Ed Werenich

Ed Werenich

Edward "The Wrench" Werenich also known as Eddie Werenich or Ed Werenich (born June 23, 1947) is a Canadian curler. Throughout his career, Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken character.fact|date=September 2007 While not curling, Werenich has served as a firefighter.

Werenich was born and raised in the town of Benito, Manitoba but moved to Toronto after finishing high school. He began curling at age ten.

In 1972, Werenich joined Paul Savage's team as his second. The following year they would play in their first Brier. They would return again in 1974 and then in 1977 with Werenich as Savage's third. Without a championship, Werenich skipped his own team to the Brier in 1981, but still could not win.

In 1983 Savage joined Werenich as his third and they would go on to win the Brier title that year over Ed Lukowich of Alberta. At the World Curling Championships of that year, Werenich defeated Keith Wendorf's team from Germany in the final. Werenich returned to the Brier in 1984 and again in 1988 before winning for the last time in 1990 this time without Savage- defeating Jim Sullivan's New Brunswick team.

During the 1987 Canadian Winter Olympic Trials, Werenich was "humiliated" by the Canadian Curling Association threatening to disqualify him if he didn't "shed a few pounds." [http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/sports/article.jsp?content=20040209_74937_74937]

At the World Championships, Werenich defeated Scotland- skipped by David Smith. Werenich returned to the Brier in 1995 and then in 1997 before announcing his first retirement from curling in 2000.

He returned from his retirement however in 2004. It is estimated that Werenich, together with his teams, has been the first curler to have reached $1,000,000 career earnings. fact|date=September 2007

ources

* [http://www.curleast.com/curling/news/news-011701.htm Curleast biography]
* [http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14233 Historica biography]
*" [http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/sports/article.jsp?content=20040209_74937_74937 Rockin' With the Wrench] ", Jonathon Gatehouse, "Macleans.ca", February 9, 2004. URL last accessed December 26, 2006.


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