Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships

The Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships are an annual curling tournament held between club curling teams from member schools. Depending on the year, the top two or three men's and women's team qualify for the U Sports curling championships.[1]

Atlantic University Sport
Curling Championships
Established2015
2024 host cityMontague, Prince Edward Island
2024 arenaMontague Curling Club
Current champions (2024)
MenNova Scotia Dalhousie Tigers
WomenNew Brunswick UNB Reds
Current edition

The inaugural event was held in 2015 and was hosted in Montague, Prince Edward Island by the University of Prince Edward Island. Since then, the championship has been held annually, excluding the 2020–21 season when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The Dalhousie Tigers have dominated the event on both the men's and women's sides. The men's team have won seven of the nine titles while the women's team have picked up five. The only other men's teams to have won the AUS championship are the UNB Reds and the Memorial Sea-Hawks while on the women's side, the Saint Mary's Huskies, St. Francis Xavier X-Women, Mount Allison Mounties and UNB Reds have each won one title.[3]

Champions edit

Year Men's champion Women's champion Host
2015   UNB Reds   Saint Mary's Huskies Montague CC, Montague (  University of Prince Edward Island)
2016   Dalhousie Tigers   Dalhousie Tigers Highlander CC, St. Andrews (  St. Francis Xavier University)
2017   Memorial Sea-Hawks   St. Francis Xavier X-Women Truro CC, Truro (AUS)
2018   Dalhousie Tigers   Mount Allison Mounties Capital WC, Fredericton (  University of New Brunswick)
2019   Dalhousie Tigers   Dalhousie Tigers St. John's CC, St. John's (  Memorial University of Newfoundland)
2020   Dalhousie Tigers   Dalhousie Tigers CFB Halifax CC, Halifax (  Saint Mary's University)
2021 Cancelled[2]
2022   Dalhousie Tigers   Dalhousie Tigers Windsor CC, Windsor (  Saint Mary's University)
2023   Dalhousie Tigers   Dalhousie Tigers Capital WC, Fredericton (  University of New Brunswick)
2024   Dalhousie Tigers   UNB Reds Montague CC, Montague (  University of Prince Edward Island)

References edit

  1. ^ "AUS Curling". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Atlantic University Sport announces return to sport in fall 2021". Atlantic University Sport. June 9, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "AUS Curling Past Champions". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

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