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The Grand National Curling Club, also known as the GNCC, is the union of curling clubs in New England and the Mid-Atlantic of the United States. It was established in 1867. In recent years, the GNCC's territory has expanded to include clubs in the Southeast (Specifically, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.)
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[edit] Member Clubs
| State | Club Name | City/Town | Type | Sheets | Year Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut
|
LBI Curling Club (Long Beach Island) | Norwalk | Paper | |||
| Norfolk Curling Club | Norfolk | Dedicated Ice[1][2][4] | 2[1][2][4] | 1956 | ||
| Nutmeg Curling Club[1] | Bridgeport | Dedicated Ice[2] | 3[2] | 1960[5] | New (2006) dedicated facility at Wonderland of Ice.[5] | |
| Florida
|
Florida Curling Club | St. Petersburg | Paper | |||
| Orlando Curling Club[4] | Orlando | Forming | ||||
| Tampa Bay Curling Club | Tampa Bay | Forming | ||||
| Georgia
|
Atlanta Curling Club[4] | Atlanta | Forming | 2010[7] | ||
| Louisiana
|
Louisiana Curling Club | New Orleans | Forming | |||
| Maine
|
Belfast Curling Club[1] | Belfast | Dedicated Ice[1][2][8] | 3[1][2][8] | 1959[8] | |
| Maryland
|
Chesapeake Curling Club[1] | Easton | Dedicated Ice[1][2][9] | 3[1][2][9] | 1980[9] | |
| Potomac Curling Club[1] | Laurel | Dedicated Ice[1][2][10] | 4[1][2][10] | 1961[10] | ||
| Massachusetts
|
Boston Curling Club | Sudbury | Paper[2] | |||
| Broomstones Curling Club[1] | Wayland | Dedicated Ice[1][2][11] | 4[1][2][11] | 1911[11] | For the first time in the world, a curling match was played on artificial ice made JUST for curling.[11] | |
| Canadian Club of Boston[1] | West Roxbury | Paper[1] | 4[1] | 1960[12] | Plays at The Country Club.[1] | |
| Cape Cod Curling Club[1] | Falmouth | Dedicated Ice[1][2][4] | 3[1][2][4] | 1969[13] | ||
| Greater Lowell Curling Club | Dracut | Paper[1] | ||||
| Merrimack Valley Curling Club | Lowell | |||||
| New Pond Curling Club | Walpole | Outdoor[1][4] | ||||
| Petersham Curling Club[1] | Petersham | Dedicated Ice[1][2][14] | 2[1][2][14] | 1960[14] | ||
| The Country Club (of Chestnut Hill, MA)[1] | Chestnut Hill | Dedicated Ice[1] | 4[1] | |||
| Weston Curling Club[1] | Weston | Dedicated Ice[4] | 4[4] | |||
| New Hampshire
|
Granite Curling Club (Hollis, NH) | Hollis | Paper | |||
| Nashua Country Club[1] | Nashua | Dedicated Ice[1][2] | 3[1][2] | |||
| New Jersey
|
Garden State Curling Club[1] | Summit | ||||
| Plainfield Curling Club[1] | South Plainfield | Dedicated Ice[1][2][4] | 2[1][2][4] | 1963[19] | ||
| New York
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Albany Curling Club[1] | Albany | Dedicated Ice[1][2] | 2[1][2] | 1955[20] | |
| Amherst Curling Club[1] | Amherst | About 1873[21] | ||||
| Ardsley Curling Club[1] | Irvington | Dedicated Ice[1][2] | 3[1][2] | |||
| Canadian Club of New York[1] | New York City | Paper | ||||
| Kayuta Lake Curling Club | Forestport | Outdoor[1][2] | ||||
| Lake Placid Curling Club[1] | Lake Placid | Arena[1][2] | 4[1][2] | Arena curling at Herb Brooks Arena at the Lake Placid Olympic Center.[24] | ||
| Long Island Curling Club | Long Beach | Arena[1] | 3[1] | Arena curling at The Arena of Long Island Beach.[1] | ||
| Massena Curling Club | Massena | Arena | 2007 | Arena curling at Massena Arena. | ||
| New York Caledonian Curling Club | Bronxville | Dedicated Ice[1][2][4] | 3[1][2][4] | Plays at the Ardsley Curling Club.[1] | ||
| Rochester Curling Club[1] | Rochester | Dedicated Ice[1][2][25] | 4[1][2][25] | 1961[25] | ||
| Schenectady Curling Club[1] | Schenectady | Dedicated Ice[1][2] | 4[1][2] | |||
| The Curling Club of Aruba | Guilderland | Paper[4] | ||||
| Utica Curling Club[1] | Whitesboro | Dedicated Ice[1][2][4] | 6[1][2][4] | 1868[27] | ||
| North Carolina
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Charlotte Centre Curling Club[2] | Charlotte | Arena[2] | 4[2] | 2010[29] | Arena curling at Extreme Ice Center. |
| Coastal Carolina Curling Club | Wilmington | Arena | ? | 2011 (forming) | Arena Curling at The Wilmington Ice House | |
| Triangle Curling Club[1] | Wake Forest | Arena[1][30] | 4[1][30] | 1995[4] | Arena curling at The Polar Ice House. | |
| Pennsylvania
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Anthracite Curling Club (Formerly Scranton Curling Club)[1] | Wilkes-Barre | Arena | 2006 | Arena curling at Coal St Park.[31] | |
| Philadelphia Curling Club[1] | Paoli | Dedicated Ice[1][2][4] | 2[1][2][4] | 1957[32] | ||
| Pittsburgh Curling Club[1] | Pittsburgh | Arena[1][2][33] | 5[1][2][33] | 2002 | Arena curling at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. | |
| Rhode Island
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Ocean State Curling Club | Middletown | Arena[1] | 5[1] | 2009 | Arena curling at Cabot/Harmon Ice Center.[1] |
| South Carolina
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Grand Strand Curling Club | Little River | Paper | |||
| Palmetto Curling Club[4] | Greenville | Arena[34] | 4[34] | 2010[34] | Arena curling at Greenville County Pavilion Recreation Complex. | |
| Vermont
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Green Mountain Curling Club[1] | Morrisville | Arena[1] | 4[1] | 2005 | Arena curling at LARC Ice Arena. |
| Rutland Curling Club | Rutland | |||||
| Union Arena Curling Club[36] | Woodstock | Arena[36] | 4[36] | 2007[36] | ||
| Woodstock Curling Club[1] | Woodstock | Arena[1] | 2008 | Arena curling at Union Arena Community Center. | ||
| Virginia
|
Richmond Virginia Curling Club[4]
[38] Richmond Virginia Curling Club Website: none |
Richmond | Forming |
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Main article: List of curling clubs in the United States#GNCC
[edit] Events
These events are GNCC Sponsored Events, and do not include the events that are sponsored by the GNCC Member Clubs.
- Men's
- Francis Dykes Bonspiel
- Ross Tarlton
- Senior Men’s
- Gordon International
- Gordon-Emmett – The oldest consecutive event in North America.
- Women's
- Women’s Challenge
- Mixed/Open
- Senior Mixed
- Ray Kayser Memorial Bonspiel
- Arena Club Championship (open event for arena club members only)[39]
[edit] Past Presidents
| Number | Year Start | Year End | Name | Home Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1867 | 1870 | Bell, David | Caledonian |
| 2 | 1870 | 1872 | Dalrymple, Alexander | St. Andrew's |
| 3 | 1872 | 1873 | Macnoe, George | Caledonian |
| 4 | 1873 | 1874 | Hoagland, Andrew | St. Andrew's |
| 5 | 1874 | 1877 | Hamilton, John L. | Caledonian |
| 6 | 1877 | 1879 | Johnston, John | Milwaukee |
| 7 | 1879 | 1881 | Stevens, James | Jersey City |
| 8 | 1881 | 1883 | Patterson, John | New York |
| 9 | 1883 | 1885 | McLaren, William P. | Milwaukee |
| 10 | 1885 | 1887 | Stewart, James | Yorkers |
| 11 | 1887 | 1888 | McArthur, John | Chicago |
