Ocean Contractors Nova Scotia Men's Curling Championship
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Purcell Runner-Up at Ocean Contractors Nova Scotia Men's Curling Championship
Jan 6 - 11, 2026

Halifax, Nova Scotia
![]() SKIP Owen Purcell |
![]() Third Luke Saunders |
![]() Second Gavin Lydiate |
![]() Lead Ryan Abraham |
| Games: | 8 |
| Record: | 6W - 2L |
| PF/G: | 10.15 |
| PA/G: | 6.47 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.62 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.06 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.54 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.25 |
After advancing directly to the championship game, Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) lost 9-7 to Kendal Thompson (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Ocean Contractors Nova Scotia Men's Curling Championship, held January 6 - 11 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada.
Purcell are currently . In their opening game, Purcell plays Sebastian LeFort (Sydney, NS) on Tuesday at 1pm Zach Atherton (Halifax, NS) on Wednesday at 7am and Nicholas Deagle (Sydney, NS) at 3pm Sebastian LeFort (Sydney, NS) on Tuesday at 1pm Zach Atherton (Halifax, NS) on Wednesday at 7am, Nicholas Deagle (Sydney, NS) at 3pm Thompson on Thursday at 8am and Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) at 6pm and Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) at 6pm and Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) at 6pm.
With their runner-up finish at the Ocean Contractors Nova Scotia Men's Curling Championship, Purcell take home 5.500 world rankings points. Purcell move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 4.187 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 58th overall with 54.454 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Purcell ranks 61st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 42.876 points earned so far this season.
Purcell are currently . In their opening game, Purcell plays Sebastian LeFort (Sydney, NS) on Tuesday at 1pm Zach Atherton (Halifax, NS) on Wednesday at 7am and Nicholas Deagle (Sydney, NS) at 3pm Sebastian LeFort (Sydney, NS) on Tuesday at 1pm Zach Atherton (Halifax, NS) on Wednesday at 7am, Nicholas Deagle (Sydney, NS) at 3pm Thompson on Thursday at 8am and Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) at 6pm and Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) at 6pm and Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) at 6pm.
With their runner-up finish at the Ocean Contractors Nova Scotia Men's Curling Championship, Purcell take home 5.500 world rankings points. Purcell move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 4.187 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 58th overall with 54.454 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Purcell ranks 61st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 42.876 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0.527 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 402 | 322 | 301 | 8.01 | 7.49 | 0.52 | 4.45 | 4.43 | 1.80 | 1.69 | 1.12 |
| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 212 | 261 | 61 | 31 | 4-1 | 33-5 | 42-8 | 1.23 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.19 |
| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 190 | 61 | 240 | 14 | 2-8 | 4-15 | 9-47 | 0.32 | 1.26 | 0.49 | 0.20 |
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