Dustin Mikush - pictured left (submitted photo/Dustin Mikush)

By Ben Tompkins

Growing the game

Former Wadena curler accepts position with Curling Canada

Jul 8, 2023 | 10:00 AM

Dustin Mikush will be the new manager of youth and program development for Curling Canada.

The curler from Wadena spent the past number of years in a very similar position with CURLSASK.

He will now focus on growing the game at a national level, versus just the province of Saskatchewan.

“Super excited to be able to work for Curling Canada on kind of a national level and with all of our 14 provincial and territorial member associations that continue to grow youth curling across the country now. A great opportunity that I’m looking forward to,” Mikush told northeastNOW.

Mikush’s background is education, as he is a teacher by trade. He also has some experience as a professional curler within the country, so he’s more than passionate about the sport.

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“Super passionate about just the sport of curling in general and growing the game. It’s been a great experience at CURLSASK getting to work provincially and just getting to make so many connections with the tremendous people that work in curling up across the province,” he added.

“Being able to work through our youth programs, through our camps and clinics, I’ve been able to see quite a few different sides of the sport and go across the province to many of our communities and learn more about what they’re doing there, hopefully, I’ve been able to provide some support there and grow curling in their communities.”

Mikush’s main project with CURLSASK was piloting Triples Curling in Saskatchewan, the first province to implement this new discipline.

In the last year, he also called every single one of the over 120 curling centres, regaining 20 new affiliated Member Centres, while providing a Strategic Planning Club Webinar series, and organizing the first ever Future of Curling Symposium.

Further to that, Mikush worked with Curling Canada on the new Ice Technician Training program that has seen support and appreciation from more than 30 clubs.

He will continue to focus on growing Triples Curling, coordinating the U15 RockFests & U18 Nationals, and working to support the alignment of youth development programs and initiatives on the national stage.

Mikush attributes all of this to growing up in Wadena, where he was first introduced to the game.

“Wadena has a wonderful curling community, super grateful to grow up there. Stepped onto the ice at age seven and eventually fully transitioned to full on curling because that was kind of my true passion and joy. That’s kind of where I developed some of that background into what I’m currently doing now and we’ll be continuing to do with Curling Canada.”

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