Marc Kennedy

Marc Kennedy
Curler
Born (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982
St. Albert, Alberta
Team
Curling club Saville Community SC,
Edmonton, AB[1]
Career
Brier appearances 8 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
World Championship
appearances		 3 (2008, 2009, 2016)
Olympic
appearances		 2 (2010, 2018)
Top CTRS ranking 1st (2006–07, 2007–08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2015-16)
Grand Slam victories 12: The National (Mar 2007, Dec. 2010);
Players (2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018); Canadian Open (Jan 2007, Dec 2007, 2010); Tour Challenge (2015)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver
World Curling Championships
2008 Grand Forks
2016 Basel
2009 Moncton
Tim Hortons Brier
2017 St. John's
Universiade
2003 Tarvisio
Representing  Alberta
Tim Hortons Brier
2008 Winnipeg
2009 Calgary
2016 Ottawa
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
2009 Edmonton
2017 Ottawa
2005 Halifax
2013 Winnipeg
Canada Winter Games
1999 Corner Brook

Marc Kennedy (born February 5, 1982) is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from St. Albert, Alberta.

Career

Kennedy was born in St. Albert, Alberta. He is a Canadian Winter Games champion[2] and three-time provincial junior champion. He won his first provincial men's championship with Kevin Martin in 2007. As a junior, he played second for Carter Rycroft at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and played third for Jeff Erickson at the 1999 and 2001 Canadian Juniors.

In 2003 Kennedy was an alternate for the 2003 Winter Universiade gold medal winning team from Brandon University skipped by Mike McEwen.

After 2-time World Junior Champion John Morris moved to Alberta in 2003, Kennedy joined his team at second position. In 2004, they lost the Canada Cup final to Randy Ferbey.

In 2006, both Morris and Kennedy joined 2-time Brier champion Kevin Martin on his new team.

In 2008, Kennedy won the Brier and the World Championships as a member of the team. They repeated their Brier win in 2009 going undefeated for a second straight year and setting a record for consecutive Brier games won (26) previously held by the Ferbey foursome.

In 2010, Kennedy won an Olympic Gold Medal in Vancouver with Kevin Martin, John Morris and Ben Hebert as Team Canada defeated Thomas Ulsrud of Norway 6-3 in the Gold Medal Game.

After a win at the Alberta provincials, Kennedy headed with Team Martin to the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier. They went through the round robin with a 9-2 win-loss record, and lost the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game to Ontario and the bronze medal game to Newfoundland/Labrador. Kennedy left the Brier prior to the bronze medal game because he and his wife were expecting a new child.

In 2013, Kennedy and Team Martin won the Alberta provincials with a close win over Kevin Koe, to earn a berth in the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in their hometown Edmonton. On the first day, Kennedy won the Ford Hot Shots skills and shot-making competition that precedes the start of round-robin play.[3] In December 2015, Kennedy, along with his teammates, claimed the first berth in the upcoming Tim Horton Roar of the Rings with their Canada Cup victory in Grande Prairie, AB.

Following the 2017-18 season Kennedy announced he would be taking a break from competitive curling to heal injuries and focus on family. [4]

Personal life

Kennedy is married to his wife Nicole Kennedy (née MacDonald), and they have two daughters.

Kennedy has a marketing degree from the University of Alberta. He was a franchise owner for M&M Meat Shops until he sold his business in 2012 to focus more on curling. He currently works as a real estate agent for Sarasota Realty.[5] Kennedy is a Hec Gervais Scholarship winner, as well as a Can Fund recipient[6] He is also currently an MBA Student at the University of Alberta.[7] Marc began a youth bonspiel in 2016 called the Marc Kennedy Junior Classic which is held in St. Albert and Edmonton. Going into its third year the spiel sees over 200 athletes participating (52 teams).

Teams

From left: Kevin Martin, John Morris, Kennedy, Ben Hebert
SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
2003–04John MorrisKevin KoeMarc KennedyPaul Moffatt2004 Alta., CC
2004–05John MorrisKevin KoeMarc KennedyPaul Moffatt2005 Alta., CC
2005–06John MorrisKevin KoeMarc KennedyPaul Moffatt2005 COCT, 2006 Alta., CC
2006–07Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert2007 Alta., CC, Brier
2007–08Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert2008 Alta., CC, Brier, WCC
2008–09Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert2009 Alta., CC, Brier, WCC
2009–10Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert2009 COCT, 2010 OG
2010–11Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert2010 CC, 2011 Alta., Brier
2011–12Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert2011 CC, 2012 Alta.
2012–13Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert2012 CC, 2013 Alta., Brier
2013–14Kevin MartinDavid NedohinMarc KennedyBen Hebert2013 COCT, 2014 Alta.
2014–15Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert2015 Alta., Brier
2015–16Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert2016 Alta., Brier
2016–17Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert2017 Brier

Awards

  • Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2007
  • Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2008
  • World Curling Tour MVP 2008
  • Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2009
  • Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2011
  • Canadian Curling Championship Second Team All Star(Second) 2013
  • Canadian Curling Championship Second Team All Star(Second) 2015

References

  1. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/1972/teams/9252/team_athletes/9116
  2. ↑ Canada Games Athletes search Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ O'Leary, Chris (March 2, 2013). "Marc Kennedy wins Ford Hot Shots skills competition". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/olympic-curler-marc-kennedy-taking-break-season/
  5. ↑ 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials: Media Guide
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  7. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/BRIER-THURSDAY-ALL.pdf
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