| Roland Robinson | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1985-06-11) June 11, 1985 (age 40) Grimshaw, Alberta[1] | |||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||
| Curling club | Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife | |||||||||||
| Skip | Jamie Koe | |||||||||||
| Third | Glen Kennedy | |||||||||||
| Second | Roland Robinson | |||||||||||
| Lead | Shadrach Mcleod | |||||||||||
| Alternate | Cole Parsons | |||||||||||
| Curling career π Image | ||||||||||||
| Member Association | π Image Alberta (1997β2024) π Image Northwest Territories (2025βpresent) | |||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 1 (2026) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Roland Robinson (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.[1] He currently plays second for the Jamie Koe rink. He is a former World Junior curling champion.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Early in his junior career, Robinson played third on the Peace River-based Greg Webb rink. The team won the Alberta Boys Intermediate championship in 2001[2] (now called the Alberta U18 Boy's Championship).[3] The next season, the team were one of the two Peace entries at the 2002 Alberta Junior Men's Curling Championship.[4]
Later on in his junior career, he joined the Geoff Walker rink as their third. The team won the 2003 Optimist International Alberta Juvenile Curling Championships[5] (U18 provincials).[3] The team went on to win the bronze medal at the 2003 Optimist International Juvenile Curling Championships.[6] At the time, Robinson was employed as an icemaker in Grimshaw.[7]
Tom Sallows took over the rink for the 2003β04 season, with Walker moving to third, and Robinson moving to second. The team made it to the final of the Alberta juniors in 2004, losing to Chris Schille.[8] The following season, Robinson was replaced on the team by Charley Thomas,[9] with Robinson forming his own rink.[10] Representing Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Robinson led his team to a win-less 0β7 record at the 2005 Alberta juniors.[11]
For the 2005β06 season, Robinson joined up with his old rink at second, now with Thomas skipping the team. The team won the 2006 Alberta juniors, defeating J. D. Lind in the final.[12] The team then went on to represent Alberta at the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, where they defeated British Columbia's Ty Griffith in the final, 7β2. Robinson curled 91 per cent in game.[13] Following the event, he was named as the event's first team all-star second.[14] As national champions, the team then went on to represent Canada at the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships. There, the team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden (skipped by Nils CarlsΓ©n) in the final, 7β3.[15] It was Robinson's last year of junior eligibility.[16]
Men's
[edit]After juniors, Robinson moved to Sherwood Park, Alberta to work at a refinery. As he moved to the community too late in the 2006β07 season, he only spared in the local men's league.[17] Eventually, he found himself playing lead for James Pahl. He played for Pahl at the 2008 Boston Pizza Cup, Alberta's men's provincial championship,[18] making it to the 3 vs. 4 game, where they lost to Kevin Koe. The next season, Robinson threw second stones for the team. The team's new lead Warren Letendre had to miss playdowns due to his wife expecting to give berth. Robinson persuaded the team to add two-time World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Don Bartlett to the rink to replace Letendre.[19] The rink played in the 2009 Boston Pizza Cup, where they lost in the semifinal to Randy Ferbey. The team qualified again for the 2010 Boston Pizza Cup with Robinson and Bartlett switching positions.[20] The team were knocked out of the event before making the playoffs.
Robinson skipped his own team, and played for Rick McKague and Steve Petryk for the next couple of seasons, including winning the 2012 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel with Petryk. Robinson joined back with Pahl in 2013, initially throwing second rocks, but moving to lead when Ted Appelman was added to the team in 2014. The Pahl rink qualified for the 2015 Boston Pizza Cup,[21] but once again missed the playoffs.
