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Colin Hodgson
Colin Sterling-Wyatt Hodgson (born June 8, 1990) is a Canadian curler originally from Lacombe, Alberta.[2] He is the former lead for Team Mike McEwen and currently plays mixed doubles with Chelsea Carey.[3] CareerWhile briefly living in Calgary, Hodgson's junior years saw him skip the Alberta team at the 2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships,[4] finishing in sixth place with a 6–6 win–loss record. He also won a gold medal at the 2007 Canada Winter Games. Hodgson later moved to Airdrie, Alberta and played third for Charley Thomas for a year. Following that season, he moved to Winnipeg and joined Reid Carruthers as the lead on his new team in 2014. The team represented Manitoba at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, finishing in 10th place. While at the Brier, he won the Ford Hot Shots competition, taking home a 2015 Ford F-150 XLT.[5] The next season the team won the 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup, Hodgson's first Grand Slam title. Later that year they won the 2016 Canada Cup of Curling.[citation needed] Personal lifeHodgson was a columnist for The Curling News,[6] and also commentates on CurlingZone.[citation needed] He is trained as a chef and attended the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and Lacombe Composite High School. He owns his own curling apparel business called "Dynasty Curling Ltd".[7] He currently lives in Balmertown, Ontario.[8] He is engaged.[9] He is partially colour blind,[10] and keeps track of curling rocks by memorization.[11] He is Métis.[12] References
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