Ryan LeDrew

Ryan LeDrew
Medal record
Curling
Representing Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland
Canada Winter Games
1999 Corner Brook

Ryan LeDrew (born August 18, 1982 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland[1]) is a Canadian curler from Sarnia, Ontario.

Junior career

Growing up in Newfoundland, LeDrew represented the province at the 1999 Canada Winter Games in his birthplace of Corner Brook. He would win a bronze medal at the event. LeDrew participated in 8 provincial junior curling championships, finally winning in 2002. He skipped Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2002 Canadian Junior Curling Championships with teammates Mike Adam, Brent Hamilton and Nick Lane. He led the team to a 4-8 record, missing the playoffs.

2006 Brier

When the perennial provincial champion Brad Gushue rink represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, they eschewed playing in the 2006 provincial playdowns, opening the door for other teams to represent the province at the Brier. LeDrew at the time was playing third for the Ken Peddigrew rink. The team won the Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, earning the team the right to represent the province at the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier. There, the team would finish with a 2-9 record, missing the playoffs.

University career

LeDrew represented Memorial University at the 2008 and 2009 CIS/CCA Curling Championships. He won the fair play award in 2009.[2]

Personal life

LeDrew attended high school at Prince of Wales Collegiate in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. He would later move to Sarnia, Ontario. His mother Diane Ryan-LeDrew was pregnant with him when she played for Newfoundland at the 1982 Scott Tournament of Hearts. His sister Stephanie, is another competitive curler.

References

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