Brigitte MacPhail

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Brigitte MacPhail
Curler
Born (1987-06-19) June 19, 1987 (age 35)
Grand Falls, New Brunswick
Team
Curling club Halifax CC,
Halifax, NS [1]
Skip Brigitte MacPhail
Third Sadie Pinksen
Second Kaitlin MacDonald
Lead Alison Taylor
Alternate Leigh Gustafson
Career
Member AssociationFlag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (2006–2007)
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (2007–2021)
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (2021–present)
Hearts appearances2 (2022, 2023)
Top CTRS ranking 64th (2018–19)

Brigitte MacPhail (born June 19, 1987, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. [2] She currently skips her own team out of the Iqaluit Curling Club in Iqaluit. [3]

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Career

MacPhail made one appearance at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, playing lead for the New Brunswick Mary Jane McGuire rink. At the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the team finished in ninth place with a 6–6 record. [4]

After taking multiple seasons off, MacPhail joined the Christie Gamble rink for the 2015–16 season with Kaitlyn Veitch at second and Mary Mattatall at lead. The team did not have a great season on tour, failing to qualify for the playoffs in any of their five events. They finished with a 3–4 record at the 2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team fared much better the following season on tour, reaching the final of the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic and the quarterfinals of the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel. [5] Despite their tour season, Team Gamble finished with a 2–5 record at the 2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

With Gamble moving to Saskatchewan following the season, MacPhail and Veitch joined Team Colleen Pinkney with Mary Myketyn-Driscoll throwing fourth rocks and Michelle MacDonald as their alternate. The team was able to find some success on tour, reaching the semifinals of both the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel. [6] At the 2018 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished in seventh with a 3–4 record. Pinkney left the team following the season and Myketyn-Driscoll took over as skip of the team. On tour, they made the final of the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel, semifinals of The Curling Store Cashspiel and quarterfinals of the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel. [7] The team once again finished in seventh at the 2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, this time with a 2–5 record. During the 2019–20 season, Team Myketyn-Driscoll missed the playoffs in all five of their tour events. They would have their best showing at the 2020 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing in fifth place with a 3–4 record.

For the 2021–22 season, MacPhail took over skipping the Nunavut Women's team of Sadie Pinksen, Kaitlin MacDonald and Alison Taylor. MacPhail remained in Halifax, and played with the team as their designated out-of-province curler. [3] The team represented Nunavut at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing with a winless 0–8 record. [8] The following season, Team MacPhail played in four tour events, failing to qualify for the playoffs at all four. At the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team again went 0–8, placing last. [9]

Personal life

MacPhail works as a chiropractor at Choice Health Centre/Maritime Chiropractic & Wellness. She is married to Alex Campbell. [2] She began curling at the age of 9. [3]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2006–07 [10] Mary Jane McGuire Megan McGuire Erika Nabuurs Brigitte MacPhail
2015–16 Christie Gamble Brigitte MacPhail Kaitlyn Veitch Mary Mattatall
2016–17Christie GambleBrigitte MacPhailKaitlyn Veitch Michelle Lang
2017–18 Mary Myketyn-Driscoll (Fourth)Brigitte MacPhailKaitlyn Veitch Colleen Pinkney (Skip)
2018–19Mary Myketyn-DriscollBrigitte MacPhailKaitlyn Veitch Michelle McDonald
2019–20Mary Myketyn-Driscoll Jessica Daigle Brigitte MacPhailKaitlyn Veitch
2020–21Jessica DaigleBrigitte MacPhail Lindsey Burgess Kaitlin Fralic
2021–22Brigitte MacPhail Sadie Pinksen Kaitlin MacDonald Alison Taylor
2022–23Brigitte MacPhailSadie PinksenKaitlin MacDonaldAlison Taylor

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References

  1. ↑ "Brigitte MacPhail Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 François Le Blanc (January 27, 2022). "Une Néo-Brunswickoise capitaine de l'équipe de curling du Nunavut" (in French). Radio-Canada. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "WCT Recap: Menard, Robichaud win in NB". TSN. December 5, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2017 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ Ryan Horne (October 8, 2018). "WCT Recap: Team Carruthers get first victory, Team Einarson keep rolling". TSN. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results". Sportsnet. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings and schedule". Sportsnet. February 17, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brigitte MacPhail Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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