Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a

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curler originally from

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. He was based at the

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in Halifax,

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. Dacey is a former Canadian men's curling champion skip, having won the

2004 Nokia Brier The 2004 Nokia Brier was held from March 6 to 14, 2004 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Nova Scotia team skipped by Mark Dacey defeated the Alberta team of Randy Ferbey in dramatic fashion in the final game played on March 1 ...

. He defeated

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's team, ending their 3-year Brier winning streak. Dacey went on to win a bronze medal at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championship.

Competitive history

Mark Dacey was a runner-up in the 1995 Brier, as the vice-skip for team

(skipped by

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). Representing Nova Scotia, he reached the 2001 Nokia Brier, finishing with a 6-5 record, and at the 2003 Nokia Brier in Halifax, he finished third during the round-robin, with a 7-4 record. They lost the final to Randy Ferbey. Dacey also won the 2002 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. In 2005, Dacey was unable to win the Nova Scotia men's championship, precluding him from defending his National title at the

2005 Tim Hortons Brier The 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta from March 5 to 13. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, one from each province, plus a team representing the Yukon and Northwest T ...

. In 2006, Dacey recaptured the provincial championship to return to the Brier. His team finished 7-4 in the round-robin, and defeated Alberta's Kevin Martin in the first playoff game. They lost to eventual champion

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in the semifinal, securing a third-place finish. The Dacey team announced it was taking a year off as of Tuesday April 9, 2007. However, in the 2008 Nova Scotia provincials, the team was back minus Dacey.

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(Third), Rob Harris (Second), Andrew Gibson (Lead), curled in the provincial finals with

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' husband Scott Saunders skipping them.Nova Scotia News – TheChronicleHerald.ca
/ref> Dacey won his second mixed title in November 2009 at the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. This qualified him and his wife, Heather to represent Canada at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. However, they had to pull out after being delayed by the

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Teams

Grand Slam record

Personal life

He was the husband of 2004 Nova Scotia women's curling champion Heather Smith; they separated in 2013.

References

External links

* 1966 births Living people Canadian male curlers Brier champions Canadian mixed curling champions Curlers from Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Curlers from Saskatoon Continental Cup of Curling participants Canada Cup (curling) participants {{Canada-curling-bio-stub