Nini Mutch
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Ontario
Macdonald Lassies Championship
Silver medal – second place 1977 Halifax

Jeannine May "Nini" Mutch (c. 1930–November 15, 2019) was a Canadian curler.

Mutch won two Ontario provincial mixed championships, in 1967 and 1970. In both years, she played on rinks skipped by Earle Hushagen, playing third in 1967 and lead in 1970.[1] The team represented Ontario at the 1967 and 1970 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships. In 1967, they finished tied for second place with a 7–3 record[2] In 1970, they finished in fourth place with a 6–4 record.[3]

In women's curling, Mutch skipping a team of Wyn Hushagen, Doris McKenzie and Rosina Lewicke, won the Ontario provincial women's championship in 1977, going undefeated with a 5–0 record. The team also included Sheila MacIsaac who replaced Lewicke mid-way through the tournament due to a back injury.[4] This qualified her rink to represent Ontario at the 1977 Macdonald Lassies Championship, Canada's national women's curling championship. At the Lassies, she led her team to a second place finish, with an 8–2 record. One of her wins was against the champion Alberta rink, skipped by Myrna McQuarrie, giving Alberta their lone loss. The win came after Alberta had already clinched the tournament, but dashed their hopes of going undefeated.[5]

Personal life

Mutch was a housewife, and lived in Etobicoke during her curling career.[6] She was married to Ron Mutch,[7] and had two children. In addition to curling, she also cross country skied, played tennis and golfed. She volunteered at the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital in Collingwood, Ontario for over 30 years.[8] She died in Collingwood in 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "BrokerLink Mixed - CurlON". ontcurl.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Kindersley greets 'mixed' champs". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 20, 1967. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alberta winners in mixed curling". Montreal Gazette. March 14, 1970. p. 42. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mutch quartet unbeaten". Ottawa Citizen. February 10, 1977. p. 37. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Alberta beaten but unbowed". The Province. March 4, 1977. p. 4. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Experience short". The Province. February 26, 1977. p. 2. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ronald Mutch - Monday, February 8th, 2016".
  8. ↑ "Collingwood G&M Honours Long-Time Volunteers". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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