# 1995 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

The 1995 Unitel Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 7-15 at the Sarnia Golf & Curling Club in Point Edward, Ontario.
Nova Scotia, skipped by Steve Ogden defeated Prince Edward Island, skipped by Peter MacDonald in the final. It was the province's second national mixed championship in three years. Ogden had to raise a rock to the four foot in the 10th and final end to claim a 6-5 victory. Ogden's rink also consisted of Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins and Heather Hopkins.
For the first time, the final was televised nationally on TSN. After inking a 5-year agreement worth over $1,000,000, the tournament was sponsored by Unitel for the first time, was the first event of the new "Season of Champions" group of televised curling tournaments put on by the Canadian Curling Association. The event was also moved up the calendar year from March.

## Format

Fourteen teams played a round robin tournament, with the top four making the playoffs. The playoffs were held using the page playoff system for the first time (The Brier and Tournament of Hearts also adopted this system in 1995). The previous tournament had the 14 teams divided into two pools.

## Teams

Teams were as follows:
| Locale | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | City |
| Alberta | Mike Sali | Donna Choptuik | Richard Kleibrink | Karin Fletcher | Airdrie |
| British Columbia | Alan Roemer | Lynda Roemer | Mark Futcher | Susan Allen | Vancouver |
| Manitoba | Scott Brown | Lori Zeller | Tom McGimpsey | Lori Lang | Winnipeg |
| New Brunswick | Grant Odishaw | Heather Smith | Rick Perron | Krista Smith | Moncton |
| Newfoundland | Roger Mabay | Cynthia Young | Fred Starkes | Ruby Starkes | St. John's |
| Northern Ontario | Jeffrey Henderson | Valerie MacInnes | Marc Butler | Wendy Fenerty | Timmins |
| Northwest Territories | Jack MacKinnon | Juanita Case | Darren Murdock | Maureen Brockman | Yellowknife |
| Nova Scotia | Steve Ogden | Mary Mattatall | Jeff Hopkins | Heather Hopkins | Halifax |
| Ontario | Jim Marshall | Betty Kirouac | Paul MacDonald | Wendy Marshall | Trenton |
| Ontario (Host) | Ed Werenich | Jane Hooper | Pat Perroud | Linda Werenich | Toronto |
| Prince Edward Island | Peter MacDonald | Karen A. MacDonald | Rod MacDonald | Karen E. MacDonald | Summerside |
| Quebec | Guy Hemmings | Nathalie Audet | Guy Thibaudeau | Josee Beaudet | Tracy |
| Saskatchewan | Grant McGrath | Kim Hodson | Mark Dacey | Linda Horley | Saskatoon |
| Yukon | Orest Peech | Mardy Derby | Pat Paslawski | Wendy Halea | Whitehorse |

## Standings

Final standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
| Province | Skip | Wins | Losses |
| Nova Scotia | Steve Ogden | 11 | 2 |
| Prince Edward Island | Peter MacDonald | 9 | 4 |
| Alberta | Mike Sali | 9 | 4 |
| Ontario (Host) | Ed Werenich | 8 | 5 |
| British Columbia | Alan Roemer | 8 | 5 |
| Manitoba | Scott Brown | 7 | 6 |
| New Brunswick | Grant Odishaw | 7 | 6 |
| Quebec | Guy Hemmings | 7 | 6 |
| Saskatchewan | Grant McGrath | 7 | 6 |
| Northern Ontario | Jeffrey Henderson | 7 | 6 |
| Yukon | Orest Peech | 4 | 9 |
| Ontario | James Marshall | 4 | 9 |
| Newfoundland | Roger Mabey | 3 | 10 |
| Northwest Territories | Jack MacKinnon | 0 | 13 |

## Tiebreakers

* Ontario (Host) 7, British Columbia 6
* Prince Edward Island 8, Alberta 6 (for second place)

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 3 | | | | 2 | Prince Edward Island | 5 |
| 2 | Prince Edward Island | 4 | | | | 1 | Nova Scotia | 6 |
| | | | 1 | Nova Scotia | 10 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Alberta | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Alberta | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ontario (Host) | 2 | | | | | | |

## Final

January 15, 3pm
| Sheet | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Nova Scotia (Ogden) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |