Potomac Curling Club

Potomac Curling Club
LocationLaurel, Maryland, USA
ArenaNational Capital Curling Center (NCCC)
Information
Established1961
Club typeDedicated Ice Club
USCA regionGrand National Curling Club (GNCC)
Sheets of iceFour
Rock colorsRed and Yellow   
Websitehttp://www.curldc.org

The Potomac Curling Club is a curling club started in 1961[1] and currently curling in Laurel, Maryland. Operating out of the National Capital Curling Center, a dedicated curling ice facility at The Gardens Ice House operated under a long-term lease since 2002,[2] the group maintains four sheets of dedicated curling ice, the only dedicated curling ice in the Washington, D.C., area.[3] The club operates during the main curling season (October to April), although social events for the membership occur during the summer.[4]

The club has approximately 365 adult members across the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area,[5] and sponsors Open Houses and "Learn-to-curl" training sessions open to the public, as well as nightly leagues for its membership and a series of tournaments, called bonspiels, through the winter season.[6]

Potomac hosted the 2004 United States Senior Woman's Bonspiel,[7] the 2005 United States Curling Association Mixed National Championship,[8] the 2010 Eastern Regional Qualifiers for the United States Men's Curling Championship,[9] a visit by the 2011 Scots Woman's US tour,[10] and the 2012 Rotary International Curling World Championships.[11]

As one of the dedicated ice curling facilities in the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC),[12] the PCC regularly hosts GNCC events, and participates with three other area curling clubs (Chesapeake, Philadelphia, and Plainfield curling clubs) in a rotating contest, the MACA.[13]

  1. ^ Think Rink. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  2. ^ History of the PCC. Curldc.org (2011-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  3. ^ Locator Map. Kccurling.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  4. ^ Ice, Rocks & Brooms at the Curling Club in DC | Washington DC | iStopOver Magazine. Magazine.istopover.com (2009-11-05). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Potomac Curling Club. October 14, 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  6. ^ Calendar Summary. Curldc.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ 2005 USCA Mixed Championship Teams/Standings. Curldc.org (2011-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  9. ^ Teams punch tickets to 2010 Nationals | News | USA Curling. Curling.teamusa.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  10. ^ * Scot Tour 2011 Daily Report Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Uswca.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  11. ^ World Curling Championship Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. Perthrotary.net. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  12. ^ Grand National Curling Club – Member Clubs (New). Gncc.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
  13. ^ Potomac Curling Club – MACA. Curldc.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.