Dawn McEwen

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Dawn McEwen
Curler
Dawn McEwen 2019.jpg
McEwen in April 2019
Other namesDawn Kathleen McEwen
Born
Dawn Kathleen Askin[1]

(1980-07-03) July 3, 1980 (age 41)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Team
Curling clubSt. Vital CC,
Winnipeg, MB
SkipJennifer Jones
ThirdKaitlyn Lawes
SecondJocelyn Peterman
LeadDawn McEwen
AlternateLisa Weagle
Career
Member Association Ontario (2003–2007)
 Manitoba (2007–present)
Hearts appearances12 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
World Championship
appearances		5 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018)
Olympic
appearances		2 (2014, 2022)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18)
Grand Slam victories15: Masters: 1 (2017); The National: 1 (2017); Players' Championships: 5 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017); Champions Cup: 1 (2016); Autumn Gold: 3 (2007, 2009, 2014); Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries: 1 (2013); Wayden Transportation: 1 (2008); Sobeys Slam: 1 (2010); Colonial Square: 1 (2013)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Vernon
Gold medal – first place 2018 North Bay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sapporo
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Swift Current
Representing  Manitoba
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2013 Winnipeg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Saskatoon
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ottawa
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 2008 Regina
Gold medal – first place 2009 Victoria
Gold medal – first place 2010 Sault Ste. Marie
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moose Jaw
Gold medal – first place 2018 Penticton
Silver medal – second place 2011 Charlottetown
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kingston
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Red Deer
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grand Prairie
Representing  Ontario
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Silver medal – second place 2005 St. John's
Representing Manitoba Team Wild Card
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Moose Jaw

Dawn Kathleen McEwen (born Askin; July 3, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for the Jennifer Jones rink, who became Olympic champions, winning gold for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. McEwen is a two-time world champion in curling having won with Jones at the 2008 World Championships and again at the 2018 World Championships. In 2019, McEwen was named the greatest Canadian female lead in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.[2]

Career[]

McEwen was born at the Riverside Hospital in Ottawa, the daughter of Wayne and Jane Askin (née Machin).[3] She grew up in Ottawa, where she began curling at the at age seven, before moving to the Rideau Curling Club for their junior program.[4] McEwen joined up with Jenn Hanna for the 2003–04 season playing as her second. In 2005, the team won the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts and lost in the final of the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts to Jennifer Jones.

In the 2006–07 season, McEwen was relegated to being the team's alternate so she could focus on her career. In 2007, she moved to Winnipeg, and began playing for Jones. She won the Canada Cup with Jones in 2007. McEwen won her second provincial championship (first as a Manitoban) in 2008, and played in her second Tournament of Hearts with Jones, this time as teammate, winning in the finals against Alberta. She would later win the 2008 World Women's Curling Championship that year with Jones, beating China in the final.

McEwen together with the Jones team would reach the final again in the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, this time as returning champions, and sealed their victory as repeating Canadian champions with a win. They would go to the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship in Korea, but would suffer a defeat in the quarter-finals that put them out of the medal contention.[5]

McEwen would continue as lead as the Jones team defended their title as Team Canada at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. After tying for the lead in the round robin the team would play PEI and go straight to the final where they would have a rematch against PEI. After going down 6–3 the team would come from behind and win in extra ends, this was McEwen's third championship.[6]

McEwen with the Jones team won at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, earning the right to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. There, they became the first and only women's team ever to go undefeated through the tournament, winning the gold medal.

The team's success continued, winning the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and winning a silver medal at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship. In the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, Team Jones lost in the semifinal to Rachel Homan, whose team would go on to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. McEwen, along with her husband and fellow curler Mike McEwen, participated in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials but did not qualify for playoffs with a 2–6 round robin record.

Following her fifth Scotties title at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, McEwen and the Jones team went undefeated at the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship for her second world championship title.[7]

With the addition of Jocelyn Peterman, who replaced Officer at second, the Jones team won the 2018 Canada Cup, defeating Kerri Einarson in the final.[8] They also won the 2019 TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game over Tracy Fleury.[9] At the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team represented Team Canada, but missed playoffs.[10]

In their first event of the 2019-20 season, Team Jones won the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, defeating Tracy Fleury in the final. Next they played in the 2019 Colonial Square Ladies Classic where Fleury would take them out in the semi-finals. They had two quarterfinal finishes at the first two Slams of the season, the Masters and the Tour Challenge. At the Canada Cup, the team struggled, finishing with a 2–4 record. The team made the final at the Boost National, losing to Team Hasselborg,[11] and the quarterfinals at the Canadian Open.[12] The team made the final of the 2020 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts and lost to Team Einarson.[13] By virtue of their CTRS ranking, the team had a second chance to qualify for the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts through the wild card play-in game, where they defeated Team Fleury to become Team Wild Card.[14] At the Scotties, they finished the round robin and championship pool with a 9–2 record as the second seed in playoffs, but lost to Kerri Einarson (Team Manitoba) in the 1 vs. 2 playoff game and to Rachel Homan (Team Ontario) in the semifinal to finish in third place.[15] It would be their last event of the season as both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events were also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] On March 18, 2020, the team announced that Lisa Weagle, after parting ways with Team Homan, would join the team in a 5-player rotation.[17]

