Junior curling program


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	Group photo of the junior program curlers and the coaches at the end of the 2011-2012 season.

April 1, 2012

Here is the latest news for the junior curlers:

the 2011-2012 season in the junior program wrapped up on Sunday, April 1, 2012 with the Junior Town of Hudson Bonspiel championship final and the consolation final. The qualification round of draws took place a day earlier at the Whitlock Golf and Country Club curling rink. As soon as the champions were determined all the junior curlers, their parents and the coaches took part in the season ending awards banquet at the Hudson Legion.
After enjoying some hot dogs, french fries, pizza and desert, all the members of the junior program received their participation trophies and Curling Quebec patches to indicate the different levels of proficiency that they achieved. The coaches then handed out the most anticipated trophies for the most improved curlers, for sportsmanship and the Robbie Robertson recognition trophy. These awards were won by:

Mia Campanella - Little Rocks Sportsmanship award
Noah Amyotte - Little Rocks Most Improved curler
Eli Tanona-Zubis - Regular Rocks Sportsmanship award
Tyler McHugh-Larue - Regular Rocks Most Improved curler
Joel Fox - Robbie Robertson recognition award

At the end of the ceremonies, the coaches received some special gifts from the parents as a way of showing their appreciation for the efforts that the coaches put into the program.
Pictures taken during the banquet as well as the photos taken on the ice during the Saturday and Sunday competitions can be seen using the links below.

March 31, 2012
Photos from the junior Town of Hudson bonspiel at Whitlock

April 1, 2012
Photos from the junior Town of Hudson bonspiel finals

April 1, 2012
Photos from the junior curling program banquet




	The junior curlers took part in the annual Town of Hudson Santa Clause Parade on December 4, 2011.


	General information


	This year is the 15th season that the junior program has been offered by the Hudson Legion Curling Club. The program is being run by Rob Maclean with help from other members of the Hudson Legion Curling Club. Two different options are offered: for youngsters between 8 and 11 years of age, the Little Rocks program is available using smaller and lighter rocks. Curling activities take place every Sunday from 9 am until 10:30 am for youngsters between 12 and 18 years of age, the regular junior program with standard weight and size curling rocks. These activities take place every Sunday from 10:30 am until noon. The cost of registration is $70 for the first child and $55 for additional children from the same family.

	Typical season

Each season, the junior program includes the following activities:

Registration for the 2011-2012 season took place on Sunday, Oct. 30, 10 am - 11:30 am
17 additional 1.5 hours practices on Sunday mornings between October and the following April
participation in the Tim Caverly Christmas Bonspiel which involves playing against rinks form other clubs
participation in the Town of Hudson Bonspiel which takes place in March or April
end of season banquet and trophy ceremonies


	2011-2012 season schedule


	The following is a list of Sunday dates on which regular curling activities are planned for this season:

Oct. 30	Nov. 6	Nov. 13	Nov. 20	Nov. 27	Dec. 4	Dec. 11
Dec. 18	Jan. 8	Jan. 15	Jan. 22	Jan. 29	Feb. 5	Feb. 12
*	Mar. 4	Mar. 11	Mar. 18	Mar. 25	Apr. 1


	Junior curling club awards

At the end of each curling season, the coaches select two curlers from each age group to receive the trophies for the most improved curler and for showing exemplary level of sportsmanship. In addition, one curler who exemplifies dedication to the Hudson Legion Junior Curling Program and to the spirit of good sportsmanship is recognized by being awarded the Robbie Robertson Memorial Trophy.
The following curlers won the awards during the previous seasons:

