Jordan Pinder

Jordan Pinder (born 24 April 1984 in Miramichi, New Brunswick), is a Canadian curler originally from New Brunswick. He now lives in Blockhouse, Nova Scotia, and curls out of the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.

Jordan Pinder
Curler
Born (1984-04-24) April 24, 1984
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Team
Curling clubHalifax CC,
Halifax, NS[1]
SkipTerry Odishaw
ThirdJordan Pinder
SecondMarc LeCocq
LeadGrant Odishaw
AlternateJamie Brannen
Career
Brier appearances5 (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)

Career

Pinder's father encouraged him to start curling. He has been curling since the age of 14, starting in his hometown of Miramichi.[2]

Pinder has been part of Murphy's team since 2009.[3]

Murphy's team had a notable 2010 season, losing in the semifinal of the Nova Scotia Men's Provincial Championship that year.[4]

In 2012 the team captured their provincial championship, defeating former Brier champion Mark Dacey. This earned Murphy's team their first trip to the Brier.[3]

Personal life

Pidner is self employed as a photographer. Pinder is also a post-doctoral fellow at Dalhousie University in the Pathology department.[2] He is married Vanessa Surette and has two children.[5]

Teams
Season[6] Skip Third Second Lead Events
2009–10 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderJon WambackDon McDermaid2010 NS
2010–11 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderKris GranchelliDon McDermaid2011 NS
2011–12 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderMike BardsleyDon McDermaid2012 NS, Brier
2012–13 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderMike BardsleyDon McDermaid2013 NS
2013–14 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderMike BardsleyDon McDermaid2014 NS, Brier
2014–15 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderScott BabinTyler Gamble2015 NS
2015–16 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderScott SaccaryPhilip Crowell2016 NS, Brier
2016–17 Jamie MurphyJordan PinderScott SaccaryPhilip Crowell2017 NS, Brier
2018–19[lower-alpha 1] Terry OdishawJordan PinderMarc LeCocqGrant Odishaw2019 NB, Brier

Notes
  1. Pinder was the alternate for Team Odishaw at the 2019 NB Tankard and played third at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, replacing Mike Kennedy.
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gollark: *has many xenowyrms of all kinds of lineage*
gollark: *wants those hex wyrms now*

References
  1. http://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2254/teams/10913/team_athletes/10913-third-8078
  2. McNutt, Ryan (2012-03-01). "Dal postdoc primed for curling's Brier: Jordan Pinder, part of Team Nova Scotia". dal.ca. Dalhousie University. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. Mosher, Monty (2012-02-13). "Murphy earns first Tankard title". thechronicleherald.ca. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. Mosher, Monty (2012-02-12). "Murphy heads to Tankard final". thechronicleherald.ca. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  5. 2019 Brier Media Guide: Team New Brunswick
  6. "Jordan Pinder: Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 14, 2020.


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