Adam Spencer (curler)
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Adam Spencer, nicknamed "Crusher"
Career
Juniors
In 1992, Spencer skipped a team consisting of Greg Robinson, Jeff Robinson and Nolan Sims to a provincial junior title. This qualified the rink to represent Ontario at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. There, he led his Ontario rink to a 6-5 round robin record. This put them in a three-way tie for third place. They would go on to lose their tie breaker match against Saskatchewan's Scott Bitz.
Men's
After juniors, Spencer won a
Spencer left the Balsdon rink in 2009, joining up with
In the 2012-13 season, the team would play in three Grand Slam events, missing the playoffs in each event. The team qualified for the
In 2015, Spencer joined the Brent Ross rink as his third, and spared for Glenn Howard at the beginning of the season. He played with the Howard rink at the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge, where they would lose in the quarterfinals. After the Ross team failed to make the 2016 Ontario Tankard, Spencer was added as a spare to Team Howard after their third, Wayne Middaugh suffered a skiing accident prior to the event. With Spencer, the Howard rink would go on to win the Tankard, qualifying the team to represent Ontario at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier.
Personal life
Spencer is a graduate of the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute and went to George Brown College. He is currently employed as a production manager with The Farley Group. He is married to Jen Spencer and has two children.[4]
His great uncle Adam F. Spencer was lead for the 1947 Ontario Brier team.[5]
References
- ^ "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca".
- ^ "Patience and persistence pays off as Team Howard punches ticket to Brier". Owen Sound Sun-Times. February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Tim Hortons Colts - Ontario Curling Association". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Guelph's Adam Spencer takes unusual route to the Brier". 17 February 2016.