Joshua Mattern

Joshua Mattern
Curler
Born	(1998-11-15) November 15, 1998 (age 26) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Team
Curling club	Sutherland CC, Saskatoon, SK
Skip	Rylan Kleiter
Third	Joshua Mattern
Second	Matthew Hall
Lead	Trevor Johnson
Curling career
Member Association	Saskatchewan
Top CTRS ranking	8th (2023–24)

Joshua Mattern (born November 15, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.^[1][2] He currently plays third on Team Rylan Kleiter. Team Kleiter is known for their brightly coloured paint splash pants.^[3]

Career

Mattern and his rink of Rylan Kleiter, Trevor Johnson and Matthieu Taillon represented Saskatchewan internationally for the first time at the 2015 U18 International Curling Championships where they finished with a 2–3 round robin record, unfortunately missing the playoffs. The team was able to win their two consolation games however, winning the C Event.^[4] Team Kleiter won the U18 provincial championship once again in 2017. They represented Saskatchewan at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick and topped their pool with a 4–1 record. Two more wins in the championship pool qualified them for the playoffs as the second seed. They lost the semifinal against Nova Scotia and the bronze medal game against British Columbia, unfortunately not winning a medal.^[5] They also won the U21 provincial in 2017, sending them to the 2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Like their first trip to the U18's in 2015, they didn't qualify for the playoffs, finishing 2–3.^[6]

Team Kleiter returned to the junior championship again in 2018^[7] but this time finished with a worse record of 1–5.^[8] The following season they once again won the provincial juniors and represented Saskatchewan on home ice at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Prince Albert. This year, the Saskatchewan team had a great showing, going 8–2 in the round robin and championship pool to secure a playoff berth. Their run ended in the semifinal however, losing to Manitoba's J. T. Ryan.^[9] Also during the 2018–19 season, Team Kleiter was invited to the 2019 Canadian Open Grand Slam of Curling event as the sponsors exemption.^[10] They played against the top teams in the country, losing all three of their triple knockout games to Kevin Koe, Brad Jacobs and Reid Carruthers.

In their last year of junior eligibility, Team Kleiter won their fourth straight provincial junior title and once again a spot at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.^[11] They would once again have a great showing at nationals, qualifying for the playoffs with a 7–3 record and as the third seed. In a narrow semifinal against Newfoundland and Labrador, Team Saskatchewan gave up a key five ender in the eighth end, ultimately losing the game 9–8.^[12]

Personal life

Mattern works as a mill mechanic engineer for Nutrien Allan Potash. He is engaged to fellow curler Kaylin Skinner.^[13] Mattern studied engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.^[1]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead
2014–15[14]	Rylan Kleiter	Trevor Johnson	Joshua Mattern	Matthieu Taillon
2015–16	Rylan Kleiter	Trevor Johnson	Joshua Mattern	Matthieu Taillon
2016–17	Rylan Kleiter	Trevor Johnson	Joshua Mattern	Matthieu Taillon
2017–18	Rylan Kleiter	Trevor Johnson	Joshua Mattern	Matthieu Taillon
2018–19	Rylan Kleiter	Trevor Johnson	Joshua Mattern	Matthieu Taillon
2019–20	Rylan Kleiter	Trevor Johnson	Joshua Mattern	Matthieu Taillon
2020–21	Rylan Kleiter	Joshua Mattern	Trevor Johnson	Matthieu Taillon
2021–22	Rylan Kleiter	Joshua Mattern	Trevor Johnson	Matthieu Taillon
2022–23	Rylan Kleiter	Joshua Mattern	Trevor Johnson	Matthieu Taillon
2023–24	Rylan Kleiter	Joshua Mattern	Matthew Hall	Trevor Johnson
2024–25	Rylan Kleiter	Joshua Mattern	Matthew Hall	Trevor Johnson

References

1. "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
2. "Joshua Mattern Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
3. Devin Heroux (January 13, 2019). "Curling fashion becoming more than those Norwegian pants". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
4. "2015 U18 International Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. "2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
6. "2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
7. "Rylan Kleiter buttons up provincial junior curling title for second time in a row". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. January 2, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
8. "2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
9. "2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
10. Jonathan Brazeau (January 9, 2019). "Kleiter makes colourful debut at Canadian Open". Retrieved August 14, 2020.
11. Darren Zary (January 15, 2020). "Kleiter banking on past experience heading to fourth junior curling nationals". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
12. "2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
13. "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
14. "Joshua Mattern Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

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