Denni Neufeld

Denni Neufeld
Curler
Denni Neufeld delivers his rock at the 2018 Elite 10 Grand Slam event in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Born (1981-01-25) January 25, 1981
Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
Team
Curling club Granite CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Skip Jason Gunnlaugson
Third Alex Forrest
Second Denni Neufeld
Lead Connor Njegovan
Career
Brier appearances 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Top CTRS ranking 1st (2014-15)
Grand Slam victories 7 (World Cup (2010, 2015); The National (Nov. 2014); Canadian Open (Jan. 2011, Dec. 2011); Elite 10 (2015, Mar. 2018)

Dennison "Denni" Neufeld[1] (born January 25, 1981) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Neufeld plays second for the Jason Gunnlaugson team which curls out of the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg.[2]

Born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Neufeld won a gold medal for Manitoba at the 1999 Canada Games. In 2001 he joined Mike McEwen's team. After a few years of curling on-and-off together, the team of McEwen, Neufeld, brother B. J. Neufeld, and Matt Wozniak was formed in 2007. Neufeld played lead stones for the team, which lasted for 11 years until the end of the 2017-18 curling season, when they disbanded.[3]

Personal

Neufeld started curling around the age of ten and cites the achievements of his father as leading his interest into the game of curling. His father is Chris Neufeld who was a three time Manitoba curling champion and one time Labatt Brier champion in 1992 as part of the Vic Peters team. Neufeld is employed as a realtor for Royal LePage Prime Real Estate. He is married to Cheryl Neufeld and has two children.

Neufeld's younger brother, B.J. Neufeld, is also a curler.

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 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Masters / World Cup Q DNP DNP Q DNP C QF QF Q F
The National DNP DNP DNP QF QF QF Q F QF C
Canadian Open DNP DNP DNP SF QF C C SF Q QF
Elite 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A C
Players' DNP DNP Q SF Q QF SF F SF

References

  1. http://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2254/teams/10920
  2. "Featured Curling Athlete: Denni Neufeld". Curling Canada. March 9, 2012. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. "Breakup of Mike McEwen rink among sweeping changes in Canadian curling | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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