Paul Sauvé (curler)
Paul J. Sauvé | |
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| Born | June 25, 1939 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 2, 2020 (aged 80) |
| Occupations | Curler, teacher, principal |
| Known for | First curler to use a stick at the Brier |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Villeneuve (deceased), Lillian Thibaudeau |
| Children | 7 (including Roger and Dan Sauvé) |
| Awards | CCA Award of Achievement (1993) |
Paul J. Sauvé (June 25, 1939 – April 2, 2020) was a Canadian curler from Sudbury, Ontario.
Sauvé started curling in 1953. Earlier in his career he curled with his brother Yvon, who died of a heart attack at the age of 36.
Sauvé was the coach and fifth man for Team Northern Ontario at the 2000 Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship. The team, which was skipped by Tim Phillips and included Sauvé's sons Roger and Dan finished with a 2–9 record. Sauvé threw just two stones at the event, in a game against Manitoba. He threw both rocks with a "stick", a device that allows curlers to push the rock from a standing position, rather than sliding. The device had just been legalized by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) for use in play at the Brier, making Sauvé the first curler to use it at the Brier.