Scott Jones (curler)

Scott Jones
Curler
Born November 4, 1971 (1971-11-04) (age 46)
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Team
Curling club Curl Moncton,
Moncton, NB[1]
Skip Scott Jones
Third Jamie Brannen
Second Brian King
Lead Robert Daley
Career
Brier appearances 4 (2007, 2012, 2016, 2017)

Scott Jones (born November 4, 1971) is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick.

Junior career

Jones won the 1990 New Brunswick junior men's title, skipping a rink of Darrell Rice, Sean Hughson and Shane Longley.[2] The team represented New Brunswick at the 1990 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, with Jones playing second on the team. There, the rink would finish with a 3-8 record, in 11th place.[3]

Men's career

Jones won his first provincial men's title in 2007, throwing third rocks for the Paul Dobson rink. At the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier, the rink would finish last, with a 1-10 record.

In 2008, Jones won the New Brunswick mixed title as a skip with teammates Sandy Comeau, Pierre Fraser and Stephanie Taylor. They would represent New Brunswick at the 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. There, he led the province to a 5-6 record.

Jones returned to the Brier in 2012 after winning his second provincial title. At the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, Jones played second for the New Brunswick team, skipped by Terry Odishaw. At the Brier, the team would finish with a 5-6 round robin record.

Jones won another New Brunswick mixed title as skip in 2014. He and teammates Cathlia Ward, Chris Jeffrey and Kendra Lister represented New Brunswick at the 2015 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, where they finished with a 4-5 record.

Jones, Marc LeCocq and Jamie Brannen, who have been teammates for a number of years added World Senior champion Mike Kennedy as their skip for the 2015-16 season. The team would go on to win the New Brunswick championship, and play in the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier.

Personal life

Jones is employed as the Chief Financial Officer for Blue Line Innovations Inc. He has a partner, one child and two step-children.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/1972/teams/9247/team_athletes/8877
  2. ↑ http://www.maritimecurling.info/New_Brunswick/junior_mens.html
  3. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Juniors_Men_1990.pdf
  4. ↑ 2017 Brier Media Guide: Team New Brunswick
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