Ian Dickie (born December 21, 1985, in Bracebridge, Ontario[1]) is a Canadian curler from Newmarket, Ontario. He currently skips his own team based in the Kitchener area.
| Ian Dickie | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1985 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga, ON |
| Skip | Ian Dickie |
| Third | Paul Moffatt |
| Second | Ben Shane |
| Lead | Kyle Forster |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Northern Ontario (2007–2009)  Ontario (2010–present) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 17th (2019–20) |
Career edit
While attending Laurentian University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Dickie played in both the 2007 and 2009[2] Northern Ontario men's curling championships.
After university, Dickie moved to Newmarket, Ontario. He played second for the Chris Ciasnocha rink for one season (2013–14) before forming his own rink as a skip in 2014. Dickie's first Tour event was the 2013 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard. After forming his own team, Dickie re-joined the World Curling Tour for the 2015–16 season. His team found immediate success by making the final of the 2015 KW Fall Classic to China's Liu Rui[3] and making the semi-final of the 2015 Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic.[4]
Dickie made his first Ontario Tankard provincial men's championship in 2016,[5] where he led his rink of Tyler Stewart, Evan Lilly and Robert Currie to a 3–7 round robin record.
Dickie joined the Pat Ferris rink in 2019 as his third. The team played in the 2020 Ontario Tankard, finishing with a 3–5 record. They played in the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials, finishing with a 2–4 record. Later in the season they played in the 2022 Ontario Tankard, where they were eliminated in a triple knockout after winning two games.
For the 2022–23 curling season, Dickie joined the Jason Camm rink at third. The team won two tour events, the Capital Curling Fall Open and the Capital Curling Classic. Their success on the tour qualified them for the 2023 Ontario Tankard.
Personal life edit
Dickie is employed as a sales director with GNB Industrial Power. He is married and has three children.[6]
References edit
- ^ "CurlingZone – Everything Curling". Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Several Sudbury rinks off to Ontario, national ..." www.thesudburystar.com. Sudbury Star. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08.
- ^ "KW Fall Classic". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Glenn Howard earns berth into Ontario Tankard - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2021.