Adam Adrian Casey (born August 28, 1989) is a

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curler originally from

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. He currently skips his own team.

Career

As a junior, Casey played in Prince Edward Island as the third on the

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junior men's team. As a member of the team, Casey won 5 straight provincial junior championships from 2006 to 2010 inclusively. In 2007, they won a bronze medal at the

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. The team won the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and won a silver medal at the

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. After juniors in 2010, Casey moved to Nova Scotia to play third for the Chris Sutherland rink. The team made it to the 2011 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship, but they were eliminated before the playoffs. After the season, it was announced that Casey would join the Newfoundland-based

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rink, as the team's second. The team easily won the 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, giving Casey the trip to his first

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. While playing for Gushue in Newfoundland, Casey continued his Industrial Engineering studies at

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in Halifax, completing his work by correspondence. He left the Gushue rink in 2014 to form his own rink, consisting of third Josh Barry, second

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, and lead Robbie Doherty. In

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Casey joined

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as the only curlers to represent four provinces at the Brier, playing second for

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's Manitoba rink.

Personal life

Casey currently serves as director, operations at MDS Coating. He is married and has a son and a daughter. He currently lives in Charlottetown.

Grand Slam record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, Adam Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Sportspeople from Charlottetown Curlers from Prince Edward Island Curlers from Nova Scotia Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador Curlers from Ontario People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Canadian male curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants