Ryan Kuhn

Ryan Kuhn (born December 26, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Vernon, British Columbia.^[1] He currently plays third for the Jim Cotter rink in British Columbia.

Career

Kuhn won the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships playing second on a rink skipped by his brother Brad.^[2] The team then went on to win the 2000 World Junior Curling Championships. After having won the 2000 British Columbia Junior Championships, Kuhn won again in 2002 as a skip.^[3] He led his team of Steve Bauer, Tyrel Griffith and Cameron Watt to an 8-4 record at the 2002 Canadian Juniors, missing the playoffs in 4th place.^[4]

Kuhn played in one season on the World Curling Tour with his brother in 2005-06. He returned to the tour in 2014 as a member of the Cotter rink, replacing John Morris. Over the course of the season, he played in two Grand Slams, the 2014 Masters of Curling and the 2014 Canadian Open of Curling, losing in the quarter finals in the latter. The team also played in the 2014 Canada Cup of Curling. In 2015, Kuhn won his first provincial championship and will play in his first Brier at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier as a member of team British Columbia.

Kuhn is employed as a pilot for Westjet. He is married to Robbi Kuhn and has three children.^[5]

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.