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2026 HURRY HARD AGAINST CANCER CURLING TOURNAMENT

Thank you for being a part of the 2026 Hurry Hard Against Cancer Curling Tournament!

Once again this year, we are supporting SickKids Foundation with a focus on supporting kids with cancer across Ontario. Our goal is to raise $10,000 for the Foundation.

Below you will see the format for the day, rules of the tournament and donations letters that your team can share in their attempt to secure door prizes and sponsorships to support SickKids Foundation!

Things to Remember:

Clean pair of shoes to change into for Curling
Warm clothes and gloves
Responsible ride home if drinking
Teams can order their own Party Tray by emailing Erica at erica_hodgson@yahoo.com The pizza will be delivered between game 1 and 2 for $20 per party tray
Top Pledge Team gets 2 points in the standings, 2nd place gets 1 point in the standings
For social media throughout the evening please use the hashtag #hurryhard2025 so everyone can see all the action during and after the event.

Awards/Team Prizes

Hardest Working Team (worst team) – Lotto Scratch Tickets
Tournament Champion – Championship Hats and Prizes
Highest Pledge Total – 2 points in the standings before the games even starts

Agenda

4:30pm – Registration begins at the Welland Curling Club- sign waivers & pay for/ place any pizza orders (6:00 deadline) – SHOW UP EARLY AND GET WARMED UP!

5:15pm – Tape up and practice – The Volunteer staff members at the Welland Curling Club are going to get everyone all suited up with Tape Sliders and Slip on Grippers. Once you have completed that you will get a chance to practice with your team

6:00pm – The Tournament Begins = NOTE at the end of each game report your score to the Score Master Alex at the Desk inside rink lobby

7:00pm – Game One Finishes – Please bring your scores to Score Master Alex

7:30pm – Game Two begins – Check the Tournament Table to see what sheet your next game is on.
Pizza Arrives!

8:30pm – Game Two ends – Please bring your scores to Score Master Alex

9:00pm – Game Three begins – Check the Tournament Table to see what sheet your Final game is on.

10:00pm – Game Three ends – Please bring your scores to Score Master Alex

10:30pm – Announcement of Raffle Prizes, 50/50, Hardest Working Team (worst team), and of course Hurry Hard Champion!

12:00am – Last Call at the Bar

Curling (The Basics)

Every curling team has four members:

The Lead (The best spot for “Most Rookie” member). The Lead should start placing rocks in the house (the circles) or start setting up guards to challenge the other team.

The second position is called, Second. Stay with me here. The purpose of this position is to start placing some rocks in the house or taking out your opponent’s rocks out of the end.

The third position is called, Vice. This person’s shots are all based on what is happening in the house. The vice and Skip will decide what shots to make. The vice will also take over for the Skip when it is time for the Skip to throw his rocks

The final member is the Skip. This is the person that will help seal the victory and get some much needed points, or try their best to clear the house so you don’t lose by a ton. This position is usually granted to the most talented curler on the team.

Every player gets two rocks to shoot per end.

The Tournament

Every team will get to play 3 games of 4 end curling
To start the game you need to spin the heads or tails machine on the wall near the start of each sheet.
The point system for the tournament is if a team wins an “End” they will be awarded 1-point per end. The team that wins the entire game will be awarded two extra points. This will help curb running up the score. The max. amount of points a team can win with is 6 points per game
If there is a tie at the end of a game each team will play a one rock per player single end. This end will not be awarded a point, only to break the tie.
If teams are tied in the total standings we will play one full end to determine the champion.
The winning team of the tournament will be awarded Championship hats and their team name engraved on the Hurry Hard Against Cancer Plaque.