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BRANDON, Man. – Jules Owchar can best be described as the Bill Belichick of curling.The 74-year-old curling mastermind has coached Canada’s best curlers for more than 40 years now and will be inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame this week at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Owchar is best known as the longtime coach of Kevin Martin, helping The Old Bear capture four Brier titles, one world championship and that glorious Olympic gold on home soil in 2010. Since Martin’s retirement in 2014, Owchar has sat behind the bench of Brad Gushue’s rink and has played an integral part in getting the St. John’s skip and two-time Brier champion over the hump on the national stage with back-to-back Canadian men’s curling championships.
“Kevin always thought it was important. He was almost a fanatic about it. He probably switched more rocks than anybody,” said Owchar.“Just give the skippy two good rocks,” he said.At first, Owchar coached basketball, but eventually took over the curling program and that’s when he met Martin.
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