Derek Samagalski (born September 9, 1984) is a Canadian curler who currently resides in Carberry, Manitoba.[1] Samagalski won a bronze medal at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier as lead, where he also won the first team all-star award for the position.
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 Samagalski (far left) watches his shot at the 2018 Elite 10 event. | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 9, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||
| Curling club | West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul, MB | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Reid Carruthers | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Catlin Schneider | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Derek Samagalski | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Connor Njegovan | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Krysten Karwacki | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 9 (2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Top CTRS ranking | 2nd (2016–17) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam victories | 1 (2016 Champions Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Samagalski gained notoriety when he won the 2012 Safeway Championship again as a lead on the Rob Fowler team to represent Manitoba at the Tim Hortons Brier.[2] Samagalski was named the first-team all star for lead at the Brier following their bronze medal victory.[3]
Personal life edit
Samagalski is married and has one daughter.[4] He is employed as a superintendent for Carberry Sandhills Golf Course.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "2021 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Paul Wiecek (February 12, 2012). "Fowler's Manitoba foursome headed to Brier". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ Paul Wiecek (March 12, 2012). "Fowler gets a little revenge against Koe clan". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
External links edit
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