65th Annual Season of Professional Engineers Curling League
Click here to register for the 2024-25 season.
Please note that the above link is the VCC club registration and fees and registration in the Engineers League. Payment for the league fees is by team payable to the league rep.
The Professional Engineers League has now started our 65th season this fall. Our league offers both competitiveness and a social atmosphere in open format curling.
The Engineer’s Curling League was conceived by Jack Merchant, who was a senior engineer at Swan Wooster Engineering. He started the league in 1959 at the Pacific Curling Club.*
Over the years, our league has curled at 4 different curling clubs as follows:
- 1959/1960 to 1969/70 - Pacific Curling Club in Vancouver
- 1970/71 to 1993/94 - Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver
- 1994/95 to 2014/15 - North Shore Winter Club in North Vancouver
- 2015/16 to present - Vancouver Curling Club in Vancouver *
This year our league will start our 65th season on Saturday, September 14, 2024. For those new two our league the first day of curling is a set of fun mini-games and a skills competition with the top curlers winning fresh apple pies.
The regular round robin season started on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This year we are hoping to be at capacity with 16 teams this year.
This year's schedule will be posted in September once all the teams are finalized.
On Saturday, December 14, we will have our annual turkey shoot before the Christmas break with the club closed over the holidays
On March 8, 2024 we start a four week playoff that will finish up on Saturday, April 5, 2023. This will wrap up the season and have our closing party where fine wines are awarded to each and every team.
- Our league plays a full round robin schedule, with an end of season playoff, with all teams in the playoff.
- We are one of the only leagues at VCC that still curls the originally traditional full 10 ends, but we currently have a 2.5 hour time slot, compared to most leagues curl with a 2 hour time slot. (We do play to a bell. You need to play at a good pace to get in 10 ends)
- Our league is now in our 65th year.
- There is a good balance between competitiveness and social. In other words we have a lot of fun but at the same time we are out to win.
- The curling fees for the season includes:
1. curling ice rental to the VCC
2. an opening skills competition where fresh apple pies are awarded to the best team and individuals
3. a turkey shoot in late December
4. a full round robin of play followed by a four-game playoff
5. closing ceremonies at the end of the season where fine wines are awarded as prizes. (All teams will win some wine)
6. we do not have any 50/50 draws or anything like that to finance league activities. Your fee includes everything. - A person simply cannot go wrong by joining our league. It is the best possible league to curl in.
- The 8:30 starting time on Saturday morning has the benefit of getting you going for the weekend.
- If you join our league, we will guarantee you a good time and you will meet a lot of new friends.
- Our league has space for a 16 team roster. We currently looking to have 16 teams, but we are still have space for a 16th team and are looking for individual curlers in all positions.
- At this time we 16 teams, any new teams who wish to join us for next season are encourage to be on our wait list.
- Membership in the league also gives you a priority option to participate in the traditionally sold-out Professional Engineer’s Bonspiel
- The Professional Engineer's Bonspiel was first held at the Pacific Curling Club in Vancouver, February 20 to 22, 1970 organized by Jack Merchant, Kurl Lissel, and Keith Fenton.* (note that this is a later start due to the Invictas Games being held at VCC this year)
SAVE THE DATE - 54TH ANNUAL BONSPIEL WILL BE FEB 21-22, 2025
Last year the 53rd Annual Professional Engineers Curling Bonspiel was held at VCC on February 9th and 10th. Last year we were back to 32 teams for the Engineers Bonspiel.
2024 winner of the 53rd Annual Professional Engineers Curling Bonspiel and the Keith Fenton Trophy, was Team Benjamin.
2023 winner of the 52nd Annual Professional Engineers Curling Bonspiel and the Keith Fenton Trophy, was the Keith Fenton tribute team.
2023 - 2024 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
2024 - 64rd Season - League Winners - Team Lens
2023 - 63rd Season - League Winners - Team Gardner
2022 62nd Season - League Winners - Team Thorson
For photos of recent events check our league's Facebook Page: Professional Engineers Curling Facebook Page
- Contact Name: Rob Gardner or Pat McGrath
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* league and bonspiel history per the late Keith Fenton.