
"No Effort" Summer Bonspiel
Inaugural Bozeman Curling Club "No Effort" Summer Bonspiel: Saturday August 20th, 2022
Bozeman's Ressler Motor's Ice Rink is open year-round, so we are organizing a one-day Bonspiel tournament.
We'll prepare the ice;
We'll drink beer;
We'll curl;
We'll get out of the heat;
But we won't promise much else;
Details:
$250 per team
Curling 8 am to 12 pm Saturday
16 team max
Single Open Pool open to teams of all skill levels
Register Here...

Season's End
Well the 2021-2022 Bozeman Curling Club season is over. We hope everybody had a good time this season and hope to see you all for leagues next Fall. In the mean time, with Ressler running year round we will have four opportunities for curling this summer. Three Wednesday's and a Saturday in late August. Look on the website and emails for announcements.
Good Curling!
Bozeman Curling Club...
League Playoff Brackets and Schedules
For our first true league playdown we have seeded the brackets below:
Sunday League
Thursday Night League
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Learn to Curl and Cheer for Team USA
The Bozeman Curling Club is hosting a Learn to Curl on Sunday February 6th at 4:30 pm.
Registration is here. Cost is $20 per participant. Ages 7+ and all skill levels welcome.
Our Learn to Curl program includes about 40-60 minutes of small group in instruction in delivery of stones, sweeping, rules, and etiquette. Then participants scrimmage for a couple ends against other participants.
Participating in a Learn to Curl is a great way to appreciate the game while we help cheer Team Shuster onto a repeat Gold Medal run!...
New Merchandise Store
The Bozeman Curling Club is happy to introduce a partnership with Tuscola Branding to host an online store for Bozeman Curling Club branded merchandise. The store provides a simple way for Bozeman Curling Club members to purchase authorized branded merchandise like sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats and more. Please visit the site, purchase some merchandise and wear it around town to support our growing club.
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5th Annual Bozspiel Jan 14th-16th
The Bozspiel is back for 2022!
Now with a fully insulated and air conditioned Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn! So no more standing around in 0 degree temperatures!
The Bozeman Curling Club is excited to invite any curling team to our annual Bonspiel tournament Jan 14th - 16th, 2022.
3 Game Guarantee
Curling starts Friday Evening
Hot Breakfast Saturday Morning
Banquet Saturday Evening
Raffles, Auction Items
Games finish Sunday before 1 pm
Price $400 per team. Register Here.
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You Betcha Bonspiel
Bus got canceled, but You Betcha the Williston ND - MT Dedicated Curling Ice event is still on.
We currently have 34 Montana based curlers signed up for this event, and we will continue to accept registrations from MT based curlers through Tuesday Nov 16th.
The Williston Basin Curling Club is very excited to host us and will be opening their bar and kitchen for putchase of drinks and food for sale on Friday and Saturday, and we have heard that a lot of their membership are excited to come down, watch, socialize, and maybe show us a thing or two.
General Schedule Details: (Times are listed as Central Time aka Williston Time)
Friday Evening
Draw from a hat at 6:30 pm to finalize teams.
Two draws (90 min ea) for warm up / fun at 7:00 and 8:45 pm
Saturday
First Draw at 9:00 am
Pizza dinner provided during evening.
Sunday
Single draw at 8:30 am
Wrap up by 11:30 am to allow everybody to get back on the road
Format: Bracket with guarantee 3 games in addition to warm up
Schedule subject to minor revisions.
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How do I register my team?
Responding to feedback, I am putting up this article to help explain the full league registration process.
Registration for our Bozeman Curling Club Leagues is a two step proces:
1. The league registration is how your team reserves the spots in on Thursday or Sunday league. The league fee is per team and it covers the ice time for the rink. For this season the cost is $400 for the Fall session and $440 for the Winter session which includes the end of the year playoff. If you pay for Winter session now, you can get a discount of $40.
2. Each team member must register individually their annual membership in the Bozeman Curling Club to play in league. The membership is $60 annually and covers insurance, equipment such as hacks and stones, and other club incidentals. The membership registration also includes a liability waiver which is a requirement of our insurance.
So for a 4 person team to play in Fall League the total team cost would be: $400 + 4 x $60 = $640. If the team plays in both Fall and Winter the cost is $400 + $440 + $4x60 = $1080 as the memberships extend over both sessions.
We want to emphasize that the Bozeman Curling Club is all voluteer and a registered non-profit. As such all fees, payments, and donations (tax deductible!) go to operating the leagues and investing in the future of curling in Bozeman. Our vision is to expand our youth curling programs and eventually build out a dedicated curling ice facility. ...

New Curling Stones!
With our sucessful 2018-2019 season, the Bozeman Curling Club board decided it was time to invest in new set of stones to replace the older metal handled stones that we purchased from Bozeman Parks and Rec. Those stones were intended for outdoor use and were somewhat mismatched (if you played leage on Sheet 1 you should have noticed the two black stones that were noticeably different and slower than the other stones in the set).
Once the decision was made, Ryan Anderson negotiated a deal with George of Philips Stone and Rink Supply (formerly Dakota Curling Supplies) of Langdon, ND to trade in these old rocks for stones of beautiful Red Trefor granite quarried in Wales + new handles (Olympic Red and Yellow) with markings of sheet and number. The new stones were lightly used by their former owners, which was a club in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
To get the stones here, Ryan and Pat Anderson loaded the 1344 lbs of the old rocks, hauling them to Langon, ND and hauled back the new rocks for an 1800 mile, 4 day round trip. We all need to give Ryan and Pat a hearty cheer of thanks. Thanks!
The price of the new stones was $366 ea + diesel, but we were able to get $200 ea for the old stones and handles, so the final cost to the club is very reasonable.
I am sure we are all looking forward to playing with our new stones this coming fall season. League starts on the first Sunday in November!...
The Bozeman Curling Club is open to all people who are interested in the sport of curling. Our objectives are to promote and support curling in Bozeman and the surrounding area, to establish and maintain regular play, and to have a lot of fun at all times.