Mike Chernoff (curler)

{{Infobox curler

| name = Mike Chernoff

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1936}}

| birth_place = Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada{{Cite web|url=https://www.weyburnreview.com/news/local-news/2011-saskatchewan-oilpatch-awards-1.1460907|title = 2011 Saskatchewan Oilpatch Awards| date=8 June 2011 }}

| Curling club = Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat, AB,
North Hill CC, Calgary, AB

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| Member Association = {{SK}} (1953-1954)
{{ON}} (1957-1959)
{{AB}} (1959-1983)
{{BC}} (1983-present)

| Brier appearances = 3: ({{Brier|1964}}, {{Brier|1978}}, {{Brier|1983}})

| World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|1978}})

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | {{WMCC||World Championships}}}}

{{MedalBronze | {{WMCC|1978|1978 Winnipeg}} | }}

{{MedalCompetition | {{Brier||Macdonald Brier}} }}

{{MedalCountry | {{AB}} }}

{{MedalGold | {{Brier|1978|1978 Vancouver}} | }}

{{MedalSilver | {{Brier|1983|1983 Sudbury}} | }}

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Michael N. Chernoff{{cite web |url=https://www.queensu.ca/alumni/supporting-queens/funds/the-chernoff-family-awards-0 |title=The Chernoff Family Awards |publisher=Queen’s Alumni |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429094650/https://www.queensu.ca/alumni/supporting-queens/funds/the-chernoff-family-awards-0 |archivedate=2020-04-29 }} (born c. 1936) is a Canadian curler and geologist from West Vancouver, British Columbia.{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/bruce-chernoff-the-comeback-kid-of-the-oil-patch/article8979580/ | title=Bruce Chernoff: The comeback kid of the oil patch | work=The Globe and Mail | date=February 22, 2013}} He is a {{WMCC|1978|1978 World Men's bronze medallist}}{{worldcurling}} and a {{Brier|1978|1978 Brier champion}}.

Personal life

Chernoff has a degree in geological engineering from Queen's University at Kingston.{{Cite web|url=https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2005-09-09/news/curling-club-makes-way-queens-centre/|title = Curling club makes way for Queen's Centre}} He was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. He is married to Dorine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/c/chernoff-family|title = Chernoff Family | Queen's Encyclopedia}} After graduating from Queens, Chernoff worked as a geologist, conducting field studies across Canada for several oil and gas companies including California Standard, Pinnacle Petroleum, and Ulster Petroleum. He founded Strom Resources in 1979, and sold it to PennWest. He founded Paclata Resources in 1987 with his son Bruce, developing oil and gas operations in a number of different countries. It was sold to Alberta Energy Company in 1999.

He was a director at Encana (now Ovintiv) and Canadian Hydro Developers.{{cite news | url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20070420/281895883801078 | work=Vancouver Sun | date=April 20, 2007 | title=Oilman wants 'other side' shown | first=Janet | last=Steffenhagen}}

Teams

class="wikitable"
scope="col"\| Season ! scope="col"\| Skip ! scope="col"\| Third ! scope="col"\| Second ! scope="col"\| Lead ! scope="col"\| Events
scope="row"\| 1958–59{{cite news\|title=Curling Capers\|date=February 7, 1959\|page=10\|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46144365/the-ottawa-citizen/\|accessdate=March 4, 2020}} \| Mike Chernoff \|\| Doug Rawson \|\| Jake Edwards \|\| Bob Elliott \|\| Ont. 1959 {{Silver2}}{{cite news\|title=Sellers Wins Curling Title, Unbeaten in Provincial Play\|date=February 14, 1959\|page=12\|newspaper=Ottawa Journal\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46144016/the-ottawa-journal/\|accessdate=March 4, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 1964 \| Ron Northcott \|\| Mike Chernoff \|\| Ron Baker \|\| Fred Storey \|\| {{Brier\|1964\|Brier 1964}} (5th)[http://soudogcurling.tripod.com/Brier/1964.htm 1964 MacDonald Brier - Soudogcurling]http://cloud.rampinteractive.com/albertacurlingfederation/files/2017MENS.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}
scope="row"\| 1977–78 \| Ed Lukowich (fourth) \|\| Mike Chernoff (skip) \|\| Dale Johnston \|\| Ron Schindle \|\| {{Brier\|1978\|Brier 1978}} {{Gold1}} {{WMCC\|1978\|WCC 1978}} {{Bronze3}}
scope="row"\| 1980–81 \| Ed Lukowich \|\| Mike Chernoff \|\| Neil Houston \|\| Brent Syme \|\|
scope="row"\| 1981–82{{cite news\|title=In good shape\|date=January 16, 1982\|newspaper=Calgary Herald\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99957904/calgary-herald/\|access-date=April 17, 2022}} \| Ed Lukowich \|\| Mike Chernoff (skip) \|\| John Ferguson \|\| Wayne Hart
scope="row"\| 1982–83 \| Ed Lukowich \|\| Mike Chernoff (skip) \|\| Neil Houston \|\| Brent Syme \|\| {{Brier\|1983\|Brier 1983}} {{Silver2}}

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scope="col"| Season

! scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

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scope="row"| 1958–59{{cite news|title=Curling Capers|date=February 7, 1959|page=10|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46144365/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=March 4, 2020}}

| Mike Chernoff || Doug Rawson || Jake Edwards || Bob Elliott || Ont. 1959 {{Silver2}}{{cite news|title=Sellers Wins Curling Title, Unbeaten in Provincial Play|date=February 14, 1959|page=12|newspaper=Ottawa Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46144016/the-ottawa-journal/|accessdate=March 4, 2020}}

scope="row"| 1964

| Ron Northcott || Mike Chernoff || Ron Baker || Fred Storey || {{Brier|1964|Brier 1964}} (5th)[http://soudogcurling.tripod.com/Brier/1964.htm 1964 MacDonald Brier - Soudogcurling]http://cloud.rampinteractive.com/albertacurlingfederation/files/2017MENS.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

scope="row"| 1977–78

| Ed Lukowich (fourth) || Mike Chernoff (skip) || Dale Johnston || Ron Schindle || {{Brier|1978|Brier 1978}} {{Gold1}}
{{WMCC|1978|WCC 1978}} {{Bronze3}}

scope="row"| 1980–81

| Ed Lukowich || Mike Chernoff || Neil Houston || Brent Syme ||

scope="row"| 1981–82{{cite news|title=In good shape|date=January 16, 1982|newspaper=Calgary Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99957904/calgary-herald/|access-date=April 17, 2022}}

| Ed Lukowich || Mike Chernoff (skip) || John Ferguson || Wayne Hart

scope="row"| 1982–83

| Ed Lukowich || Mike Chernoff (skip) || Neil Houston || Brent Syme || {{Brier|1983|Brier 1983}} {{Silver2}}