CN Curling Club

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The CN Curling Club is a curling club located in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Once one of six curling clubs in the city, it is today one of three clubs still operating, along with the Sutherland Curling Club and the Nutana Curling Club. The closure of the Granite Curling Club in 2022 left CN as the only club in the city on the west side of the South Saskatchewan River.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://curlsaskatoon.ca/aboutus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202171558/https://curlsaskatoon.ca/aboutus/ |archive-date=2023-02-02 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=curlsaskatoon.ca |publisher=Curl Saskatoon}}{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Kevin |date=2022-12-13 |title='It hurts my heart': The Granite Curling Club shuts down permanently, ending an era in downtown Saskatoon |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/curling/it-hurts-my-heart-the-granite-curling-club-shuts-down-permanently-ending-an-era-in-downtown-saskatoon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222102605/https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/curling/it-hurts-my-heart-the-granite-curling-club-shuts-down-permanently-ending-an-era-in-downtown-saskatoon |archive-date=2022-12-22 |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=Saskatoon StarPhoenix}}

History

The CN Curling Club was founded in 1939 by employees of CN Rail, who established a three-sheet outdoor rink adjacent to the rail yard in downtown Saskatoon—the club was constructed out of three box cars. By 1958, the club operated an artificial ice facility.{{Cite web |title=History of the CNCC |url=https://cncurlingclub.com/history-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002211355/https://cncurlingclub.com/history-2/ |archive-date=2023-10-02 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=cncurlingclub.com |publisher=CN Curling Club}} In 1964, the city moved its rail yard from downtown to the western edge of the city in Montgomery Place.{{Cite news |last=Bennett |first=Jocelyn |date=2023-08-31 |title=New Saskatoon railway yards are introduced in 1964 |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/new-saskatoon-railway-yards-1964 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104041914/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/new-saskatoon-railway-yards-1964 |archive-date=2023-11-04 |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=Saskatoon StarPhoenix |publisher=City of Saskatoon Archives}} The curling club followed, and the current five-sheet facility was opened in time for the 1965 season.

= Provincial champions =

The lone CN rink to win a provincial title is Stefanie Lawton's, who represented Saskatchewan at the 2005 and 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.{{Cite news |last=Rauch |first=Ron |date=2009-02-17 |title=Road to the Scotties: Saskatchewan sound top to bottom |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/road-to-the-scotties-saskatchewan-sound-top-to-bottom-4563183 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206150915/https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/road-to-the-scotties-saskatchewan-sound-top-to-bottom-4563183 |archive-date=2024-02-06 |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=Times Colonist}} Lawton's team finished fourth in both Scotties appearances. The Lawton rink also participated in the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, finishing third, and won the 2008 Canada Cup.{{Cite news |date=2005-12-02 |title=Curlers try to keep up with the Joneses at women's trials |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/curlers-try-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses-at-women-s-trials-1.554097 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151201/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/curlers-try-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses-at-women-s-trials-1.554097 |archive-date=2024-02-06 |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=CBC Sports}}{{Cite news |date=2008-03-02 |title=Lawton, Koe win curling's Canada Cup |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/lawton-koe-win-curling-s-canada-cup-1.752772 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206164907/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/lawton-koe-win-curling-s-canada-cup-1.752772 |archive-date=2024-02-06 |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=CBC Sports}}