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Matthew Blandford

Name
  
Matthew Blandford

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Brad Chyz


Second
  
Brent Hamilton

Third
  
Darren Moulding

Role
  
Curler

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Born
  
April 16, 1985 (age 39) Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador (
1985-04-16
)

Matthew Blandford (born April 16, 1985) is a Canadian curler currently residing in Cold Lake, Alberta. He is originally from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, and is a three-time Newfoundland and Labrador junior champion.

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Career

Blandford started his curling career as a junior curler in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was the provincial junior champion three times, and represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the Canadian Junior Championships three times. He finished in tenth place in 2003, finished as the runner-up in 2004, and finished tied for fourth at the 2005. Blandford played at the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial men's championship as skip in 2006,eventually losing in a tie breaker . Blandford played at the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial men's championship as third under Dean Branton in 2009, but finished tied second to last.

Blandford then moved to Alberta, and first played in the provincial championship in 2012. Blandford was eliminated in the knockout stages in the Alberta provincials in 2012 and 2013, but was able to qualify for the playoffs in the 2014 provincials through the B qualifier. He was defeated in the page playoffs by Kevin Martin, and was eliminated in the semifinal by Kevin Koe, finishing in third overall.

Blandford was invited to skip the Wade Scoffin rink for the 2016 Yukon Men's Curling Championship.

Personal life

Blandford works as an artificial lift technician at Imperial Oil. He went to high school at Booth Memorial High School, and attended university at the College of the North Atlantic.

References

Matthew Blandford Wikipedia


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