Danielle Barbara Parsons (born January 29, 1990) is a

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curler from Fredericton,

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Career

Parsons was born in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, 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 ...

, and made her first national curling debut at the 2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. She skipped her own team, representing Nova Scotia at the women's event. Her team had success at the event finishing with a round robin record of 9-3. Her team lost the semi-final to Saskatchewan and received a bronze medal. Parsons joined the

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 A ...

team in December 2010, when Smith-Dacey's skip

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 un ...

was hospitalized for bacterial meningitis. The squad was preparing to enter the qualification round for the

2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 25–30 at the Glooscap Curling Club in Kentville, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Heather Smith-Dacey represented Nova Scotia at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Cha ...

, when Jones fell ill. The team went on to qualify for the event, and eventually won the event, defeating Jones’ former teammate

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 C ...

in the semi-final and Theresa Breen in the final. The team went on to the

2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to February 27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was the 30th anniversary of Kruger P ...

, where their success would continue. The team finished round robin play with a 7-4 record, which took them to a tie breaker game against British Columbia's

Kelly Scott Kelly Scott (born June 1, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Kelly Lynn Mackenzie) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. Career 1995–2005 Scott won the 1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the 1995 World Junior Curling Ch ...

rink. After defeating Scott in the tie breaker, the team met Ontario's

Rachel Homan Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian international curler. Homan is a former Canadian junior champion, a three-time Canadian national champion, and the 2017 world champion, all as a skip. She was also the skip of the Can ...

. Homan defeated the Smith-Dacey team in the 3-4 match, sending them to the first ever Bronze Medal Game, where the two teams met again. Smith-Dacey’s team defeated Ontario 9-7 winning the bronze medal game.http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2011_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf Parsons left the Smith-Dacey team at the end of the 2011-2012 season. She has since moved to

to throw second stones for

Andrea Crawford Andrea Kelly (born July 31, 1985), previously known as Andrea Crawford, is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team out of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton. She is a nine-time New Brunswick Scot ...

. The Crawford rink disbanded in 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Danielle 1990 births Canadian women curlers Curlers from New Brunswick Curlers from Nova Scotia Living people Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Fredericton