Danielle Sicinski (born November 30, 1982) is a
Canadian
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curler from
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians ...
. She currently plays
lead
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on Team
Penny Barker. With Barker, Sicinski has won two
Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Saskatchewan provincial women's curling tournament. The tournament is run by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tour ...
provincial titles in 2017 and 2022.
Career
Sicinski joined the Barker rink in 2009 for the
2009–10 season. After a few slow seasons, she played in her first
Grand Slam of Curling
The Grand Slam of Curling (branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and fe ...
event at the
2012 Colonial Square Ladies Classic. Her then rink of Barker, third
Susan Lang and second
Melissa Hoffman lost all three of their games in the triple knock-out tournament. They also played in the 2011 and 2013
Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Saskatchewan provincial women's curling tournament. The tournament is run by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tour ...
. At the
2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, her team of Barker, third
Amanda Craigie
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and lead
Tamara Haberstock finished the event with a 1–4 record. At the
2013 event, they finished with a 2–3 record.
After taking a year off competitive curling during the
2013–14 season, Sicinski rejoined the Barker rink for the
2014–15 season. They began the season by playing in the
2014 Colonial Square Ladies Classic, failing to advance to the playoffs. They were however able to win two Saskatchewan Curling Tour events, qualifying them for the
2015 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2015 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Saskatchewan were held January 21 to 25 at the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The winning team was the Stefanie Law ...
, where they finished 2–3. The next season, her rink of Barker,
Deanna Doig
Deanna Doig (born March 13, 1972 in Bethune, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Emerald Park, Saskatchewan.
Career
Doing has been active on the World Curling Tour since the 2005–06 season, when she joined the Heather Rankin rink as he ...
and Hoffmann finished 3–3 at the
2016 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2016 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Saskatchewan was held January 27 to 31 at the Prince Albert Golf & Curling Club in Prince Albert. The winning Jolene Campbell team repres ...
, once again failing to advance.
Sicinski and her team won the
2017 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2017 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Saskatchewan was held from January 24–29 at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in Melville. The winning Penny Barker team represented Sa ...
the following season despite entering the tournament as an underdog. Her team finished 4–4 through the round robin before winning the tiebreaker and three straight playoff games to claim the title. They defeated heavily favored teams
Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton ( Miller; born June 20, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Career
After an appearance at the 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she would go on to win the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championshi ...
in the semifinal and
Robyn Silvernagle in the final by scoring four in the tenth end. At the
2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 16 to 26 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. The Rachel Homan rink, representing Ontario, won their third national title; with Homan becoming the youngest skip, man or ...
, they were one of two teams making their debut appearance at the hearts and it showed as they finished the round robin with a 1–10 record, only defeating
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
's
Mary Mattatall.
With her Saskatchewan Scotties championship, Sicinski's rink had a good start to the
2017–18 season, winning the
DEKALB Superspiel on the
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from John ...
. They also finished runner-up at the
Medicine Hat Charity Classic and won two Saskatchewan Curling Tour events. They would not defend their provincial title however, losing in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game at the
2018 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts to
Sherry Anderson, who went on to win the event. The rink added
Christie Gamble to the lineup for the
2018–19 season, replacing Schneider. They qualified for the
2019 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2019 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held January from 22–27 at the Humboldt Curling Club in Humboldt. The winning Robyn Silvernagle team represented Sa ...
, but failed to advance to the playoffs after a 4–4 round robin record. The team stayed intact the following season and won three more Saskatchewan Tour events. Their successful results qualified them for the
2020 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2020 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 24–28 at the Horizone Credit Union Centre in Melville, Saskatchewan. The winning Robyn Silvernagle r ...
, which was held in a triple knockout format this year. They qualified for the playoffs through the C side before losing to the Sherry Anderson rink in 3 vs. 4 game, like in 2018.
Following the departure of Deanna Doig, Team Barker added
Jenna Enge to their lineup as their new second, moving Christie Gamble up to third on the team. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan
The COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19], a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Timeline
Chief Medical Offi ...
, the 2021
Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Saskatchewan provincial women's curling tournament. The tournament is run by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tour ...
was cancelled. Team Sherry Anderson was invited to represent Saskatchewan at the
2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 19 to 28 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada ...
, as they had the most points from the 2019–20 and
2020–21 seasons combined, which they accepted. This ended the abbreviated 2020–21 season for the Barker rink.
With their successful results over the past few seasons, Team Barker had enough points to qualify for the
2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials. There, the team finished with a 3–3 record, just shy of qualifying for the playoff round. On the Saskatchewan tour, the team picked up tour wins at the SaskTour Women's Moose Jaw and the SaskTour Women's Weyburn. Team Barker entered the
2022 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2022 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 5 to 9 at the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The winning Penny Barker team repre ...
as the second ranked team, only behind Team
Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Danielle Carey (born September 12, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She is the 2016 and 2019 Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba provincial women's champion skip.
Career
...
. In the triple knockout event, the team lost the A Qualifier game to the Carey rink before defeating
Amber Holland in the B Qualifier. This qualified them for the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game which they would drop to the Carey rink. Following a win in the semifinal against Team Holland, Barker faced Carey for the third time in the championship in the provincial final. This time, Team Barker would win the match 7–5, winning the provincial title and qualifying for the
2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 28 to February 6 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The winning team represented Canada at the 2022 World Women's Curl ...
as Team Saskatchewan. At the Hearts, the Barker rink finished the round robin with a 4–4 record, just missing out on the championship round.
Personal life
Sicinski is employed as a chartered accountant. She is married to fellow curler Derek Owens, and has a daughter.
She attended the
University of Regina
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.
Teams
References
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1982 births
Canadian women curlers
Curlers from Saskatchewan
Living people
Sportspeople from Moose Jaw
University of Regina alumni