Adam Spencer, nicknamed "Crusher" (born July 11, 1972) is a

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curler from

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Career

Juniors

In 1992, Spencer skipped a team consisting of Greg Robinson, Jeff Robinson and Nolan Sims to a provincial junior title. This qualified the rink to represent Ontario at the

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. There, he led his Ontario rink to a 6-5 round robin record. This put them in a three-way tie for third place. They would go on to lose their tie breaker match against Saskatchewan's

Scott Bitz Scott Bitz (born October 29, 1973) is a Canadian curler from Grand Coulee, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial champion. Career Bitz was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1992, Bitz won the junior provincial championship, giving him the r ...

Men's

After juniors, Spencer won a provincial Colts championship in 1994. He would be a skip for much of his early men's career, including going to his first Provincial championship in

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, where he led his team to a 5–4 record and his second in

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, where he led his team to a 1-8 record. The next season, he joined the

Greg Balsdon Gregory Balsdon (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Curling career Balsdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, Balsdon won the Ontario Schoolboy champion ...

rink playing third for the team. They would play in two provincial championships together:

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(6-3; lost in 3 vs. 4 game) and

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(6-3; lost in 3 vs. 4 game). Spencer left the Balsdon rink in 2009, joining up with

Joe Frans Joseph Mark Frans (born July 1, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage. Career Fran ...

as his third. The team played in the

2010 Ontario Men's Curling Championship The 2010 Ontario Men's Curling Championship was held February 1-7th, 2010 at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee. Eleven teams participated. It marked the first year that the defending champion (Glenn Howard's rink) would get an automatic b ...

, where they went 6-4, missing the playoffs. After the season, the team added

Wayne Middaugh Robert Wayne Middaugh (born September 20, 1967) is a Canadian curler. Born in Brampton, Ontario, Middaugh resides in Victoria Harbour, Ontario. He is the only player to have won the Canadian Men's Curling Championship (known as the Brier) at th ...

as skip, with Spencer becoming the alternate. Spencer played in one event with the team, playing in his first

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, the 2011 BDO Canadian Open, missing the playoffs. After the season, Spencer joined the

Robert Rumfeldt Robert "Rob" Rumfeldt (born February 18, 1966 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph. Rumfeldt was a member of the 1996 Ontario provincial championship team, when he played second for Bob Ingram. As of 2015, Rumfeldt has played ...

rink, as his third. In the 2012-13 season, the team would play in three Grand Slam events, missing the playoffs in each event. The team qualified for the 2013 provincial championship, finishing the round robin with a 7-3 record. However in the 3 vs. 4 game, they would lose to

John Epping John Allan Epping (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian curler from Toronto, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of the Leaside Curling Club in East York, Toronto. Career Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Epping was a top junior curler, h ...

. The next season they played in just one Grand Slam event, the

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, where they would lose in the quarter finals. They would also play in the 2013 Olympic Curling Trials Qualifying Tournament, where they lost all three matches. The team played in the 2014 provincial championship, going 5-5. The 2014-15 season would be the last for Spencer with the Rumfeldt rink. The team played in just one Slam, missing the playoffs. Playing in the

2015 Ontario Tankard The 2015 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 2 to 8 at the Dorchester Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester, Ontario. The winning Mark Kean rink represented Ontario at the 2015 Tim Horto ...

, the team missed the playoffs for the second straight year, going 4-6. In 2015, Spencer joined the

Brent Ross Brent Ross (born September 30, 1970) is a Canadian curler from Harriston, Ontario. He currently plays third for Team Dayna Deruelle on the World Curling Tour. Career Early in his career, Ross won the Ontario Colts Championship in 1997. Ross sk ...

rink as his third, and spared for

Glenn Howard Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962) is a Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight straight ...

at the beginning of the season. He played with the Howard rink at the

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, where they would lose in the quarterfinals. After the Ross team failed to make the

2016 Ontario Tankard The 2016 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 1 to 7 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The winning Glenn Howard rink represented Ontario at the 2016 Tim Horton ...

, Spencer was added as a spare to Team Howard after their third, Wayne Middaugh suffered a skiing accident prior to the event. With Spencer, the Howard rink would go on to win the Tankard, qualifying the team to represent Ontario at the

2016 Tim Hortons Brier The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5–13, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. It is the fourth time the Brier has been held in Ottawa, and the fifth time the Brier has been held i ...

Personal life

Spencer is a graduate of the

Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (GCVI, Guelph C.V.I., GC) is a public high school in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The school is the oldest continuously operating public high school in Guelph, and the third oldest in the province of Ontario ...

and went to

George Brown College George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was chartered in 1966 by the government of Ontario and ...

. He is currently employed as a production manager with The Farley Group. He is married to Jen Spencer and has two children. His great uncle Adam F. Spencer was lead for the 1947 Ontario Brier team.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Adam Living people Sportspeople from Guelph 1972 births Curlers from Ontario Canadian male curlers