| 12 | 1888 | 1890 | Grieve, George | American |
| 13 | 1890 | 1892 | Peattie, John | Utica |
| 14 | 1892 | 1893 | Nicholson, Thomas | St. Andrew's |
| 15 | 1893 | 1894 | Watt, John | Thistle |
| 16 | 1894 | 1895 | Thomas, Edwin L. | Yorkers |
| 17 | 1895 | 1897 | McCulloch, John | St. Paul |
| 18 | 1897 | 1898 | Thompson, Alexander | United |
| 19 | 1898 | 1899 | Morrison, David G. | Manhattan |
| 20 | 1899 | 1900 | McGaw, John | Boston |
| 21 | 1900 | 1901 | Conley, James F. | Empire City |
| 22 | 1901 | 1902 | Munson, Alfred H. | Utica |
| 23 | 1902 | 1903 | Edwards, William D. | Jersey City |
| 24 | 1903 | 1904 | Thaw, James | Thistle |
| 25 | 1904 | 1905 | Allen, George B. | Utica |
| 26 | 1905 | 1906 | MacNee, Forrest | St. Andrew's |
| 27 | 1906 | 1907 | Johnson, Herman I. | Utica |
| 28 | 1907 | 1908 | Lehmann, John A. | Empire |
| 29 | 1908 | 1909 | Watt, Thomas J. | Thistle |
| 30 | 1909 | 1910 | Allen, W. Fred | Utica |
| 31 | 1910 | 1911 | Archibald, Henry | Caledonian |
| 32 | 1911 | 1912 | Calder, Frederick M. | Utica |
| 33 | 1912 | 1913 | Peene, George W. | Yorkers |
| 34 | 1913 | 1914 | Emmet, Richard S. | Mohawk |
| 35 | 1914 | 1916 | Johnson, Delos M. | Utica |
| 36 | 1916 | 1920 | Vaughen, Frank G. | Mohawk |
| 37 | 1920 | 1922 | Gurley, Nelson R. | Utica |
| 38 | 1922 | 1923 | Cluett, Walter H. | The Pines |
| 39 | 1923 | 1926 | Farrell, Thomas H. | Utica |
| 40 | 1926 | 1928 | Blanchet, Sidney F. | Saranca Lake |
| 41 | 1928 | 1929 | Halliday, Alexander B. | St. Andrew's |
| 42 | 1929 | 1931 | Curran, Sherwood S. | Utica |
| 43 | 1931 | 1933 | Porter, Alexander S. | The Country Club |
| 44 | 1933 | 1935 | Calder, John W. | Utica |
| 45 | 1935 | 1937 | Patterson, Jr., C. Campbell | The Country Club |
| 46 | 1937 | 1939 | Anderson, John | Schenectady |
| 47 | 1939 | 1941 | Davies, Robert L. | Utica |
| 48 | 1941 | 1943 | King, Franklin | The Country Club |
| 49 | 1943 | 1945 | Lydgate, Theodore H. | Schenectady |
| 50 | 1945 | 1947 | Williamson, Clifton P. | St. Andrew's |
| 51 | 1947 | 1949 | Hurd, Kenneth S. | Utica |
| 52 | 1949 | 1951 | Hastings, Addison B. | Ardsley |
| 53 | 1951 | 1953 | Hill, Lucius T. | The Country Club |
| 54 | 1953 | 1954 | Davis, Richard P. | Schenectady |
| 55 | 1954 | 1956 | Joy, John H. | Winchester |
| 56 | 1956 | 1957 | Searle, William A. | Utica |
| 57 | 1957 | 1958 | Smith, Dr. Deering G. | Nashua |
| 58 | 1958 | 1959 | Seibert, W. Lincoln | St. Andrew's |
| 59 | 1959 | 1961 | Reid, Ralston B. | Schenectady |
| 60 | 1961 | 1963 | Cushing, Henry K. | The Country Club |
| 61 | 1963 | 1965 | Wood, Brenner R. | Ardsley |
| 62 | 1965 | 1966 | Parkinson, Fred E. | Utica |
| 63 | 1966 | 1968 | Childs, Edward C. | Norfolk |
| 64 | 1968 | 1970 | Rand, Grenfell N. | Albany |
| 65 | 1970 | 1972 | Neill, Stanley E. | Winchester |
| 66 | 1972 | 1974 | Milano, Dr. Joseph E. | NY Caledonian |
| 67 | 1974 | 1976 | Neuber, Dr. Richard A. | Schenectady |
| 68 | 1976 | 1978 | Cobb, Arthur J. | Utica |
| 69 | 1978 | 1980 | Hamm, Arthur E. | Petersham |
| 70 | 1980 | 1982 | Will, A. Roland | Nutmeg |
| 71 | 1982 | 1984 | Cooper, C. Kenneth | NY Caledonian |
| 72 | 1984 | 1986 | Porter, David R. | Wellesley |
| 73 | 1984 | 1986 | Millington, A. Wesley | Schenectady |
| 74 | 1988 | 1989 | Dewees, Dr. David C. | Cape Cod |
| 75 | 1989 | 1991 | Owens, Charles D. | Nutmeg |
| 76 | 1991 | 1993 | Mitchell, J. Peter | Garden State |
| 77 | 1993 | 1995 | Lopez, Jr., Chester H. | Nashua |
