ELIGIBILITY

1. Affiliation
   1. Only those clubs that are affiliated with CURLSASK may participate in the competition.
   2. All participants must be player members of CURLSASK. Player Members are defined as persons who are members of CURLSASK Affiliate Member Curling Clubs. All participants must adhere to the CURLSASK Residency Policy.
2. Fees/Deadline
   1. Once club teams are determined, each team must register its four players and pay a $140 CURLSASK Registration fee to be eligible to participate in the Region Playdown.
   2. Member curling clubs are able to send an unlimited number of teams to the regional championship. Teams must enter via curling I/O by the deadline.
   3. Clubs/teams must declare their intention to send a Men’s and/or Women’s team to their respective Region playdown by the deadline stated above. The club is responsible to verify the eligibility of their Club Championship Team(s).

SUBSTITUTE

1. Once a four person team has been declared a club champion, should a player be unable to play due to extenuating circumstances, the team will be permitted 1 (one) eligible substitute/replacement player. The substitute or replacement must meet the age eligibility requirements, be from club and play lead. It is at the discretion of each curling club to determine their replacement/substitute rules throughout their process to declare their Club Champion.
2. At the Provincial Championship, the host club shall provide a pool of substitutes. Should a team require a substitute, they may select an eligible substitute as per the rules of the competition.

PLAYDOWN PROCEDURES

The Provincial Championship will be a 12 team event with teams qualifying through a Region Playdown system. At the Provincial, a round robin/pool format will be used. Teams will be divided into two (2) pools of six (6) teams. The top two (2) teams from each pool will advance to a page system playoff.

The province is divided into 8 Regions. Region playdowns are the responsibility of the CURLSASK Region Coordinators in consultation with the affiliated clubs within the Region.

The twelve club teams advancing to the Provincial Championship will be as follows:

1. The Provincial Host Curling Club will receive one direct berth to the Provincial Championship for their Men’s and Women’s Club Champions.
2. The 8 Regions will each declare one club team per Men and Women to advance to each of the Provincial. Three additional regional berths will be award to the Regions with the highest entries. Formula = Number of Teams entered in the Region divided by the total teams entered in the province multiplied by 12 (Which is the Number of Total Berths)
3. Regions with no Club Champion entries will not receive representation.
4. If 12 or less clubs in the province declare champions, in either men or women division, there will be no regions required and clubs who have declared by the deadline can send one club champion direct to the provincial championship. The draw format for the Provincial will be revised by the Competition Committee accordingly.
5. Each region may choose the type of Playdown they prefer (ie: Double knockout, round robin) depending on the number of teams participating.
6. All games are played under the CURLSASK and Curling Canada rules. All games will be eight ends and ties broken by extra ends.

 

Curling Club Championship Eligibility Requirements 2019-2020

We trust that all participants will respect the intent of this championship for curling clubs to engage their members to participate and represent their curling club at a regional competition which leads to the provincial / territorial championship and ultimately the national curling club championships.  The event was created for true club-based teams. The objective is to support the development of grassroots curling across Canada.  With this objective in mind, here are the eligibility requirements for events leading to the National Championships. Curling Canada reserves the right to exclude any team that violates the spirit and intent of this event as it pertains to the rules below.

1) The curling club represented by each team, must be affiliated with its Provincial/Territorial Association, in good standing and all applicable dues paid in full.

2) The players of any club team must be members in good standing of the affiliated curling club.

3) Canadian citizenship is not a requirement.

4) Any player can be a member of more than one affiliated curling club, but must declare one “home club” for this competition.

5) Each Member Association reserves the right to limit the number of teams qualifying from each club based on capacity and scheduling limitations. CURLSASK has determined there shall be no limit on the number teams from any one club. Ex, 5 rinks from the Nutana Curling Club may enter the Saskatoon Regional Playdowns. 

6) Teams must qualify under one of the following conditions:

(a) Regular league play, or;

(b) A club championship process, or;

(c) A designated Curling Club Championship within the club;

(d) Teams must have three (3) or more players who have played together in a sanctioned club league during the current curling season.

