Brigitte MacPhail (born June 19, 1987, in Grand Falls,

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) is a

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curler from Halifax,

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. She currently skips her own team out of the

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Career

MacPhail made one appearance at the

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, playing lead for the New Brunswick

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rink. At the

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, the team finished in ninth place with a 6–6 record. After taking multiple seasons off, MacPhail joined the

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 Lacol ...

rink for the 2015–16 season with

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at second and

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at lead. The team did not have a great season on tour, failing to qualify for the playoffs in any of their five events. They finished with a 3–4 record at the

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. The team fared much better the following season on tour, reaching the final of the

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and the quarterfinals of the

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. Despite their tour season, Team Gamble finished with a 2–5 record at the

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. With Gamble moving to Saskatchewan following the season, MacPhail and Veitch joined Team

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with

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throwing fourth rocks and Michelle MacDonald as their alternate. The team was able to find some success on tour, reaching the semifinals of both the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel. At the

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, the team finished in seventh with a 3–4 record. Pinkney left the team following the season and Myketyn-Driscoll took over as skip of the team. On tour, they made the final of the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel, semifinals of

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and quarterfinals of the

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. The team once again finished in seventh at the

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, this time with a 2–5 record. During the 2019–20 season, Team Myketyn-Driscoll missed the playoffs in all five of their tour events. They would have their best showing at the

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, finishing in fifth place with a 3–4 record. For the 2021–22 season, MacPhail took over skipping the Nunavut Women's team of

Sadie Pinksen Sadie Wren Pinksen (born January 11, 2000) is a Canadian curler from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She currently plays third on Team Brigitte MacPhail. Career Pinksen skipped Team Nunavut at eight Canadian Junior Curling Championships from 2013 to 2020. ...

Kaitlin MacDonald Kaitlin MacDonald (born November 26, 1998, in Brantford, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She currently plays second on Team Brigitte MacPhail. Career During her junior career, MacDonald competed in six Canadian Junior Cu ...

and Alison Taylor. MacPhail remained in Halifax, and played with the team as their designated out-of-province curler. The team represented Nunavut at the

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, finishing with a winless 0–8 record. The following season, Team MacPhail played in four tour events, failing to qualify for the playoffs at all four. At the

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, the team again went 0–8, placing last.

Personal life

MacPhail works as a chiropractor at Choice Health Centre/Maritime Chiropractic & Wellness. She is married to Alex Campbell. She began curling at the age of 9.

Teams

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacPhail, Brigitte 1987 births Canadian women curlers Living people Canadian chiropractors Curlers from New Brunswick People from Grand Falls, New Brunswick Curlers from Halifax, Nova Scotia