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Canadian Curling Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (81 words) |
 | The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. |
| The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country. |
| The CEO of the CCA is Dave Parkes. |
| Curling (1482 words) |
| Curling certainly occurred informally before 1800, until a group of Scots who were identified chiefly with the fur trade formed the Montreal Curling Club in 1807, described as the first sports club in Canada. |
| During the 1940s, outdoor curling with cement-filled jam tins became a craze across the Prairie provinces; the first "Carspiel" was held at Nipawin, Saskatchewan, in 1947, with 4 Hudson sedans valued at $2200 each as prizes; and in 1949, Ken WATSON of Manitoba became the first curler to win the Brier 3 times. |
| However, Canadian dominance was restored in the 1980s with 6 victories: Rick Folk at Moncton, NB, in 1980; Al Hackner in 1982 and 1985 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, respectively; Ed Werenich in 1983 and 1990; Russ Howard in 1987; and Pat Ryan in 1989. |
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