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==Career==
==Career==
Jacobs began curling at age ten. He had a successful junior career, winning the [[Northern Ontario]] Junior Men's Championship in 2005. He skipped the region at the [[2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], where where the team finished with an 8-4 record, good enough for fourth place, but outside the playoffs.
Jacobs began curling at age ten. He had a successful junior career, winning the [[Northern Ontario]] Junior Men's Championship in 2005. He skipped the region at the [[2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], where the team finished with an 8-4 record, good enough for fourth place, but outside the playoffs.


Jacobs was then picked up to play for his uncle, [[Al Harnden]], with Jacobs throwing last rocks on the team. The team finished 5-6 at the [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]]. Jacobs participated in the [[2008 Tim Hortons Brier]] as an alternate for another uncle, [[Eric Harnden]]. In 2008, Jacobs formed his own team with his cousins (Eric's sons) [[E. J. Harnden]] and [[Ryan Harnden]] as well as [[Caleb Flaxey]]. The team won the Northern Ontario provincial title in 2010, qualifying for the [[2010 Tim Hortons Brier]] where they made the playoffs, the first team from Northern Ontario to do that since the [[1993 Labatt Brier]]. Jacobs' team represented Northern Ontario again at the [[2011 Tim Hortons Brier]], where they finished with a 7-4 record, out of the playoffs. The team went to the [[2012 Tim Hortons Brier|Brier again in 2012]], where the finished 5-6. The following year at the [[2013 Tim Hortons Brier]], they became the first team from Northern Ontario to win the Brier since 1985. The win gave them the right to represent Canada at the [[2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship]]. At the Worlds, Jacobs skipped the Canadian team to a silver medal, losing to Sweden's [[Niklas Edin]] in the final.
Jacobs was then picked up to play for his uncle, [[Al Harnden]], with Jacobs throwing last rocks on the team. The team finished 5-6 at the [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]]. Jacobs participated in the [[2008 Tim Hortons Brier]] as an alternate for another uncle, [[Eric Harnden]]. In 2008, Jacobs formed his own team with his cousins (Eric's sons) [[E. J. Harnden]] and [[Ryan Harnden]] as well as [[Caleb Flaxey]]. The team won the Northern Ontario provincial title in 2010, qualifying for the [[2010 Tim Hortons Brier]] where they made the playoffs, the first team from Northern Ontario to do that since the [[1993 Labatt Brier]]. Jacobs' team represented Northern Ontario again at the [[2011 Tim Hortons Brier]], where they finished with a 7-4 record, out of the playoffs. The team went to the [[2012 Tim Hortons Brier|Brier again in 2012]], where the finished 5-6. The following year at the [[2013 Tim Hortons Brier]], they became the first team from Northern Ontario to win the Brier since 1985. The win gave them the right to represent Canada at the [[2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship]]. At the Worlds, Jacobs skipped the Canadian team to a silver medal, losing to Sweden's [[Niklas Edin]] in the final.

Revision as of 20:16, 30 January 2014

For the American entrepreneur, see Bradley S. Jacobs.
Brad Jacobs
Curler
Born (1985-06-11) June 11, 1985 (age 39)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Team
Curling clubSoo CA,
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
SkipBrad Jacobs
ThirdRyan Fry
SecondE. J. Harnden
LeadRyan Harnden
AlternateCaleb Flaxey
Curling career
Brier appearances6 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
World Championship
appearances		1 (2013)
Top CTRS ranking4th (2012-13)
Grand Slam victories0
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Victoria
Representing  Northern Ontario
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2013 Winnipeg
Tim Hortons Brier
Gold medal – first place 2013 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Halifax

Brad Jacobs (born June 11, 1985 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. Jacobs is the skip of the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier championship team and 2013 World Championship runner-up and is a five-time Northern Ontario provincial champion, and one time provincial junior champion. He will be skip of the Canadian Olympic Men's Curling Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career

Jacobs began curling at age ten. He had a successful junior career, winning the Northern Ontario Junior Men's Championship in 2005. He skipped the region at the 2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, where the team finished with an 8-4 record, good enough for fourth place, but outside the playoffs.

Jacobs was then picked up to play for his uncle, Al Harnden, with Jacobs throwing last rocks on the team. The team finished 5-6 at the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier. Jacobs participated in the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier as an alternate for another uncle, Eric Harnden. In 2008, Jacobs formed his own team with his cousins (Eric's sons) E. J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden as well as Caleb Flaxey. The team won the Northern Ontario provincial title in 2010, qualifying for the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier where they made the playoffs, the first team from Northern Ontario to do that since the 1993 Labatt Brier. Jacobs' team represented Northern Ontario again at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, where they finished with a 7-4 record, out of the playoffs. The team went to the Brier again in 2012, where the finished 5-6. The following year at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, they became the first team from Northern Ontario to win the Brier since 1985. The win gave them the right to represent Canada at the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. At the Worlds, Jacobs skipped the Canadian team to a silver medal, losing to Sweden's Niklas Edin in the final.

During the semifinal of the The Dominion 2012 Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship, Jacobs and team scored a rare Eight-ender, in the sixth end to win the game 14-3.[1][2]

Personal life

Jacobs attended Algoma University. He currently works as an accounts manager with the Royal Bank of Canada.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2004–05 Brad Jacobs Brady Barnett Scott Seabrook Steve Molodowich
2006–07 Al Harnden Brad Jacobs Dusty Jakomait Rob Thomas
2007–08[3] Al Harnden Brad Jacobs Dusty Jakomait Rob Thomas
2008–09 Brad Jacobs E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Caleb Flaxey
2009–10 Brad Jacobs E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Caleb Flaxey
2010–11 Brad Jacobs E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Scott Seabrook
2011–12 Brad Jacobs E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Scott Seabrook
2012–13 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden
2013–14 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden

Grand Slam record

Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Masters / World Cup DNP Q Q QF DNP
Canadian Open DNP DNP QF F DNP
The National Q DNP DNP QF
Players' Championships DNP Q DNP SF

References

  1. ^ http://www.playdowns.com/noca/scores-sorted.php?id_cmp=155&draw_gms=14
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTvAVeVDyto&feature=youtu.be
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070928102257/http://www.brockvillecountryclub.com/shorty/teams.htm

Brad Jacobs at the World Curling Tour (archived)

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