Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and the CCA combined to host the first national curling championship hosted by the University of Waterloo. It was held from March 12 to 16, 2008 at the Guelph Curling Club and Elora Curling Club.[1]

The inaugural event for the men and women was won by the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.

Men's tournament

In men's play the top teams after pool play were:

  1. Lakehead Thunderwolves
  2. Brock Badgers
  3. Laurier Golden Hawks
  4. Queen's Golden Gaels
  5. Calgary Dinos
Men's Pool A W L
Laurier51
Guelph42
Calgary42
McGill33
Victoria15
Saint Mary's06
Men's Pool B W L
Brock51
Queen's51
Alberta33
Western33
Manitoba24
St Francis Xavier15
Men's Pool C W L
Lakehead60
Memorial42
Regina33
Waterloo24
Lethbridge24
Laurentian24
Brandon24
Tie-Breakers Tie-Breakers
      
1 Regina 10
4 McGill 4
Regina 6
Western 4
3 Western 9
2 Alberta 4
Quarter-final Semi-final Final
         
1 Lakehead 4
8 Regina 9
8 Regina 5
5 Calagary 7
4 Queen's 4
5 Calgary 6
5 Calgary 4
3 Laurier 9
3 Laurier 8
6 Guelph 3
3 Laurier 10
2 Brock 2
2 Brock 9
7 Memorial 4
Sheet Guelph-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Calgary (Thomas) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Laurier (Anderson)(has hammer) 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 X 9

Women's tournament

In women's play the top teams after pool play were:

  1. Brock Badgers
  2. Manitoba Bisons
  3. Saint Mary's Huskies
  4. Laurentian Lady Vees
  5. Calgary Dinos

In the end the Golden Hawks swept to victory in both division. Especially impressive were the female Hawks who started out 0-3 and then won 7 in a row to claim victory.

Sheet Guelph-4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Laurier (Nicol) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 7
Manitoba (Strath)(has hammer) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

See also

References

  1. "2008 Curling Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
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