Julie Hynes (born January 15, 1989 in

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as Julie Devereaux) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team

Stacie Curtis Stacie Curtis (born Devereaux; May 27, 1986) is a curler originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She is a four-time provincial junior champion, three time provincial women's champion and 2007 Canadian Junior champion and World J ...

Career

Junior career

Hynes joined her sister

' junior team in 2004 as her second. They would represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the

2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2005 Kärcher Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 5–13 at the Capital Winter Club and the Lady Beaverbrook Rink in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2005 World Junior Curling Champio ...

, finishing with a 5–7 record. The sisters returned to the Juniors in

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, this time with Hynes throwing lead rocks. There they finished with a 5–6 record. 2007 would be their breakthrough year, when they represented their province for a third time. Team win finished in first place after the round robin at the

2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2007 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held February 3-11 at the Jack Gatecliff Arena and the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club in St. Catharines, Ontario. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2007 World Junior ...

. The team then dispelled Manitoba in the final to claim the Canadian Junior championship crown. The rink represented Canada at the

2007 World Junior Curling Championships The 2007 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 3 to 11 at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota. Men Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results Draw 1 ''Saturday, March 3, 14:00'' D ...

, where they would win a silver medal, after losing to Scotland's Sarah Reid in the final. With Curtis graduating from the junior ranks, Hynes would form her own junior team with Stephanie Davis, Jessica Mouland and

Erica Trickett Erica Curtis (born June 12, 1991 as Erica Trickett) is a Canadian curler from Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. She currently plays third on Team Stacie Curtis. Career Curtis made three appearances at the Canadian Junior Curling Champions ...

. The team would represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the

2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2008 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held February 2–10 at the Soo Curlers Association and Tarentorous Curling Club in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2008 World Junior Curlin ...

. Hynes led her rink to a 5–7 record.

Women's career

After juniors, Hynes joined back with her sister's rink. The team played in the 2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing with a 2–4 record. After the season, Hynes left competitive curling, only playing for the team as their alternate. Hynes was the team's alternate at 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 Pr ...

(1–10 record) and the

2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. It was the ninth time Ontario hosted the Tournament of Hearts. Ontario last hos ...

(2–9 record), playing in just one game each. Hynes would return to the team as a full member in 2014 at the second position. The team would play at the

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Newfoundland and Labrador was held January 15–18 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The ...

, but did not win any games. However, they found more success the next season, running the table at the

2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 28 to 30 at the Re/Max Centre (the St. John's Curling Club) in St. John's, Newfound ...

, qualifying for the

2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 20 to 28 at Revolution Place in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The winning team represented Canada at the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Uni ...

. At the Hearts, the team finished a 3-8 record. The team also won the

2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Women's Curling Championship, the women's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 26 to 29 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labra ...

and represented the province 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 w ...

, where they finished with an improved 5-6 record. The team won a third straight provincial title at the

2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Women's Curling Championship, the women's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 2 to 7 at the Re/Max Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning S ...

. At the

2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 27–February 4, 2018 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2018 ...

, they finished pool play with a 4-3 record, but lost to Ontario in a tiebreaker, missing a chance to go to the championship round. Stacie Curtis would move to

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, forcing Hynes to find a new team. Hynes played lead the Erica Curtis (Trickett) rink at the

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Women's Curling Championship, the women's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 10 to 12 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labra ...

, but missed the playoffs. The next year, she moved to the second position on the team, and won the 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the

2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 15 to 23 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The winning team was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 World Women's Curli ...

, the team went 1-6 in group play. Also that season, Hynes played lead for Team Scheidegger at the 2019 National

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event, filling in for

Kristie Moore Kristie Moore (born April 22, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Sexsmith, Alberta. She was the alternate player on the Canadian women's team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was five months pregnant at the time, making her only the third Olympic a ...

who skipped in lieu of

Casey Scheidegger Casey Scheidegger (born January 31, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Lethbridge, Alberta. She is a former provincial junior champion and is currently a skip on the World Curling Tour. Career Juniors Scheidegger won the 2009 Alberta Junior Curlin ...

who was on maternity leave. The team finished 1-3 in pool play.

Personal life

Hynes is employed as a registered nurse with

Eastern Health Eastern Health is the largest integrated health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador. The organization provides a full continuum of health and community services, including public health, long-term care, and acute (hospital) care to a regional p ...

. She is married to Justin Hynes.

References

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