This winter’s long stretch of cold weather has been a breath of fresh air for curlers at the Niverville Curling Club. 

“I don’t remember many years where we haven’t had to worry about weather and consider alternate options in the event the temperatures were too warm,” says Dustin Krahn. “This year was pretty much worry-free, with no cancellations and good ice conditions right through until the playoffs were complete. That is pretty rare here, but quite welcome.”

The league playoffs were held on March 1–2. The 2019 champions were the second-seed team skipped by Dustin Krahn, along with third Kris Dueck, second Matt Tkatchyk, and lead Patrick Friesen. They finished the season with a 6–2 record.

Finishing in second place was the team skipped by Brian Chornoboy, along with John Stott, Brodie Chornoboy, and Garett Wieler. They had a very strong weekend, defeating the reigning champions, and also beating out the 2019 first seed team to earn their place in the finals.

“We have a very fun group of people in our league,” Krahn adds. “It’s about having fun and socializing first and foremost, but it was nice to have good weather, good ice, and to be able to finish out the season in our own rink.”