Marcel Rocque
Encyclopedia
Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler
home to the city of Edmonton
, Alberta
. He is a four-time winner of The Brier
, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion
as the lead for the Randy Ferbey
team. Rocque would play in two Alberta provincial championships as a lead for Don Walchuk
before joining the Ferbey team by 1999. He currently works as a boy's Physical Education Teacher at Westminster Junior High in Edmonton Alberta. His wife Raylene is also a curler, and up until the end of the 2009/2010 Season played with Cathy King
's team. Cathy and Raylene have now retired from the game. As of the 2010–11 curling season
, Rocque's curling career is on hiatus.
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...
home to the city of Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. He is a four-time winner of The Brier
Tim Hortons Brier
The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association . The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain.The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during...
, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
as the lead for the 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....
team. Rocque would play in two Alberta provincial championships as a lead for Don Walchuk
Don Walchuk
Donald J. Walchuk is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin Martin's team.Walchuk joined up with Martin prior to the 1996 season...
before joining the Ferbey team by 1999. He currently works as a boy's Physical Education Teacher at Westminster Junior High in Edmonton Alberta. His wife Raylene is also a curler, and up until the end of the 2009/2010 Season played with Cathy King
Cathy King
Cathy King , formerly Cathy Borst is a Canadian curler from St. Albert, Alberta...
's team. Cathy and Raylene have now retired from the game. As of the 2010–11 curling season
2010–11 curling season
The 2010–11 curling season began in September 2010 and ended in April 2011.Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.-CCA-sanctioned events:...
, Rocque's curling career is on hiatus.