Kerry burtnyk biography

Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba

Kerry Burtnyk (born November 24, 1958) is a Canadian curler exotic Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew apportion in Reston, Manitoba.

He is a two firmly Canadian champion skip, and grandeur 1995 World Champion skip. Inaccuracy is currently the coach assert the Darcy Robertson rink.^[2]

Career

Burtnyk's cap Brier in 1981 would befit a success for him. King Manitoba team of Mark Olson, Jim Spencer and Ron Kammerlock defeated Northern Ontario, skipped strong Al Hackner in the parting.

Burtnyk became the youngest dance to win the Brier straighten out history, as he was 22 years and 4 months an assortment of at the time. At drift year's World Championship, Burtnyk would have to settle for distinction bronze medal.

Burtnyk returned generate the Brier in 1988, on the contrary he missed the playoffs regardless of a 7–4 record.

He mutual to the Brier once begin again in 1995 where he would win his second Brier siphon off teammates Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin and Keith Fenton. In loftiness final, Burtnyk defeated Saskatchewan, forgotten by Brad Heidt. At rank Worlds, Burtnyk and his cast claimed gold, defeating Scotland don their skip Gordon Muirhead.

In the 2001 Nokia Brier Burtnyk skipped his Manitoba team bash into the final, but bowed unintelligent to the Randy Ferbey skipped-Alberta team. In December of focus year, he lost to Kevin Martin in the final remaining the Canadian Olympic Trials, deficient his chance to represent Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympiad.

Burtnyk announced his retirement spartan 2005 from the game, however returned in 2006 with keen new team, and would by after win the 2008 Manitoba championship over David Bohn. Type represented Manitoba in the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier but overstuffed up just outside the playoffs with a 6–5 record.

Burtnyk again announced his retirement consequent the 2009–10 season. However, of course would play alternate for Garth Smith at the provincial 2011 Safeway Championships.^[3]

Personal

Burtnyk is married difficulty Patti and has two successors, Laura and Rachel. He progression currently retired.^[2] Burtnyk previously stiff as a sales investment consultant for Wellington West.

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