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Jennifer Baxter (curler)
Jennifer "Jenn" Baxter (born April 4, 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. She currently plays third on Team Christina Black out of the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. Career Juniors During Baxter's junior eligibility years, she would only make one appearance at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. This appearance took place at the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, where Baxter, playing lead for Marie Christianson, represented Nova Scotia. Her team failed to make the playoffs, finishing round robin with a 6-6 record. 2009–current Baxter would team up with and play second for Mary-Anne Arsenault at the start of the 2009/2010 curling season. The team entered the 2010 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they quickly found success. They would finish round robin in first place with a 5-2, and received a bye to the final. There they faced Nancy McConnery, where their success came to an end, losing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax is located within ''Miꞌkmaꞌki'' the traditional ancestral lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault (born August 19, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, also known as Mary-Anne Waye when she was married) is a Canadian curler from Lake Country, British Columbia. She is a five-time Canadian Champion, and two-time World Curling Champion. Arsenault has skipped her own team since 2007. Career 1999–2006 Arsenault joined up with Colleen Jones prior to the 1999 season. She had previously played with Jones, as her lead at the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts. Together with Jones, Nancy Delahunt and Kim Kelly, the team would achieve great success, winning 5 Canadian Championships, and 2 World Championships. After a record winning 4 championships in a row, the team would struggle at the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts. Finishing round robin play, with a 6-5 record, the Jones team would end up in a four team tiebreaker. They would face Sandy Comeau of New Brunswick in the tiebreaker, where the opportunity to compete for a 5th Canadian Championship was lost, when Comeau d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament Of Hearts
The 2014 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held January 7 to 12 at the Sydney Curling Club in Sydney. The winning team of Heather Smith represented Nova Scotia at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal. Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results Draw 1 ''Wednesday, January 8, 1:00 pm'' Draw 2 ''Wednesday, January 8, 7:00 pm'' Draw 3 ''Thursday, January 9, 1:00 pm'' Draw 4 ''Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm'' Draw 5 ''Friday, January 10, 1:00 pm'' Draw 6 ''Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm'' Draw 7 ''Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am'' Playoffs Semifinal ''Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm'' Final ''Sunday, January 12, 2:00 pm'' {{winners-other, 2014 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, NS, Heather Smith, 5th Nova Scotia Provincial Championship External linksOfficial site Sport in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Nova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie Gamble
Christie Gamble (born May 22, 1986, as Christie Lang) is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. She currently plays third on Team Penny Barker. Career Before moving to Nova Scotia, Gamble played with the Saskia Hollands rink out of Lacolle, Quebec. The team played in the 2010 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. She then moved to Nova Scotia and joined the Marie Christianson rink. The team failed to qualify for the provincial championship, so Gamble moved on and joined Team Sarah Rhyno. The team successfully qualified for the 2012 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but finished in last place in the provincial championship with a 2–5 record. The following season, the team played in their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2012 Colonial Square Ladies Classic where they went 1–3. After failing to qualify for the 2013 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Gamble again changed teams, joining the Mary-Anne Arsena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Scotties Tournament Of Hearts
The 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. It was the ninth time Ontario hosted the Tournament of Hearts. Ontario last hosted the Scotties in 2010 in Sault Ste. Marie. In the final, Rachel Homan of Ontario defeated former Scotties champion Jennifer Jones with a score of 9–6 to claim her first Scotties title. Homan and her team went on to represent Canada at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia. Event summary In the fifty-third edition of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship, there was a mix of veterans and newer faces in the team rosters. The defending champion Heather Nedohin rink represented Team Canada, while 2007 world champion Kelly Scott and her rink from British Columbia and 2008 world champion Jennifer Jones and her team from Manitoba also made appearances. Two-time world champion Mary-Anne Arsenault and her team from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament Of Hearts
The 2013 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 23 to 27 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Mary-Anne Arsenault rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ontario. Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time Zone, Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4). Draw 1 ''Wednesday, January 23, 1:00 pm'' Draw 2 ''Wednesday, January 23, 7:00 pm'' Draw 3 ''Thursday, January 24, 1:00 pm'' Draw 4 ''Thursday, January 24, 7:00 pm'' Draw 5 ''Friday, January 25, 1:00 pm'' Draw 6 ''Friday, January 25, 7:00 pm'' Draw 7 ''Saturday, January 26, 9:00 am'' Playoffs Semifinal ''Saturday, January 26, 7:00 pm'' Final ''Sunday, January 27, 2:00 pm'' Qualification rounds Round 1 The first qualification round f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyn Nix
