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Ian McMillan (curler)

Ian McMillan (born July 17, 1991 in Dryden, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] He currently plays lead on Team John Epping.

Ian McMillan
Curler
Born (1991-07-17) July 17, 1991 (age 32)[1]
Dryden, Ontario[2]
Team
Curling clubGranite CC,
Winnipeg, MB[3]
SkipJohn Epping
ThirdJacob Horgan
SecondTanner Horgan
LeadIan McMillan
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba (2015–2023)
 Northern Ontario (2023–present)
Top CTRS ranking6th (2017–18)

Career edit

McMillan is most notable for winning the 2017 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event playing second for Jason Gunnlaugson.[4] The team finished sixth on the CTRS standings that season. McMillan left the team the following season and joined the Braden Calvert rink.

Team Calvert had a fairly successful first season together, beginning with the 2018 Icebreaker at The Granite where they won the event title.[5] They also won The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul and the Thistle Integrity Stakes the following two months and had semifinal appearances at both the DeKalb Superspiel and the KKP Classic.[6] The team also played in three Grand Slam events, failing to qualify for the playoffs in any of them. At the 2019 Viterra Championship, they were eliminated in the championship round.[7] The following season, the team would only win one tour event, the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, where they went undefeated to claim the title.[8] Elsewhere on tour, the team had semifinal appearances at the 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker, the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic and the 2019 China Open where they represented Canada.[9] Team Calvert only qualified for one slam that season, the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2, where they missed the playoffs with a 1–3 record. At the 2020 Viterra Championship, the team failed to qualify for the championship round as they were knocked out in the B Qualifier by 2020 World Junior champion Jacques Gauthier.[10]

During the abbreviated 2020–21 season, Team Calvert played in two events, reaching the semifinals in the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic and missing the playoffs in the MCT Cargill Curling Training Centre Fall Classic.[11] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincials champions, Team Jason Gunnlaugson was chosen to represent Manitoba at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier.[12] However, due to many provinces cancelling their provincial championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on the CTRS standings from the 2019–20 season.[13] Team Calvert ranked three places to low in the rankings to qualify for the event, ranking just below Glenn Howard, Tanner Horgan and Scott McDonald.[14] The team began the following season with two finals appearances at the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic and the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, winning the latter.[15] The team also had enough points to qualify for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials for a chance to qualify for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.[16] At the Pre-Trials, they finished with a 2–4 record, missing the playoffs.[17] Due to their early success, Team Calvert qualified for the 2021 National Grand Slam event, where they finished with a 1–3 record. At the 2022 Viterra Championship, the team qualified through the A event with two straight victories, and then won their first championship round game to reach the 1 vs. 2 page qualifier. They then lost two straight games to Mike McEwen and Ryan Wiebe, not qualifying for the playoffs.[18] They wrapped up their season at the 2022 Best of the West where they lost in a tiebreaker to Karsten Sturmay.

Personal life edit

McMillan is employed as a senior credit analyst for CWB National Leasing.[19]

Grand Slam record edit

Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Elite 10 Q DNP N/A N/A N/A
Masters QF DNP DNP N/A DNP
Tour Challenge T2 Q T2 N/A N/A
The National QF Q DNP N/A Q
Canadian Open QF Q DNP N/A N/A
Players' QF DNP N/A DNP DNP
Champions Cup DNP DNP N/A DNP DNP

Teams edit

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2015–16[1] Alex Forrest Travis Bale Ian McMillan Connor Njegovan
2016–17 Matt Dunstone Alex Forrest Ian McMillan Connor Njegovan
2017–18 Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Ian McMillan Connor Njegovan Justin Richter
2018–19 Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon
2019–20 Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon Justin Richter
2020–21 Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon
2021–22 Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon
2022–23 Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon
2023–24 Tanner Horgan Jacob Horgan Ian McMillan Scott Chadwick
2024–25 John Epping Jacob Horgan Tanner Horgan Ian McMillan

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "CurlingZone Profile". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Former Dryden Curler Moving Up In World Standings - CKDR.net". ckdr.net. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ian McMillan Profile". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (September 10, 2017). "Einarson, Gunnlaugson claim Tier 2 titles". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Calvert Wins 2018 GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "WCT Recap: Team Anderson wins Boundary Ford Curling Classic". TSN. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Laurie Macdonell (February 9, 2019). "Viterra Championship Playoff Update". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 4, 2019). "Eight Ends: All you need to know for GSOC Tour Challenge". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Big victory for Team Jacobs!". Curling Canada. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Laurie Macdonell (February 7, 2020). "2020 Viterra Championship Day 3 Recap". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Team Calvert 2020–21". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Devin Heroux (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier". TSN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "2019–20 CTRS Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Curling tours update". Curling Canada. October 4, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  16. ^ Gregory Strong (October 24, 2021). "A capsule look at the 14-team men's field for the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Picture Perfect Paul!". Curling Canada. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  18. ^ Laurie McDonell (February 13, 2022). "2022 Viterra Championship – Day 4 Recap". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  19. ^ "2022 Points Bet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

External links edit

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