Kirk Muyres

Kirk Lyle Muyres^[2] (born June 29, 1990) is a Canadian curler from Martensville, Saskatchewan. He is a former Canadian junior champion and currently plays third for the Steve Laycock team.

Junior career

As a youth, Muyres was a member of the Saskatchewan team at the 2007 Canada Winter Games, where he played 5th.

For much of his junior career, Muyres played third for the Josh Heidt rink. The team played in their first provincial men's championship in 2010 when Muyres was just 19. The team won one game in the event. After the season, Muyres left the team to play for the Braeden Moskowy rink at third. The team won the Saskatchewan Junior championships that year, earning the rink the right to represent Saskatchewan at the 2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. At the Canadian Juniors, the team- which also included Colton Flasch and Matt Lang- went undefeated (12-0) through the round robin, and proceeded to win the event by defeating Ontario's Mathew Camm in the final. The team would go on to represent Canada at the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships where they would find less success. The team found themselves in 4th place after the round robin with a 6-3 record. The team beat Norway (Steffen Mellemseter) in their first playoff match, but in the semi-final they lost to Switzerland (Peter de Cruz), and then lost to Norway again in the bronze medal game. After the World Juniors, the team played in their first Grand Slam event, the 2011 Players' Championship where they surprised many by making into the quarterfinals.

Men's career

After juniors, Muyres and Moskowy stuck together as a team, adding D. J. Kidby and Dustin Kidby to their front-end. The team competed in many events on the World Curling Tour over the 2011-12 season, winning one event, the 2011 DEKALB Superspiel. The team also played in the 2012 provincial men's championship, where they won just one game. After the season, the team broke up, and Muyres joined the Steve Laycock rink.

In his first season with the Laycock rink, the team would play in all four Grand Slam events, making it to the semi-finals of the 2012 Masters of Curling. At the 2013 provincial men's championship, the team finished 4th. Following the season, the team had accumulated enough CTRS points to qualify for the "Road to the Road" 2013 Canadian Olympic pre-qualifying event. At "the Roar" the following season, the team placed fourth, which was not good enough to qualify for the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.

The Laycock rink would win the 2014 SaskTel Tankard men's provincial championship, sending the team to the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier, Muyers' first. At the Brier, the team narrowly missed the playoffs, after finishing the round robin with a 6-5 record. Also at the 2014 Brier, Muyers won the Ford Hot Shots competition.

Personal life

Muyres grew up in St. Gregor, Saskatchewan. Muyres is the son of 1986 Saskatchewan champion Lyle Muyres, who is also the team's coach.^[3] Kirk's brother Dallan plays lead for the Laycock rink. He is of German descent.^[4] He is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan^[5] and attended Muenster High School. He is currently owns MuyCo Media.^[6]

References

External links

Kirk Muyres on the World Curling Federation database

Kirk Muyres on the World Curling Tour database

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