The 2026 IceBreakers league just wrapped up another successful season. This hugely popular league played their final games on Wednesday, April 15th with teams competing for the A & B titles.

Congratulations to the winning teams:

• A Draw Winner: Team Wait
  
  
  
• A Draw Runnerup: Team Bak
  
  
  
• B Draw Winner: Team Gemmel
  
  
  
• B Draw Runnerup: Team VanBurgsteden
  

Check out the event photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/EZyye5svuLMhnKMj7

We also have exciting news. OCC General Manager Ian Tetley announced that the IceBreakers League will expand to a third draw, so we’ll have A, B, & C draws. The new C draw will play at 9:00am on Wednesdays. Interested teams and individual players can register as early as May 15th, 2026. Please email League Convenor Brad Crompton with any questions at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thanks everyone for an incredible season. Have a great summer and see you in the fall.

Members, we’re excited to invite you to explore our brand-new collection of official Oakville Curling Club apparel, proudly provided by Levelwear. Whether you’re looking to stay warm on the ice, show off your club pride, or find the perfect holiday gift, we’ve got something for everyone.

From cozy hoodies and classic T-shirts to premium golf shirts and stylish 1/4-zip pullovers, our selection offers comfort, quality, and a look that represents the spirit of our club. Come on in, try on your favourites, and gear up for the season with top-tier Levelwear merchandise!

Stop by the club and check out the full lineup — your next favourite piece of OCC swag is waiting.

I want to thank all the members that stepped up in support of Scott and Melissa Foster and their plight to win the Canadian Seniors Curling Championship in Ottawa. We had $3000 in funds raised (split $1500 to each team)

Follow all the action here: https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#/events/22988

Live Streaming is available here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ottawa+hunt+curling

Update: Both Melissa and Scott have made it through the Pool Round Robin phase and now are into the Championship Pool phase.

The Oakville Curling Club is proud to host the Ontario Men’s and Women’s Senior Provincial Championships, taking place March 11–15. We’re calling on our members and community to help us deliver an outstanding event!

For the month of November we had a contest if you purchased a Czechvar beer at the bar, you could put your name in the raffle for a Yeti Czechvar cooler. The winner is Anette Winslow. Congratulations Anette.

Watch for December promotion on Sleeman Clear draft. Winner will be drawn on December 28^th for 2 tickets to the Leafs vs Panthers on January 6^th.

As of December 3^rd, the city has painted the parking lines and we have been informed that parking area of Wallace Park will be open this Friday the 5^th. They will move their safety fence back to protect the tennis area but open the parking area so we can utilize and access via the Reynolds Street parking entrance. This will add 20 spots to our existing 48 and we can get to our accessible spots.

Yeahhhh. So watch for developments within the next week. Hopefully we can hold the city to their promise.

Dear Members,

We wish to inform you that the Reynolds Street access to the West Parking Lot at the Oakville Curling Club will be temporarily closed due to construction activities at Wallace Park Tennis Club.

The Town of Oakville has commenced renovations to the tennis club facilities and, as part of this project, has erected a construction fence along our property line. While we have requested an easement to maintain access via Reynolds Street, the Town has advised that periodic closures will be necessary as they complete various phases of their work.

At this time, crews are removing the existing fencing and base of the tennis courts, which requires full closure of the Reynolds Street entrance. Access to the West Parking Lot will therefore be restricted until this portion of the work is complete.

All access to the West Parking Lot will now be done through Wallace Park Lane. We continue to work closely with the Town to minimize disruption and will keep you abreast of developments as they happen.

The current timeline has paving of the entire tennis club and their portion of the parking lot that abuts our lot expected to be finalized by November 15th. While this date may prove somewhat optimistic, we will take them at their word for the time being.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we navigate this temporary inconvenience.

Warm regards,

Ian Tetley
Manager, Oakville Curling Club

Come see Ontario’s top 24 Men’s teams compete to qualify for the Ontario Men’s Curling Championships including OCC’s own Scott Foster

Come see Ontario’s top 14 Women’s team compete to qualify for the Ontario Women’s Curling Championship.