Jocelyn is a surname and first name. It is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocelin, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselin, Josselyn, and Josslyn. The name may derive from Josselin, a locality in Brittany, France, and have been introduced to England after the Norman Conquest. It may also derive from the Germanic name Gauzlin, also spelled Gozlin or Goslin. It is Latinized as Iudocus or Judocus, from Breton ''Iodoc'', diminutive of ''iudh'' ("lord"). In French, the spelling "Jocelyn" is exclusively male. The female counterpart is spelled "Jocelyne". Given name Jocelyn * Goscelin, 11th century hagiographer, also known as Jocelyn * Joss Ackland, British actor whose birth name is Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland * Jocelyn Angloma, French-Guadeloupean football player * Jocelyn Barrow, British educator, community activist and politician * Jocelyn Bell Burnell, UK astronomer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Jones
Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row and held the record for most Tournament of Hearts wins from when she won her 67th game 1994 until her eventual 152 wins were eclipsed by Jennifer Jones in 2021. Jones also serves as a reporter and weather presenter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and as a curling commentator for NBC in the United States, particularly during the 2010 Winter Olympics. In 2018, Jones finished second to Sidney Crosby in a listing of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history. In 2019, she was named the third greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Early career Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from a family of curlers, at age 14, she joined the May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Pinkney
Colleen Pinkney (born Colleen Marshall) is a Canadian curler from Truro, Nova Scotia. She is a 2009 and 2013 Canadian Senior champion skip and a two-time provincial senior champion. She won the World Senior Curling Championships in 2010. Career In 1988, Pinkney played in her first Tournament of Hearts, playing second for Judy Burgess. The team finished 3–8. In 2003, she made her second Hearts, playing third for Nancy McConnery. That team finished with a 5–6 record. She was also the alternate for Nancy McConnery in the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Pinkney won the 2009 Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Summerside by defeating British Columbia's Kathy Smiley in the final. She went on to represent Canada at the 2010 World Senior Curling Championships where her rink won Gold over Switzerland to take home Canada's 6th World Senior Curling Championship title. Pinkney won her second Canadian senior title in 2013, also in Summerside, by defeating Alberta's Deb Santo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament Of Hearts
The 2012 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Nova Scotia's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the CFB Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Heather Smith-Dacey, represented Nova Scotia at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished with a 4-7 record. Teams Standings Results Draw 1 ''January 25, 1:00 PM'' Draw 2 ''January 25, 7:00 PM'' Draw 3 ''January 26, 1:00 PM'' Draw 4 ''January 26, 7:00 PM'' Draw 5 ''January 27, 1:00 PM'' Draw 6 ''January 27, 7:00 PM'' Draw 7 ''January 28, 9:00 AM '' Tiebreaker ''January 28, 7:00 PM '' Playoffs Semifinal ''January 29, 9:00 AM '' Final ''January 29, 3:00 PM'' Qualification rounds Round 1 The first qualification round for the 2012 Nova Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from December 9 to 11, 2011 at the Wolfville Curling Club in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The format of play was an o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Kelly
Kim Kelly (born April 4, 1962 in Halifax, Nova Scotia as Kim Ackles) is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She currently throws skip stones for Colleen Jones, whom she has won five national championships and two world championships. In 2019, Kelly was named the eighth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Kelly had retired from competitive curling in 2006 but returned in 2010 playing third for Nancy Delahunt, failing to secure a spot in the provincial playdowns. She would then go on to join former teammate Mary-Anne Arsenault, playing the second position for the 2011–12 season. For the 2012–2013 season Arsenault and Kelly reunited with former skip Colleen Jones, with the goal of reaching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Jones played third or second position, while Arsenault was skip. Jenn Baxter, played lead, while Stephanie McVicar, joined the team as the fifth. Nancy Delahunt was offered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith (born September 21, 1972 in Sackville, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Fall River, Nova Scotia. While married to Brier champion Mark Dacey, she was known as Heather Smith-Dacey. She is currently the alternate on Team Andrea Kelly. Career 1990–2000 Smith grew up in Sackville, New Brunswick. She won two provincial junior championships, in 1990 as a third for Krista Smith and in 1991 as a skip. At the 1990 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the team finished with a 5-5 record in 5th place. However, Smith-Dacey won the 1991 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. After the round robin, the team finished third with an 8-3 record. However, the team won both the semifinal match against Alberta's Tara Brandt and then in the final against Manitoba's Jill Staub. It would be the first Women's junior title for New Brunswick. Smith and her team of Denise Cormier, Susanne LeBlanc and Lesley Hicks were off the 1992 World Junior Curling Championships in Oberstdorf, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