Season	Age group	Most Improved Curler Award	Sportsmanship Award	Gordon “Robbie” Robertson Memorial Trophy
2011-2012	Little Rocks	Noah Amyotte	Mia Campanella	Joel Fox
2011-2012	Big Rocks	Tyler McHugh-Larue	Eli Tanona-Zubis	Joel Fox
2010-2011	Little Rocks	Alex Baumeister	Sierra Trivlidis	Spencer Trivlidis
2010-2011	Big Rocks	Jarod Spenard	Presley Adolfson	Spencer Trivlidis
2009-2010	Little Rocks	Trent Howlett	Olivier Chamberlin	Russell Buchanan
2009-2010	Big Rocks	Mathew Tidd	Spencer Trivlidis	Russell Buchanan
2008-2009	Little Rocks	Spencer Trivlidis	Jarod Spenard	Patrick Renaud
2008-2009	Big Rocks	Ilona Stefano	Matthew Tidd	Patrick Renaud
2007-2008	Little Rocks	Wyatt Howlett	Morgan Johnston	Nathan Jasiukajc
2007-2008	Big Rocks	Colin Maclean	Russell Buchanan	Nathan Jasiukajc
2006-2007	Little Rocks	Curtis Rusenstrom	Kayla Côté	Kim Bubenko
2006-2007	Big Rocks	Cynamin Normandeau	Nickolas Côté	Kim Bubenko
2005-2006	Little Rocks	Hunter Lordz	Matthew Helm	Melanie Maclean
2005-2006	Big Rocks	Nathan Jasiukajc	Caroline Cawley	Melanie Maclean
2004-2005	Little Rocks	Sean Gazdewicz	Colin Maclean	David Caverly
2004-2005	Big Rocks	Thomas Duboyce	Melanie Maclean	David Caverly
2003-2004	Little Rocks	Cassidy Normandeau	Cynamin Normandeau	Kim Bubenko
2003-2004	Big Rocks	Kelly Gazdewicz	Andrea Duboyce	Kim Bubenko
2002-2003	Little Rocks	Andrea Duboyce	Mark Quenneville	Patrick Cawley
2002-2003	Big Rocks	Emily Reid	Melanie Maclean	Patrick Cawley
2001-2002	Little Rocks	Kim Bubenko	Matthew Helm	Jason Robillard
2001-2002	Big Rocks	Cloe Lamoureux	Jessie Robillard	Jason Robillard
2000-2001	Little Rocks	Sarah Wongkee	Jessie Robillard	Jason Robillard
2000-2001	Big Rocks	Jade Braunwell	Jeff Brasseur	Jason Robillard
1999-2000	Little Rocks	Jonathan Robert	Heather Bowser	Natia Weiss
1999-2000	Big Rocks	Heidi Frolhoff	Jay Weiss	Natia Weiss
1998-1999	Little Rocks	Matthew Wongkee	Patrick Cawley	Award not in effect
1998-1999	Big Rocks	Jason Robillard	Aimée Ambroziak	Award not in effect


	Westwood High School curling teams

Until March 2011, The Hudson Legion Curling Club was the home of the Westwood H.S. curling teams which compete with other high schools in the Montreal area under the GMAA umbrella. For the 2011-2012 season, the Westwood curling teams will practice and play their games at the Whitlock GCC.

The Westwood H.S. curling team won the GMAA playoff championship during the 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2010-2011 seasons. In 2009-2010 Westwood H.S. won the regular season championship title.

Starting in November of each school year, the high school team will typically practice once per week. They will then play seven or eight games against other schools such as Royal West Academy, Lower Canada College, Westmount H.S. and others. The schedule of these games can be found at the GMAA website.


	Accomplishments


	The junior curling program is proud of these things that they have accomplished recently:

Season

Accomplishments

2010-2011

The Glenmore/Hudson Legion team won the women’s Quebec provincial junior championship in early January 2011. From left to right: skip Alanna Routledge, third Kelly Gazdewich, second Melanie Maclean, lead Joëlle St-Hilaire and coach Rob Maclean.

At the beginning of February, the team traveled to Calgary to compete against 12 other teams for the Canadian junior championship where they finished with a 3-9 record (although four of the losses were by just one point). Here are some links to photos taken during that event:

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At the end of the last practice of the 2010-2011 season, all the junior curlers and the coaches took a group photo with John Burgess who is retiring from the junior program after 14 years. To see it in larger scale please click on the image below.

2009-2010

Melanie Maclean, Kim Bubenko, Jessie Robillard and Colin MacLean took part in the provincial playdowns
Colin Maclean, Patrick Renaud, Matthew Tidd, Hunter Lordz and Spencer Lordz took part in the Jeux du Quebec regional competition and Colin Maclean team’s won the top honors
the Town of Hudson Bonspiel had nine teams. The “A” trophy winners were Nathan Jasiukajc, Matthew Wickware, Peter Ellinger and Presley Adolfson. The “B” trophy winners were Patrick Renaud, Meghan Wickware, Nathan Bradbury and Cassy Chrosciel
Melanie Maclean was part of a team that won the Quebec provincial junior championship and went on to compete at the Canadian junior championship.