Eugene Hritzuk
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| Born | October 12, 1949[1] St. Walburg, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brier appearances | 3 (1985, 1986, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eugene Hritzuk (October 12, 1949)[2] is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[3] He is a former World Senior men's champion skip.[4]
Hritzuk has won two provincial championships as skip, once in 1985 and again in 1988. This qualified him for the Brier both times. At the 1985 Labatt Brier, he finished the round robin with a 6-5 record. He had to play in two tie-breakers, which he won to get to the semi-final, where he lost to Northern Ontario's Al Hackner. He was the alternate for Saskatchewan at the 1986 Labatt Brier. At the 1988 Labatt Brier, he finished the Brier with an 8-3 record, and lost to Alberta's Pat Ryan in the final. It would be his last Brier.
Since then, Hritzuk has been a successful seniors curler, and has represented Saskatchewan at the Canadian Seniors Championships in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2012. He won his first Canadian Seniors Championship in 2008. Hritzuk won the World Senior Curling Championships in May 2009. Hritzuk has also represented Saskatchewan at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018 winning the Canadian Masters Championship in 2014.
Since 2019 Hritzuk has taken a deeper dive into the science behind curling. He has teamed up with Dr. Sean Maw from the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan to undertake research on brushing. This has led them into some cutting edge studies on the science behind why stones curl and how brushing impacts the ice and the trajectory of stones. They have done research work for World Curling to examine and evaluate a variety of brushing techniques and equipment.
References
- ^ "Eugene Hrittzuk Gallery". Trading Card Database. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Eugene Hritzuk Gallery". Trading Card Database. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ Jason Simmonds (21 March 2009). "Senior curlers hit ice for nationals in Summerside". The Guardian (Charlottetown). Retrieved 8 February 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Alistair McMurran (4 May 2009). "Curling: Last rock proves a world-title winner". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 8 February 2011.