Erica Curtis
Curler
Born
Erica Trickett

(1991-06-12) June 12, 1991
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Team
Curling clubSt. John's CC,
St. John's, NL[1]
SkipStacie Curtis
ThirdErica Curtis
SecondJulie Hynes
LeadCamille Burt
Curling career
Member Association Newfoundland and Labrador
Hearts appearances4 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2023)
Top CTRS ranking32nd (2012–13)

Erica Curtis (born June 12, 1991 as Erica Trickett) is a Canadian curler from Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] She currently plays third on Team Stacie Curtis.

Career

Curtis made three appearances at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2008, 2011 and 2012. In 2008, she finished 5–7 as lead for Julie Devereaux. In 2011, she again finished 5–7 this time as lead for Erin Porter. Her final trip in 2012, she skipped the Newfoundland and Labrador team to a 3–9 record.[3] She also competed in two U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, finishing 4–3 in 2011 and 2–5 in 2012.

Out of juniors, she joined the Heather Strong rink at second. They played in the 2012 Masters Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event where they qualified for the playoffs before losing to Chelsea Carey in the quarterfinals. They finished second at the 2013 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, only losing by one point in the final to Stacie Curtis. She later joined Marie Christianson's rink for the 2014–15 season however they had limited success on tour and failed to qualify for the playoffs at provincials.

Curtis won her first Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2017 as lead for Stacie Curtis. They had a good showing at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing in eighth with a 5–6 record. They defended their title the following season at the 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, going 8–1 through the tournament.[4] They had a great start at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, winning their first four games before losing three straight.[5] They then lost the tiebreaker to Ontario's Hollie Duncan and were eliminated. They officially finished tenth for the tournament, losing the ninth place seeding game to New Brunswick's Sylvie Robichaud.

Curtis began skipping her own team the following season. They didn't play in any tour events and failed to qualify at the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The following year however, they won three straight sudden death games to win the 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[6][7] At the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they finished in fourteenth place with a 1–6 record.

Team Curtis disbanded following the season, with Curtis and teammate Julie Devereaux joining forces with Mackenzie Glynn and Camille Burt for the 2020–21 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team only played in one event together, the Bally Haly Cash Spiel, where they finished with a 2–3 record.[8] Team Curtis was unable to compete in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete at the national championship.[9] The following season, they reached the final of both tour events they played in. At the Rick Rowsell Classic, they were defeated by Mackenzie Mitchell in the final and at the Bally Haly Cash Spiel, they lost to Heather Strong.[10] The 2022 provincial championship was cancelled due to the pandemic. As the highest ranked team on the CTRS standings, Team Sarah Hill were appointed to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[11]

Stacie Curtis returned to Newfoundland for the 2022–23 season and took over skipping duties of the team, shifting Curtis to third.[12] On tour, the team won the Rick Rowsell Classic and lost in the semifinals of both the Bally Haly Cash Spiel and the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel.[13] At the 2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Curtis finished 3–1 through the round robin, tied for first place with the Heather Strong rink. They then won 11–8 in the final to win the provincial title.[14] This qualified them to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, British Columbia.[15] There, they finished with a 2–6 record, earning victories over the Yukon's Hailey Birnie and Wild Card #3's Meghan Walter.[16]

Personal life

Curtis is a recreational specialist at Eastern Health. She is married to Dylan Curtis.[2][17]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2007–08 Julie DevereauxStephanie DavisJessica MoulandErica Trickett
2010–11[18] Erin PorterTara O'BrienJessica CunninghamErica Trickett
2011–12 Erica TrickettCarolyn SuleyJessica CunninghamNicole Noseworthy
2012–13 Heather StrongLaura StrongErica TrickettStephanie Korab
2014–15 Marie ChristiansonErin PorterLauren WasylkiwErica Trickett
2016–17 Stacie CurtisErin PorterJulie DeverauxErica Trickett
2017–18 Stacie CurtisErin PorterJulie DeverauxErica Trickett
2018–19 Erica TrickettErin PorterBrooke GodslandJulie Devereaux
2019–20 Erica CurtisErin PorterJulie DevereauxBeth Hamilton
2020–21 Erica CurtisMackenzie GlynnJulie DevereauxCamille Burt
2021–22 Erica CurtisMackenzie GlynnJulie HynesCamille Burt
2022–23 Stacie CurtisErica CurtisJulie HynesCamille Burt

References

  1. ↑ "Erica Curtis Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Alberta Women Stay Undefeated... Barely... At Juniors". Curling Canada. February 7, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Reloaded Jones rink team to beat at revamped 2018 Scotties". TSN. January 23, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Newfoundland/Labrador Ready To Take Next Steps at Scotties". Curling Canada. January 28, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Curtis wins three games in one day to take Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties title". The Telegram. January 14, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Brendan McCarthy (February 15, 2020). "Newfoundland and Labrador rink has considerable Scotties experience". The Telegram. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ↑ "2020 Bally Haly Cash Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Team Curtis announcement". Facebook. Team Curtis. January 15, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Team Erica Curtis: 2021–22". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ @CurlingNL (January 3, 2022). "Other provinces that are in our situation has gone the route of CTRS points and we will do the same. The team with the most points currently is Team Hill" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "We're back!!". Facebook. Team Curtis. September 26, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Team Stacie Curtis: 2022–23". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Meet the teams: Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador". Curling Canada. February 3, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  16. ↑ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings and schedule". Sportsnet. February 17, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Team Curtis Bio's". Facebook. Team Curtis. July 7, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Erica Curtis Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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