1996 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
# 1996 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

The 1996 Unitel Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 6-14 at the Charlottetown Curling Club in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Saskatchewan, skipped by Randy Bryden defeated Ontario, skipped by Rich Moffatt in the final. The game went into an extra end, where Moffatt was heavy with his final shot, giving Saskatchewan the win. The Saskatchewan rink also consisted of Cathy Trowell, Bryden's brother Russ and Trowell's sister, Karen Inglis. It was the province's first championship since 1984, and eighth in total.

## Teams

Teams were as follows:

| Locale | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | City |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest Territories / Yukon | Trevor Alexander | Melody Nikiforow | Garry Tkachuk | Cheryl Burlington | Yellowknife |
| British Columbia | Craig Lepine | Karen Lepine | Jay Batch | Tasha Sweet | Vancouver |
| Alberta | Mike Sali | Shannon Kleibrink | Richard Kleibrink | Donna Grimsley | Calgary |
| Saskatchewan | Randy Bryden | Cathy Trowell | Russ Bryden | Karen Inglis | Regina |
| Manitoba | Chad McMullan | Jill Officer | Ross McFadyen | Heather Mowat | Winnipeg |
| Northern Ontario | Rick Stewart | Valerie MacInnes | Neil MacInnes | Marianne Kentish | Timmins |
| Ontario | Rich Moffatt | Theresa Breen | Peter Woodcox | Denise Allan | Ottawa |
| Quebec | Steeve Gagnon | Annie Gagnon | Rodrigue Tremblay | Christine Guay | Kénogami |
| Prince Edward Island | Blair Weeks | Janice MacCallum | Doug Weeks | Shelley Muzika | Charlottetown |
| Newfoundland | Gary Oke | Diane Ryan | Kenny Young | Jane Wellman | Corner Brook |
| New Brunswick | Grant Odishaw | Heather Smith | Rick Perron | Krista Bernard | Moncton |
| Nova Scotia | Scott Saunders | Colleen Jones | Kent Saunders | Diana Johnson | Halifax |

## Standings

Final standings

Key :

* Teams to Playoffs

| Province | Skip | Wins | Losses |
| - | - | - | - |
| Saskatchewan | Randy Bryden | 9 | 2 |
| Ontario | Rich Moffatt | 8 | 3 |
| Nova Scotia | Scott Saunders | 8 | 3 |
| British Columbia | Craig Lepine | 7 | 4 |
| Prince Edward Island | Blair Weeks | 6 | 5 |
| Alberta | Mike Sali | 6 | 5 |
| New Brunswick | Grant Odishaw | 5 | 6 |
| Manitoba | Chad McMullan | 4 | 7 |
| Newfoundland | Gary Oke | 4 | 7 |
| Northwest Territories/Yukon | Trevor Alexander | 3 | 8 |
| Northern Ontario | Rick Stewart | 3 | 8 |
| Quebec | Steeve Gagnon | 3 | 8 |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatchewan | 4 | | | | 2 | Ontario | 6 |
| 2 | Ontario | 6 | | | | 1 | Saskatchewan | 8 |
| | | | 1 | Saskatchewan | 6 | | | |
| | | | 4 | British Columbia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | British Columbia | 7 | | | | | | |

## Final

January 14, 6:30pm

| Sheet | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saskatchewan (Bryden) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Ontario (Moffatt) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
