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Glenn Howard

Glenn Howard
Curler
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Born (1962-07-17) July 17, 1962 (age 54)
Midland, Ontario
Team
Curling club St. George's G&CC
Etobicoke, Toronto, ON
Skip Glenn Howard
Third Richard Hart
Second David Mathers
Lead Scott Howard
Alternate Adam Spencer
Career
Brier appearances 17 (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017)
World Championship
appearances
4 (1987, 1993, 2007, 2012)
Top CTRS ranking 1st (2008–09 & 2011-12)
Grand Slam victories 14
World Cup/Masters (Dec 2006, Jan 2008, Nov 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013);
The National (2002, Jan 2004, 2012, 2014);
Players' (2008, 2013)
Canadian Open (2009, 2012)

Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962 in Midland, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Tiny, Ontario. Howard is one of the most decorated curlers of all time; He has won four world championships, four Briers and 15 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight straight, from 2006 to 2013. Through 2017, he has played in 218 games at the Brier, more than any other curler in history. He has also won the 2001 TSN Skins Game.

Howard had a lot of success in his early career when he played third with his brother, Russ. With Russ, Howard won the 1987 and 1993 Labatt Briers, and at the world championships those same two years they won participation awards. However, Russ would move to New Brunswick in the late 1990s, leaving Glenn in Ontario to form his own team. Glenn did return to play for his brother at the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.

Glenn would be unsuccessful in returning to the Brier, losing back-to-back provincial finals (2004, 2005) until 2006 when he would triumph over former teammate Wayne Middaugh in the Ontario final. This qualified him for the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier. His team of third Richard Hart, second Brent Laing, and lead Craig Savill dominated the 2006 Brier, finishing the round robin with only one loss. However, the team was not successful in the final, losing to Quebec's Jean-Michel Ménard 8–7.

Howard's team dominated the 2007 season. The team marched right through the provincial championships without losing a single game (none even going a complete ten ends). At the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier, the team lost just one round-robin game to Alberta's Kevin Martin. The team lost another in the Page playoff 1 vs. 2 game to Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador. However, in the re-match in the final, Howard beat Gushue 10–6. Howard's team continued its dominance at the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. The team lost just one game in the round-robin to Team USA (skipped by Todd Birr). However, it avenged this loss by beating the Americans 7–2 in the Page playoff game and then winning the final over the Germans skipped by Andy Kapp 8–3.


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