Jason Young (curler)
Encyclopedia
Jason "Jay" Young is a Canadian
curler from Wyoming, Ontario. Young is a former World Junior Curling champion.
In 1999, Young joined the World Junior champion John Morris
rink from the Ottawa Curling Club
. He replaced Andy Ormsby in the second position. The team won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
and World Junior Curling Championships
for the second straight year, but the first title for Young. The following season, Young formed his own team, and won his second Junior championships
. At the Canadian Juniors that year, the team finished 9-3, but lost in a tie-breaker to Saskatchewan.
In addition, Young also won the provincial junior mixed title in 1998, and the provincial schoolboy title in 1998.
After juniors, Young played for Heath McCormick and then Chad Allen
before forming his own team in 2008.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler from Wyoming, Ontario. Young is a former World Junior Curling champion.
In 1999, Young joined the World Junior champion John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...
rink from the Ottawa Curling Club
Ottawa Curling Club
The Ottawa Curling Club is an historic curling club located in downtown Ottawa on O'Connor Street. It is the oldest curling club in Ottawa, established in 1851 by Allan Gilmour as the Bytown Curling Club. The Club first played on the Rideau Canal until 1858...
. He replaced Andy Ormsby in the second position. The team won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
and World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
for the second straight year, but the first title for Young. The following season, Young formed his own team, and won his second Junior championships
Pepsi Ontario Junior Curling Championships
The Pepsi Ontario Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament. It is the provincial curling championship for curling teams aged 20 and under in Southern Ontario. The winning team represents Ontario at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships....
. At the Canadian Juniors that year, the team finished 9-3, but lost in a tie-breaker to Saskatchewan.
In addition, Young also won the provincial junior mixed title in 1998, and the provincial schoolboy title in 1998.
After juniors, Young played for Heath McCormick and then Chad Allen
Chad Allen (curler)
Chad Allen is a Canadian curler from Brantford, Ontario. He skips a team on the World Curling Tour.Allen has not won any events in his career. His team was a finalist at the 2011 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic....
before forming his own team in 2008.