl Summerside - Summerside Curling Club

🥌 HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO CLIFF POIRIER! 🥌

The Summerside Curling Club family couldn’t be prouder! Last week, Curl PEI awarded Cliff Poirier (alongside the wonderful Kay Atkinson) with a prestigious Honorary Lifetime Membership! 🏆

While the entire province knows Cliff as a PEI Curling Hall of Fame Builder and a national-level official who has worked the Brier, the Scotties, and World Championships, we know him best right here at home as a dedicated member, mentor, and pillar of our club.

For over 35 years, Cliff's leadership, mentorship, and work introducing new technologies have helped build one of the strongest officiating and timing programs in all of Canadian curling.

Please join us in giving Cliff a massive round of applause and a huge THANK YOU for everything he has done for the curling community, both across PEI and right here in Summerside! 👏👏

🔗 Read Curl PEI's full citation and learn more about Cliff's incredible 35+ year legacy on our website: https://silver-fox.curling.io/en/articles/2778-club-member-cliff-poirier-honored-with-curl-pei-honorary-lifetime-membership

Summerside Curling Club

🥌 REMINDER - AGM 🥌

Attention all Summerside Curling Club members! Reminder to join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) tomorrow evening.

Here are the details:

📅 Date: Thursday, May 21
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: The Meeting Room at Bogside Brewery and Famous Peppers + Crafters Smokehouse (located right adjacent to the Summerside Curling Club!)

⚠️ We Need Your RSVP for Quorum!
To ensure we have a proper quorum to conduct club business—and to make sure the room setup accommodates everyone comfortably—please email your intent to attend to:

📧 [email protected]

All members are highly encouraged to attend. Your voice, your vote, and your support keep our club sliding forward!

We look forward to seeing you all there on Thursday evening!
Curling Club

– Your Curling Executive

🏆 Nominations Are Now Open – 2026 Curl PEI ADL Awards! 🏆

Summerside Curling Club is reaching out to all members to help the Executive submit nominations in each category. These awards celebrate the outstanding individuals and teams who make curling in Prince Edward Island so special—both on and off the ice. Please send an email to [email protected] with names, category and the reasons that you would like to nominate them. We ask that you do not fill out the attached form (link) individually, but work with an Executive Member for submission. Links describe the category.

⏳Deadline to forward nominations is Friday, May 1 at noon. This will allow time to finalize with Executive and submit to Curl PEI by their deadline of May 10.

We are now accepting nominations for the following categories:
✨ Junior True Sport Awards - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/cyw0NZYSir
✨ Outstanding Athlete of the Year - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/9MwJC0tWc6
✨ Coach of the Year - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/3Vq10nVj6V
✨ Team of the Year - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/evCgR0vpxQ
✨ Volunteer of the Year - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/EV4ar62MgD
✨ Mentor of the Year - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/CfXeYfzqpR
✨ Contributor of the Year - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/deSMaRjRuX
✨ President’s Award - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/xtR5eZpkCv

Do you know someone who has made a difference this past season? Take a moment to recognize their contributions and achievements by submitting a nomination!

📅 The 2026 Curl PEI ADL Awards Ceremony will take place in early June—stay tuned for more details!

Let’s celebrate the people who continue to grow and strengthen our curling community across PEI ❤️🥌

Summerside Curling Club

Your Summerside Curling Club Executive

&

Amy Duncan

Executive Director, Curl PEI

Did you know you can help support Curl PEI when you play SYSPEI Gold Rush – https://syspei.goldrush.causable.io/charityqr?Id=9d45cbce-a976-4d9f-acde-52c1017e3b44

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What a way to wrap up our historic 100th season at the Summerside Curling Club! 🥌✨

Our annual Red vs. Yellow Closing Bonspiel on April 4th was the perfect finale to a centennial year. The ice was a sea of vibrant colors as teams went all out with their costumes, but once the final points were tallied, the Yellow Team walked away as this year’s victors! 🏆💛

🎭 Costume Highlights

The creativity this year was off the charts!

