Plainfield Curling Club

The Plainfield Curling Club (or PCC) is a nonprofit curling club located in South Plainfield, New Jersey.[1] It owns and operates the only dedicated curling facility in New Jersey.[2] It was founded in 1963,[3] with the members initially using rented ice and curling outdoors.[4] The current two-sheet structure was completed in 1967.

Plainfield Curling Club
Current logo of the Plainfield Curling Club
Location133 McKinley Street
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
USA
Information
Established1963
Club typeDedicated ice
USCA regionGrand National Curling Club
Sheets of iceTwo
Rock colorsRed and Yellow   
Websitehttps://njcurling.org

The PCC season runs from late October through early April. As of the 2018–2019 season, the club holds league play seven days per week, hosts six annual bonspiels, and has programs for juniors (teenagers) and “little rockers” (ages 6–12). It also hosts supervised programs for members of the public to try curling.

The club had a significant increase in membership for the 2002–2003 season, after U.S. television coverage of curling in the 2002 Winter Olympics increased awareness of the sport. There was a similar spike in membership for the 2006-2007 season due to the 2006 Winter Olympics television coverage.[2] Interest in the sport at the club again peaked after the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5][6][7][8]

Plainfield Curling Club is part of the Grand National Curling Club[9] and part of the United States Curling Association.

Notable members, past and present

Notable media appearances

Annual events

The Plainfield Curling Club regularly hosts several bonspiels each year and most all are open to curlers from other clubs.[16] Unless noted, teams for these bonspiels are "open" format; that is, teams may be made up of any combination of men and women.

  • The Founders' – Held in November, this internal bonspiel pays tribute to the club founders.
  • PCC Junior Bonspiel – Held in January, for teenage curlers.
  • Robert Burns Thrifty – Held in January, this Scottish-themed bonspiel features a Burns supper with haggis, bagpipes, and a reading of Address to a Haggis.
  • Jersey Curlz – Held in February/March, this women's bonspiel is a United States Women's Curling Association (USWCA) circuit event.
  • The P.C.C. Stone – Held in March, this men's bonspiel pays tribute to Peter C. Christofferson, father of founding member Ken Christofferson.
  • The Bonsqueal – Held in April, this popular open end-of-season bonspiel features a new pig-related theme each year (in reference to the hog line curling term) with a Saturday night pig roast. Due to its popularity, games are 6-ends each except for the finals.

In addition, the Plainfield Curling Club occasionally hosts other bonspiels, including Mid-Atlantic Curling Association (MACA) events, the Mid-Atlantic Women's Bonspiel, friendly competitions with other area clubs, and continues to be one of the host clubs for the Herries Maxwell trophy, an event played every ten years between Scotland and the USA.[17]

Affiliations

See also

References
  1. "IRS non-profit filing".
  2. "Curling: Throwing stones at NJ's only venue dedicated to the Olympic sport". North Jersey.com. March 3, 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. "Local Curling Clubs Gain Popularity After the Olympics". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. "Want to do curling in New Jersey? Get in line". New Jersey 101.5. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. "How American Curling Clubs Ride Out Olympic Fever". 22 February 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. Applebome, Peter (24 February 2010). "Inspired by Olympics, Newcomers Flock to Nutmeg Curling Club". Retrieved 24 May 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. "Curl power: Olympic sport is sweeping up fans". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. "New Yorker Spotlight: CurlNYC Has Brought Curling to New York and They Want You to Try It - 6sqft". 6sqft. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. "Member Clubs of the GNCC". Grand National Curling Club. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  10. "Team USA Bio - Jacqueline Kapinowski". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. "Team USA Bio - Janice Langanke". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  12. "Team USA Bio - Dean Gemmell". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  13. "Team USA Bio - Cameron Ross". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  14. "Team USA Bio - Steven Szemple". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  15. "Skate Expectations - Curling Team Tryouts, Colbert vs. Shuster". The Colbert Report. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  16. "PCC Bonspiels". Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. "Scottish Men's 2017 Curling Tour To USA". Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  18. https://curldc.org/customPage.php?club=154&id=14

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