Ed Lukowich

Edward R. "Ed" Lukowich[2] (born March 1, 1946; nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke"[3]) is a former Canadian champion curler. Lukowich is a two-time Brier champion, having won the Brier Tankard for Alberta as skip of both the 1978 and 1986 Canadian championship teams.[4] In 1986 his team also won the World Curling Championship.[5] In 1988, representing Canada at the Olympic Games while curling was a demonstration sport, his team placed third.[6]

Ed Lukowich
Curler
BornMarch 1, 1946[1]
Speers, Saskatchewan
Career
Brier appearances5 (1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994)
World Championship
appearances		2 (1978, 1986)
Olympic
appearances		1 (1988)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
1988 Calgary (demonstration)
World Curling Championships
1986 Toronto
1978 Winnipeg
Representing  Alberta
Labatt Brier
1978 Vancouver
1986 Kitchener-Waterloo
1983 Sudbury
1984 Victoria
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
1987 Calgary
Canadian Masters Curling Championships
2016 Kentville-Wolfville

Career

Curling

Born on March 1, 1946 in Speers, Saskatchewan, Lukowich was the Athlete Development Director from 2000 to 2009 of the United States Curling Association. He coached the Pete Fenson rink at the 2010 World Championship at Cortina d'Ampezzo to a 4th-place finish.

Lukowich has written four books on curling and produced a 60-minute instructional video. He was one of the initial founders of the TSN Skins Game and a co-founder of and former executive director of the World Curling Tour. He also was the WCT colour-commentator for CTV Sportsnet.[7]

Writing

Lukowich changed careers in 2011,[8] becoming a science fiction writer[9] as well as the author of 5 books (in his Trillion Theory series) relating to new theory pertaining to the age and origin of our universe.

Authored books:

  • The Trillionist 2013 (science fiction novel published by EDGE).[10]
  • Trillion Theory (2015)(1st book in the Trillion Theory series.[11]
  • Trillion Years Universe Theory (2014 and 2015)(2nd book in the Trillion Theory series.[12]
  • Black Holes Built Our Cosmos (2015)(3rd book in the Trillion Theory series.[13]
  • T Theory Says: Who Owns our Universe (2016)(4th book in the Trillion Theory series.[14]
  • Spinning Black Hole Inside Our Earth (2017)(5th book in the Trillion Theory series.[15]

Personal life

A resident of Calgary, Ed is the older brother of former NHL hockey player, Morris Lukowich. His cousin is NHL player Brad Lukowich who is the son of former NHL and WHA player Bernie Lukowich.

Sources

References
  1. https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/114008/cid/7827068/1993-Ice-Hot-International-32-Ed-Lukowich
  2. 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  3. Bob Weeks, Curling Ecetera, pg 97
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://results.worldcurling.org/Person.aspx?id=404
  6. http://results.worldcurling.org/Person.aspx?id=404
  7. Lukowich is new USA Curling athlete development director Archived April 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  8. http://www.trillionist.com/p/sagan-jeffries.html
  9. http://www.trillionist.com/
  10. http://edgewebsite.com/
  11. http://www.trillionist.com/
  12. http://www.trillionist.com/
  13. http://www.trillionist.com/
  14. http://www.trillionist.com/
  15. http://www.trillionist.com/
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