2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship

{{Infobox curling competition

| Name = 2023 Canadian Wheelchair
Curling Championship

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

| Arena = Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre

| Dates = March 20–24

| Winner = {{SK}} 1

| Curling club = Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw

| Skip = Gil Dash

| Third = Marie Wright

| Second = Darwin Bender

| Lead = Moose Gibson

| Coach = Lorraine Arguin

| Finalist = {{NO}} (Dean)

| prev = 2019

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 20 to 24 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/2023wheelchair/|title=2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship|website=Curling Canada|access-date=March 15, 2023}} This was the first time the championship was held since 2019 as it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021 and 2022.{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2020/12/22/2022-2023-wheelchair-curling-nationals/|title=2022 & 2023 Wheelchair Curling Nationals|publisher=Curling Canada|date=December 22, 2022|access-date=March 15, 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/01/28/pandemic-forces-cancellations/|title=Pandemic forces cancellations|publisher=Curling Canada|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=March 15, 2023}}

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/2023wheelchair/teams/|title=Teams|website=Curling Canada|access-date=March 15, 2023}}

class="wikitable"
scope="col"| Province / Territory

! scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

! scope="col"| Alternate

! scope="col"| Locale

{{AB}} 1Jack SmartMartin PurvisTerry FowlerWendy FrazierKendra OhamaGarrison CC, Calgary
{{AB}} 2Don KuchelymaStephan VindisEmma NagelMarie LaframboiseAvonair CC, Edmonton
{{BC}}Gerry AustgardenIna ForrestRick RobinsonGlen McDonaldKelowna/Vernon/Richmond
{{NB}}Michael FitzgeraldSarah BenevidesJames O'HaraElaine MazerolleThistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John
{{NL}}Cecilia CarrollFelix GreenKatie HubbardSt. John's CC, St. John's
{{NO}}Douglas DeanGino SonegoRick BellLola GrahamFort William CC, Thunder Bay
{{NS}}Laughie RuttStephan ParfittRose PearleEdie LloydAnn WhiteLakeshore CC, Lower Sackville
{{ON}} 1Jon ThurstonCollinda JosephKarl AllenChrissy MolnarKing CC, Schomberg
{{ON}} 2Paul GroseTony ReynenJim LawShannon WilcoxJillian HopkinsIlderton CC, Ilderton
{{QC}}Benoît LessardCarl MarquisJohanne MathieuFrançois LacourseCC Magog, Magog
{{SK}} 1Gil DashMarie WrightDarwin BenderMoose GibsonMoose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw
{{SK}} 2Rodney PedersonStewart McKeownSheryl PedersonRussell WhitsittMoose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/8119/standings|title=Standings|website=Curling Canada|access-date=March 15, 2023}}

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colspan=2|Key
style="background:#ffc; width:20px;"|

|align=left|Teams to Championship Pool

valign=top width=10%|

{| class=wikitable

width=210|Pool A

!width=130|Skip

!width=20|{{abbr|W|Games won}}

!width=20|{{abbr|L|Games lost}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PF|Points for}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PA|Points against}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EW|Ends won}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EL|Ends lost}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|BE|Blank ends}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|SE|Stolen ends}}

bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{NO}}

Douglas Dean504022201609
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{SK}} 1

Gil Dash4145172113210
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{BC}}

Gerry Austgarden323922211519
{{ON}} 2Paul Grose2333292115113
{{NB}}Michael Fitzgerald142128152006
{{AB}} 2Don Kuchelyma05107082701

|}

valign=top width=10%|

{| class=wikitable

width=210|Pool B

!width=130|Skip

!width=20|{{abbr|W|Games won}}

!width=20|{{abbr|L|Games lost}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PF|Points for}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PA|Points against}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EW|Ends won}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EL|Ends lost}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|BE|Blank ends}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|SE|Stolen ends}}

bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{AB}} 1

Jack Smart4134212315013
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{QC}}

Benoît Lessard413126191809
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{ON}} 1

Jon Thurston323523171706
{{SK}} 2Rodney Pederson3236282018011
{{NL}}Cecilia Carroll142838192008
{{NS}}Laughie Rutt052149132302

|}

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Central Time (UTC−05:00).{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/2023wheelchair/files/2023/02/2023-Wheelchair-draw-Jan-13th.xlsx-2023-1.pdf|title=Draw Schedule|website=Curling Canada|access-date=March 15, 2023}}

