From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey Gold 2003 Winnipeg Team
Gold 2005 Victoria Team
Silver 1988 Lausanne Team
Brier
Gold 1988 Chicoutimi-Jonquière
Gold 1989 Regina
Gold 2001 Ottawa
Gold 2002 Calgary
Team Ferbey in 2010.
Gold 2003 Halifax
Born May 30, 1959 (1959-05-30)
Edmonton, Alberta Gold 2005 Edmonton
Team Silver 2004 Saskatoon
Curling club Saville Sports Centre, Randy Ferbey (born May 30, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta)
Edmonton, Alberta
is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey
Skip Randy Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World
Champion.
Fourth David Nedohin
Ferbey notably popularized the system of having the
Second Ted Appelman skip throw third rocks, when he skipped the team nick-
Lead Brendan Melnyk named "the Ferbey Four", a team he won four Briers with
in the early 2000s. The Ferbey Four also popularized the
Kit "numbered zones", when calling out the weight of vari-
ous draw shots.[1]
All together, he has played in eight Briers, six World
Championships, four Continental Cups, skipped in two
Career Canadian Mixed Curling Championships, won three
Canada Cups, and two TSN Skins Games.
Brier 8 (1987, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2003,
appearances 2004, 2005)
World 6 (1988, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)
Early years with Pat Ryan
Championship Ferbey participated in his first Brier in 1987 as a third
appearances for Pat Ryan. His first Brier would be a disappointment,
Top CCA 2nd (2004–05 & 2005–06) as they finished with a 6–5 record. The next year how-
ranking ever, Ferbey, Ryan and their team Alberta mates Don
Walchuk and Don McKenzie won the Brier, and were thus
Grand Slam 3: World Cup/Masters (Feb 2006); Players
victories (2006, 2009)
crowned Canadian champions defeating Eugene Hritzuk
of Saskatchewan 8–7 in the final. At the 1988 Worlds,
team Ryan won the silver medal, losing in the finals to
Medal record
Eigil Ramsfjell of Norway 5–4. As defending champions
Competitor for Canada at the 1989 Brier, Team Ryan would not disappoint, cap-
turing their 2nd Canadian championship defeating Rick
Men’s Curling
Folk of British Columbia in a non-eventful 3–2 victory. It
World championships was low scoring games like this one, and by teams like
Ryan’s dubbed the "Ryan Express" that forced the Cana-
Gold 1989 Milwaukee Team
dian Curling Association and World Curling Federation
Gold 2002 Bismarck Team to implement the 3-rock rule, and later the 4-rock rule
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to force more offense. At the 1989 Worlds, Ferbey and pulled it out and won 5–4 in the final. His trip to the 2005
Team Ryan won their first World Championships, beat- Men’s Ford World Curling Championships were marked
ing Switzerland’s Patrick Hürlimann in the finals. In 1990, with struggles, as the team finished the round-robin with
Ferbey left the team, and was unsuccessful at attempting three losses – tied for first with five other teams. After
to make it to the Brier with his new team of Don Walchuk, having a 4–3 record, Ferbey mounted eight straight wins
Pat McCallum, and Greg Muzechka. Although they did to win the championship over David Murdoch of Scot-
make it to the final four teams at the 1990 Alberta Cham- land in a convincing 11–4 victory. Additionally, the Fer-
pionships, failing to make the 1990 Labatt Brier in Sault bey rink was the first team in history to score five on any
Ste. Marie, Ontario. single end in the world finals – and they managed this
feat twice at the 2005 Ford World Curling Championships.
The "Ferbey Four" Many attribute Ferbey’s success during this time to
the boycott that other major teams of the early 2000s had
After playing his last season with Ryan in 1997 where of the Brier, to play in Grand Slam events. Ferbey did
he played in the British Columbia playdowns, Ferbey not boycott the Brier, and as a result, played in very few
teamed up with a young David Nedohin in 1997 with Grand Slam events. When the players’ boycott was lifted,
Carter Rycroft and Pat McCallum. After a reasonably suc- the Ferbey rink failed to win another provincial title, as
cessful season, reaching the Semi-Finals of the World Kevin Martin’s rink would win the 2006, 2007, 2008 and
Curling Tour Championship, and winning the Edmonton 2009 provincial tournaments. The Ferbey four would still
Superleague, Ferbey picked up Scott Pfeifer, bumping Ry- remain one of the top teams in the country however, as
croft to lead. they would win three Grand Slam events in their career.
