Kelsey Rocque
Kelsey Rocque | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edmonton, AB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skip | Beth Peterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third | Kelsey Rocque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Second | Katherine Doerksen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lead | Melissa Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternate | Jenna Loder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles partner | Braden Calvert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hearts appearances | 2 (2020, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances | WJCC: 2 (2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top CTRS ranking | 5th (2017–18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kelsey Elizabeth Rocque[1] (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian curler residing in Carberry, Manitoba.[2] She currently plays third on Team Beth Peterson. She is a two-time World Junior champion skip.
Career
In 2013, Rocque played for her first University Championship, at the
In 2014, Rocque and her team of third
Rocque also played for the University of Alberta (The Pandas) team, for the second time, in the 2014
In 2015, Rocque and her new team (her old team having aged out) of
Later on that year, Rocque would skip her University of Alberta Panda's team at a third
The team had a strong 2019–20 season, starting it off with a semifinal finish at the 2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic. The team qualified for the playoffs at the 2019 Tour Challenge Grand Slam event where they lost to eventual winners Anna Hasselborg. Going into the 2020 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Rocque was the number one seeded team, earning their spot through the CTRS points leader berth. They went 6–1 through the round robin, with their only loss to the Laura Walker. They would play Walker again in the 1 vs. 2 game where they lost 7–1. They had a strong semifinal game, able to easily defeat Krysta Hilker 8–1 setting up the third match for Rocque and Walker during the competition. The team struggled during the final, not able to figure out the ice and losing the final for the second straight year in a row. Rocque still got to participate in the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the alternate for the Walker rink. Rocque played in two games at the Hearts, and the team finished pool play with a 3–4 record, failing to qualify for the championship round. It would be the team's last event of the season as both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On March 18, 2020, it was announced that both Becca Hebert and Jesse Marlow would be leaving the team.[5] Rocque and Schmiemann then announced on March 21 that Dana Ferguson and Rachelle Brown would be joining them for the 2020–21 season.[6][7]
Due to the pandemic, most of the tour events during the 2020–21 season were cancelled. Team Rocque played only one competitive game together during the entire season at the Okotoks Ladies Classic in November. After the first draw, the event was cancelled due to a province-wide shutdown in Alberta.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, the 2021 provincial championship was also cancelled. As the reigning provincials champions, Team Laura Walker were chosen to represent Alberta at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[9] However, due to many provinces cancelling their provincial championships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on the CTRS standings from the 2019–20 season.[10] Team Rocque was one of the top three non-qualified teams, but they did not retain at least three of their four players from the previous season, meaning they could not qualify for the national championship.[11]
In their first event of the 2021–22 season, Team Rocque reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out. Due to the pandemic, the qualification process for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials had to be modified to qualify enough teams for the championship. In these modifications, Curling Canada created the 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event, an event where five teams would compete to try to earn one of three spots into the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.[12] Team Rocque qualified for the Trials Direct-Entry Event due to their CTRS ranking from the 2019–20 season. At the event, the team went 3–1 through the round robin, enough to secure their spot at the Olympic Trials.[13] Next, Team Rocque played in both the 2021 Masters and the 2021 National Grand Slam events. After failing to reach the playoffs at the Masters, the team made it all the way to the semifinals of the National where they were defeated by Tracy Fleury.[14] It was the furthest Rocque had ever advanced in a Grand Slam event. A few weeks later, they competed in the Olympic Trials, held November 20 to 28 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[15] At the event, the team began by losing five of their first six games. They then won their final two games, which included a victory over Kerri Einarson, to finish in seventh place with a 3–5 record.[16] In their final game against Einarson, the team shot a high 95% which included a 94% game by Rocque.[17] Team Rocque then competed in the 2022 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they posted a 6–1 record through the round robin. This created a three-way tie between Rocque, Laura Walker and the Casey Scheidegger rink, however, as Walker had to best draw shot challenge between the three rinks, they advanced directly to the final. In the semifinal, Team Rocque fell 10–7 to Team Scheidegger, eliminating them from contention.[18] On March 21, 2022, the team announced that they would be staying together despite the Olympic quadrennial coming to an end.[19]
