Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic
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The Horizon Laser Vision Center Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel
, or curling
tournament, that takes place at the Tartan Curling Club in Regina
, Saskatchewan
. The tournament, started in 2009, is held in a round robin format with twenty-four teams. The tournament is sponsored by the Horizon Laser Vision Center, a local eye care center. It is a part of the Canadian Team Ranking System, which deals with qualification to the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
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Bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, traditionally held outdoors on a frozen freshwater loch. The word comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means league match . Though not mandatory, curling teams involved in bonspiels often wear theme costumes...
, or curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
tournament, that takes place at the Tartan Curling Club in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. The tournament, started in 2009, is held in a round robin format with twenty-four teams. The tournament is sponsored by the Horizon Laser Vision Center, a local eye care center. It is a part of the Canadian Team Ranking System, which deals with qualification to the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials will be held from December 1 to 8 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event is also known and advertised as The Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings...
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Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
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2009 | Pat Simmons Pat Simmons (curler) Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship... |
Brennen Jones Brennen Jones Brennen Jones is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial junior champion.In 2006, playing third for Mitch Heidt, Jones won his first provincial junior championship qualifying him for the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships... |
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2010 2010 Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic -Draw 2:Friday, October 1, 8:00pm-Draw 3:Saturday, October 2, 10:30am-Draw 4:Saturday, October 2, 3:30pm-Draw 5:Saturday, October 2, 7:30pm-Draw 6:Sunday, October 3, 10:00am-Draw 7:... |
Randy Bryden Randy Bryden Randy Bryden is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan.Bryden is most notable for winning the 1996 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship for Saskatchewan with teammates Cathy Trowell, Russ Bryden and Karen Inglis.... |
Carl deConinck Smith | $16,000 |
2011 2011 Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic The 2011 Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic was held from September 30 to October 3 at the Tartan Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$16,000. The event was held in a triple-knockout format.-Teams:-A Event:-B Event:-C... |
Scott Bitz Scott Bitz Scott Bitz is a Canadian curler. He is a two-time provincial champion.In 1992, Bitz won the junior provincial championship, giving him the right to represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. His team of Jeff Tait, Pat Simmons and Greg Burrows finished the round robin with... |
Mark Herbert | $16,000 |