Honorable Mention (Red): 2 of Our Junior curlers stole the show with their adorable and colorful ladybug outfits.

Best Costume (Yellow): Brianna Bovee buzzed into the winner's circle as a brilliant bumblebee.

Best Costume (Red): Goes to Dave MacFadyen, who went "all out" to represent the Red theme.

🍽️ Closing Banquet & Special Honors

During our closing banquet, we shared a heartfelt moment as Club President Tim Hockin gave his final address. We want to thank Tim for his leadership as he steps down—your contributions have been invaluable to our club’s success!

We were also incredibly proud to present the Provincial Championship banner to the Amanda Power team. It was a special evening honoring their journey to the Canadian Scotties Tournament of Hearts. We can’t wait to see their banner hanging proudly in our club. 🇨🇦❤️

🌟 Award Winners

It was a banner year for new talent and long-standing dedication:

Rookies of the Year: Congratulations to Kevin & Nelda Praught and Kirk & Shawna Johnston. These two couples jumped into the sport headfirst—signing up for every bonspiel, cheering on other events, and putting in the practice hours. We are so glad to have you in our curling family!

Spirit Award: Awarded to Jacqueline Lecky. In just a few years, Jacqueline has become a cornerstone of our club—recruiting new members, joining the executive, and bringing a positive energy that makes everyone want to play.

Lester Fitzgerald Award: This prestigious trophy for long-term support and dedication to curling, was presented to Lou and Marg Nowlan. You both have been role models in the curling world for many years, and we are honored that you call Summerside home.

👣 The Barefoot Draw to the Button

We ended the night with our legendary Barefoot Draw. It was a crowded field of brave souls, with Veronica Smith, Garth Thompson, Alan Mendoza, and Troy (visiting from BC!) making it to the finals. In a nail-biting finish, Alan Mendoza landed closest to the pin to take the title! 🦶🎯

Thank you to everyone who made our 100th year so unforgettable. From the first rock thrown in the fall to the last banquet toast, it’s the members who make this club so special.

See you all back on the ice next season! ⛸️🍂



🤝 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Partners
Finally, our 100th-anniversary celebrations wouldn’t have been the same without the incredible support of our community partners.

A massive thank you to:

Bogside Brewing

Famous Peppers & Crafters BBQ-Summerside

The City of Summerside

We have started a wonderful partnership with you all this year, and your support has truly elevated our events and club spirit. We are already looking forward to what we can achieve together next season! 🥂🏙️

🥌🏆 Thursday Night winners🏆🥌

We had our final night of league curling for the Thursday Team Events and Thursday Doubles League.
We appreciate all of our great sponsors for providing prizes for the winners.

Round 1 🏆 Thursday Team Entry.
Sponsored by PEI Agromart Group.

Runners-up: Alan Mendoza, Kent MacKay. Gene Murray, Garth Thompson.
Winners: Blair Jay, Dwayne MacNeill, Corey Montgomery, Glenn Rogers.

🏆 Thursday Doubles.
Sponsored by PEI Agromart.
Runners-up: Nathan Green, Tracy Chiasson-Lawlor
Winners: Cindy & Ken Robichaud

Round 2: 🏆 Thursday Team Entry. Sponsored by The Humble Barber.

Winners: Blair Jay, Dwayne MacNeill, Corey Montgomery, Glenn Rogers
Runners-up: Lauren MacFadyen, Emily VanIderstine, Ashley Praught, Jen Gaudet

🏆 Thursday Doubles.
Sponsored by The Humble Barber
Winners: Nathan Green, Tracy Chiasson-Lawlor
Runners-up: Laurie Gallant, Paul Cyr

Round 3. 🏆
Sponsored by Credit Union Place.

🏆Thursday Team entry.
Winners: Blair Jay, Corey Montgomery, Glenn Rogers, Dale Cannon
Runners-up: Lauren MacFadyen, Emily VanIderstine, Ashley Praught, Jen Gaudet

🏆Thursday Doubles
Winners: Richard Roger’s, Mary MacKay
Runners-up: Nathan Green, Tracy Chiasson-Lawlor