Bridgewater Curling Club
{{short description|Curling club in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia}}
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|location = 90 Dominion St
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
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|established = 1907
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|club_type = Dedicated Ice
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The Bridgewater Curling Club is a curling club and facility in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.{{cite web|url=https://nscurl.com/nsca/member-associations/|website=Nova Scotia Curling Association|title=Member Associations|access-date=2021-12-19}}
History
The club was founded in 1907, and female curlers were permitted to join in 1910.{{cite web|url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/communityalbums/bridgewater/archives/?ID=585|website=Nova Scotia Archives|title=DesBrisay Museum, Bridgewater|date=23 August 2016 |access-date=2021-12-19}}
Provincial champions
=Men's=
Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the Nova Scotia Men's Championship nine times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Brier, Canada's national men's championship.
=Mixed=
Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial mixed championship three times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.
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| Year | Team | Canadian Mixed record |
|---|---|---|
| 1976{{Cite news|title=Curling|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90816177/the-leader-post/|access-date=2021-12-19|newspaper=Regina Leader-Post|date=March 27, 1976}} | Brian Rafuse, Faye Corkum, Glenn Josephson, Charmaine Murray | 6–5 |
| 1989{{Cite news|title=Skillings foursome in today's semifinal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90816275/times-colonist/|access-date=2021-12-19|newspaper=Victoria Times-Colonist|date=March 18, 1989}} | Brian Rafuse, Fay Grace, Glenn Josephson, Cathy MacDonald | 6–5 |
| 2005 | Brian Rafuse, Laura Fultz, David Slauenwhite, Alexis Sinclair | 5–6 |
=Junior men's=
Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial men's junior championships 10 times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The 1993 champion team, skipped by Shawn Adams won the Canadian juniors that year, but could not represent Canada at the 1993 World Junior Championships due to alcohol violations.{{cite journal|url=https://issuu.com/curling/docs/eyeopener_day8web|publisher=Canadian Curling Association|journal=The Eye Opener|title=Juniors slapped with booze ban: WCF adopts zero tolerance policy on rowdies|date=April 11, 2009|author=Bill Graveland|quote=Shawn Adams [...] was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations after the victory. Adams and his teammates were of legal drinking age but junior rules stipulated no drinking during the event.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/adams-slips-into-next-round-under-radar/article977024/|author=Bob Weeks|publisher=The Globe and Mail|title=Adams slips into next round under radar|date=March 12, 2005|quote=Even though all four players were of legal age, they were prohibited from representing Canada at the world championships.}}
=Junior women's=
Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial women's junior championships once, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.
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| Year | Team | Canadian Juniors record |
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| 2010 | Tara LeGay, Jane Snyder, Leah Squarey, Laura Murray | 4–8 |
=Senior men's=
Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial senior men's championship twice, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships.
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| Year | Team | Canadian Seniors record |
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| 2007 | Brian Rafuse, David Slauenwhite, Alan Darragh, Glenn Josephson | 7–4 |
| 2008 | Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, Alan Darragh, David Slauenwhite | 9–3 |
=Senior women's=
Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial senior women's championship once, in 1970 prior to the creation of the women's Canadian Senior Curling Championship. The team consisted of Pauline Oickle, Esther Bond, Kate Turple and Gladys Conrad.{{cite web|url=http://www.maritimecurling.info/Nova_Scotia/senior_womens.html|website=John Murphy's Curling Page|title=NS Senior Womens|access-date=2021-12-19}}
=Men's Curling Club championships=
Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the men's provincial curling club championships twice, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Curling Club Championships. The 2021 championship team, skipped by Nick Deagle won the national championships as well.{{Cite news|title=Nova Scotia rinks win gold and bronze at national club championships|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/nova-scotia-rinks-win-gold-and-bronze-at-national-club-championships-100666848/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Saltwire|date=December 5, 2021}}
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| Year | Team | Canadian Club Championships record |
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| 2017 | Nick Deagle, Jason van Vonderen, Robert Phillips, Ryan Sperry | 4–3 |
| 2021 | Nick Deagle, Jason van Vonderen, Robert Phillips, Ryan Sperry | {{gold01}} 7–4 |