Opening Bonspiel

This is the first House Draw of the season, and is usually curled Monday through Thursday evenings during the first two weeks after the Club is opened. Members are generally telephoned by the Telephone Committee before the start of the season to solicit their participation. In order to ensure that as many members get to play as possible, rinks are made up each evening, and points are accumulated for each member for participation in winning rinks. The top eight winning members are awarded pins, and the first-place finisher is awarded the Roy Pelletier Trophy, donated by him in 1961. The main purpose of this event is to work the summer curling kinks out of the members' bodies and to integrate new members into the fellowship and spirit of the Club.