Past Teams & Champions
Past Teams & Champions
Over the years, teams competing in the Sun Life Financial Junior Challenge have gone on to an impressive list of accomplishments:
Brayden Payette - 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Champion, 2020 World Junior Curling Champion, 2018 Westman Super League Champion
Jacques Gauthier, Jordan Peters, Zack Bilawka - 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Champion, 2020 World Junior Curling Champion
Brayden Calvert 2011 Sunlife Champion; played second on Kyle Doering's 2012 Optimist International U-18 Gold Medalist team; 2-time National Junior Champion; 4th place finish at the 2014 World Junior Championships
Matt Dunstone 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Champion; 2013 World Junior Curling Championships Bronze medalist; 2018 Saskatchewan Provincial Men's Champion; 2019 Masters Grand Slam Champion
Kyle Doering 2012 Canadian Jr. Bronze Medalist; 2012 MB Jr. Champion; 2012 Optimist International U-18 Gold Medalists; 2011 U-16 Jr. Champion; 2011 Semi-finalist Canada Winter Games
Brady Scharback 2012 Canadian Jr. Participant; 2012 SK Jr. Champion; 2011 SK Jr. Finalist; 2011 Canada Winter Games Finalist
Adam Kitchens 2012, 2011 USA Jr. Participant; 2012 North Dakota Jr. Champion;
Kyle Kakela Adam Kitchens' lead at Sun Life 2011; skipped his own team at US Jr. Nationals
Thomas Scoffin skip of the Canadian Olympic Youth team entry at the 2011 Sunlife; 2012 World Youth Olympics Participant; 2007 - 2012 Yukon Jr. Champion, 2013 Alberta Junior Champion, 2013 Canadian Junior Curling silver medalist
Joey Witherspoon 2012, 2011 MB Jr.Finalist; 2010 Canadian Jr.Silver Medalist (Alex Forrest); 2010 MB Jr. Champion
Scott Smith 2012 AB Jr.Semi-finalist; 2011 AB Jr.Finalist
Daniel Birchard 2011 Sunlife Finalist; 2012 MB Jr.Semi-finalist; 2011 MB Jr. Finalist
Derek Blanchard 2012 MB Jr.Semi-finalist; 2011 MB Jr. Participant
Josh Bahr with his 2011 Sun Life lead Atticus Wallace teamed up with former US Jr. Champion Aaron Wald and won US Club Championships
Team Zacharias 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Champions, 2020 World Junior Curling Champions, 2021 Team Wild Card - Scotties Tournament of Hearts, 2021 Manitoba Women's Provincial Champions
Jocelyn Peterman 2011 Sun Life Finalist; 2012 World Jr. participant; 2012 Canadian Jr. Champion; 2012 AB Jr.Champion; 2011 AB Jr.Finalist; 2011 Canada Winter games
Shannon Birchard 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Champion, 2018 World Women's Champion, 2022 World Women's Bronze medalist, 2012 Canadian Jr. silver medalist; 2012 MB Jr. Champion
Cory Christenson 2012 World Jr. Participant; 2012 USA Jr. Champion; 2012 Minnesota Jr. Champion; 2011 USA Jr. Participant
Briane Meilleur 2011 Sun Life Champion; 2012 MB Jr. Participant; 2011 Canadian Jr. Silver Medalist (Briane Meakin); 2010 & 2011 MB Jr. Champion, 2020/21/22 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Champion, 2022 World Women's Bronze Medallist
Ashley Skjerdal 2012, 2011 SK Jr. Semi-finalist
Kristen Streifel Ashley Skjerdal's lead at Sun Life 2011; 2012 SK JR.Champion skip; 2012 Canadian Jr. participant
Rachel Tharalson 2012, 2011 USA Jr. Participant; 2012 North Dakota Jr. Champions
Rachel Burtnyk 2012 Optimist International U-18 Bronze Medalists; 2011 MB Jr. Participant
Karlee Jones 2012, 2011 N.Ont. Jr. Finalist
Kate Cameron 5 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Appearance (Manitoba & Alberta), 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Silver Medalist, 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Bronze Medalist.