# Bridgewater Curling Club

The Bridgewater Curling Club is a curling club and facility in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.

## History

The club was founded in 1907, and female curlers were permitted to join in 1910.

## Provincial champions
### Men's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the Nova Scotia Men's Championship nine times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Brier, Canada's national men's championship.
| Year | Team | Brier record |
| 1940 | Stanley Rafuse Irving Hebb, Warner Bickle, Frank Cook | 1–8 |
| 1942 | Irving Hebb, Norman Rafuse, Warner Bickle, Frank Cook | 1–8 |
| 1950 | Bernard Haines, Eric Joudry, Ralph Simmons, Lee Rhodenizer | 4–5 |
| 1953 | Bernard Haines, Ralph Simmons, Pennell Richardson, Lee Rhodenizer | 5–5 |
| 1957 | Ralph Simmons, Pennell Richardson, Robert Rafuse, Lee Rhodenizer | 3–7 |
| 1996 | Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, David Slauenwhite, Glenn Josephson | 5–6 |
| 2000 | Shawn Adams, Jeff Hopkins, Ben Blanchard, Jason Blanchard | 3–8 |
| 2002 | Shawn Adams, Craig Burgess, Jeff Hopkins, Ben Blanchard | 6–5 |
| 2008 | Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, Alan Darragh, David Slauenwhite | 3–8 |

### Mixed

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial mixed championship three times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.
| Year | Team | Canadian Mixed record |
| 1976 | Brian Rafuse, Faye Corkum, Glenn Josephson, Charmaine Murray | 6–5 |
| 1989 | Brian Rafuse, Fay Grace, Glenn Josephson, Cathy MacDonald | 6–5 |
| 2005 | Brian Rafuse, Laura Fultz, David Slauenwhite, Alexis Sinclair | 5–6 |

### Junior men's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial men's junior championships 10 times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The 1993 champion team, skipped by Shawn Adams won the Canadian juniors that year, but could not represent Canada at the 1993 World Junior Championships due to alcohol violations.
| Year | Team | Canadian Juniors record |
| 1959 | (Bridgewater HS) Wayne Rhodenizer, Sheldon Wambolt, George Hall, Kelvin Ogilvie | 3–7 |
| 1962 | Dick Rafuse, Barrie Simmons, John Drummond, Loran Seamone | 5–5 |
| 1963 | Dick Rafuse, Loran Seamone, Doug Harrington, John Reid | 7–3 |
| 1965 | Stuart Campbell, Loran Seamone, Bob Feindel, Brian Gibson | 7–3 |
| 1967 | Charles Rafuse, Richard Gow, Gary Rhodenizer, John Brady | 7–3 |
| 1969 | John Brady, Charles O'Neil, Chris Jones, Jim Richardson | 4–6 |
| 1980 | John Harlow, Bruce Saunders, Dwight Whynot, John Linehan | 3–8 |
| 1986 | Jeff Hopkins, Gordon Hopkins, Graham Hopkins, David Craft | 4–7 |
| 1992 | Shawn Adams, Ben Blanchard, Blake Brown, Robert MacArthur | 9–4 |
| 1993 | Shawn Adams, Ben Blanchard, Jon Philip, Robert MacArthur | 9–4 |

### Junior women's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial women's junior championships once, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.
| Year | Team | Canadian Juniors record |
| 2010 | Tara LeGay, Jane Snyder, Leah Squarey, Laura Murray | 4–8 |

### Senior men's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial senior men's championship twice, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships.
| Year | Team | Canadian Seniors record |
| 2007 | Brian Rafuse, David Slauenwhite, Alan Darragh, Glenn Josephson | 7–4 |
| 2008 | Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, Alan Darragh, David Slauenwhite | 9–3 |

### Senior women's

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the provincial senior women's championship once, in 1970 prior to the creation of the women's Canadian Senior Curling Championship. The team consisted of Pauline Oickle, Esther Bond, Kate Turple and Gladys Conrad.

### Men's Curling Club championships

Teams from the Bridgewater Curling Club have won the men's provincial curling club championships twice, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Curling Club Championships. The 2021 championship team, skipped by Nick Deagle won the national championships as well.
| Year | Team | Canadian Club Championships record |
| 2017 | Nick Deagle, Jason van Vonderen, Robert Phillips, Ryan Sperry | 4–3 |
| 2021 | Nick Deagle, Jason van Vonderen, Robert Phillips, Ryan Sperry | 7–4 |