Michelle McQuaid

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Michelle McQuaid
Curler
Born (1991-07-30) July 30, 1991 (age 30)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Team
Curling club
Montague, PEI[1]
SkipSuzanne Birt
ThirdMarie Christianson
SecondMeaghan Hughes
LeadMichelle McQuaid
AlternateKathy O'Rourke
Career
Member Association Prince Edward Island
Hearts appearances6 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Top CTRS ranking9th (2019–20)

Michelle Dianne McQuaid[2] (born July 30, 1991) is a Canadian curler from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[3] She currently plays lead on Team Suzanne Birt. She is a three-time PEI junior champion and five-time PEI Scotties champion.[4]

Career[]

McQuaid competed at the 2007 Canada Winter Games as third for the Sarah Fullerton rink. They finished with a 1–5 record. She represented PEI at three Canadian Junior Curling Championships also as third for Fullerton from 2010 to 2012. In 2010, they finished seventh with a 6–6 record.[5] In 2011, they improved from their previous season finishing in eighth with a 7–5 record.[6] At her final trip to the juniors in 2012, they finished eighth, once again with a 6–6 record.[7] While still in juniors, Team Fullerton entered the 2012 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They finished round robin play with a 4–1 record and clinch second place. In the semifinal they played Kim Dolan. Starting off quite comfortably, Team Fullerton was up 6–1 after the fourth end, however after giving up four stolen points in ends eight and nine, they tied the game in the tenth. After some troubles in the extra end, without hammer, Team Fullerton ultimately lost the game 10–9.[8]

Out of juniors, McQuaid joined the Suzanne Birt rink for the 2013–14 season with Shelly Bradley and Susan McInnis at third and lead. They won the Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic World Curling Tour event[9] and finished second at the Curl Atlantic Championship.[10] At the 2014 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they missed the playoffs with a 1–3 record. The next season they were able to win the 2015 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts by defeating Kathy O'Rourke in the semifinal. They finished in ninth place with a 4–7 record at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team disbanded after the season.

After taking a season off, McQuaid joined the Robyn MacPhee rink as lead for the 2016–17 season. They won the Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic[11] and finished runner-up at the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel.[12] The team was successful at the provincial championship, defeating Veronica Smith in the semifinal of the 2017 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They finished 3–8 at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Team MacPhee also won the provincial championship the following season, and finished 2–6 at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Birt returned to competitive curling after the season and took over as skip for the team.[13]

Team Birt had a very strong 2018–19 season, not missing the playoffs in any of their tour events. They won the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, finished runner-up at the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and had semifinal finishes at both the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel. The team won five straight sudden-death elimination games at the 2019 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts to claim the provincial title.[14] The team did improve their record at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing in sixth place with a 6–5 record.

Team Birt played in nine tour events the following season and qualified in eight of them, only missing the playoffs at the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. This year, they won the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and were finalists at the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge and the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic. They had semifinal finishes at The Curling Store Cashspiel, the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel and a quarterfinal appearance at both the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the Tour Challenge Tier 2. They defended their title at the 2020 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team had an eighth-place finish at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing with a 5–6 record.[15][16]

Team Birt began the 2020–21 season with two runner-up finishes at the 2020 The Curling Store Cashspiel and the 2020 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel.[17] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Prince Edward Island, many teams had to opt out of the 2021 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete in the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. This meant that only Team Birt and their clubmates 's rink entered the event.[18] In the best-of-five series, Team Birt defeated Team London three games to zero to earn the right to represent Prince Edward Island at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.[19] At the Tournament of Hearts, they finished a 4–4 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round.[20]

Personal life[]

McQuaid works as a team lead for Veterans Affairs Canada.[21] She began curling when she was 5 years old.[2]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2009–10[22] Sarah Fullerton Michelle McQuaid
2010–11 Sarah Fullerton Michelle McQuaid Sara MacRae Whitney Young
2011–12 Sarah Fullerton Michelle McQuaid Sara MacRae
2013–14 Suzanne Birt Shelly Bradley Michelle McQuaid Susan McInnis
2014–15 Suzanne Birt Shelly Bradley Michelle McQuaid Susan McInnis
2016–17 Robyn MacPhee Sarah Fullerton Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid
2017–18 Robyn MacPhee Sarah Fullerton Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid
2018–19 Suzanne Birt Marie Christianson Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid
2019–20 Suzanne Birt Marie Christianson Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid
2020–21 Suzanne Birt Marie Christianson Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid
2021–22 Suzanne Birt Marie Christianson Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid

References[]

  1. ^ "Michelle McQuaid Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Whitehorse 2007 Canada Games Profile: Michelle McQuaid". 2007 Canada Games. 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Michelle McQuaid Statistics". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships" (PDF). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships" (PDF). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Fullerton foursome wins third straight provincial title". PEI Curling. January 3, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dolan beats Fullerton in extra end to advance to Scotties final against Hughes". PEI Curling. January 12, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Birt wins 2013 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Birt Runner-Up at 2013 Curl Atlantic Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "Former Cornwall junior members winning on the World Curling Tour!". Cornwall Curling Club. November 7, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "MacPhee Runner-Up at 2016 Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Season of Change: A roundup of curling's roster movement frenzy". TSN. April 4, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  14. ^ Eric McCarthy (January 13, 2019). "Birt claims 10th PEI Scotties". The Guardian. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "2020 Scotties Meet the Teams: Prince Edward Island". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Team Birt loses close The Curling Store Cashspiel final in extra end". PEI Curling. September 25, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  18. ^ "Teams". PEI Curling. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "Team Birt sweeps PEI Scotties". PEI Curling. January 30, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  20. ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "Michelle McQuaid Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

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