The Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships, more commonly known as the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best youth curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 21 as of June 30 in the year prior to the tournament.
| Canadian Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1950 (men) 1971 (women) |
| 2025 host city | Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
| 2025 arena | Consolidated Credit Union Place Silver Fox Entertainment Complex |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Men |  Nova Scotia 2 |
| Women |  Alberta 1 |
| Current edition | |
The event began in 1950 as the National Schoolboys Championship, and all members of a team had to attend the same high school. Efforts to establish the event were led by Ken Watson, Maurice Smith and others.[1] From 1950 to 1957, teams played for the Victor Sifton Trophy. Sifton's newspaper chain was the sponsor of the event during this time. From 1958 to 1975 the event was sponsored by Pepsi and was known as the Pepsi Schoolboys, becoming the Pepsi Juniors in 1976. At that time, the age limit of the event was adjusted to match the eligibility for the World Junior Curling Championships which began in 1975. In 1971 a separate women's event was created, and was initially called the Canadian Girls Curling Championship. In 1980 Pepsi began sponsoring the women's juniors as well. In 1987 the events were combined into one national junior championship and held at the same venue. Pepsi continued to be the event sponsor until 1994. In 1995, the event was added to the Canadian Curling Association's "Season of Champions" programme.
Since 2022 and between 1974 and 1994, the winner of the event went on to represent Canada at the following year's World junior championship. 1996 to 2020 the winner would play in the same year's championship. The winners of the 1994 and 1995 women's events had to play off to represent Canada at the 1995 World Junior Curling Championships. This was not needed for the men, as the 1993 champion Shawn Adams rink was suspended, so the 1994 winners represented Canada at the 1994 World Junior Curling Championships.[2] The 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by the 2021 World Junior Qualification Event played in the Fall, the winner going on to represent Canada at the 2022 World Juniors.
The event was re-branded to the Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships in 2024 and the Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships in 2025.
Sponsors
edit- 1950–1957: Sifton newspapers
- 1958–1994: Pepsi
- 1995: Canadian Curling Association
- 1996–1997: Maple Leaf Foods
- 1998–2005: Kärcher
- 2006–2015: M&M Meat Shops
- 2016: Egg Farmers of Ontario
- 2017: Ambrosia
- 2018–current: New Holland[3]
Champions
editMen
edit1950–1978
edit1979–present
editA playoff was added in 1979.
| Province | Titles by province |
|---|---|
| Alberta[a] |
18 |
 Saskatchewan |
14 |
 Manitoba[b] |
11 |
 Ontario |
10 |
 British Columbia |
7 |
 Northern Ontario |
4 |
 New Brunswick |
3 |
 Quebec |
3 |
| Nova Scotia[c] |
2 |
 Prince Edward Island |
2 |
 Newfoundland and Labrador |
1 |
 Northwest Territories |
0 |
 Nunavut |
0 |
 Yukon |
0 |
Women
edit1971–1982
edit1983–present
editA playoff was added in 1983.
| Province | Titles by province |
|---|---|
| Alberta |
12 |
| Saskatchewan |
11 |
| Manitoba |
10 |
| Nova Scotia |
7 |
| British Columbia |
4 |
| New Brunswick |
3 |
| Ontario |
3 |
| Prince Edward Island |
2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
1 |
| Quebec |
1 |
| Northern Ontario |
0 |
| Northwest Territories |
0 |
| Nunavut |
0 |
| Yukon |
0 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Davis, Reyn (December 6, 1987). "100 years on the rocks: MCA opens hall to elite of many generations". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 26.
- ^ 2019 Canadian Juniors Media Guide: History of the Canadian Juniors
- ^ "Curling Canada | New Holland named title sponsor of Canadian Junior Championships".
- ^ "All Rinks Declared For Stane Title Test". Calgary Herald. February 11, 1959. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Albertans Crowned Champs". Edmonton Journal. February 25, 1967. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Fish captures junior title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 18, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Thompsett Wins Classic In Final over Cunningham". Victoria Times-Colonist. February 26, 1979. p. 15. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Toronto rink collapses in final". Toronto Star. February 24, 1980. p. 28. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Manitoba Rink Wins It In 12 Ends". Saint John Telegraph-Journal. February 23, 1981. p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Ontario win no mistake". Regina Leader-Post. March 1, 1982. p. 15. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Schneider wins junior title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. April 4, 1983. p. 22. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Sullivan Family" (PDF). tsacurlingclub.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Wood's 'icecubes' set for busy year". Victoria Times-Colonist. April 4, 1988. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- ^ "A new player on junior stage". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 26, 1989. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- ^ "Kingston curling legends to be honoured at the Scotties". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- ^ "McClelland quartet at Pepsi Juniors". North Bay Nugget. March 24, 1990. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Repay [Jason] Junior Men's Curling Rink". Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- ^ "Hoping to conquer the world again". Edmonton Journal. October 5, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ "Coach reluctantly returns". Regina Leader-Post. February 11, 1995. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "NWO Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees". Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "Alberta's Lucky 13". Winnipeg Sun. March 15, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "2001 World Junior Curling Field". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 15, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "B.C. girls win junior curling title". Montreal Gazette. March 20, 1982. p. 100. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Weird shot does the trick". Calgary Herald. March 21, 1983. p. 27. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "The Greatest Thing". Winnipeg Sun. March 18, 1984. p. 46. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "No ordinary Jones". Winnipeg Sun. February 21, 1994. p. 27. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Hall of Famers: 2001". Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.
- ^ "It'll be a short trip to worlds". Edmonton Journal. February 11, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Scots, Swiss lay claim to world junior crowns". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 31, 1997. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Miller's rink finally cashes in". Regina Leader-Post. February 14, 2000. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
