Brent Laing
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| Born |
December 10, 1978 Meaford, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Glenn Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Wayne Middaugh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Brent Laing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Craig Savill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Scott Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brier appearances | 9 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top CCA ranking | 1st (2008–09) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam victories |
11: World Cup/Masters (Dec 2006, Jan 2008, Nov 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013); Players (2008, 2013); Canadian Open (2009, 2012); The National (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brent Laing (born December 10, 1978 in Meaford, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Shanty Bay, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard.
Career
Curling out of the Ottawa Curling Club (in Ottawa) and later the Stayner Curling Club (in Stayner, Ontario), Laing played lead for John Morris until Morris left for Alberta in 2003. With Morris, Laing won the 1998 and 1999 Canadian and World Junior Curling Championships. In 2002, they made it all the way to the Brier final.
In 2004, Laing moved to play second for Glenn Howard. They lost the final of the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier to Jean-Michel Ménard from Quebec. The following year, they won the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier and then the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
Personal life
Laing is currently in a relationship with another champion curler, Jennifer Jones from Manitoba.[1] She gave birth to his second child, Isabella Laing in November 2012. Laing also has a child from a previous relationship. [2][3] Laing currently works as an operations manager with Weed Man Collingwood/Barrie.[4]
Teams
References
- ↑ Cameron, Allen (Jul 11, 2012). "Jennifer Jones shifts focus from curling to motherhood". National Post. Postmedia News. Retrieved Feb 23, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/curling/Curling-queen-Jones-expecting-162017435.html
- ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/new-girl-in-the-house-181324941.html
- ↑ http://cloudfront7.curling.ca/2013roaroftherings-en/files/2013/12/2013ROTR_MorningRoar_Day6.pdf
External links
- Brent Laing on the World Curling Federation database