Richard Hart (curler)

Richard "the Hart Surgeon" Hart (born October 14, 1968) is a Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. He is a Brier and world champion, as well as an Olympic silver medallist.

Richard Hart
Curler
Born (1968-10-14) October 14, 1968
Toronto, Ontario
Team
Curling clubSt. George's G&CC
Etobicoke, Toronto, ON
Career
Member Association Ontario
Brier appearances9 (1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017)
World Championship
appearances		1 (2007)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2008–09)
Grand Slam victories8: World Cup/Masters (Dec 2006,
Jan 2008, Nov 2008, 2009);
The National (2002, Jan 2004);
Players (2008); Canadian Open (2009)
Medal record
Winter Olympics
1998 Nagano
World Curling Championships
2007 Edmonton
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
1997 Brandon
2009 Edmonton
Tim Hortons Brier
2007 Hamilton
2006 Regina
2008 Winnipeg
2010 Halifax
2011 London
2009 Calgary

Career

Hart attended his first Brier in 1995 as an alternate for Ed Werenich. It was his only major tournament experience before winning the 1997 Canadian Olympic trials as the third for the Mike Harris team. At the 1998 Winter Olympics, the team won a silver medal. He left the team in 2000, and joined up with Glenn Howard. Eventually with Howard, Hart would go to another Brier, in 2006 where they lost in the final. The following year, they won the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier and then the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. As vice with Glenn Howard he placed 2nd in the Olympic trials in Edmonton in 2010 and is a runner up for the past 3 Briers. He is nicknamed "the Hart Surgeon" for his ability to make difficult shots under pressure. He was the 2011 winner of the annual Ford Hot Shots skills and shot-making competition that precedes the start of play at the Brier.

After the 2010-11 curling season, Hart announced that he was going to retire from high-performance curling. He leaves the world of curling after spending his career playing as third under Mike Harris for ten years and under Glenn Howard for eleven years.[1]

For the 2014-15 curling season, Hart announced that he was going to return from his retirement and continue to curl for the Glenn Howard rink.[2]

Personal life

Hart works as a Principal[3] for Hart-Well Electrical Company Limited. His work and job influenced his decision to leave competitive curling the first time he retired.[1] Hart is married and has three children, including Joseph (Joey), the alternate on his 2016 Brier team.[4]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
1992–93 Mike HarrisRichard HartCollin MitchellGeorge Karrys
1994–95 Mike HarrisRichard HartGeorge Karrys
1996–97 Mike HarrisRichard HartCollin MitchellGeorge Karrys
1998–99 Mike HarrisRichard HartCollin MitchellGeorge Karrys
1999–00 Mike HarrisRichard HartCollin MitchellGeorge Karrys
2000–01 Glenn HowardRichard HartCollin MitchellJason Mitchell
2001–02 Glenn HowardRichard HartCollin MitchellJason Mitchell
2002–03 Glenn HowardRichard HartCollin MitchellJason Mitchell
2003–04 Glenn HowardRichard HartCollin MitchellJason Mitchell
2004–05 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill
2005–06 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill
2006–07 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill
2007–08 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill
2008–09 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill
2009–10 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill
2010–11 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill
2014–15 Glenn HowardRichard HartJon MeadCraig Savill
2015–16 Glenn HowardWayne Middaugh[lower-alpha 1]Richard HartScott Howard
2016–17 Glenn HowardRichard HartDavid MathersScott Howard

Notes
  1. Wayne Middaugh was injured and unable to play in the 2016 Ontario Provincial Championships and Brier. He was replaced by Adam Spencer at second, moving Hart up to third.

References
  1. "Exclusive: Hart Leaves Team Howard". The Curling News.
  2. "Hart Coming out of Retirement to Join Howard's Rink". TSN.
  3. 2017 Brier Media Guide: Team Ontario
  4. http://cloudfront6.curling.ca/2016brier/files/2016/03/BRIER-WED-ALL.pdf
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