(e) Clubs that only have mixed or open leagues (i.e., no men’s and/or women’s set team leagues) may be granted an exemption to Rule (6)(d) by written request to their provincial / territorial Member Association.

(7) The use of the delivery stick by any or all four players (and any alternate) IS acceptable..

(8) Once a four-person team enters the club championships playdowns, a maximum of one (1) replacement player from the club is allowed.

(9) The replacement player must play the lead position (throwing & sweeping) and must be an active member in good standing of the affiliated curling club.

(10) If the Member Association process includes a number of steps before declaring a champion, then the team may add a different spare at each level provided they play lead and are a member in good standing of the affiliated curling club.

(11) Teams who play exclusively in a major / super league – where teams from more than one (1) club compete – are ineligible for the Curling Club Championships unless the team competes in another eligible league in an affiliated club.

(12) Each team will be allowed one (1) player:

(a) Who has played in any named Curling Canada event in any season or,

(b) In any provincial / territorial event leading to a Curling Canada event in any season or,

(c) Will be allowed one (1) player who has played in a Tier 1 Grand Slam event in any season.

(d) Definition: Curling Canada events include: Canada Cup, under-21, tournament of hearts, brier, seniors,  university, college, under-18.

(e) Example: Craig Savill plays in a Wednesday night league with three friends but he also represented Ontario at the Brier with his elite team. Craig and his Wednesday  night team of friends are eligible for the Curling Club Championships. However, the other three (3) team members of Craig’s Wednesday team cannot have played in:

(i) Any provincial / territorial championship leading to a Curling Canada event in the current year and the past two (2) years, or;

(ii) Any Tier 1 Grand Slam event in the current year and the past two (2) years.

(13) We have established different levels of participation for all provinces & territories in events leading to a Curling Canada event. Individual Member Associations can choose to establish stricter guidelines, however these are the minimum:

Member Association and Ranking that will disqualify a player (see Rule (8)

Saskatchewan finished in the final 8 teams at provincials

(14) Alternate players at the Brier, Tournament of Hearts or any Curling Canada event are considered as having not to have played in those events.

(15) Players who competed in the previous season’s National Curling Club Championships are ineligible to compete the following year at any level.

(16) Each team must be comprised of three (3) players that are a minimum of 19 years of age or over as of June 30th the year prior to the national championship.

(17) Any team will be allowed one (1) player under the age of 19 years of age whom shall be considered a “minor” and must be accompanied by a legal guardian (or a chaperone identified by the legal guardian) for the duration of the event including departure from home and return to their home. A legal guardian can be a parent on the team. The team is responsible to cover all costs associated with legal guardian who is not a team member.

(18) Curling Canada has the sole authority to grant exceptions to these rules in extraordinary circumstances. Any request must be submitted by the Provincial / Territorial Member Association. Curling Canada will consult with the Provincial / Territorial Member Association and will notify them within five (5) business in writing of any decision. The Curling Canada decision may not be appealed.

Each region may choose the type of Playdown they prefer (ie: Double knockout, round robin) depending on the number of teams participating.

(19) All games are played under the CURLSASK and Curling Canada rules.  All games will be eight ends and ties broken by extra ends.

Below provides information specific to each competition host site such as hotel and ticket information. This information can also be found in the Competitor Guide under the Documents Tab.

PROVINCIAL – MOOSE JAW FORD CURLING CENTRE

KEY CONTACTS:

CURLSASK Liaison – Darcey Huyghebaert – darcey.huyghebaert@curlsask.ca  (306)241-5455

Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre – Rhonda Wenarchuk – rwenarchuk@mosaicplace.ca

TEAM ACCOMMODATION:

Comfort Inn – 155 Thatcher Drive – 306-692-2100
www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/JZ4219
CODE: 3888869 or Curling Club Championship

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS:

Luncheon: Mosaic Place Convention Centre
Extra Tickets in advance: $20 *Must call Rhonda at 306-624-2048 or 306-630-8825

TICKET INFORMATION:

Day Pass: $10     Weekend Pass: $30

– Event Participation Agreement (Adobe PDF)
– Residency Policy (Adobe PDF)
– Club Confirmation