=Draw 1=

Monday, March 20, 2:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{NS}} (Rutt) {{X}}

|1|3|0|0|1|0|0|X| |5

| team2 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston)

|0|0|3|1|0|4|1|X| |9

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{QC}} (Lessard)

|2|0|0|0|0|1|1|2| |6

| team2 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson) {{X}}

|0|1|1|2|1|0|0|0| |5

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose)

|2|1|0|0|1|2|1|0| |7

| team2 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald) {{X}}

|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|1| |3

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{NL}} (Carroll) {{X}}

|0|2|1|0|0|2|1|0|0 |6

| team2 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart)

|1|0|0|1|1|0|0|3|1 |7

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{NO}} (Dean) {{X}}

|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|3|1 |8

| team2 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash)

|0|2|0|1|1|0|3|0|0 |7

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma)

|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0| |2

| team2 = {{BC}} (Austgarden) {{X}}

|5|2|0|3|0|1|2|5| |18

}}

=Draw 2=

Monday, March 20, 7:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson)

|1|3|1|0|0|0|0|1| |6

| team2 = {{NL}} (Carroll) {{X}}

|0|0|0|1|1|1|2|0| |5

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{BC}} (Austgarden)

|0|1|1|1|0|1|2|X| |6

| team2 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald) {{X}}

|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |2

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston)

|2|0|0|0|2|0|0|X| |4

| team2 = {{QC}} (Lessard) {{X}}

|0|1|1|3|0|2|1|X| |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash) {{X}}

|4|4|5|1|3|0|X|X| |17

| team2 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma)

|0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |1

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart) {{X}}

|3|2|1|0|1|0|1|X| |8

| team2 = {{NS}} (Rutt)

|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |3

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose)

|1|1|0|0|2|1|0|X| |5

| team2 = {{NO}} (Dean) {{X}}

|0|0|4|0|0|0|4|X| |8

}}

=Draw 3=

Tuesday, March 21, 2:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{QC}} (Lessard) {{X}}

|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|X| |2

| team2 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart)

|0|1|2|1|2|2|0|X| |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{NO}} (Dean) {{X}}

|3|3|3|0|0|1|0|X| |10

| team2 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma)

|0|0|0|1|2|0|2|X| |5

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{NL}} (Carroll)

|0|1|1|1|0|2|0|4| |9

| team2 = {{NS}} (Rutt) {{X}}

|2|0|0|0|2|0|2|0| |6

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston) {{X}}

|2|2|2|0|1|0|1|X| |8

| team2 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson)

|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |2

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{BC}} (Austgarden)

|2|0|1|0|5|0|0|1| |9

| team2 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose) {{X}}

|0|1|0|1|0|2|1|0| |5

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald) {{X}}

|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |3

| team2 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash)

|0|0|3|0|3|0|1|X| |7

}}

=Draw 4=

Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{NO}} (Dean)

|0|0|1|0|0|3|3|X| |7

| team2 = {{BC}} (Austgarden) {{X}}

|1|1|0|1|1|0|0|X| |4

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash)

|0|1|2|2|1|0|2|X| |8

| team2 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose) {{X}}

|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |3

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart)

|0|1|1|0|3|0|0|0| |5

| team2 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson) {{X}}

|1|0|0|1|0|1|4|1| |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{NS}} (Rutt)

|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|X| |3

| team2 = {{QC}} (Lessard) {{X}}

|1|3|0|3|1|0|0|X| |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma) {{X}}

|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|X| |1

| team2 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald)

|2|2|1|0|2|3|2|X| |12

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{NL}} (Carroll)

|0|1|0|1|0|0|X|X| |2

| team2 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston) {{X}}

|2|0|3|0|2|5|X|X| |12

}}

=Draw 5=

Wednesday, March 22, 2:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose)

|4|1|2|1|0|4|1|X| |13

| team2 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma) {{X}}

|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |1

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart) {{X}}

|2|1|0|1|1|1|0|X| |6

| team2 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston)

|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|X| |2

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{BC}} (Austgarden)

|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|0| |2

| team2 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash) {{X}}

|0|0|1|3|0|0|1|1| |6

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald) {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|X| |1

| team2 = {{NO}} (Dean)

|2|0|1|1|1|1|1|X| |7

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{QC}} (Lessard)

|0|1|0|0|1|1|0|4| |7

| team2 = {{NL}} (Carroll) {{X}}

|1|0|1|3|0|0|1|0| |6

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson)

|0|4|2|1|0|3|5|X| |15

| team2 = {{NS}} (Rutt) {{X}}

|1|0|0|0|3|0|0|X| |4

}}

Seeding pool

=Standings=

Final Seeding Pool Standings

class="wikitable"
width=210|Team

!width=130|Skip

!width=20|{{abbr|W|Games won}}

!width=20|{{abbr|L|Games lost}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PF|Points for}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PA|Points against}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EW|Ends won}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EL|Ends lost}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|BE|Blank ends}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|SE|Stolen ends}}

{{ON}} 2Paul Grose5363403521121
{{SK}} 2Rodney Pederson5354493127017
{{NL}}Cecilia Carroll3548513228012
{{NB}}Michael Fitzgerald172754193506
{{NS}}Laughie Rutt173669213406
{{AB}} 2Don Kuchelyma172886183817