Follow all the action here: Mens https://on.curling.io/v1-scores#!/competitions/8314

Womens https://on.curling.io/v1-scores#!/competitions/8315

In furtherance of community outreach and partnerships, the Oakville Curling Club (OCC) is thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with Sheridan College’s Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design (FAAD), recognized for its innovation, creativity, and artistic excellence, to establish the Oakville Curling Club Mural Design Challenge.

The challenge was opened to Sheridan FAAD students on December 11, 2023. The goal is to enrich the curling experience of the Oakville Curling Club members & visitors, and to further OCC’s community mission promoting student development by providing Sheridan FAAD students with a real-world experience and venue to showcase their talents.

Students (or teams of students) will compete to create a series of visually engaging artwork that incorporate important elements of curling and the Club's community-focused values & mission. The winning submission will be transferred to larger murals to be hung on four (4) selected arena wall sections within the ice shed. The winner(s) will receive a prize award and artistic credit displayed alongside the murals.

The Club is looking to establish a National Sports Trust Fund (NSTF) project that accepts corporate & member donations for this initiative. As with all NSTF projects, members will receive a tax receipt and the Club is pleased to announce that qualifying contributors will have their names appear as sponsors alongside the arena murals.

For more details, visit the Challenge’s web page.

The Bell rule

The Bell will sound once at the nominal beginning of the draw.

• After 1 hour and 40 minutes, the Bell will sound again.  At this point, teams get to complete the end they are currently playing, plus one more.
• 15 minutes later (1 hour and 55 minutes from the start), the bell will ring one last time.  Now, teams are currently playing their last end.
• The end is considered over when the skip’s hammer rock crosses the near T-line.  At this point, you are considered to be playing the next end.

Example 1: If you are in the middle of the sixth end and the first bell sounds, you can finish the 6th end and play the 7th end. 

Example 2: If you are at the very end of the sixth end, once the hammer crosses the near T-line, you are now in the 7th end.  If the first bell rings at this point, you may play the 7th and 8th ends.  In this case, you need to complete the 7th end in 15 minutes before the final bell sounds.

This is a test abuse communication as requested by the ISP. 

• Delivery Tune-up
  improve your slide and delivery through:

  • Line Check (set-up & timing)
  • Release
  • Balance

• Take-out Weight and Shots
  improve your hitting through:

  • Technique and tweaks
  • Practice exercises

• Sweeping & Communication
  improve your sweeping & team skills through:

  • Sweeping technique analysis
  • On-ice communication

• Take-Out Weight:

  • Different techniques to generate more hit weight 
  • Learn to use stop watches and understand uses for split times for hits
  • Develop techniques for developing better weight control overall

• Angles and Finesse Shots
  ever wonder how the pro's make crazy shots?

  • Learn about:
    • Drag Effect
    • Angles
    • Trick Shots

• Practice drills
  learn to feel comfortable practicing on your own or with your team through:

  • Creating process goals for practice
  • Individual and team drill ideas
  • Set-up of a focused practice

• Strategy
  learn how to improve your game through:

  • Offensive vs. defensive
  • 5-rock rule
  • Pace of play
  • Angles
  • Q & A

  Learn to Skip:

  • New to Skipping? Learn the basics of the position
  • Build on Line-calling skills 
  • Decision making for shots 

  Learn to Vice:

  • New to Vicing? Learn the basics of the position
  • Build on Line-calling skills 
  • Learn to help with decision making

  Stick Delivery:

  • New to stick curling or would like to improve your control?
  • Learn the basics of stick curling 
  • Detect and correct your delivery

You are receiving this email because you are listed an OCC league convenor.

Team creation has been streamlined and moved to the front end of the website.

• Go to Gamecentre and select the "Teams" option for your league.
• You will see a blank slate of teams and an edit button to the far right of each team.  Use the edit button to start building your teams.  Team Member must have an OCC web account to show in the dropdown list. (They do not need to be registered for 2022, but they must have an account)
• You can unpublish un-needed teams or leave them blank.  I will unpublish any blank teams prior to season start.
• If your league is expanding and you need extra teams, let me know and I'll create them.

Larry

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