Heather Smith (curler)
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Born | Heather Smith September 21, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Mayflower CC, Halifax, NS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hearts appearances | 7 (2000, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top CTRS ranking | 18th (2003–04, 2013–14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heather Smith (born September 21, 1972 in Sackville, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Fall River, Nova Scotia.[1] While married to Brier champion Mark Dacey, she was known as Heather Smith-Dacey.
Career
1990–2000
Smith grew up in Sackville, New Brunswick. She won two provincial junior championships, in 1990 as a third for
Smith also played for New Brunswick at the 1991 Canada Games, finishing fifth.[4]
From 1993 to 1996, Smith won four straight provincial mixed titles as the third for Grant Odishaw. The team won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 1994, the first mixed title for New Brunswick.
2000–2010
Smith then moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia and began competing there. In the meantime, she met and married Saskatchewan curler Mark Dacey, who would move to Halifax to live with her. She would win five provincial mixed titles playing third for her then-husband, Mark (2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009). She won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 2002 and in 2010. She and Dacey were selected to represent Canada at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, but could not go due to the air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption. Smith-Dacey has also won three provincial women's titles: in 2000 playing third for Kay Zinck and as skip in 2004 and 2011. At the 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, her team lost in a tie breaker to the eventual winner Kelley Law of British Columbia, after posting a 7-4 record. At the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts, she finished with a 6-5 record.
2011–current
For the 2010/2011 season, Smith and her team of
After a successful year together, the team decided to continue without Jones for the 2011/2012 season. Smith and team participated in the 2012 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts where once again they won the right to represent Nova Scotia at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the event, Smith and team found themselves struggling to succeed in comparison to the year prior, and finished round robin with a disappointing 4-7 record.
At the end of the 2011-12 curling season, Parsons left the team. Smith added
For the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, The Rachel Homan team asked Smith to be the alternate for them during that tournament. The team finished third after losing to Sherry Middaugh in the semi-finals.
Personal life
Smith separated from Dacey in 2013.[5] She has two children. She currently works as an account manager for Benjamin Bridge Winery and is a business owner for Arbonne International and Live More Lifestyle.[1]
Grand Slam record
Key | |
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C | Champion |
F | Lost in Final |
SF | Lost in Semifinal |
QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
DNP | Did not participate in event |
N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
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Autumn Gold | Q | Q | DNP | DNP | Q |
Manitoba Lotteries
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DNP | DNP | Q | Q | Q |
Masters | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | T2 |
Sobeys Slam | Q | N/A | Q | N/A | N/A |
References
- ^ a b "2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Juniors women 1990" (PDF). curling.ca.
- ^ "Juniors women 1991" (PDF). curling.ca.
- ^ "Curling | Canada Games".
- ^ "SaltWire | SaltWire".