On May 17, 24, and 31, we will be hosting open curling from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at the Glacier Ice Rink.
These events are open to new curlers as well as members of the club. This is a great opportunity to get out on the ice and have some fun over the next few weeks. The cost is $10 per person.
For these three weeks we are making a special offer for current curling club members. If you bring a new curler, you curl for free.
Get ready to take to the ice again as the third Zootown Bonspiel gets underway Friday night under the lights at the Glacier Ice Rink.
Twelve teams from Montana will be battling for the crown — well, it is a plaque — and the coveted title of Bonspiel Champs.
The Missoula Curling Club wants to make sure you have a chance to get your team in for the third annual bonspiel.
The bonspiel runs from March 22 – 24 in Missoula, Mont. and includes a banquet catered by Jakers on Saturday and breakfast at the rink on Sunday (plus some Kettlehouse beverages). Registration is $295 for a team of four and one alternate.
Registration form in PDF | Word
Games will consist of 8 ends with a 2-hour time limit.
Silver Slipper beat out the Ice Carvers in the first of the winter season playoff games Saturday.
Now this Saturday, March 9, the playdowns will begin in earnest as all the other teams will take the ice to see who will play for the experienced and newbie league championships.
Click here for the latest on the Winter Playoffs.
The schedule below lists when teams will play and is based on their ranking at the end of the season.
2012-13 Experienced Playdown Bracket.
| Advanced Division | Novice Division | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocks In the Kettlehouse 2. Fellowship of the Rocks 3. Seven Stones 4. Dr Pete Chiropractic 5. Eh Team 6. cURL 7. The Bitter Ends 8. Ice Carvers 9. Silver Slipper 10. Osprey Curling 11. Young Rauckers 12. Stone Rollers | 1. Eye-cicles 2. Fire 'n Ice 3. University of Montana Curling Club 4. Paper 5. Newton's Hammer 6. Curley's Broiler/Valvoline Oil 7. Apex Ice Cold Pitchers 8. Smoke 'n Curlers 9. The Strugglers 10. Larry Curling Moes 11. Hellgate Knights 12. Clean Sweep |
The Missoula Curling Club is happy to announce the 3rd annual Curling Bonspiel at the Glacier Ice Rink.
The bonspiel runs from March 22 – 24 in Missoula, Mont. and includes a chili feed and banquet on Saturday and breakfast at the rink on Sunday.
Registration is now open and runs through March 11 and is $295 for a team of four and one alternate. After the 11th, registration jumps to $395, so get your team together now.
Registration form in PDF | Word
Games will consist of 8 ends with a 2-hour time limit. Everyone is guaranteed 3 games. Come and enjoy the thrill of curling in Missoula, Montana!
Remember our rink is outside, so dress appropriately.
Games will start Friday at 4 p.m. and will end Sunday at approx. 2 p.m. We will accept the first 24 paid teams, and will consider taking up to 32 teams based on registration.
We at the club have been busy putting together the plans for this winter season’s playoffs and have an update for you all. Both leagues have been really competitive and so rather than limit the playoffs to the top 10 teams in each division we have come up with a schedule that accommodates all 12.
To make it work, though, we have had to come up with a small change the schedule. Playoffs will begin on March 2, with the eighth-ranked advanced (A/B) team playing the ninth at 9 p.m.
All other playoff games will start the next week on March 9, with three rounds of games set for that night. The starting time is TBD and is dependent on if the Maulers make the playoffs. We will get you an update ASAP. Schedules won’t be final until probably the week before given how competitive the leagues are.
Semifinals and the finals will be played on March 16.
Also, get ready… This coming week we will have the announcement of the 3rd annual ZooTown Bonspiel. Keep an eye out for that.
The season has seen some crazy scores, sudden-death shootouts and some at-times challenging ice conditions, but teams continue to jockey for position.
For example three teams are locked in third in the experienced division and another five are just one win behind. In the newbie division it is even more competitive with three teams tied for first.
For the latest standings, click here.
Been interested in trying out curling? Want to practice ahead of this week’s League games?
Glacier Ice Rink is hosting its (fairly) regular open curling session on Friday from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the outdoor rink. Come on down to try it out or to work on your technique.
Open curling is $10 and open to all.
See you on the ice.
The third year of league play is set. Twenty four teams, five sheets and the best season yet. We have posted the schedule on the site and will be kicking things off Saturday at 9:30 p.m.
A note about this year’s league. We have two divisions and four groups. Groups A and B are made up of more experienced curlers and Groups C and D are primarily those new to the sport.
Each team captain should have received a copy of the schedule from Shelly Ellis. If you did not, please email her.
Note: A PDF version of the rules are available here.
House Rules For The Missoula Curling Club:
The third year of curling in Missoula kicks off this Thursday when we host our first learn to curl/open curling event at the outdoor rink at Glacier Ice Rink. For $10, you can come out from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to try out the sport for the first time or get out there throwing stones after a long six months away from this addictive sport.
For many, Thursday will allow them to take to the ice for the first time and learn what it takes to curl. Instructors from the Club will be there to help walk the new players through the sport and get you curling.
Also, we will be encouraging people interested in the league, but perhaps without a full team to meet others in the same boat to help make it easier to organize a full team for the winter season.
We hope to have a second event the first week of November and will let you all know as soon as the schedule is set.
See you Thursday and good curling.
The Missoula Curling Club is entering its third year (and fifth season) of games. The sport continues to grow and we are excited to see another season coming together. In the coming weeks, we will be seeking two new board members to help with the running of the league. Board responsibilities include deciding on the schedule, spreading the word about curling and helping grown the number of people involved in the sport.
Board meetings generally take place once a month. Without the board there would be no curling in Missoula, so if you are enjoying the sport or would like us to do more, please consider joining the board. Feel free to contact us if you are interested.
All curlers are invited to attend the Missoula Curling Club’s annual board meeting to be held this Tuesday, October 2nd at 7:30 pm at the MSO Hub 2nd floor conference room.
(MSO Hub is near the corner of Main St and N. Higgins Ave downtown. Please use the Main Street entrance.)
The new board will be elected at this meeting and there are board member positions open, so please consider joining us in this capacity.
Also, any other input you would like to have on this year’s curling league would be greatly appreciated at this time as key decisions will be made at this meeting. Please respond to Charlene Young at this email address if you have any further questions or comments regarding our start up this season.
After weeks of intermittent play, the spring league is coming to its big finale. This Friday are the playoffs and finals for the Spring 2012 Missoula Curling Club league.
Check the schedule to see when your team plays…
The Spring 2012 season of the Missoula Curling Club is well underway. Due to a series of hockey tournaments and the Maulers spectacular season, we have had to do some schedule moves to nail down the remaining weeks. We have posted the new schedule on the site here and there are a couple things to remember. First, due to the number of teams, not all teams will play each week. Second start times and locations will vary over the remainder of the season.
Also, note that we have announced the schedule for the Spring Playoffs as well. The top eight teams will compete on Friday evening, May 18. From 7:30-9:00 pm – the top eight teams will play. From 9:00-10:30 pm, all winners of the earlier games will play along with teams that place 9th, 10th and 11th place in the league. Please check the website for team rankings shortly after the last games are played on May 12th.
So long story short, check the schedule to make sure where and when your team is playing.
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