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| Patrick Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1955-09-28)September 28, 1955 (age 70) Winnipeg,Manitoba |
Curling career | |
| Brier appearances | 11 (1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2016) |
| World Championship appearances | 3 (1988, 1989, 1994) |
Medal record | |
Patrick J. C. Ryan (born September 28, 1955 inWinnipeg,Manitoba) is a Canadian curler originally fromEdmonton,Alberta. Ryan is a formerWorld Champion skip, and three timeBrier champion. Ryan lives inKelowna,British Columbia.
Ryan appeared in his firstBrier in 1979 when he was the second forPaul Devlin'sAlberta team. They finished 6-5. In 1985, Ryan returned to the Brier, as a skip of Team Alberta. His team ofGord Trenchie,Don McKenzie, andDon Walchuk had an impressive 11-1 performance, their only loss coming in the final againstAl Hackner ofNorthern Ontario. Two years later, Ryan would return to the Brier. His new team, which includedRandy Ferbey (whom he played with at the 1986Canadian Mixed Championship) andRoy Herbert along with Walchuk finished with a disappointing 6-5 record. At the1988 Labatt Brier however, Ryan's Alberta foursome (now with Don McKenzie as lead instead of Herbert) would win the championship defeatingEugene Hritzuk ofSaskatchewan in the final. Ryan's team had a perfect 12-0 record. At the World Championships however, Ryan's team would be undefeated all the way to the final againstEigil Ramsfjell ofNorway which he lost. Ryan returned to the1989 Labatt Brier, which he won again, albeit with three losses along the way. Ryan would this time be able to win the 1989 World Championships, again with three losses. He defeatedPatrick Hürlimann ofSwitzerland in the final. Ryan was nicknamed theRyan Express for his team's ability to peel rocks which led to many low scoring games, but gave the team two straight Brier championships. This strategy was perceived as boring, and elicited jeering from crowds, and forced the rules of curling to be changed with the implementation of thefree guard zone.
1993 would be Ryan's next Brier appearance. This time Ryan had moved fromEdmonton, Alberta to Kelowna, British Columbia. In 1993, Ryan played third forRick Folk which lost the final toRuss Howard fromOntario. Ryan and Folk would return to the1994 Labatt Brier where they won, getting their revenge against Howard in the final. At the 1994 World Championships, Ryan would win his second World Championships,[1] as their team defeatedJan-Olov Nässén ofSweden in the final. Ryan and Folk would return to the Brier again in 1995, however they finished 6-5.
Ryan wouldn't return to the Brier until 2002. By now, Ryan was the skip of team British Columbia, and his team ofDeane Horning,Kevin MacKenzie, andRob Koffski would finish 6-5 at the2002 Nokia Brier. Ryan's last Brier to date was the2003 Nokia Brier, where his team of Horning, MacKenzie andBob Ursel finished 7-6
Ryan moved back to Alberta, and won his firstCanadian Senior Curling Championship (for curlers over 50 years old)in 2007 as the skip for Team Alberta. In 2008, Ryan skipped Canada to aWorld Senior Curling Championship.[2] He moved to Toronto in 2008, and played alternate forPeter Corner's team at the2009 TSC Stores Tankard.
Ryan is currently employed as a chartered professional accountant. He is married and has two children.[3]
Ryan also writes and performscountry music solo and performing with his daughterLynsay.[1] He has released two CDs,Old Dog - New Tricks andLittle Bit of Trouble.
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