Paul Dobson (curler)

Paul Dobson (born May 30, 1979 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Quispamsis, New Brunswick. He currently plays third for Team James Grattan.[1]

Paul Dobson
Curler
Born (1979-05-30) May 30, 1979
Saint John, New Brunswick
Team
Curling clubThistle Saint Andrews CC,
Saint John, New Brunswick
SkipJames Grattan
ThirdPaul Dobson
SecondAndy McCann
LeadJamie Brannen
Career
Member Association New Brunswick
Brier appearances3 (2005, 2007, 2020)

Curling career

Dobson won his first New Brunswick Tankard in 2005 as second for Wade Blanchard. They defeated Russ Howard in the final. They finished in eleventh place at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier with a 3–8 record. The following season, he began skipping his own team with Scott Jones, Ryan Porter and Pierre Fraser. The team won the 2007 New Brunswick Labatt Tankard and finished last at the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier only able to win one of eleven games. Dobson continued to play in the provincial men's championship but failed to win from 2008–2019. He joined the James Grattan rink for the 2019–20 season. On the tour, they picked up a win at the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic[2] and played in the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2, finishing 1–3. Later that season, the team won the 2020 New Brunswick Tankard and represented New Brunswick at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario.[3] After starting 1–2, they upset higher seeds Ontario's John Epping and British Columbia's Steve Laycock to sit in a good spot going into their final two games. Unfortunately, they would lose both of those games, finishing the round robin at 3–4, missing the playoffs.[4]

Personal life

Dobson is married and has two children, Chloe and Elyse. He works in operations at Irving Paper.[1]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2004–05[5] Wade BlanchardMark DobsonPaul DobsonGeoff PorterBrian Dobson
2006–07 Paul DobsonScott JonesRyan PorterPierre FraserMark Dobson
2007–08 Paul DobsonScott JonesRyan PorterPierre FraserGeoff Porter
2009–10 Paul DobsonGeoff PorterRyan PorterMark Dobson
2010–11 Paul DobsonKevin BoyleMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2011–12 Paul DobsonKevin BoyleMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2012–13 Paul DobsonKevin BoyleMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2013–14 Paul DobsonKevin BoyleMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2014–15 Terry OdishawPaul DobsonMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2015–16 Peter CasePaul DobsonMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2016–17 Charlie SullivanPaul DobsonMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2017–18 Paul Dobson (Fourth)Charlie Sullivan (Skip)Mark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2018–19 Paul DobsonSpencer WattsMark DobsonSpencer Mawhinney
2019–20 James GrattanPaul DobsonAndy McCannJamie BrannenChris Jeffrey

References
  1. "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. "WCT Recap: Grattan, Gim win Jim Sullivan Classic". TSN. December 8, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. "BRIER CAPSULES: Breaking down the field for the Brier in Kingston". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Statistics". Curling Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  5. "Paul Dobson Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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