Carter Rycroft

Carter Rycroft (born August 29, 1977) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team, skipped by Kevin Martin, that won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Carter Rycroft
Born (1977-08-29) August 29, 1977
Team
Curling clubGlencoe CC,
Calgary, AB
Career
Brier appearances7 (2000, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
World Championship
appearances
3 (2010, 2014, 2015)
Olympic
appearances
1 (2002)
Top CTRS ranking2nd (2013–14)
Grand Slam victories7 (Masters: Jan. 2003, 2012; The National: Nov. 2004; Canadian Open: 2002, 2005, 2013; Players' Championship: 2004)

Career

Rycroft joined the Martin rink in 1999 after skipping Team Alberta at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and playing for Randy Ferbey. With Martin, he won two provincial championships (2000, 2006), two Canada Cups (2005, 2006) and the Olympic silver medal (2002). He left the Martin rink in 2006 and joined the Kevin Koe rink. Rycroft won another Canada Cup playing second with Koe, followed by his first Brier championship title at Halifax in 2010. The team beat Ontario's Glenn Howard 6-5 in the final. At the 2014 Kamloops Brier the Koe rink repeated as Canadian champions, defeating John Morris' B.C. rink 10-5 in the final.[1] In 2014, Koe left the team, and was replaced by Morris as skip.

Personal life

Rycroft is the owner of the Prairie West Ventures and Majestic Rentals. He is married to Sheila Rycroft and has three children.[2] At the 2014 Brier Rycroft, whose wife was pregnant, said he planned to take a year off curling.[1] However, since the team won the Brier in 2014, he continued to play in certain events.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1996–97 David Nedohin (fourth)Randy Ferbey (skip)Carter RycroftPat McCallumWCT events
1997–98 Carter RycroftGlen KennedyMarc KennedyJason Lesmeister1998 Juniors
1998–99 David Nedohin (fourth)Randy Ferbey (skip)Scott PfeiferCarter Rycroft
1999–00 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2000 Alta., Brier
2000–01 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2001 Alta.
2001–02 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2001 COCT, 2002 OG
2002–03 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett
2003–04 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2004 Alta.
2004–05 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2005 CC
2005–06 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2005 COCT, 2006 Alta., CC, Brier
2006–07 Blake MacDonald (fourth)Kevin Koe (skip)Carter RycroftNolan Thiessen
2007–08 Blake MacDonald (fourth)Kevin Koe (skip)Carter RycroftNolan ThiessenCanada Cup
2008-09 Blake MacDonald (fourth)Kevin Koe (skip)Carter RycroftNolan Thiessen
2009–10 Kevin KoeBlake MacDonaldCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2009 COCT, 2010 Alta, Brier, WCC
2010–11 Kevin KoeBlake MacDonaldCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2011 Alta
2011–12 Kevin KoePat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2012 Alta, Brier
2012–13 Kevin KoePat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2013 Alta
2013–14 Kevin KoePat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2014 Alta, Brier, WCC
2014–15 John MorrisPat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2015 Brier, WCC
2015–16 Pat SimmonsJohn MorrisCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2016 Brier

References

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