NB Tankard - N.B. Curling Association

Alexander Keith's Tankard

1981 - ...

In 1980 the Labatt Brewery Company became the new national sponsor of the BRIER and they also sponsored all provincial playdowns except our own province. Beginning in 1981 this company began sponsoring our N.B. Men's Championship when the Preliminary and D.K.O. were hosted by the Fredericton Curling Club.

A very smooth transition thus took place between our long time former sponsor and Labatts. Our provincial winners now wear the famous "purple hearts" signifying Brier representatives. The list of winning teams since the year 1927 to 1993 is a real "who's who" in our provincial curling Association. A number of curlers have illustrated their above average skill by being on more than one year's winning team.

One year, perhaps not too far hence, a New Brunswick team with the ideal balance between skill and dedication will win the Canadian Curling Championship, the Brier, and go on to the World Curling Championship. When that day arrives, it will be a time of great celebration for all curlers in our province. It will also be a silent tribute to all those former teams who so ably represented our curling Association since the very beginning.

*Year*	*Team*	*Home*
1981	Don Mix	Beaver C.C.
1982	Charlie Sullivan	Capital Winter Club
1983	Charlie Sullivan	Capital Winter Club
1984	Arnie Dobson	Thistle-St. Andrews C.C.
1985	Bryan Wight	Beaver C.C.
1986	Wade Blanchard	Thistle-St. Andrews C.C.
1987	Gary Mitchell	Thistle-St. Andrews C.C.
1988	Steve Adams	Newcastle C.C.
1989	Gary Mitchell	Thistle-St. Andrews C.C.
1990	Jim Sullivan	Capital Winter Club
1991	Gary Mitchell	Beaver C.C.
1992	Mike Kennedy	Edmundston C.C.
1993	Mike Kennedy	Edmundston C.C.
1994	Brian Dobson	Thistle-St. Andrews C.C.
1995	Bryan MacPherson	Riverside
1996	Mike Kennedy	Beaver
1997	James Grattan	Thistle-St. Andrews C.C.
1998	Terry Odishaw	Moncton C.A.
1999	Russ Howard	Beaver
2000	Russ Howard	Beaver
2001	Jim Sullivan	Thistle-St. Andrews C.C.
2002	Russ Howard	Beaver CC
2003	Russ Howard	Beaver CC
2004	Russ Howard	Beaver CC
2005	Wade Blanchard	Thistle St. Andrews
2006	James Grattan	Gage Golf & CC
2007	Paul Dobson	Thistle St. Andrews
2008	James Grattan	Gage Golf & CC

NBCA Mission: The NBCA is a non-profit organization designed to bring together all curling centres in the province for one purpose: to provide opportunities for all residents, of any age, to participate in the sport of curling throughout their lifetime for fun, fitness and/or competition.

Mission de l’ACN-B: L’ACN-B est un organisme sans but lucratif dont l’objectif est de rassembler tous les centres de curling de la province afin de donner l’occasion à tous ses résidents de jouer au curling, quel que soit leur âge et peu importe s’ils pratiquent ce sport pour leur amusement, leur conditionnement physique ou la compétition.

NBCA Vision: The NBCA envisions to be a leading sports force within New Brunswick and throughout the Atlantic Provinces by providing growth, promotion and development opportunities to all curlers, regardless of age or physical ability, from the grassroots to the highest levels of competitive play.

Vision de l’ACN-B:L’ACN-B veut être une organisation sportive de premier plan au Nouveau-Brunswick et dans les Maritimes. Elle entend atteindre cet objectif en facilitant la croissance, la promotion et le développement du curling au bénéfice de tous ses membres, sans distinction d’âge ou de handicap, des premières glisses aux plus hautes sphères de compétition.