The John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier was an annual curling bonspiel held at the Ottawa and Rideau Curling Clubs in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . In odd years, the event was a qualifier for the men's Canada Cup of Curling while in even years the event is the women's qualifier. It was held annually in December, and was part of the World Curling Tour .
6-836: The rotating format begun in 2006, when Ottawa hosted the JSI Women's Canada Cup Qualifier. The other qualifier was held annually at the Saville Centre in Edmonton, Alberta and was known as the Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier . In 2004, Ottawa hosted the Canada Cup East Qualifier for both sexes (the 2005 event was cancelled). Prior to this, the event had nothing to do with the Canada Cup, and
12-715: A gymnasium . Opened in 2003, the centre currently serves as the national training centre for curling in Canada. Its curling facilities include ten sheets, and is home to a membership of nearly 2000 curlers, making it the curling club with the largest membership list in the world. The club is home to many of the top curling teams in the world, including Olympic gold medallist Kevin Martin , Brier champion Kevin Koe , Randy Ferbey , Ted Appelman , Chris Schille , Cathy King , Heather Nedohin and Val Sweeting . A West Wing, added in 2011,
18-495: Is Canada's largest hardwood installation, and the home of the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas basketball and volleyball teams. Saville hosted the 2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship . The centre is also home to eight indoor tennis courts and nine outdoor courts, a fitness centre, a 9000 sq. ft. gym, and "Kevin's Rocks-N-Racquets" Pro Shop, run by Kevin Martin himself. The Saville Community Sports Centre
24-461: The 2006 Winter Olympics, while Harris won silver at the 1998 Olympics. The event last occurred in 2008. There was no Canada Cup in the 2009-10 curling season, cancelling the 2009 tournament. The Canada Cup returned in December 2010, the same time as the qualifiers used to be. To date, the event has not been replaced by another major tournament. The local qualifier for the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling
30-764: Was known as the Cowan Wright Beauchamp - The Championships (2001-2003) and the Welton Beauchamp Curling Classic (1992-2000) and the Labatt's Blue Light Cashspiel (1989-1991). The purses for the event have often been quite high, and was at $ 100,000 at one point. The 2008 event gave away $ 65,200. Mike Harris' victory in 1996 and Brad Gushue's victory in 2004 gave them berths to Canada's Olympic qualifying tournaments which they eventually won. Gushue would win Olympic Gold at
36-508: Was the Challenge Casino Lac Leamy , and there has not been local qualifiers since. This curling -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saville Centre The Saville Community Sports Centre is a sports facility operated by the University of Alberta 's Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation in Edmonton , Alberta . It features a curling rink, tennis courts and
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