The Laurier Hawks are the 2023 OUA men’s curling champions.
The Hawks went undefeated all weekend, facing TMU Bold in the quarter-final game, defeating them 9-4.
The men defeated Guelph 6-5 in the semi-final game, which sent them on their way to face Queens in the gold medal draw.
With great effort from both teams, the Hawks claimed the gold medal with a 6-5 score.
This marks the team’s third consecutive gold medal finish since 2020, with a break in play in 2021 due to COVID-19.
The Brock Badgers defeated Guelph 4-3 for the bronze medal.
Laurier, Queens and Laurentian (host) will go on to compete in the U SPORTS national championship in Sudbury in March.
Trent finished round robin play 2-2 and third in their pool.
ALL-STARSFirst Team All-StarsSkip – Owen Henry – Brock UniversityVice – Victor Pietrangelo – Brock University Second – Hudson Kennedy – WaterlooLead – Victor Kniat – Toronto Metropolitan University
Second Team All-Stars Lead – Carter Bryant – Guelph University Second – Treyton Cowell – Ontario Tech UniversityVice – Jayden King – Guelph UniversitySkip – Chris Inglis – Trent UniversityOUA Coach of the Year
Bridget Arnold
(Results submitted by: Angela O’Grady, Marketing and Communications Assistant, Athletics & Recreation)
