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{{short description|Canadian curler}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Nicholas Codner
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|3|23}}  
| birth_place = [[Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Torbay, Newfoundland]]
| Curling club = [[St. John's Curling Club|RE/MAX Centre]], <br> [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's, NL]]
| Skip = Simon Perry
| Third = '''Nicholas Codner'''
| Second = Brayden Snow
| Lead = Carter Holden
| Member Association = {{NL}}
| Brier appearances = ({{Brier|2022}})
| Olympic appearances = 
| Top CCA ranking = 
| medaltemplates =
}}

'''Nicholas Codner''' (born March 23, 2006) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador]]. He currently plays mate for the Team Simon Perry rink. He is known as the youngest person to ever compete in [[Tim Hortons Brier|The Brier]], when he played as an alternate for [[Nathan Young (curler)|Nathan Young]] at the [[2022 Tim Hortons Brier]]. He was 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://torbay.ca/article/torbays-nicholas-codner-becomes-the-youngest-curler-in-the-events-history/|title=Torbay's Nick Codner becomes the youngest curler in the events history|website=Torbay|date=10 March 2022 |access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/team-newfoundland-labrador-brier-curling-young-codner-1.6382841|title=Team Newfoundland and Labrador gain experience, make history at Brier|website=CBC|access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2020, the Simon Perry team won their first ever provincial championship in the U16 Newfoundland & Labrador Provincials. They were coached by Newfoundland & Labrador curler, [[Joel Krats]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pcsp.ca/article/curling-stars-from-pcsp-earn-gold-at-2020-provincial-championships/|title=Curling Stars from PCSP Earn Gold at 2020 Provincial Championships|website=Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's|date=5 March 2020 |access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref> 

Codner made his curling debut on the competitive scene in 2021 when the Simon Perry rink participated in the [[2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=6835&teamid=151184&profileid=28853&teamid=151181&profileid=#1|title=Perry 0-7 at 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref> They ended up finishing in last place with a record of 0-7. Their closest loss was against the [[Trent Skanes]] rink where they lost by two points. 

In 2022, Codner won the 2022 U18 Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Provincials. His rink went 6-0 through the round robin to secure themselves the provincial title. This qualified them for the [[2022 Canadian U18 Curling Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vocm.com/2022/03/27/local-curling-team-excited-to-represent-nl-at-national-championships/|title=Local Curling Team Excited to Represent NL at National Championships|website=VOCM|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref> They ended up finishing sixteenth overall at this tournament and finished the round robin with a record of 2-4. He also was the alternate for the [[Nathan Young (curler)|Nathan Young]] in the [[2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard]], where they won. This sent Codner off to the [[2022 Tim Hortons Brier]] where he got to play, and become the youngest curler ever to play a game in the history of the Brier at the age of 15. 

In 2023, Codner and his team won the U18 Newfoundland & Labrador Provincials once more. They beat the Parker Tipple rink in the finals with a score of 8–4 to send the team off to the [[2023 Canadian U18 Curling Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saultonline.com/2023/02/early-leaders-emerge-in-u-18-canadian-curling-championships/|title=Early Leaders Emerge in U18 Canadian Curling Championships|website=Sault Ste. Marie|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref> At this tournament, they finished sixth overall and finished the round robin with a record of 4–2. This improved drastically on their results from the previous year. The Perry rink also continued this success into the U21 Newfoundland & Labrador provincial tournament. They beat the Nathan Young rink in the finals with a score of 9–1. This qualified them to be Team Newfoundland & Labrador 1 at the [[2023 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], where they finished a disappointing 15th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/newfoundland-and-labrador-under-21-mens-and-womens-curling-champions-crowned-100817578/|title=Newfoundland and Labrador under-21 men's and women's curling champions crowned|website=SaltWire|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref> 

In 2024, Codner and the Perry rink won their first national championship at the [[2024 Canadian U18 Curling Championships]], beating Saskatchewan 5-4 in the final. This was also Newfoundland and Labrador's first U18 national championship title.

==Personal life==
Codner is still in high school. Codner also used to race Bandolero cars at the Eastbound International Raceway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/sports/my-goal-is-to-win-132689/|title='My goal is to win'|website=SaltWire|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref>

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col"| Season 
! scope="col"| Skip 
! scope="col"| Third 
! scope="col"| Second 
! scope="col"| Lead
|-
! scope="row"| 2020-21<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=43999|title=Nicholas Codner Team History|website=Curling Zone|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref>
| [[Simon Perry (curler)|Simon Perry]] || Nicholas Codner || [[Carter Holden]] || [[Evan Scott (curler)|Evan Scott]]
|-
! scope="row"| 2021-22
| Simon Perry || Nicholas Codner || [[William Butler (curler)|William Butler]] || Evan Scott
|-
! scope="row"| 2022-23
| Simon Perry || Nicholas Codner || William Butler || Evan Scott
|-
! scope="row"| 2023-24
| Simon Perry || Nicholas Codner || [[Brayden Snow]] || Carter Holden
|}

==References==
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[[Category:2006 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador]]
[[Category:Canadian male curlers]]