Marc Kennedy

Marc Kennedy
Curler
Born	(1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 St. Albert, Alberta
Team
Curling club	Saville Community SC, Edmonton, AB[1]
Skip	Kevin Koe
Third	Marc Kennedy
Second	Brent Laing
Lead	Ben Hebert
Alternate	Scott Pfeifer
Career
Brier appearances	7 (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. 2010); Players (2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014); Canadian Open (Jan 2007, Dec 2007, 2010); Tour Challenge (2015)
Medal record Curling Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver World Curling Championships Basel 2016 2008 Grand Forks 2009 Moncton Universiade 2003 Tarvisio Representing  Alberta Tim Hortons Brier 2016 Ottawa 2009 Calgary 2008 Winnipeg Canadian Olympic Curling Trials 2009 Edmonton 2013 Winnipeg 2005 Halifax Canada Winter Games 1999 Corner Brook

Marc Kennedy (born February 5, 1982) is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from St. Albert, Alberta. Kennedy currently plays third for Kevin Koe.

Career

Kennedy was born in St. Albert, Alberta. He is a Canadian Winter Games champion^[2] and three-time provincial junior champion. He won his first provincial men's championship with Kevin Martin in 2007. As a junior he played second for Carter Rycroft at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and played third for Jeff Erickson at the 1999 and 2001 Canadian Juniors.

In 2003 Kennedy was an alternate for the 2003 Winter Universiade gold medal winning team from Brandon University skipped by Mike McEwen.

After 2-time World Junior Champion John Morris moved to Alberta in 2003, Kennedy joined his team at second position. In 2004, they lost the Canada Cup final to Randy Ferbey.

In 2006, both Morris and Kennedy joined 2-time Brier champion Kevin Martin on his new team.

In 2008, Kennedy won the Brier and the World Championships as a member of the team. They repeated their Brier win in 2009 going undefeated for a second straight year and setting a record for consecutive Brier games won (26) previously held by the Ferbey foursome.

In 2010, Kennedy won an Olympic Gold Medal in Vancouver with Kevin Martin, John Morris and Ben Hebert as Team Canada defeated Thomas Ulsrud of Norway 6-3 in the Gold Medal Game.

After a win at the Alberta provincials, Kennedy headed with Team Martin to the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier. They went through the round robin with a 9-2 win-loss record, and lost the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game to Ontario and the bronze medal game to Newfoundland/Labrador. Kennedy left the Brier prior to the bronze medal game because he and his wife were expecting a new child.

In 2013, Kennedy and Team Martin won the Alberta provincials with a close win over Kevin Koe, to earn a berth in the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in their hometown Edmonton. On the first day, Kennedy won the Ford Hot Shots skills and shot-making competition that precedes the start of round-robin play.^[3] In December 2015, Kennedy, along with his teammates, claimed the first berth in the upcoming Tim Horton Roar of the Rings with their Canada Cup victory in Grande Prairie, AB.

Personal life

Kennedy is married to his wife Nicole Kennedy (née MacDonald), and they have two daughters.

Kennedy has a marketing degree from the University of Alberta. He was a franchise owner for M&M Meat Shops until he sold his business in 2012 to focus more on curling. He currently works as an RBC Olympic Ambassador.^[4] Kennedy is a Hec Gervais Scholarship winner, as well as a Can Fund recipient^[5] He is also currently an MBA Student at the University of Alberta.^[6]

Teams

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

Awards

• Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2007
• Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2008
• World Curling Tour MVP 2008
• Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2009
• Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star(Second) 2011
• Canadian Curling Championship Second Team All Star(Second) 2013
• Canadian Curling Championship Second Team All Star(Second) 2015

References

1. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/1972/teams/9252/team_athletes/9116
2. ↑ Canada Games Athletes search
3. ↑ O'Leary, Chris (March 2, 2013). "Marc Kennedy wins Ford Hot Shots skills competition". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2013. 
4. ↑ "Martin crew second Marc Kennedy has compiled All-Star career at Brier". Edmonton Sun. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013. 
5. ↑ http://www.canadianathletesnow.ca/2008-2009-recipient-bios/marc-kennedy.html
6. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/BRIER-THURSDAY-ALL.pdf

External links

• Marc Kennedy on the World Curling Federation database