POSTED August 18, 2023
Welcome to Springbank Thursday Mixed Curling League!
Players and teams should start planning for the 2023 / 2024 curling season.
Ice goes in mid September and league play will commence by the end of September. Typically we get 22 nights of curling with a two or three week break at Christmas, and the league concludes by mid March.
The annual fee for each team is to be determined (last year it was $1500). Teams can register extra players for $35/ea (to be confirmed). Note for players that register at other curling clubs: the Curling Alberta player fee is embedded in Springbank Curling Club team fee, so you can opt out of this fee at other clubs.
You can reserve a spot in the league for your team by providing the Club with a $100 non refundable deposit (go to this link https://t.ly/H2Mv ). Last year we had 20 teams. Hopefully we will get to our maximum capacity of 24 teams this year. Teams may have to be waitlisted to ensure the schedule can be effectively managed ( ie even number of teams to avoid a bye).
The registration process is expected commence at the end of August or early September. The registration process is on-line: players / teams will complete an on-line registration form, acknowledge the Curling Canada Waiver and submit their fees.
The Thursday Night Mixed League is a traditional mixed league - teams of two women and two men, and throwing order alternates genders. Teams can register extra players, or use up to 2 spare players when necessary (spares are to play front end positions). The alternating gender rules will be in force for the on ice line-up.
Thursday Night Mixed League General Format
There are 2 draws every Thursday with 7PM and 9:15PM start times. Each game consists of 8 ends or one complete end after the buzzer (buzzer sounds 90 minutes after the scheduled start time), whichever occurs first.
The number of Divisions and Round Robins depends on the number of teams registered. Typically teams are divided into two or three Divisions and play three or four squares (round robins) with two or three weeks at the end of the season used for playoffs. “A” Division is for the stronger, more experienced teams and the “C” Division for newer teams and less experienced curlers.
Points are awarded as shown in the table below for each game played. There is a rebalancing of teams after each square (or round). The teams are re-seeded based on points and could move into a different Division at the end of each round. This process will enable stronger teams to migrate into the "A" Division as the year progresses. Final standings for the year are based on points for the final square (or round robin). The following table represents the awarded points for a Win, Tie or Loss.
Win | Tie | Loss | |
Division "A" | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Division "B" | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Division "C" | 5 | 3 | 1 |
At the conclusion of the final Round Robin, we will have playoffs where the teams in each Division play each other to determine the Division winner. Historically, the overall Thursday Night Mixed League Champion (typically the winner of the A Division) will compete against another SCC mixed team to determine which team will represent the Club at the City Championships (the Cities have not been held over the past couple of years).
For more information contact: Howard Backus of Springbank Thursday Night Mixed Curling at [email protected]