McEwen did not play in any events with Team Jones during the abbreviated 2020–21 season as she was expecting her second child in April 2021.[18] Despite her absence, her team won the 2020 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard[19] and finished runner-up at the 2020 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard on the tour.[20] The 2021 Manitoba Scotties were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, so Curl Manitoba appointed the Jones rink to represent Manitoba at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[21] At the 2021 Hearts, the team finished with a 9–3 record, putting them in a third place tiebreaker match against Alberta, skipped by Laura Walker. Alberta defeated Manitoba 9–8 to advance to the semifinal.[22] The team ended their season at the only two Grand Slam events of the abbreviated season. They missed the playoffs at both the 2021 Champions Cup and the 2021 Players' Championship.[23][24]

Personal life[]

McEwen married fellow curler Mike McEwen in 2013. They have two daughters, Vienna[25] and Avalon.[26] McEwen graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Ottawa in 2004.[4] She works as a case officer with the Government of Canada.[27]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead
1999–00 Jenn Hanna Dawn Askin Stephanie Hanna Melanie Robillard
2001–02[28] Darcie Simpson Kellie Andrews Dawn Askin Linda Fulton
2002–03[29] Darcie Simpson Jenn Hanna Dawn Askin Linda Fulton
2003–04 Jenn Hanna Joëlle Sabourin Dawn Askin Stephanie Hanna
2004–05 Jenn Hanna Pascale Letendre Dawn Askin Stephanie Hanna
2005–06 Jenn Hanna Joëlle Sabourin Dawn Askin Stephanie Hanna
2007 Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin
2007–08 Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin
2008–09 Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin
2009–10 Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin
2010–11 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn Askin
2011–12 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Joëlle Sabourin (Sept–Dec)
Jill Officer (Jan–April)		 Dawn Askin
2012–13 [a] Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn Askin
2013–14 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen
2014–15 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen
2015–16 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen
2016–17 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen
2017–18 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes
Shannon Birchard (STOH only)		 Jill Officer Dawn McEwen
2018–19 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen
2019–20 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen
2020–21 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen / Lisa Weagle
2021–22 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen / Lisa Weagle

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jones was on maternity leave for the beginning of the 2012–13 curling season, and returned to her team in January 2013.

References[]

  1. ^ "Birth and Death Notices". Ottawa Citizen. July 4, 1980. p. 38. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Canada's Greatest Curlers: McEwen earns top spot as best lead - TSN.ca". February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Askin". Ottawa Citizen. July 5, 1980. p. 46. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Dawn MCEWEN". 2022 Winter Olympics. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Brad Norman (March 30, 2009). "China Makes History". Curling Scoops. Retrieved February 8, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Jones foursome on top again". Winnipeg Free Press. February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  7. ^ "Jennifer Jones leads Canada to world women's curling championship title | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  8. ^ Horne, Ryan (December 9, 2018). "Jones wins record fourth Canada Cup title with incredible shot in ninth".
  9. ^ "Jones wins third straight TSN Skins Game". February 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Hobson, Russ. "Jennifer Jones knocked out of playoff contention at the Scotties".
  11. ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (December 16, 2019). "Hasselborg tops Jones to win Boost National women's title". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Playoffs". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  13. ^ McKay, Pat (February 3, 2020). "Kerri Einarson wins 2020 Manitoba Scotties". CTV News. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Wild Card Winner!". Curling Canada. February 15, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Scotties Final Set!". Curling Canada. February 23, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  17. ^ Strong, Gregory (March 18, 2020). "Team Jennifer Jones adds free-agent all-star lead Lisa Weagle". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  18. ^ Devin Heroux (January 19, 2021). "Lisa Weagle in for Team Jones as Dawn McEwen says no to bubble due to pregnancy". CBC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  19. ^ "Stu Sells Oakville Tankard". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  20. ^ "Mann upsets Jones in Stu Sells Toronto Tankard final; Epping edges Howard in men's final". TSN. October 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  21. ^ Devin Heroux (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  22. ^ "Alberta's Walker into Hearts semifinal with 9-8 win over Manitoba's Jones". CTV News Calgary. February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  23. ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 17, 2021). "Homan, Einarson remain red hot heading into Champions Cup playoffs". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  24. ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 23, 2021). "Sharpshooting Team Einarson secure bye to Players' Championship semis". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  25. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ @CurlingCanada (April 16, 2021). "Congratulations to @02ginger and @MikeMcEwen80 on the birth of their little girl Avalon!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide
  28. ^ Ottawa Citizen, 27 Jan 2002, pg B2, "Rideau curlers come up short in Hearts final"
  29. ^ Ottawa Citizen, 2 Feb 2003, pg B2, "Ontario: 10th end loss for Merklinger"

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