Edward R. "Ed" Lukowich (born March 1, 1946; nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke" ) is a former Canadian champion curler. Lukowich is a two-time Brier champion, having won the Brier Tankard for Alberta as skip of both the 1978 and 1986 Canadian championship teams. His team won the and placed third at 1988 Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport.

Career

Curling

Born on March 1, 1946, in Speers, Saskatchewan, Lukowich was the athlete development director from 2000 to 2009 of the United States Curling Association. He coached the Pete Fenson rink at the 2010 World Championship at Cortina d'Ampezzo to a 4th-place finish. Lukowich has written four books on curling and produced a 60-minute instructional video. He was one of the initial founders of the TSN Skins Game and a co-founder of and former executive director of the World Curling Tour. He also was the WCT colour-commentator for CTV Sportsnet.

Writing

Lukowich changed careers in 2011, becoming a science fiction writer as well as the author of 5 books (in his Trillion Theory series) relating to new theory pertaining to the age and origin of our universe. Authored books:

Personal life

A resident of Calgary, Ed is the older brother of former NHL hockey player, Morris Lukowich. His cousin is NHL player Brad Lukowich who is the son of former NHL and WHA player Bernie Lukowich.

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