| 78 | 1995 | 1997 | Freeman, Kim | Schenectady |
| 79 | 1997 | 1999 | Williams, Samuel C. | Broomstones |
| 80 | 1999 | 2001 | Hatch, Peggy | Philadelphia |
| 81 | 2001 | 2003 | Garber, Thomas | Utica |
| 82 | 2003 | 2005 | Pelletier, Robert | Potomac |
| 83 | 2005 | 2007 | Chandler, Robert P. | Broomstones |
| 84 | 2007 | 2009 | Krailo, Gwen | Nashua |
| 85 | 2009 | 2011 | Thomas, Carl | Utica |
| 86 | 2011 | 2013 | Macartney, Dick | Coastal Carolina |
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[edit] References
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- ^ a b c Nutmeg Curling Club Website: http://www.nutmegcurling.com/
- ^ Orlando Curling Club Website: http://www.OrlandoCurling.com
- ^ a b Atlanta Curling Club Website: http://atlcurling.org/
- ^ a b c d Belfast Curling Club Website: http://www.belfastcurlingclub.org/
- ^ a b c d Chesapeake Curling Club Website: http://www.chesapeakecurling.org/
- ^ a b c d Potomac Curling Club Website: http://www.curldc.org/
- ^ a b c d e Broomstones Curling Club Website: http://www.broomstones.com/
- ^ a b Canadian Club of Boston Website: http://www.canadianclubofboston.com/
- ^ a b Cape Cod Curling Club Website: http://www.capecodcurling.org/
- ^ a b c d Petersham Curling Club Website: http://www.petershamcurling.org/
- ^ The Country Club (of Chestnut Hill, MA) Website: http://www.tcclub.org/
- ^ Weston Curling Club Website: http://www.westongolfcc.com/index.cfm?ID=30
- ^ Nashua Country Club Website: http://www.nashuacountryclub.com/
- ^ Garden State Curling Club Website: http://webspace.webring.com/people/ig/gscurl/
- ^ a b Plainfield Curling Club Website: http://www.njcurling.org/
- ^ a b Albany Curling Club Website: http://www.albanycurlingclub.net/
- ^ a b Amherst Curling Club Website: http://www.amherstcurlingclub.com/
- ^ Ardsley Curling Club Website: http://www.ardsleycurling.org/
- ^ Canadian Club of New York Website: X http://www.canadianclubny.org/
- ^ a b Lake Placid Curling Club Website: http://www.lakeplacidcurling.com/
- ^ a b c d Rochester Curling Club Website: http://www.rochestercurling.com/
- ^ Schenectady Curling Club Website: http://www.schenectadycurlingclub.org/
- ^ a b Utica Curling Club Website: http://www.uticacurlingclub.org/
- ^ Charlotte Centre Curling Club Website: http://www.charlottecurling.com/
- ^ a b Article detailing the founding of the Charlotte Center Curling Club on Page 3 of the May 2010 US Curling News.: http://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/may2010.cnews
- ^ a b c Triangle Curling Club Website: http://www.trianglecurling.com/
- ^ a b Anthracite Curling Club (Formerly Scranton Curling Club) Website: http://www.anthracitecurling.com/
- ^ a b Philadelphia Curling Club Website: http://www.philadelphiacurlingclub.org/
- ^ a b c Pittsburgh Curling Club Website: http://www.pittsburghcurlingclub.com/
- ^ a b c d Palmetto Curling Club Website: http://palmettocurling.com/
- ^ Green Mountain Curling Club Website: http://www.greenmountaincurlingclub.org/
- ^ a b c d Union Arena Curling Club Website: http://www.unionarena.org/icesport1.htm
- ^ Woodstock Curling Club Website: http://www.unionarena.org/icesport1.htm
- ^ Richmond Virginia Curling Club Website: http://www.rvacurling.com/
- ^ "Arena Club Championship". Waquoit, Massachusetts: Grand National Curling Club. http://www.gncc.org/index.php?option=com_simplecalendar&view=detail&catid=4:open&id=112:arena-club-championship&Itemid=141. Retrieved 5/11/2011.