In 1999, Rycroft left the team to play with Ferbey’s One of the big disappoints for the team was their failure
main rival, Kevin Martin. Rycroft was replaced by Marcel to qualify for the Olympics. After winning their first Bri-
Rocque. The Ferbey Four that would dominate the Brier er, the team went 5–4 at the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curl-
for the next few years was complete. Ferbey made his re- ing Trials. In 2005 after winning their final Brier, they fin-
turn to the Alberta provincials in 1999. While they didn’t ished just 4–5 at the Trials that year. In 2009, the team
win, they did return in 2001 with a bang. They went on had another disappointing Olympic Trials, finishing 3–4.
to winning not only the Alberta championship, but the
2001 Nokia Brier as well beating Kerry Burtnyk of Man-
itoba 8–4 in the final. This sent the team to the 2001
Teaming up with Brad Gushue
Worlds where they lost both their semi-final game and In April 2010, Randy Ferbey announced he would be join-
the bronze medal game, which they gave up to Pål ing Brad Gushue’s team effective for the 2010-11 curling
Trulsen of Norway. In 2002, Ferbey won his fourth Brier, season. Ferbey will skip the team, but throw third rocks
the 2002 Nokia Brier, which was his teams 2nd. They beat like he had been with his former team.[1] Previous third,
John Morris 9–4 in the final. This time, at the 2002 Worlds Mark Nichols will be bumped up to the second position
in Bismarck, North Dakota his team won the champion- and Ryan Fry will play lead. Jamie Korab, the past lead
ship, beating the same Pål Trulsen, 10–5. Ferbey and his on Team Gushue, decided to take a year or two off. In
team would return to the Brier, at the 2003 Nokia Brier an ironic twist, the final game played by the Ferbey four
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the finals, they beat the home- would be against Gushue in the quarterfinals of the 2010
town favourites Mark Dacey 8–4 in the finals. At the 2003 Players’ Championships. Ferbey lost to Gushue 8–3. In
Ford World Curling Championship, his team won their their first event as a team, the rink lost to Thomas Lips in
2nd world title, beating Ralph Stöckli of Switzerland 10–6 the final of the 2010 Baden Masters.
in the finals. The 2004 Nokia Brier was a blip on his teams In December 2010, Randy Ferbey and David Nedohin
record. After returning to the Brier for the fourth announced they will team up once again in an attempt to
straight year, an unprecedented feat especially consid- play in the 2011 Boston Pizza Cup for a chance to repre-
ering the great number of good teams in Alberta, his sent Alberta at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier.[2]
team would bow out in the final. After a 10–1 round-robin On February 9, 2011, Randy Ferbey announced his
record, Ferbey and his team lost out to the same team time curling with Brad Gushue had come to an end. He
they beat the previous year, Mark Dacey of Nova Scotia, stated he knew after the Canadian Open Grand Slam
in a 10–9 game where Ferbey’s team surrendered a lead. Event, he was done curling with them. Ferbey is uncer-
However, Team Ferbey did not give up, and their reign tain as to where his curling future will take him, but re-
would not be over. In 2005, the once again won the Alber- tirement has crossed his mind.[3]
ta championships, and once again won the 2005 Canadi-
an championships. This set a record, as his team became
the first to win 4 championships as a team. The final was
2011-2012 Season
against Nova Scotia again, albeit a different team, that For the 2011/2012 curling season Ferbey will be teaming
of Shawn Adams. In another close game, team Ferbey up with long time teammate David Nedohin, who will
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Event 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
World Cup Q QF C F QF QF Q QF
The National DNP Q SF SF DNP SF F Q
Canadian Open DNP F SF F QF Q QF Q
Players’ DNP DNP C SF QF C QF –
throw fourth stones. Ferbey will skip the game and throw [2] http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Curling/2010/12/02/
third stones. At the second position will be Ted Appelman 16397406.html
and playing lead stones Brendan Melnyk.[4] [3] http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Curling/2011/02/09/
17215346.html
Personal life [4] http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Curling/2011/03/04/
17503916.html
Ferbey is a Sales and Marketing Representative for
Asham Curling Supplies.
External links
Grand Slam Record •
•
Brier stats
Curling Scoops Team Profile for Team Ferbey
Key • World Statistics
• – Champion • Team statistics at CurlingZone
• F – Lost final Persondata
• SF – Lost semi final
Name Ferbey, Randy
• QF – Lost quarter final
• Q – Did not make playoffs Alternative names
• DNP – Did not participate in event Short description
Date of birth May 30, 1959
References Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta
[1] http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/ Date of death
othersports/2010/04/06/13490786.html Place of death
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