BCC President Ray Coaches Junior Rink to National Championships

It takes years of dedication. Ray Bushfield, our BCC President, has been coaching a men's junior team for the past two years. Last year the team lost the Ontario Final and set their goal for 2014.

The junior rink consist of (L to R), Ryan McCrady, Doug Kee, Matt Haughn and Cole Lyon-Hatcher. Ray can be seen at the back. All four players attend university and college in Ottawa. To win Ontario, the curlers had to win their zone competition in early November in Manotick. This enabled the team to compete in the regional playdowns at the Royal Kingston in late November. That win enabled the team to attend the Ontario Provincial Championships in Gananoque January 2 - 6, 2014. They won the round robin which placed them in the championship game ... which they won. So one goal met!
Ten days later Ray and his team headed to Liverpool, Nova Scotia for the M&M Canadian Junior National Championships. The 11 day event consisted of 14 junior men's teams and 14 junior women's teams representing each province and territory including Northern Ontario. The rink of Ryan, Doug, Matt and Cole advanced to the championship round but came up one win short of making the final three playoff round.
CONGRATULATIONS Ray to you and your junior team for such a great showing representing Ontario.