Pac Rim Cup & Canadian Gay Championships to Rock the VCC

2012 Pac Rim Cup and CGCC 

The VCC is proud to host the 2012 HSBC Canadian Gay Curling Championship (CGCC) and the always-popular Pac Rim Cup on February 3-5.

The Club will be rocking on and off the ice all weekend long as 16 teams compete for the right to be crowned the national CGCC champion, including the VCC's own Team Thompson, Team Schneider and Team Kipp. Meanwhile, 32 teams will share the ice as they battle for bragging rights for the Pac Rim Cup. In all, nearly 200 curlers will be participating in this year's combined events.

Hosted the by the VCC's Pacific Rim Curling League (PRCL), both events will feature highly competitive games and great curling as many of the Club's skilled members belong to the PRCL, an all-inclusive league open to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gendered and GLBT-friendly straight curlers of all skill levels.

This year’s theme is “Gold and Silver” in honour of the Olympic and Paralympic medals won by Canada’s men’s, women’s and wheelchair curling teams in the very building that now houses the VCC. So come out and watch the games from 11am to midnight on Friday, 8am to midnight on Saturday, with the Finals at 3:45pm on Sunday afternoon. Complete event information is available by clicking here.

Team Martin at the Masters Men's Playdowns

Team Martin (Gerry Martin, Irwin "Shorty" Sellars, Gord Wight, and Warren Brown) are to be congratulated for representing the VCC this past weekend in Mission at the Masters Men's Playdowns.

The team finished with a 2-2 record, a couple of wins away from qualifying for the provincial championships. Please click here to view Team Martin's results.

Beyond Team Martin, there were a couple of other teams in the Masters Men's Playdowns that featured VCC members: Team Lightbody (who qualified for the provincials) and Team Mukuyama.

VCC Men and Women at Senior Playdowns

The VCC would like to congratulate Team Miller and Team Bain for representing the Club at their respective playdowns this past weekend.

Team Miller (Karen Miller, Shelley Birston, Dianne Petrant, Kathy McInnes, and coach Pat McSherry) were attempting to repeat their success from last year when they qualified for the Senior Women's Provincial Championships and captured the silver medal). Unfortunately, their playdown journey came to an end short of their desired goal. After going 1-1 on day one, Team Miller battled valiantly to come from behind but lost both their games on the Saturday. Please click here to learn more about Team Miller's results.

Team Bain (Croft Bain, Paul Dunkin, Bill Dauphinee and Gary Lubin) also saw their playdown journey end sooner than they wanted after losing three close games on Thursday and Friday at the Senior Men's Provincial Championships. Please click here to see Team Bain's results.

In addition to Team Miller and Team Bain, other teams playing during the Senior Women's and Senior Men's Regions 8-11 playdowns included VCC members. Team Gessner (who qualified for the provincials), Team Hanafin, Team Johnson, Team Shimizu, and Team Steffin had at least one VCC member on their team as they played in the Senior Men's event. Meanwhile, Team Smiley (who qualified for the provincials) was coached by the VCC's junior program coach and lead intermediate clinician, Brad Burton.

Want to Represent the VCC with your League Team?

Do you yearn for competition, but don’t have the time or drive to take your weekly curling addiction to Provincial Playdowns? The CCA and The Dominion have started the Dominion Curling Championships so that club-level teams can compete in hopes of qualifying for a national championship.

Dominion Curling Championships

In February, the VCC will hold playoffs to determine our representatives for the Lower Mainland Division and that’s where you and your team come in. Your team must be all men or all women and play together regularly in one of the VCC's leagues to be eligible.

Sweep your way over to the event page for complete details and to register.

New League at the VCC

The VCC is pleased to offer a new half-season league that will focus on teaching the game and provide some unique experience both on and off the ice.

The School of Rock will begin play on January 11 and run for 15 weeks until April 18. Playing each Wednesday and alternating between 6:45pm and 9:05pm, this small league will allow players to receive instruction, try all positions on the ice, experience different game formats and enjoy some fun off-ice activities.

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