Ed Lukowich
| Ed Lukowich | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1946[1] |
Curling career  | |
| Brier appearances | 5 (1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994) |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1978, 1986) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1988) |
Medal record | |
Edward R. "Ed" Lukowich[2] (born March 1, 1946; nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke"[3]) is a former champion curler. Lukowich is a two-time Brier champion, having won the Brier Tankard for Alberta as skip of both the 1978 and 1986 Canadian championship teams.[4] In 1986 his team also won the World Curling Championship.[5] In 1988, representing Canada at the Olympic Games while curling was a demonstration sport, his team placed third.[6]
Career
Curling
Born on March 1, 1946 in Speers, Saskatchewan, Lukowich was the Athlete Development Director from 2000 to 2009 of the United States Curling Association. He coached the Pete Fenson rink at the 2010 World Championship at Cortina d'Ampezzo to a 4th-place finish.
Lukowich has written four books on curling and produced a 60-minute instructional video. He was one of the initial founders of the TSN Skins Game and a co-founder of and former executive director of the World Curling Tour. He also was the WCT colour-commentator for CTV Sportsnet.[7]
Writing
Lukowich changed careers in 2011,[8] becoming a science fiction writer[9] as well as the author of 5 books (in his Trillion Theory series) relating to new theory pertaining to the age and origin of our universe.
Authored books:
- The Trillionist 2013 (science fiction novel published by EDGE).[10]
- Trillion Theory (2015)(1st book in the Trillion Theory series.[11]
- Trillion Years Universe Theory (2014 and 2015)(2nd book in the Trillion Theory series.[12]
- Black Holes Built Our Cosmos (2015)(3rd book in the Trillion Theory series.[13]
- T Theory Says: Who Owns our Universe (2016)(4th book in the Trillion Theory series.[14]
- Spinning Black Hole Inside Our Earth (2017)(5th book in the Trillion Theory series.[15]
Personal life
A resident of Calgary, Ed is the older brother of former NHL hockey player, Morris Lukowich. His cousin is NHL player Brad Lukowich who is the son of former NHL and WHA player Bernie Lukowich.
Sources
References
- ^ https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/114008/cid/7827068/1993-Ice-Hot-International-32-Ed-Lukowich
- ^ 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- ^ Bob Weeks, Curling Ecetera, pg 97
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://results.worldcurling.org/Person.aspx?id=404
- ^ http://results.worldcurling.org/Person.aspx?id=404
- ^ Lukowich is new USA Curling athlete development director Archived April 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.trillionist.com/p/sagan-jeffries.html
- ^ http://www.trillionist.com/
- ^ http://edgewebsite.com/
- ^ http://www.trillionist.com/
- ^ http://www.trillionist.com/
- ^ http://www.trillionist.com/
- ^ http://www.trillionist.com/
- ^ http://www.trillionist.com/
External links
- Ed Lukowich at World Curling
- Ed Lukowich at Olympedia
- Ed Lukowich at Team Canada
- Ed Lukowich at CurlingZone
- Video: 2016 Canadian Masters Curling Men's Gold Medal Game: Ontario vs Alberta on YouTube
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