Brett Gallant

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Brett Gallant (ice hockey).
Brett Philip Gallant
Curler
Born (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Team
Curling club Bally Haly G&CC,
St. John's, NL
Skip Brad Gushue
Third Mark Nichols
Second Brett Gallant
Lead Geoff Walker
Career
Brier appearances 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Top CTRS ranking 2nd (2015-16)
Grand Slam victories 5: Masters (2014), The National (2015), Canadian Open (2014), Elite 10 (2016), Players' (2016)

Brett Philip Gallant (born February 18, 1990 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] He currently plays second for the Brad Gushue rink.

Junior career

Gallant is a former Canadian Junior Champion skip, having won the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships on his fourth attempt. Gallant has won the last five provincial titles (2006–2010). He holds the record for most all-time wins at the Canadian Juniors (48) which he set after his second win at the 2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

At the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, Gallant represented team Canada, and after placing first after the round robin, lost in the final to Denmark's Rasmus Stjerne rink.

Gallant also won a bronze medal for P.E.I. at the 2007 Canada Games.

Men's career

Gallant joined Brad Gushue's team during the 2012-13 season.

Mixed Doubles

In April, 2016 Gallant and teammate Jocelyn Peterman won the 2016 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials after battling to a 12-8 win over Laura Crocker and Geoff Walker at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Sask. The new champions were playing in their first Mixed Doubles event together.[2]

Personal life

His parents are Kathie and Peter Gallant, former Canadian Mixed champions. He attended Memorial University in St. John's.

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