Ian McMillan (curler)

Ian McMillan (born July 17, 1991 in Dryden, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] He currently plays second for Team Braden Calvert.

Ian McMillan
Curler
Born (1991-07-17) July 17, 1991[1]
Dryden, Ontario[2]
Team
Curling clubGranite CC,
Winnipeg[3]
SkipBraden Calvert
ThirdKyle Kurz
SecondIan McMillan
LeadRob Gordon
AlternateJustin Richter
Career
Member Association Manitoba
Top CTRS ranking6th (2017–18)

Career

McMillan is most notable for winning the 2017 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event playing second for Jason Gunnlaugson.[4] The team finished sixth on the CTRS standings that season. McMillan left the team the following season and joined the Braden Calvert rink. They played in three Grand Slam's but failed to qualify in any of them. They lost in the championship round of the 2019 Viterra Championship and were eliminated. They started the 2019–20 season with semifinal finishes at both the 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker and the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. They also won the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic. They lost the B qualifying game of the 2020 Viterra Championship to 2020 World Junior champion Jacques Gauthier.

Grand Slam record
Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Elite 10 Q DNP N/A
Masters QF DNP DNP
Tour Challenge T2 Q T2
The National QF Q DNP
Canadian Open QF Q DNP
Players' QF DNP N/A
Champions Cup DNP DNP N/A

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2015–16 Alex ForrestTravis BaleIan McMillanConnor Njegovan
2016–17 Matt DunstoneAlex ForrestIan McMillanConnor Njegovan
2017–18 Jason GunnlaugsonAlex ForrestIan McMillanConnor NjegovanJustin Richter
2018–19 Braden CalvertKyle KurzIan McMillanRobbie Gordon
2019–20 Braden CalvertKyle KurzIan McMillanRobbie GordonJustin Richter

[1]

References
  1. "CurlingZone Profile". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  2. "Former Dryden Curler Moving Up In World Standings - CKDR.net". ckdr.net. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. "Ian McMillan Profile". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  4. Brazeau, Jonathan (September 10, 2017). "Einarson, Gunnlaugson claim Tier 2 titles". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved October 30, 2018.


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