Owen Purcell

Owen Purcell (born July 8, 2000) is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. Purcell lost in the championship round to Team Ryan Abraham 6–3 who would later go on to win the event. In 2018 Purcell would win the 2018 Nova Scotia Under 18 Men's Championship playing third for Graeme Weagle. They went on to win the 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships defeating Alberta's Ryan Jacques 10–6 in the final. In 2019, Purcell would win the 2019 Nova Scotia Under 18 Men's Championship playing third for Adam McEachren. Purcell also won the 2019 Nova Scotia Junior Championship playing fourth with Graeme Weagle. They would finish 8th at nationals. They would go on to win the bronze medal.

In 2020, Purcell and the Dalhousie Tigers skipped by Matthew Manuel would win the 2020 AUS Curling Championship and represent Dalhousie University at the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships. They would lose in the final to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in the final, 8–5. In 2022, Purcell would skip the Dalhousie Tigers to win the 2022 Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships. They would then go on to win the 2022 FISU World University Games Qualifier, defeating Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in the final 8–5. The Dalhousie Tigers won bronze for Canada at the 2023 Winter World University Games.

Purcell would find success in Men's play during the 2024–25 season, where he skipped his team of Luke Saunders, Scott Saccary, and Ryan Abraham to win the 2025 Nova Scotia Tankard, qualifying for the 2025 Montana's Brier. At the Brier, the team would finish the round robin with a 5–3 record, qualifying for the playoffs. It was the first time Nova Scotia made the playoffs since 2006. However, Purcell would then lose to Brad Jacobs 10–6 in the Page 3/4 qualifying game. At the end of the season, the team announced that it would be parting ways with Saccary, with Gavin Lydiate replacing Saccary as second.

Personal life Purcell took computer science at Dalhousie University.

Grand Slam record

Event 2023–24 2024–25 Tour Challenge DNP T2 The National Q DNP