=Results=

==Draw 6==

Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson) {{X}}

|0|0|1|1|2|0|0|3| |7

| team2 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma)

|1|1|0|0|0|0|4|0| |6

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{NL}} (Carroll)

|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|X| |4

| team2 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose) {{X}}

|2|1|0|1|2|0|3|X| |9

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{NS}} (Rutt) {{X}}

|2|2|4|2|0|1|X|X| |11

| team2 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald)

|0|0|0|0|2|0|X|X| |2

}}

==Draw 7==

Thursday, March 23, 2:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose) {{X}}

|0|3|3|1|1|0|1|X| |9

| team2 = {{NS}} (Rutt)

|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |3

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma) {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|0|0|2|0| |3

| team2 = {{NL}} (Carroll)

|1|0|1|3|1|1|0|1| |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald) {{X}}

|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|X| |3

| team2 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson)

|0|1|0|1|1|2|2|X| |7

}}

==Draw 8==

Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{NL}} (Carroll)

|2|1|2|0|2|1|X|X| |8

| team2 = {{NB}} (Fitzgerald) {{X}}

|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |1

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{NS}} (Rutt)

|0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |1

| team2 = {{AB}} 2 (Kuchelyma) {{X}}

|2|3|1|1|2|0|X|X| |9

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 5

| team1 = {{SK}} 2 (Pederson) {{X}}

|0|0|0|2|2|0|X|X| |4

| team2 = {{ON}} 2 (Grose)

|2|3|5|0|0|2|X|X| |12

}}

Championship pool

=Standings=

Final Championship Pool Standings

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=2|Key
style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"|

|align=left|Teams to Playoffs

class="wikitable"
width=210|Team

!width=130|Skip

!width=20|{{abbr|W|Games won}}

!width=20|{{abbr|L|Games lost}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PF|Points for}}

!width=20|{{abbr|PA|Points against}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EW|Ends won}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|EL|Ends lost}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|BE|Blank ends}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|SE|Stolen ends}}

bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{NO}}

Douglas Dean7161403128013
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{SK}} 1

Gil Dash6271333224212
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{AB}} 1

Jack Smart5349423425017
{{BC}}Gerry Austgarden5359363423119
{{ON}} 1Jon Thurston5357452829010
{{QC}}Benoît Lessard4442502831013

=Results=

==Draw 6==

Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{NO}} (Dean)

|1|4|0|1|0|0|3|X| |9

| team2 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston) {{X}}

|0|0|1|0|1|2|0|X| |4

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash) {{X}}

|2|0|5|0|0|2|0|X| |9

| team2 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart)

|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|X| |4

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{BC}} (Austgarden)

|4|0|1|1|1|1|0|X| |8

| team2 = {{QC}} (Lessard) {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|X| |2

}}

==Draw 7==

Thursday, March 23, 2:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 2

| team1 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart) {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|0|2|1|X| |4

| team2 = {{BC}} (Austgarden)

|1|0|3|3|1|0|0|X| |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 4

| team1 = {{QC}} (Lessard)

|2|2|0|0|1|1|1|0|0 |7

| team2 = {{NO}} (Dean) {{X}}

|0|0|3|3|0|0|0|1|1 |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston)

|2|0|0|1|5|0|1|0|1 |10

| team2 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash) {{X}}

|0|1|2|0|0|2|0|4|0 |9

}}

==Draw 8==

Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 3

| team1 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash) {{X}}

|3|0|1|0|3|1|X|X| |8

| team2 = {{QC}} (Lessard)

|0|1|0|1|0|0|X|X| |2

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 6

| team1 = {{BC}} (Austgarden)

|0|1|1|1|1|0|0|X| |4

| team2 = {{ON}} 1 (Thurston) {{X}}

|3|0|0|0|0|3|2|X| |8

}}

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{NO}} (Dean) {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|X| |4

| team2 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart)

|3|0|2|1|0|1|0|X| |7

}}

Playoffs

{{3TeamBracket

| RD1 = Semifinal

| RD2 = Final

| team-width = 175px

| RD1-seed1 = 2

| RD1-team1 = {{SK}} 1

| RD1-score1 = 8

| RD1-seed2 = 3

| RD1-team2 = {{AB}} 1

| RD1-score2 = 2

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = {{NO}}

| RD2-score1 = 2

| RD2-seed2 = 2

| RD2-team2 = {{SK}} 1

| RD2-score2 = 6

}}

=Semifinal=

Friday, March 24, 9:00 am

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash) {{X}}

|1|1|0|2|0|1|3|X| |8

| team2 = {{AB}} 1 (Smart)

|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |2

}}

=Final=

Friday, March 24, 1:30 pm

{{Wheelchaircurlingbox

| sheet = 7

| team1 = {{NO}} (Dean) {{X}}

|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|X| |2

| team2 = {{SK}} 1 (Dash)

|2|1|1|0|1|1|0|X| |6

}}

Final standings

class="wikitable"

!Place

!Team

align=center|{{gold1}}{{SK}} 1
align=center|{{silver2}}{{NO}}
align=center|{{bronze3}}{{AB}} 1
align=center|4{{BC}}
align=center|5{{ON}} 1
align=center|6{{QC}}
align=center|7{{ON}} 2
align=center|8{{SK}} 2
align=center|9{{NL}}
align=center|10{{NB}}
align=center|11{{NS}}
align=center|12{{AB}} 2

References

{{Reflist}}