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Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and the CCA combined to host the first national curling championship hosted by the University of Waterloo . It was held from March 12 to 16, 2008 at the Guelph Curling Club and Elora Curling Club .[ 1]
The inaugural event for the men and women was won by the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks .
In men's play the top teams after pool play were:
Lakehead Thunderwolves
Brock Badgers
Laurier Golden Hawks
Queen's Golden Gaels
Calgary Dinos
Men's Pool A
W
L
Laurier
5
1
Guelph
4
2
Calgary
4
2
McGill
3
3
Victoria
1
5
Saint Mary's
0
6
Men's Pool B
W
L
Brock
5
1
Queen's
5
1
Alberta
3
3
Western
3
3
Manitoba
2
4
St Francis Xavier
1
5
Men's Pool C
W
L
Lakehead
6
0
Memorial
4
2
Regina
3
3
Waterloo
2
4
Lethbridge
2
4
Laurentian
2
4
Brandon
2
4
Tie-Breakers
Tie-Breakers
1
Regina
10
4
McGill
4
Regina
6
Western
4
3
Western
9
2
Alberta
4
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
1
Lakehead
4
8
Regina
9
8
Regina
5
5
Calagary
7
4
Queen's
4
5
Calgary
6
5
Calgary
4
3
Laurier
9
3
Laurier
8
6
Guelph
3
3
Laurier
10
2
Brock
2
2
Brock
9
7
Memorial
4
In women's play the top teams after pool play were:
Brock Badgers
Manitoba Bisons
Saint Mary's Huskies
Laurentian Lady Vees
Calgary Dinos
In the end the Golden Hawks swept to victory in both division. Especially impressive were the female Hawks who started out 0-3 and then won 7 in a row to claim victory.