Feb 16, 2019
Canada's Greatest Curlers: Male Candidates
Take a look at all the male candidates for the greatest lead, second, third, skip and rink in Canadian curling history. Panelists were asked to rank their top four curlers in each position as well as their top four rinks. Finally, panelists ranked their top 10 Canadian male curlers of all-time.
Take a look at all the male candidates for the greatest lead, second, third, skip and rink in Canadian curling history.
Panelists were asked to rank their top four curlers in each position as well as their top four rinks. Finally, panelists ranked their top 10 Canadian male curlers of all-time.
Here are a few notes:
- Only accomplishments accumulated while playing in their nominated position will be accounted for in the stats tables below.
- The "Years" column is the range of seasons from their first gold medal at an Olympics/Worlds/Brier to their last. If they're still active, the second year will be 2019.
Male Leads
| Name | Years | Olympics | Worlds | Briers | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | ||
| Don Bartlett (AB) | 1991-1997 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Gould (MB) | 1996-2011 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Grant (MB) | 1928-1929 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Ryan Harnden (NO) | 2013-2019 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Harrison (ON) | 1983-1983 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Hebert (AB) | 2008-2019 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Jamie Korab (NL) | 2006-2006 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Don McKenzie (AB) | 1988-1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Pat Perroud (ON) | 1985-1990 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Bill Price (AB) | 1957-1958 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Wes Richardson (SK) | 1959-1962 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - |
| Marcel Rocque (AB) | 2001-2005 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Craig Savill (ON) | 2007-2019 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fred Storey (AB) | 1966-1969 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - |
| Nolan Thiessen (AB) | 2010-2015 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Geoff Walker (NL) | 2017-2019 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Bryan Wood (MB) | 1970-1979 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 | - |
Male Seconds
| Name | Years | Olympics | Worlds | Briers | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | ||
| Garry Van Den Berghe (MB) | 1996-1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Brett Gallant (NL) | 2016-2019 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| E.J. Harnden (ON) | 2013-2019 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon Haynes (AB) | 1958-1958 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| John Kawaja (ON) | 1983-1983 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Marc Kennedy (AB) | 2008-2010 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Brent Laing (AB/ON) | 2007-2016 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Jim Pettapiece (MB) | 1970-1971 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Scott Pfeifer (AB) | 2001-2005 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Garnet Richardson (SK) | 1959-1963 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | - |
| Carter Rycroft (AB) | 2010-2015 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Ron Singbush (MB) | 1928-1929 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Bernie Sparkes (AB) | 1966-1969 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - |
| Ian Tetley (ON) | 1985-1998 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - |
| Don Walchuk (AB) | 1988-1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 |
Male Thirds
| Name | Years | Olympics | Worlds | Briers | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | ||
| Ron Anton (AB) | 1961-1974 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Ferbey (AB)* | 1988-2005 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Ryan Fry (NO) | 2013-2019 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Hart (ON) | 2007-2007 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Rod Hunter (MB) | 1970-1971 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Rick Lang (NO) | 1975-1985 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Al Langlois (MB) | 1952-1956 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Jon Mead (MB) | 1999-2011 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| John Morris (AB) | 2008-2015 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Mark Nichols (NL) | 2006-2019 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Arnold Richardson (SK) | 1959-1963 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | - |
| Paul Savage (ON) | 1983-1983 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Grant Watson (MB) | 1936-1949 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
*For four of Randy Ferbey's Brier titles and three of his world championships, Ferbey called the game, but threw third stones.
Male Skips
| Name | Years | Olympics | Worlds | Briers | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | ||
| Matt Baldwin (AB) | 1954-1958 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Kerry Burtnyk (MB) | 1981-1995 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Garnet Campbell (SK) | 1955-1955 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Don Duguid (MB) | 1970-1971 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Rick Folk (SK/BC) | 1980-1994 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hec Gervais (AB) | 1961-1974 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Brad Gushue (NL) | 2006-2019 | 1* | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Ab Gowanlock (MB) | 1938-1953 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Al Hackner (NO) | 1982-1985 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Glenn Howard (ON) | 2007-2019 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Russ Howard (ON/NB) | 1987-2006 | 1** | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Gordon Hudson (MB) | 1928-1929 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Brad Jacobs (NO) | 2013-2019 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Koe (AB) | 2010-2019 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Ed Lukowich (AB) | 1978-1986 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Cliff Manahan (AB) | 1933-1937 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Martin (AB) | 1991-2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Wayne Middaugh (ON) | 1998-1998 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| David Nedohin (AB)*** | 2001-2005 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Ron Northcott (AB) | 1966-1969 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Ernie Richardson (SK) | 1959-1963 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | - |
| Pat Ryan (AB) | 1988-1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeff Stoughton (MB) | 1996-2011 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Billy Walsh (MB) | 1952-1956 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Howard Wood Sr. (MB) | 1930-1940 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Ken Watson (MB) | 1936-1949 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Ed Werenich (MB) | 1983-1990 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
*At the 2006 Olympics, Brad Gushue threw last rocks for a team that he formed, however Russ Howard called the games.
** At the 2006 Olympics, Russ Howard called the game but threw second stones for Team Brad Gushue.
***Dave Nedohin won all of his Brier and world titles playing as a fourth for Team Randy Ferbey. Ferbey called the game, but Nedohin threw last rocks.
Male Rinks
| Names | Years | Olympics | Worlds | Briers | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | ||
| Duguid, Hunter, Pettapiece, Wood (MB) | 1970-1971 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Ferbey, Nedohin, Pfeifer, Rocque (AB) | 2001-2005 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Gushue, Nichols, Howard, Korab (NL) | 2005-2006 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Gushue, Nichols, Gallant, Walker (NL) | 2017-2019 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| G. Howard, Hart, Laing, Savill (ON) | 2007-2011 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| R. Howard, G. Howard, Middaugh, Corner (ON) | 1991-1991 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jacobs, Fry, Harnden, Harnden (NO) | 2013-2019 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Lukowich, Ferguson, Houston, Syme (AB) | 1986-1986 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Martin, Morris, Kennedy, Hebert (AB) | 2008-2010 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Richardson, Richardson, Richardson, Richardson (SK)* | 1959-1962/63 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - |
| Ryan, Ferbey, Walchuk, McKenzie (AB) | 1988-1889 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Werenich, Savage, Kawaja, Harrison (ON) | 1983-1983 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
*Ernie, Arnold and Garnet Richardson won four Brier and world championships together. Wes Richardson was with them for three of those four Brier and world titles.