Michael N. Chernoff[2] (born c. 1936) is a Canadian curler and geologist from West Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] He is a 1978 World Men's bronze medallist[4] and a 1978 Brier champion.
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| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat, AB, North Hill CC, Calgary, AB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Saskatchewan (1953-1954)  Ontario (1957-1959)  Alberta (1959-1983)  British Columbia (1983-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 3: (1964, 1978, 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editChernoff has a degree in geological engineering from Queen's University at Kingston.[5] He was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. He is married to Dorine.[6] After graduating from Queens, Chernoff worked as a geologist, conducting field studies across Canada for several oil and gas companies including California Standard, Pinnacle Petroleum, and Ulster Petroleum. He founded Strom Resources in 1979, and sold it to PennWest. He founded Paclata Resources in 1987 with his son Bruce, developing oil and gas operations in a number of different countries. It was sold to Alberta Energy Company in 1999.
He was a director at Encana (now Ovintiv) and Canadian Hydro Developers.[7]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1958–59[8] | Mike Chernoff | Doug Rawson | Jake Edwards | Bob Elliott | Ont. 1959  [9]
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| 1964 | Ron Northcott | Mike Chernoff | Ron Baker | Fred Storey | Brier 1964 (5th)[10][11] |
| 1977–78 | Ed Lukowich (fourth) | Mike Chernoff (skip) | Dale Johnston | Ron Schindle | Brier 1978  WCC 1978 
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| 1980–81 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | |
| 1981–82[12] | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff (skip) | John Ferguson | Wayne Hart | |
| 1982–83 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff (skip) | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1983
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References
edit- ^ "2011 Saskatchewan Oilpatch Awards". 8 June 2011.
- ^ "The Chernoff Family Awards". Queen’s Alumni. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29.
- ^ "Bruce Chernoff: The comeback kid of the oil patch". The Globe and Mail. February 22, 2013.
- ^ Mike Chernoff at World Curling
- ^ "Curling club makes way for Queen's Centre".
- ^ "Chernoff Family | Queen's Encyclopedia".
- ^ Steffenhagen, Janet (April 20, 2007). "Oilman wants 'other side' shown". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Curling Capers". Ottawa Citizen. February 7, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Sellers Wins Curling Title, Unbeaten in Provincial Play". Ottawa Journal. February 14, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ 1964 MacDonald Brier - Soudogcurling
- ^ http://cloud.rampinteractive.com/albertacurlingfederation/files/2017MENS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "In good shape". Calgary Herald. January 16, 1982. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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