From the early 1970’s until the late 90’s, for more than a quarter of a century, no one curler had anywhere near the influence in the game than Ed Werenich.

Before the creation of the free guard zone, Ed showed the curling world how to play aggressive with strategies that had never been seen before. When he first started putting up corner guards following a competitor having a rock in the four foot most skips scratched their head not knowing what to do next. He took a game that had become boring and made it exciting.

Ed’s open, working class personality appealed to everyone. Curling on TV drew unheard of audiences and the "wrench" was the star of the show with his trademark moustache, ball cap and tooth pick always prominent. He was always good for a "quote" and welcomed interviews.

His shot making skills have not been duplicated. At the 1990 brier he shot 90%. In fact in 1990 his 90% was the highest of all players for all positions.

For many years Ed curled in the Toronto Curling Association’s (TCA) men’s club curling championships when it was known as the Canada life and as the Brick. He was always willing to take three club level curlers into the event. In recent years he has helped the TCA by doing the color commentary on the televised men’s energizer bonspiel. He is also part of the television crew for the Ontario men’s curling championships.