The 2023 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held from March 26 to April 2 at the Aréna Jacques Laperrière and the Club de Curling Noranda in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The winners will represent Canada at the 2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships where they will need to finish in the top three to qualify for the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland.
This was the third time Rouyn-Noranda played host the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The city previously held the men's event in 1960 which was won by Alberta's Tommy Kroeger and the women's event in 1986, won by British Columbia's Jodie Sutton. Like the 2022 championship, the 2023 event featured eighteen teams on both the men's and women's sides, each split into two pools of nine. The top three teams from each pool at the end of the round robin advanced to the playoff round. Based on results from the 2020 and 2022 events, certain provinces earned two berths to the championship. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Saskatchewan each earned an extra berth on the men's side, while Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia got two berths on the women's side The host province, Quebec, also earned two teams.
Medallists Men 2Johnson TaoJaedon NeuertBenjamin MorinAdam NauglerDallas BurgessJackson DubinskyMatt DuizerOwen RichesBrendan Rajala 1Jordon McDonaldReece HammElias HuminickiCameron OlafsonTanner GrahamWomen 1Myla PlettAlyssa NedohinChloe FediukAllie IskiwMackenzie MitchellSarah McNeil LamswoodKate PatersonEmily Neary 1Zoey TerrickJaycee TerrickJensen LethamTessa Terrick
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Province / Territory Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) 1 James Ballance Lowell Whittmire Ethan Drysdale Neil Donovan Okotoks / Lethbridge 2 Johnson Tao Jaedon Neuert Benjamin Morin Adam Naugler Saville Community SC, Edmonton 1 Adam Fenton Alex Duncan-Wu Chris Parkinson Matthew Fenton Royal City CC, New Westminster 2 Thomas Reed Neil Imada Preston Ballard Miles Reed Golden Ears WC, Maple Ridge 1 Jordon McDonald Reece Hamm Elias Huminicki Cameron Olafson Tanner Graham Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg 2 Jace Freeman Thomas McGillivray Ryan Ostrowsky Aaron MacDonnell Alexandre Fontaine Virden CC, Virden Timothy Marin Rajan Dalrymple Emmett Knee Cameron Sallaj Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John 1 Simon Perry Nicholas Codner William Butler Evan Scott St. John's CC, St. John's 2 Nathan Young Sam Follett Nathan Locke Aaron Feltham St. John's CC, St. John's Dallas Burgess Jackson Dubinsky Matt Duizer Owen Riches Brendan Rajala Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay Calan MacIsaac Nathan Gray Owain Fisher Christopher McCurdy Truro CC, Truro 1 Jayden King Jack Ragan Owen Henry Jacob Clarke Gavin Lydiate RCMP CC, Ottawa 2 Landan Rooney Daniel Hocevar Joel Matthews Christopher Oka Dixie CC, Mississauga Chase MacMillan (Fourth) Mitchell Schut (Skip) Cruz Pineau Liam Kelly Cornwall CC, Cornwall 1 Adam Bédard Mathis Arsenault Zakary Rose Nathan Gendron Gabriel Audette CC Noranda, Royun-Noranda 2 Léandre Girard James Trahan Jacob Labrecque Xavier Guévin Maxim Charbonneau Victoria / Trois-Rivières / Kénogami 1 Logan Ede Brayden Grindheim Michael Hom Austin Krupski Martensville CC, Martensville 2 Matthew Drewitz Adam Drewitz Caden Snow Jared Tessier Sutherland CC, Saskatoon
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool ASkipWL 1 Jordon McDonald 8 0 – 465.6 2 Jace Freeman 7 1 – 553.5 Dallas Burgess 5 3 1–0 956.9 2 Nathan Young 5 3 0–1 701.8 1 James Ballance 4 4 – 1511.4 1 Jayden King 3 5 – 570.8 Mitchell Schut 2 6 1–0 1177.3 2 Léandre Girard 2 6 0–1 692.7 2 Thomas Reed 0 8 – 678.7Pool BSkipWL 2 Johnson Tao 7 1 – 367.9 Calan MacIsaac 6 2 – 442.5 2 Landan Rooney 5 3 1–0 485.8 1 Adam Fenton 5 3 0–1 664.1 1 Logan Ede 3 5 1–1 527.7 Timothy Marin 3 5 1–1 926.6 2 Matthew Drewitz 3 5 1–1 963.2 1 Simon Perry 2 6 1–0 764.7 1 Adam Bédard 2 6 0–1 1411.0
