Alek Bédard
| Alek Bédard | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1996 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Lacolle CC, Lacolle, QC[1] |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Quebec |
| Brier appearances | 1 (2020) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 60th (2019–20) |
Alek Bédard (born December 12, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Lacolle, Quebec.[2]
Career[edit]
Bédard won his first Quebec Junior Curling Championship in 2018, skipping his team of Louis Quevillon, Émile Asselin and Bradley Lequin.[3] This qualified them for the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, held January 13–21 in Shawinigan, Quebec. At the championship, Bédard led his team to a 4–2 round robin record, which was enough to qualify them for the championship pool. They then lost three of their four games, finishing the tournament in seventh place with a 5–5 record.[4] Team Bédard aged out of juniors the following season and began competing on the World Curling Tour. In their three events, they finished runner-up at the Finale du Circuit and reached the semifinals at both the Experience Curling Classic and the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache.[5] At the 2019 WFG Tankard, they missed the championship round with a 3–3 record.
During the 2019–20 season, Team Bédard competed in four tour events but only found success in one, the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, where they reached the semifinals.[6] At the 2020 Quebec Tankard, the team qualified for the championship round with a 5–1 record. They then went 2–1 in their next three games, good enough to earn them a spot in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. They then defeated Martin Ferland 9–8 in the 3 vs. 4 game, upset Mike Fournier 9–8 in the semifinal and beat Vincent Roberge 7–2 to claim the championship title.[7][8] Their win earned them a berth to the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario.[9] There, they finished with a 1–6 record, only managing to beat Team Nunavut.[10]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled.[11] Curling Québec then decided to select Team Fournier to represent Quebec at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, meaning Team Bédard would not have the opportunity to repeat as back-to-back provincials champions.[12]
Team Bédard had a strong start to the 2021–22 season, reaching the final of the Moosehead Classic. They then won the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec, beating the Jean-Sébastien Roy rink in the final game.[13] They had two more playoff appearances during the season at the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix and the Finale du Circuit where they reached the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively.[14] The Quebec Tankard was once again cancelled due to the pandemic and the Fournier rink was appointed as the provinces representatives, ending Team Bédard's season.[15]
Personal life[edit]
Bédard is currently a computer science student at the McGill University. He also works as a programmer-analyst for GIRO Inc.[2]
Teams[edit]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14[16] | Louis Quevillon | Alek Bédard | Julien Ethier | Bradley Lequin |
| 2014–15 | Louis Quevillon | Alek Bédard | Julien Ethier | Bradley Lequin |
| 2015–16 | Louis Quevillon | Alek Bédard | Julien Ethier | Bradley Lequin |
| 2016–17 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
| 2017–18 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
| 2018–19 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Julien Tremblay | Charles Auclair |
| 2019–20 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
| 2020–21 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
| 2021–22 | Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Émile Asselin | Bradley Lequin |
References[edit]
- ^ "Alek Bédard Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Past Provincial Champions – Junior Boys". Curling Quebec. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Defending champs B.C. still alive at 2018 New Holland Canadian Juniors". Curling Canada. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Alek Bédard: Events". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Marc-André Couillard (January 29, 2021). "Une équipe de Lacolle représentera le Québec au championnat canadien de curling" (in French). Coup d’œil. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Congratulations to the new provincial champions!". Curling Quebec. 27 January 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Quebec's Bedard has high hopes for rookie week". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Next level!". Curling Canada. March 3, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Monica Dedich (December 2, 2020). "Point de la situation : Championnats Provinciaux". Curling Quebec (in French). Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine". Curling Quebec (in French). Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Challenge du Nord-Ouest Air Creebec 2021". WebSpiel. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Team Alek Bedard". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Tankard Hardline" (in French). Curling Quebec. February 10, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Alek Bédard Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 28, 2021.