In 2015, Robinson began skipping his own team again. He and his rink of Jeff Erickson, Ryan Knowalyk and James Knievel qualified for the 2017 Boston Pizza Cup, Robinson's first provincial as a skip.[22] The team was eliminated after three straight losses.[23]
For the 2017β18 season, Robinson joined the Mike Hutchings rink as his third. They played in the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup.[24] The team were knocked out after losing all three games.[25] The next season, he joined up with Pahl again, throwing second on the team. The Pahl rink suffered the same fate at the 2019 Boston Pizza Cup as Robinson's previous two trips, losing all three games.[26]
The 2019β20 curling season was more successful for the Pahl rink. The team won the 2019 Red Deer Curling Classic,[27] and went 3β2 at the 2020 Boston Pizza Cup, just missing the playoffs.[28] After the season, Robinson played one year with Glen Kennedy, skipped a team for one season, and then joined the Daylan Vavrek rink as his third for 2022β23. With Vavrek, the team won the 2022 Alberta Curling Series: Event 3,[29] and played in the 2023 Boston Pizza Cup where they won four games before being eliminated.[30] The next season, the Vavrek rink won the 2023 Alberta Curling Series Event 2[31] At the 2024 Boston Pizza Cup, the team again won four games before being knocked out.[32]
Robinson moved to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and joined the Jamie Koe rink for the 2025β26 curling season as Koe's second. The team won the 2026 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship, and represented the Northwest Territories at the 2026 Montana's Brier,[33] Robinson's first trip to the Canadian men's championship. There, the team finished with a 2β5 record.
Mixed doubles
[edit]Robinson has also competed in mixed doubles curling. He and partner Heather Nedohin won the 2019 STP Mixed Doubles event,[34] and won the WFG Okotoks Mixed Doubles event with Bobbie Sauder.[35]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2026, Robinson was retired.[1] He previously worked as a power engineer / process operator for Shell Canada.[36]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2026 Montana's Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Peace rock provincials". Red Deer Advocate. March 12, 2001. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ a b "U18 Boy's Champions" (PDF). Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Junior Field At a Glance". Calgary Herald. December 26, 2001. p. 49. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Beaverlodge foursome tops at juvy provincials". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. March 10, 2003. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Teen killed in crash 'had so much to give to the world'". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. October 7, 2003. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Ready and rarin'". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. March 26, 2003. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Need for precision makes curling great". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. January 21, 2004. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Practise as they play". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. December 17, 2004. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "That's the first step". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. December 21, 2004. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Curling". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. January 17, 2005. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Rink reunion". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. January 2, 2006. p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Alberta juniors pull together through tragedy to win title". Edmonton Journal. January 30, 2006. p. 41. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Curling". The Globe & Mail. January 30, 2006. p. 41. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Junior men win gold; women silver". Calgary Herald. March 20, 2006. p. 40. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Champions". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. March 21, 2006. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Drawing inspiration". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. December 29, 2006. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Teams". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Pahl makes good on last chance". Edmonton Journal. January 23, 2009. p. 37. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Pahl sets sights on return to Brier in Halifax". Edmonton Journal. February 3, 2010. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Deep field set to contend for Alberta men's crown". Edmonton Journal. February 4, 2015. p. 22. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "'Any one of the 12 teams could realistically win'". Edmonton Journal. February 8, 2017. p. 21. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "There's no doubting Thomas in Alberta playdowns". Edmonton Journal. February 11, 2017. p. 53. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ Jeff Hansen (January 31, 2018). "Hutchings returns to provincials". St. Albert Gazette. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ "Hutchings 0-3 at 2018 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Pahl 0-3 at 2019 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ Byron Hackett (November 19, 2019). "Pahl and Sinclair win at Red Deer Curling Classic". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ "Pahl 3-2 at 2020 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Champion: Vavrek Wins 2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series #3". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Vavrek 4-3 at 2023 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Champion: Vavrek wins 2023 Alberta Curling Series - Event 2". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Vavrek 4-3 at 2024 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ Emily Blake (February 10, 2026). "Jamie Koe and team heading back to Brier representing NWT". Cabin Radio. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ "Champion: Nedohin/Robinson wins 2019 STP Mixed Doubles". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Champion: Sauder/Robinson wins 2022 WFG Okotoks Mixed Doubles". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Roland Robinson". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