Team Rocque began the 2022–23 season at the 2022 Saville Shoot-Out where they missed the playoffs with a 3–2 record. The team next played in the 2022 PointsBet Invitational. They defeated Christina Black in the first round before losing to Kerri Einarson in the quarterfinals.[20] Team Rocque were invited to compete in the 2022 Tour Challenge Tier 2 event where they qualified for the playoffs with a 3–1 record. They then lost to Clancy Grandy 7–4 in the quarterfinals.[21] After winning the last chance qualifier in Rimbey, the team qualified for the 2023 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[22] There, Team Rocque had mixed results, ultimately missing the playoffs with a 4–3 record.[23] The team announced on February 6, 2023, that they would be parting ways.[24] At the end of the season, Rocque spared for Beth Peterson at the Best of the West U30 event. The team made it to the final where they were defeated by Corryn Brown.[25]
Personal life
She is a third cousin to Canadian
Grand Slam record
Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
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The National | QF | Q | Q | DNP | Q | N/A | SF | DNP |
Tour Challenge | QF | QF | T2 | T2 | QF | N/A | N/A | T2 |
Masters | DNP | Q | DNP | DNP | Q | N/A | Q | DNP |
Canadian Open | Q
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Q | QF | DNP | Q | N/A | N/A | DNP |
Players' | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Champions Cup | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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2011–12[26] | Kelsey Rocque | Keely Brown |
Taylor McDonald | Claire Tully | |
2012–13 | Kelsey Rocque | Keely Brown | Taylor McDonald | Claire Tully | |
2013–14 | Kelsey Rocque | Keely Brown | Taylor McDonald | Claire Tully | |
2014–15 | Kelsey Rocque | Danielle Schmiemann | Holly Jamieson | Jesse Iles | |
2015–16 | Kelsey Rocque | Laura Crocker |
Taylor McDonald | Jen Gates |
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2016–17 | Kelsey Rocque | Laura Crocker | Taylor McDonald | Jen Gates | |
2017–18 | Kelsey Rocque | Laura Crocker | Taylor McDonald | Jen Gates | |
2018–19 | Kelsey Rocque | Danielle Schmiemann | Rebecca Konschuh | Jesse Iles | |
2019–20 | Kelsey Rocque | Danielle Schmiemann | Rebecca Hebert | Jesse Marlow | |
2020–21 | Kelsey Rocque | Danielle Schmiemann | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Brown | |
2021–22 | Kelsey Rocque | Danielle Schmiemann | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Brown | |
2022–23 | Kelsey Rocque | Danielle Schmiemann | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Brown | |
2023–24 | Beth Peterson | Kelsey Rocque | Katherine Doerksen | Melissa Gordon | Jenna Loder |
References
- ^ "Info System". Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ a b "2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Team Rocque heading separate ways for next cycle". February 6, 2018.
- ^ "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Team Rocque Team Announcement". Facebook. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Team Rocque adds Ferguson and Schmiemann". Facebook. March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 22, 2020). "Rachel Brown, Dana Ferguson join Kelsey Rocque's team". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Okotoks bonspiel cancelled due to new restrictions in Alberta". TSN. November 13, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Todd Saelhof (January 20, 2021). "Walker, Bottcher named Alberta reps for Scotties, Brier". Calgary Sun. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier". TSN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Wild Card teams set!". Curling Canada. February 1, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Trials proceess revised". Curling Canada. February 4, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "More trials spots awarded!". Curling Canada. September 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 7, 2021). "Gushue, Mouat to meet in Boost National men's final". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Ryan Horne (November 13, 2021). "Tim Hortons Curling Trials Profile: Team Rocque". TSN. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Tiebreaker logjam". Curling Canada. November 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Team Rocque vs Team Einarson". Curling Canada. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (January 8, 2022). "Scheidegger tops Rocque to reach Alberta women's final". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT: Since everybody else is doing it, we thought we would share our own team announcement". Facebook. Team Rocque. March 21, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "6th seed upset!". Curling Canada. September 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (October 22, 2022). "Wrana upsets top-seed Tirinzoni in HearingLife Tour Challenge quarterfinals". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Alberta Scotties Provincial Qualifier". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Todd Saelhof (January 22, 2023). "Calgary's Kayla Skrlik rises fast to capture Alberta Scotties curling crown". Calgary Sun. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Rachelle, Dana, Danielle, and Kelsey have all decided to explore new opportunities - whether that be in curling or outside of it". Facebook. Team Rocque. February 6, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023 SGI Best of the West". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Kelsey Rocque Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2018.