Kelly Mittelstadt
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Kelly Mittelstadt (born June 1, 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian
curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink.
Mittelstadt grew up in Alberta where he played juniors. In 1994, he played third for Colin Davison's rink that won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
that year for Alberta. The team had defeated the Northwest Territories
/Yukon
team skipped by Kevin Koe
in the final. At the 1994 World Junior Curling Championships
, the team won a gold medal for Canada, defeated Germany's Daniel Herberg
in the final.
Mittelstadt later moved to Nova Scotia, and in 2004 joined the Shawn Adams
rink as his lead. The team went to the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier
where the lost in the final to Alberta's Randy Ferbey
. They played in their second Brier in 2011
where they missed the playoffs. He joined the Fitzner-Leblanc team after the season.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Elmsdale is an unincorporated Canadian community located on the boundary of Hants and Halifax counties in Nova Scotia.Specifically, the community is divided by the Shubenacadie River, with the eastern half being in the Halifax Regional Municipality and the western half being in the Municipality of...
. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink.
Mittelstadt grew up in Alberta where he played juniors. In 1994, he played third for Colin Davison's rink that won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
that year for Alberta. The team had defeated the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
/Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
team skipped by Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he now resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta and curls out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the skip of the current World champion team....
in the final. At the 1994 World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
, the team won a gold medal for Canada, defeated Germany's Daniel Herberg
Daniel Herberg
Daniel Herberg is an internationally elite curler from Germany.Daniel Herberg was born in Oberstdorf, Germany. He has been selected as the Alternate for Team Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada....
in the final.
Mittelstadt later moved to Nova Scotia, and in 2004 joined the Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...
rink as his lead. The team went to the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier
2005 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta from March 5 to 13. The tournament consisted of 12 teams—one from each province, plus a team representing the Yukon and Northwest Territories, plus a team representing Northern Ontario...
where the lost in the final to Alberta's Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....
. They played in their second Brier in 2011
2011 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was be held March 5 until March 13, 2011 in London, Ontario at the John Labatt Centre...
where they missed the playoffs. He joined the Fitzner-Leblanc team after the season.