Ed Lukowich

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Ed Lukowich
Curler
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Speers, Saskatchewan
Curling career
Brier appearances5 (1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994)
World Championship
appearances		2 (1978, 1986)
Olympic
appearances		1 (1988)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary (demonstration)
World Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Toronto
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Winnipeg
Representing  Canada
Labatt Brier
Gold medal – first place 1978 Vancouver
Gold medal – first place 1986 Kitchener-Waterloo
Silver medal – second place 1983 Sudbury
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Victoria

Edward "Ed" Lukowich (born 1946; nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke"[1]) 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.[2] In 1986 his team also won the World Curling Championship.[3] In 1988, representing Canada at the Olympic Games while curling was a demonstration sport, his team placed third.[4]

Career

Born in Speers, Saskatchewan, Lukowich is currently Athlete Development Director 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 color-commentator for CTV Sportsnet.[5]

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.

Sources

References

  1. ^ Bob Weeks, Curling Ecetera, pg 97
  2. ^ http://www.curling.ca/championships/brier/history-of-the-brier/past-champions-of-the-brier/
  3. ^ http://results.worldcurling.org/Person.aspx?id=404
  4. ^ http://results.worldcurling.org/Person.aspx?id=404
  5. ^ Lukowich is new USA Curling athlete development director

External links

Ed Lukowich on the World Curling database


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