Ben Hebert

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Ben Hebert
Curler
Born	(1983-03-16) March 16, 1983 Regina, Saskatchewan
Team
Curling club	The Glencoe Club, Calgary, AB
Skip	Kevin Koe
Third	Marc Kennedy
Second	Brent Laing
Lead	Ben Hebert
Alternate	Scott Pfeifer
Curling career
Brier appearances	9 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)
World Championship appearances	3 (2008, 2009, 2016)
Top CTRS ranking	1st (2006–07, 2007–08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2015-16)
Grand Slam victories	11: The National (Mar 2007, Dec 2007, Dec 2010); Players (2007, 2010, 2011, 2014); Canadian Open (Jan 2007, Dec 2007, 2010); Tour Challenge (2015)
Medal record Curling Representing Canada Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Men's World Curling Championships 2016 Basel Men's 2008 Grand Forks Men's 2009 Moncton Men's World Junior Curling Championships 2003 Flims Men's Representing Alberta Tim Hortons Brier 2016 Ottawa Men's 2009 Calgary Men's 2008 Winnipeg Men's Canadian Olympic Curling Trials 2009 Edmonton Men's 2013 Winnipeg Men's

Ben Hebert (born March 16, 1983 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and three time Brier Champion from Chestermere, Alberta.

Career

Hebert, originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, played lead for Pat Simmons from 2004 to 2006, where he played in two Briers for Saskatchewan (2005 & 2006). The team finished 6-5 and 5-6 respectively. Hebert was also the 5th player on Team Canada, skipped by Steve Laycock, which won the World Junior Curling Championships in 2003.

Hebert moved to Alberta, and joined up briefly with the John Morris team. He then went with Morris later on in the year to play for Kevin Martin. With his new team, he won the Canada Cup in 2007 and finished fourth place at the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier. In 2008, Hebert was a part of the Alberta team that won the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, and a member of Team Canada that won the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship. In 2009, Hebert was again the Lead for Team Alberta that repeated as 2009 Tim Hortons Brier Champions as they went 13-0 for the second consecutive Brier, and in the process set a new Brier record with most consecutive wins at 26.

Scandal broke out in their final round robin game at the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials against the Glenn Howard rink. Howard's third, Richard Hart, accused Hebert of an illegal brushing move in the 9th end. Replays show Hebert illegally lifting his broom off the ice in a vertical direction, instead of lifting it off to the side. This tactic is sometimes made to slow down a rock by dropping debris in front of the rock. Indeed, the rock he was sweeping was heavy, and Hebert's tactic may have caused the rock to veer off course slightly. Whether or not the act was intentional was left undiscovered.

Hebert and the rest of Team Martin went on to defeat Glenn Howard in the Final of the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. Team Martin went on to represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, winning the gold medal after their 6-3 defeat of Thomas Ulsrud in the finals. Team Martin then capped an amazing 2009/2010 season by winning The Players Championship with an 8-7 extra end victory over Brad Gushue. Martin's team finished 2010 at the top of the WCT Money List with $139,750 and at the top of the WCT Order of Merit. Martin and co. capped the season with a 32-game winning streak.

Hebert and Team Martin won The National in December 2010. In January 2011, Team Martin won the TSN Skins Game defeating Scotland's David Murdoch in the Final and earning $57,000 in the process. They later defeated Kevin Koe in the Alberta Provincial Final and went on to finish 4th at the 2011 Tim Horton's Brier where Hebert was named a First Team All Star at Lead. They capped the season with a win at the Players Championship. With the win, Hebert and his team won the $25,000 first-place prize, plus took home a $50,000 bonus for winning the season-long Capital One Cup points race. The rink finished the season with $125,500 in prize money, second only to Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen, who collected $127,490.

Personal life

Hebert is married and has one child. He works in business development geomatics with WSP Canada.

Teams

From left: Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Hebert

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
2004–05	Pat Simmons	Jeff Sharp	Chris Haichert	Ben Hebert	2005 Brier
2005–06	Pat Simmons	Jeff Sharp	Chris Haichert	Ben Hebert	2006 Brier
2006–07	Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2007 Alta., CC, Brier
2007–08	Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2008 Alta., CC, Brier, WCC
2008–09	Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2009 Alta., CC, Brier, WCC
2009–10	Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2009 COCT, 2010 OG
2010–11	Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2010 CC, 2011 Alta., Brier
2011–12	Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2011 CC, 2012 Alta.
2012–13	Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2012 CC, 2013 Alta., Brier
2013–14	Kevin Martin	David Nedohin	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	2013 COCT, 2014 Alta.
2014–15	Kevin Koe	Marc Kennedy	Brent Laing	Ben Hebert	2015 Alta., Brier
2015–16	Kevin Koe	Marc Kennedy	Brent Laing	Ben Hebert	2016 Alta., Brier

External links

• "Regina-born curler Ben Hebert ready to make Olympic memories of his own", Leader-Post, Rob Vanstone, February 10, 2010
• "Interesting take on sweeping from Ben Hebert; and stop flopping, Andy Kapp!", Calgary Herald, Al Cameron, April 6, 2009
• "A Day in the Life with Canadian Olympian – Ben Hebert", Riley Moynes – Living Sky Media plus