Mike Chernoff (curler)

For other people named Mike Chernoff, see Mike Chernoff (disambiguation).
Mike Chernoff
Curler
 ♂
Born1936 (age 88–89)
Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
Team
Curling clubMedicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat, AB,
North Hill CC, Calgary, AB
Curling career
Member Association Saskatchewan (1953-1954)
 Ontario (1957-1959)
 Alberta (1959-1983)
 British Columbia (1983-present)
Brier appearances3: (1964, 1978, 1983)
World Championship
appearances		1 (1978)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Winnipeg
Macdonald Brier
Representing  Alberta
Gold medal – first place 1978 Vancouver
Silver medal – second place 1983 Sudbury

Michael N. Chernoff[2] (born c. 1936) is a Canadian curler and geologist from West Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] He is a 1978 World Men's bronze medallist[4] and a 1978 Brier champion.

Personal life

Chernoff has a degree in geological engineering from Queen's University at Kingston.[5] He was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. He is married to Dorine.[6] After graduating from Queens, Chernoff worked as a geologist, conducting field studies across Canada for several oil and gas companies including California Standard, Pinnacle Petroleum, and Ulster Petroleum. He founded Strom Resources in 1979, and sold it to PennWest. He founded Paclata Resources in 1987 with his son Bruce, developing oil and gas operations in a number of different countries. It was sold to Alberta Energy Company in 1999.

He was a director at Encana (now Ovintiv) and Canadian Hydro Developers.[7]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1958–59[8] Mike Chernoff Doug Rawson Jake Edwards Bob Elliott Ont. 1959 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[9]
1964 Ron Northcott Mike Chernoff Ron Baker Fred Storey Brier 1964 (5th)[10][11]
1977–78 Ed Lukowich (fourth) Mike Chernoff (skip) Dale Johnston Ron Schindle Brier 1978 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1978 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1980–81 Ed Lukowich Mike Chernoff Neil Houston Brent Syme
1981–82[12] Ed Lukowich Mike Chernoff (skip) John Ferguson Wayne Hart
1982–83 Ed Lukowich Mike Chernoff (skip) Neil Houston Brent Syme Brier 1983 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "2011 Saskatchewan Oilpatch Awards". 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ "The Chernoff Family Awards". Queen’s Alumni. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29.
  3. ^ "Bruce Chernoff: The comeback kid of the oil patch". The Globe and Mail. February 22, 2013.
  4. ^ Mike Chernoff at World Curling Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Curling club makes way for Queen's Centre".
  6. ^ "Chernoff Family | Queen's Encyclopedia".
  7. ^ Steffenhagen, Janet (April 20, 2007). "Oilman wants 'other side' shown". Vancouver Sun.
  8. ^ "Curling Capers". Ottawa Citizen. February 7, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sellers Wins Curling Title, Unbeaten in Provincial Play". Ottawa Journal. February 14, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  10. ^ 1964 MacDonald Brier - Soudogcurling
  11. ^ http://cloud.rampinteractive.com/albertacurlingfederation/files/2017MENS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ "In good shape". Calgary Herald. January 16, 1982. Retrieved April 17, 2022.


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