Jean-Michel Menard

Education

At the Brier, they finished 6-5, just out of the playoffs. Ménard would return to the Brier at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, this time as a skip where he finished the round-robin with a 7-4 record sending him to the playoffs.

Career

Ménard had a 5-7 record at the 1996 Canadian Junior Championships, and would return to a national championships in 2000 at the Mixed. He would return to the mixed in 2001, winning the tournament. However, he lost in the 3-4 game to Nova Scotia"s Shawn Adams.

Ménard returned once again to the Brier in 2006.

His team finished the round robin in second place and an 8-3 record. In the final, against Ontario"s Glenn Howard team, Ménard and his Quebec foursome played a much better game, claiming victorythe first ever for a full Francophone born team and the second ever for a Quebec team

Ménard"s victory at the Brier qualified him for the 2006 World Men"s Curling Championship in Lowell, Massachusetts. At the Worlds, Ménard"s team went all the way to the finals, but lost to Team Scotland (skipped by David Murdoch) in the final.

In 2008, Ménard returned to the Brier, where he finished with a disappointing 4-7 record.

He returned again in 2009 where he finished with a 7-4 record, but lost to Manitoba"s Jeff Stoughton in a tie-breaker. Ménard failed to qualify for the 2010 Brier, losing out in the semi-final of the 2010 Quebec Men"s Provincial Curling Championship to Martin Ferland. He missed out on the Brier again in 2011, losing in the 2011 Quebec Men"s Provincial Curling Championship final to François Gagné.

Ménard missed out on the Brier for the third straight year when he lost in the semi-final of the 2012 Quebec Men"s Provincial Curling Championship to Robert Desjardins.

At the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, he had an average week, finishing the event with a 6-5 record. He led his team to a strong 4th-place performance, losing to Manitoba"s Jeff Stoughton in the bronze medal game.

Achievements

• Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone born skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada"s national curling championshipwhich he did in 2006. Ménard found himself on the team of Guy Hemmings as his second in 2003, which they won the Quebec championships sending them to the 2003 Nokia Brier. In the playoffs they lost the 1-2 game, but went on to win the semi-final against Team Nova Scotia skipped by Mark Dacey in a lacklustre game. Ménard finally returned to the Brier when he won the 2013 Quebec Men"s Provincial Curling Championship. Ménard won another provincial title in 2014, sending his rink to the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier. Ménard is married to eight-time (as of 2016) provincial women"s curling champion Annie Lemay, and they have two children.

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In 2007, Ménard lost the provincial championship to Pierre Charette, ending his bid to repeat as defending Brier champions.