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1 Sunday, March 26, 4:00 pm
Draw 3 Monday, March 27, 9:00 am
Draw 5 Monday, March 27, 7:00 pm
Draw 7 Tuesday, March 28, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 Wednesday, March 29, 9:00 am
Draw 11 Wednesday, March 29, 7:00 pm
Draw 13 Thursday, March 30, 2:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, March 31, 9:00 am
Draw 17 Friday, March 31, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, April 1, 1:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 2, 11:00 am
Final Sunday, April 2, 11:00 am
Final standings PlaceTeam 2 14 25 6 27 18 29 110 111 112 13 214 215 116 17 118 2
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Province / Territory Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) 1 Myla Plett Alyssa Nedohin Chloe Fediuk Allie Iskiw Airdrie / Sherwood Park 2 Claire Booth Kaylee Raniseth Raelyn Helston Lauren Miller The Glencoe Club, Calgary Emily Bowles Meredith Cole Mahra Harris Sasha Wilson Victoria CC, Victoria 1 Zoey Terrick Jaycee Terrick Jensen Letham Tessa Terrick Heather CC, Winnipeg 2 Emily Ogg (Fourth) Grace Beaudry (Skip) Maddy Hollins Mackenzie Arbuckle Julia Millan St. Vital CC, Winnipeg 1 Jenna Campbell Olivia Wynter Izzy Paterson Rebecca Watson Capital WC, Fredericton 2 Mélodie Forsythe Carly Smith Deanna MacDonald Caylee Smith Moncton / Fredericton Mackenzie Mitchell Sarah McNeil Lamswood Kate Paterson Emily Neary St. John's CC, St. John's Bella Croisier Celeste Gauthier Dominique Vivier Piper Croisier Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury Reese Wainman Alexandria Testart-Campbell Brooke Smith Tamara Bain Inuvik CC, Inuvik 1 Sophie Blades Kate Weissent Stephanie Atherton Alexis Cluney Chester CC, Chester 2 Allyson MacNutt Lauren Ferguson Alison Umlah Isabella Tatlock Halifax CC, Halifax Tori Zemmelink Paige Bown Kailee Delaney Scotia Maltman Emma Artichuk Navan CC, Navan Ella Lenentine Makiya Noonan Kacey Gauthier Erika Pater Cornwall CC, Cornwall 1 Anne-Sophie Gionest Sarah Bergeron Léanne Fortin Juliette Bergeron Riverbend / Chicoutimi / Kénogami 2 Elizabeth Cyr Stella-Rose Venne Amber Gargul Alexandra Legault Hannah Gargul Pointe-Claire / Laval Elizabeth Kessel Tesa Silversides Mya Silversides Hannah Rugg Claudia Lacell Highland CC, Regina Bayly Scoffin Taylor Legge Dannika Mikkelsen Neizha Snider Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool ASkipWL Mackenzie Mitchell 7 1 – 801.3 Tori Zemmelink 6 2 1–0 601.4 1 Sophie Blades 6 2 0–1 396.9 2 Grace Beaudry 5 3 – 803.0 Ella Lenentine 4 4 – 1413.8 1 Anne-Sophie Gionest 3 5 1–0 1260.1 2 Mélodie Forsythe 3 5 0–1 1367.3 1 Jenna Campbell 2 6 – 1137.6 Reese Wainman 0 8 – 1051.2Pool BSkipWL 1 Myla Plett 8 0 – 617.0 1 Zoey Terrick 6 2 – 906.8 2 Claire Booth 5 3 – 595.6 2 Elizabeth Cyr 4 4 1–0 655.7 Bella Croisier 4 4 0–1 813.7 Emily Bowles 3 5 1–0 1447.8 2 Allyson MacNutt 3 5 0–1 962.1 Elizabeth Kessel 2 6 – 689.1 Bayly Scoffin 1 7 – 904.2
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 2 Sunday, March 26, 8:00 pm
Draw 4 Monday, March 27, 2:00 pm
Draw 6 Tuesday, March 28, 9:00 am
Draw 8 Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 pm
Draw 10 Wednesday, March 29, 2:00 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, March 30, 9:00 am
Draw 14 Thursday, March 30, 7:00 pm
Draw 16 Friday, March 31, 2:00 pm
Draw 18 Saturday, April 1, 9:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Semifinals Sunday, April 2, 9:00 am
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 2, 3:00 pm
Final Sunday, April 2, 3:00 pm
Final standings PlaceTeam 1 14 5 16 27 28 29 10 11 112 13 214 215 16 117 18
Qualification
The Alberta U20 Junior Provincials were held from January 24–29, 2023 at the Spruce Grove Curling Club in Spruce Grove (men's) and the Ellerslie Curling Club in Edmonton (women's).
The championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: MenWL James Ballance (Okotoks/Lethbridge) 6 1 Johnson Tao (Saville) 5 2 Kenan Wipf (Cochrane/St. Albert) 4 3 Kinley Burton (Granite) 4 3 Zachary Davies (Saville/Sherwood Park/Okotoks) 4 3 Justin Runciman (Leduc) 4 3 Evan Crough (Okotoks) 1 6 Beau Cornelson (Rose City) 0 7WomenWL Claire Booth (Glencoe) 6 1 Chloe Johnston (Okotoks) 5 2 Myla Plett (Airdrie/Sherwood Park) 5 2 Elliot Martens (North Hill/Lacombe/Lethbridge) 4 3 Emma Yarmuch (Ellerslie) 3 4 Kayleigh Shannon (Lethbridge/North Hill) 3 4 Sydney Libbus (Sherwood Park) 2 5 Irelande McMahon (North Hill) 0 7
Playoff Results: Men's Tiebreaker 1: Wipf 4 – Davies 7 Men's Tiebreaker 2: Burton 8 – Runciman 6 Men's Tiebreaker 3: Davies 5 – Burton 4 Men's Semifinal: Tao 10 – Davies 3 Men's Final: Ballance 6 – Tao 4 Women's Semifinal: Johnston 3 – Plett 7 Women's Final: Booth 6 – Plett 8
The BC U21 Junior Championships were held from January 26–29, 2023 at the Duncan Curling Club in Duncan.
The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: MenWL Adam Fenton (Royal City) 2 0 Nolan Blaeser (Vernon) 2 1 Thomas Reed (Golden Ears) 1 2 Calder Fadden (Kamloops/Parksville) 1 3WomenWL Emily Bowles (Victoria) 2 0 Holly Hafeli (Kamloops) 2 1 Bryelle Wong (Royal City/Vancouver) 3 2 Elizabeth Bowles (Equimalt/Victoria/Delta Thistle/Royal City) 3 3 Keelie Duncan (Comox/Duncan/Richmond) 2 3 Kaelen Coles-Lyster (Golden Ears/Victoria/Vernon) 0 3
Playoff Results: Men's Semifinal: Blaeser 3 – Reed 5 Men's Final: Fenton 6 – Reed 3 Women's Semifinal: Hafeli 10 – Wong 1 Women's Final: Bowles 9 – Hafeli 8
The Telus Junior Provincial Championships were held from January 17–21, 2023 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
The men's championship was held in a round robin format, while the women's event was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified four teams for a page-playoff championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: MenWL Asham Black Pool Jordon McDonald (Deer Lodge) 4 0 Ronan Peterson (Heather) 3 1 Hunter Dundas (Brandon) 2 2 Tanner Graham (Heather) 1 3 Jonathan Kostna (Pembina) 0 4 Jace Freeman (Virden) 4 0 Colton Olafson (Portage) 2 2 Aaron Van Ryssel (Springfield) 2 2 Luke Robins (West St. Paul) 1 3 Zach Norris (Morris) 1 3WomenWL Zoey Terrick (Heather) 3 0 Grace Beaudry (St. Vital) 4 1 Tansy Tober (Fort Garry) 4 2 Cheynne Ehnes (Pembina) 3 2 Shaela Hayward (Carman) 3 3 Dayna Wahl (Altona) 3 3 Katy Lukowich (Granite) 2 3 Morgan Maguet (East St. Paul) 2 3 Rylie Buchalter (Heather) 1 3 Julia Van Ryssel (Springfield) 1 3 Bethany Allan (Granite) 0 3
Playoff Results: Men's A1 vs B1: McDonald 9 – Freeman 1 Men's A2 vs B2: Peterson 9 – Olafson 1 Men's Semifinal: Freeman 7 – Peterson 2 Men's Final: McDonald 8 – Freeman 7 Women's A vs B: Terrick 6 – Beaudry 8 Women's C1 vs C2: Tober 9 – Ehnes 10 Women's Semifinal: Terrick 7 – Ehnes 3 Women's Final: Beaudry 8 – Terrick 9
The Junior U21 Championships were held from January 27–30, 2023 at the Thistle-St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John.
The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two women's teams qualified for the national championship.
Pre-Playoff Results: MenWL Timothy Marin (TSA) 3 2 Jamie Stewart (Moncton) 4 1 Luke Robichaud (Capital/Woodstock) 1 3 Sahil Dalrymple (Gage) 1 3WomenWL Jenna Campbell (Capital) 5 1 Mélodie Forsythe (Moncton/Capital) 4 2 Paige Brewer (TSA) 3 3 Sarah Gaines (Gage) 3 3 Lauren Price (Capital) 0 3 Mya Pugsley (Moncton) 0 3
Playoff Results: Men's Semifinal: Marin 7 – Stewart 3 Men's Final: Stewart 4 – Marin 6 Women's Semifinal: Campbell 3 – Forsythe 7 Women's Final: Campbell 8 – Forsythe 3
The U21 Juniors were held from January 18–22, 2023 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's.