E.J. Harnden | |
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Curler | |
Born |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
April 14, 1983
Team | |
Curling club |
Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
Skip | Brad Jacobs |
Third | Ryan Fry |
Second | E. J. Harnden |
Lead | Ryan Harnden |
Alternate | Lee Toner |
Career | |
Brier appearances | 8 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
World Championship appearances |
1 (2013) |
Top CTRS ranking | 1st (2013-14) |
Grand Slam victories | 2 (2015 Players' Championship; 2016 National) |
Medal record
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Eric "E. J." Harnden, Jr. (born April 14, 1983) is a Canadian curler. He currently throws second stones for the Canadian champion Brad Jacobs rink. The team represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal.
Harnden is the son of three-time Northern Ontario champion Eric Harnden, Sr. Harnden was a skip during his junior career, but joined forces with his father for the 2007–08 season, as his third. The team, which also included brother Ryan and Caleb Flaxey at lead won the Dominion Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship that season, and would represent Northern Ontario at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier. The team would have an unsuccessful Brier, finishing with a 3–8 record. Following the season, Harnden joined forces with Brad Jacobs, and has played with Jacobs ever since. He would play third for the team from 2008 to 2011 and then second since 2012, after Ryan Fry joined the team. In their first season together, the team lost in the 2009 Northern Ontario final to Mike Jakubo. The following season would be more successful. The team played in one Grand Slam, the 2012 The National that season, Harnden's first. The team went 0–5. However, the team did win The Dominion 2010 Northern Ontario Provincial Men's Championship and had a tremendous Brier that season. At the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the team finished 2nd after the round robin with a 9–2 record. However, they lost both of their playoff games and would have to settle for a bronze medal.