Ed Lukowich
| Ed Lukowich | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1946[1] |
Curling career | |
| Brierappearances | 5 (1978,1983,1984,1986,1994) |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1978,1986) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1988) |
Medal record | |
Edward R. "Ed" Lukowich[2](born March 1, 1946; nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke"[3]) is a former Canadian championcurler.Lukowich is a two-timeBrierchampion, having won the Brier Tankard for Alberta as skip of both the 1978 and 1986 Canadian championship teams.[4]His team won the1986 World Curling Championshipand placed third at1988 Olympicswhen curling was a demonstration sport.
Career
[edit]Curling
[edit]Born on March 1, 1946, inSpeers, Saskatchewan,Lukowich was the athlete development director from 2000 to 2009 of theUnited States Curling Association.He coached thePete Fensonrink at the2010 World ChampionshipatCortina d'Ampezzoto a 4th-place finish.
Lukowich has written four books on curling and produced a 60-minute instructional video. He was one of the initial founders of theTSN Skins Gameand a co-founder of and former executive director of theWorld Curling Tour.He also was the WCT colour-commentator forCTV Sportsnet.[5]
Writing
[edit]Lukowich changed careers in 2011,[6] becoming a science fiction writer[7]as well as the author of 5 books (in his Trillion Theory series) relating to new theory pertaining to the age and origin of our universe.
Authored books:
- The Trillionist2013 (science fiction novel published by EDGE).[8]
- Trillion Theory(2015)(1st book in the Trillion Theory series.[7]
- Trillion Years Universe Theory(2014 and 2015)(2nd book in the Trillion Theory series.[7]
- Black Holes Built Our Cosmos(2015)(3rd book in the Trillion Theory series.[7]
- T Theory Says: Who Owns our Universe(2016)(4th book in the Trillion Theory series.[7]
- Spinning Black Hole Inside Our Earth(2017)(5th book in the Trillion Theory series.[7]
Personal life
[edit]A resident ofCalgary,Ed is the older brother of former NHLhockeyplayer,Morris Lukowich.His cousin is NHL playerBrad Lukowichwho is the son of former NHL and WHA player Bernie Lukowich.
Sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"1993 Ice Hot International #32 ed Lukowich | Trading Card Database".
- ^2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- ^Bob Weeks, Curling Ecetera, pg 97
- ^"Past Champions of the Brier".Archived fromthe originalon August 31, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 18,2012.
- ^"Lukowich is new USA Curling athlete development director".Archived fromthe originalon April 9, 2006.
- ^"Author".RetrievedDecember 22,2023.
- ^abcdef"Trillionist".RetrievedDecember 22,2023.
- ^"EDGE and Tesseract Books".edgewebsite.com.RetrievedDecember 22,2023.
External links
[edit]- Ed LukowichatWorld Curling
- Ed LukowichatOlympedia
- Ed LukowichatTeam Canada
- Video:2016 Canadian Masters Curling Men's Gold Medal Game: Ontario vs AlbertaonYouTube
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