Derek Samagalski
Derek Samagalski (born September 9, 1984) is a Canadian curler who currently resides in Brandon, Manitoba.[1] Samagalski won a bronze medal at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier as lead, where he also won the first team all-star award for the position.
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 Samagalski (far left) watches his shot at the 2018 Elite 10 event. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 9, 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||
| Curling club | West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul, MB | |||||||||||||
| Skip | Mike McEwen | |||||||||||||
| Third | Reid Carruthers | |||||||||||||
| Second | Derek Samagalski | |||||||||||||
| Lead | Colin Hodgson | |||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Manitoba | |||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 5 (2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020) | |||||||||||||
| Top CTRS ranking | 2nd (2016–17) | |||||||||||||
| Grand Slam victories | 1 (2016 Champions Cup) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Samagalski gained notoriety when he won the 2012 Safeway Championship again as a lead on the Rob Fowler team to represent Manitoba at the Tim Hortons Brier.[2] Samagalski was named the first-team all star for lead at the Brier following their bronze medal victory.[3]
Personal life
Samagalski is married and has one daughter.[4]
References
- 2018 Home Hardware Canada Cup Media Guide: Derek Samagalski
- Paul Wiecek (February 12, 2012). "Fowler's Manitoba foursome headed to Brier". Winnipeg Free Press.
- Paul Wiecek (March 12, 2012). "Fowler gets a little revenge against Koe clan". Winnipeg Free Press.
- "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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