Megan Smith (curler)

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Megan Smith
Curler
Born (1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 26)
Sudbury, Ontario
Team
Curling clubKW Granite Club,
Waterloo, ON[1]
SkipChelsea Brandwood
ThirdMegan Smith
SecondBrenda Chapman
LeadKeira McLaughlin
Mixed doubles
partner		Doug Thomson
Curling career
Member Association Northern Ontario
Hearts appearances1 (2021)
Top CTRS ranking25th (2023–24)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Ontario
Canada Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Prince George

Megan Smith (born October 16, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Sudbury, Ontario.[2] She currently plays third on Team Chelsea Brandwood. In 2015, she won the gold medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, skipping Team Ontario in women's curling.

Career[edit]

Smith made three appearances at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships during her junior career, playing for three different skips in 2016, 2017 and 2019. In 2016, she skipped Team Northern Ontario to a 5–4 ninth-place finish after failing to qualify for the championship round. Smith had her best finish at the 2017 championship playing third for Krysta Burns. The team finished 7–3 through the round robin and championship pools, qualifying for the playoffs as the second seed. Facing Alberta in the semifinal, Team Northern Ontario gave up key steals in the fifth and sixth ends, ultimately losing the game 7–3 and taking home the bronze medal.[3] In 2019, she finished 5–5 with her new team of Kira Brunton, Sara Guy and Kate Sherry. Aside from juniors, Smith skipped Team Ontario in women's curling at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, winning the gold medal at the tournament with a perfect 8–0 record.[4]

Smith is a successful curler at the university sport level as well. Representing Laurentian University, she won the U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships twice in 2017[5] and 2019[6] playing for Krysta Burns and Kira Brunton respectively.

Smith reunited with Burns for the 2019–20 season, and they added teammates Sara Guy and Amanda Gates to compete in the 2020 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team did play in one tour event together prior to provincials, the Part II Bistro Ladies Classic where they finished 1–3.[7] Team Burns finished 5–1 through the round robin of provincials defeating Abby Deschene, 9–4, Laura Johnston, 10–6, and Amanda Gebhardt, 9–6, before losing 9–4 to Krista McCarville, following up their last two round robin games with wins over Camille Daly, 8–3, and Bella Croisier, 8–1. They defeated Laura Johnston again in the semifinal 7–5 and met undefeated McCarville in the final. It was a tight final with singles being traded back and forth most of the game before McCarville scored two points in the ninth end to lead 6–4. Team Burns attempted a difficult shot for two on their final shot, but were unsuccessful, the final score being 6–5.[8][9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, the 2021 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team McCarville was given the invitation to represent Northern Ontario at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but they declined due to work and family commitments.[10] Team Burns was then given the invitation as they were the runners-up at the 2020 provincial championship, which they accepted.[11] At the Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, defeating Northwest Territories' Kerry Galusha and Yukon's Laura Eby.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Smith is currently an education student at Wilfrid Laurier University.[2] She previously studied at Laurentian University.

Teams[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2013–14[13] Megan Smith Kira Brunton Kate Sherry Emma Johnson Mikaela Cheslock
2014–15 Megan Smith Kira Brunton Kate Sherry Emma Johnson Mikaela Cheslock
2015–16 Megan Smith Kira Brunton Kate Sherry Emma Johnson Mikaela Cheslock
2016–17 Krysta Burns Megan Smith Sara Guy Laura Masters
2017–18 Krysta Burns Megan Smith Sara Guy Laura Masters
2018–19 Kira Brunton Megan Smith Sara Guy Kate Sherry
2019–20 Krysta Burns Megan Smith Sara Guy Amanda Gates
2020–21 Krysta Burns Megan Smith Sara Guy Amanda Gates Kira Brunton
2021–22 Mackenzie Kiemele Katie Ford Emma McKenzie Jessica Filipcic Megan Smith
2022–23 Hailey Armstrong Megan Smith Jessica Humphries Terri Weeks
2023–24 Chelsea Brandwood Megan Smith Brenda Chapman Keira McLaughlin

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Megan Smith Profile". CurlON. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Alberta, Ontario to play for women's gold at 2017 Canadian Junior Championships". Curling Canada. January 28, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Prince George 2015 Canada Games: Team Ontario – Women's Curling". 2015 Canada Games. 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "DAY 5: Laurentian women and Memorial men walk away with gold". U Sport Championships Curling. May 22, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 U Sports/Curling Canada Curling Championships Day 5: Ravens and Voyageurs win U Sports Curling Titles". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Part II Bistro Ladies Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 Northern Ontario Scotties Scoreboards". Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Video (full game): 2020 Northern Ontario Scotties - Final - Krista McCarville (Fort William) vs Krysta Burns (Idylwylde) on YouTube
  10. ^ "Team McCarville declines Scotties invite". TSN. December 18, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns; Burns accepts invite for Scotties". Sportsnet. December 21, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "Megan Smith Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

External links[edit]

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