Philip Crowell

Philip "Phil" Crowell (born March 26, 1978 in Truro, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for Team Jamie Murphy.[2]

Philip Crowell
Curler
Born (1978-03-26) March 26, 1978
Truro, Nova Scotia
Team
Curling clubHalifax Curling Club,
Halifax, NS[1]
SkipJamie Murphy
ThirdPaul Flemming
SecondScott Saccary
LeadPhilip Crowell
AlternateKevin Ouellette
Career
Member Association Nova Scotia
Brier appearances5 (2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Top CTRS ranking18th (2015–16; 2019-20)

Career

Crowell won his first Deloitte Tankard in 2010 with Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc. They went 3–8 at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier He has also won the provincial championship with Jamie Murphy. In 2016, they failed to get out of the pre-qualifying tournament after losing the final to Northwest Territories' Jamie Koe. The team returned the following season after winning the Nova Scotia provincials once again and finished 4–7 in the main event. They also represented Nova Scotia at the Canadian men's curling championship in 2018 and 2020 finishing 5–6 and 3–4 respectively. The team also played in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Pre-Trials, losing the tiebreaker to Jason Gunnlaugson.

Team Murphy played in two Grand Slam of Curling events, the 2018 Masters and the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2. At the 2018 Masters they defeated higher ranked Glenn Howard and Steffen Walstad to qualify for the tiebreakers. They defeated Reid Carruthers in the first round of tiebreakers before losing to Matt Dunstone in the second.[3] At the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Crowell didn't play with the team, but they also qualified for the tiebreakers with a 2–2 record. They beat Chad Stevens in the tiebreaker before losing to Michael Fournier in the quarterfinals.[4]

Personal life

Crowell works as a Senior Systems Analyst for the Nova Scotia Health Authority. He is married to Stephanie Crowell and has two children, Nathan and Ryan.[2] He attended the Nova Scotia Community College and the South Colchester Academy.

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References
  1. "Phil Crowell". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  2. "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. "Murphy reaches Canadian Beef Masters Tiebreaker". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. "Murphy reaches KIOTI TRACTOR Tour Challenge Tier 2 Quarters". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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