Calissa Daly

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Calissa Daly
Curler
Born (1998-12-19) December 19, 1998 (age 26)
Pembroke, Ontario
Team
Curling club Rideau CC,
Ottawa, ON [1]
Skip Danielle Inglis
Third Kira Brunton
Second Calissa Daly
Lead Cassandra de Groot
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationOntario (2014–2016; 2018–2019; 2020–present)
Nova Scotia (2016–2018)
Northern Ontario (2019–2020)
Hearts appearances1 (2024)
Top CTRS ranking 7th (2023–24)

Calissa Daly (born December 19, 1998, in Pembroke) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. [2] She currently plays second on Team Danielle Inglis.

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Career

While in juniors, Daly played in three different provinces. After beginning her career in Ontario, she moved to Nova Scotia while attending Acadia University, forming her own team out of Halifax. At the 2017 Nova Scotia junior championship, her team made it to the final before losing to Kristin Clarke's squad. [3] After failing to reach the playoffs the following year, she moved back to Ontario, joining the Thea Coburn rink at second. This move paid off for Daly as her team of Coburn, Kaelyn Gregory and Alice Holyoke won the 2019 Ontario U-21 Curling Championships, sending them to the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. [4] At the championship, the team finished in tenth place with a 4–5 record through the round robin and seeding pools. [5] In her final year of juniors, Daly joined the Kira Brunton rink out of Northern Ontario with the team going on to win the provincial title. Representing Northern Ontario at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Daly's rink again missed the playoffs, this time finishing in ninth with a 5–4 record. [6] Also during the 2019–20 season, Team Brunton defeated Cathy Auld in the final of the 2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard on the World Curling Tour. [7]

Out of juniors, Daly rejoined Thea Coburn on her team that now included Breanna Rozon. On tour, the team found initial success with a semifinal appearance at the Oakville U25 Kick-off and a quarterfinal finish at the 2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic. [8] Coburn left the rink shortly after and was replaced by Michaela Robert with Daly taking over as skip. In December, the team qualified for the 2022 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts with an undefeated run at the open qualifier. [9] At the provincial championship, Team Daly finished in last place with a 1–6 record, only managing a victory over Lauren Mann. Rozon then took over skipping duties for the team with Daly moving to third. During the 2022–23 season, Team Rozon found little success, only reaching the playoffs in two of six events and failing to qualify for the provincial championship. [10] Daly herself did play in the 2023 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, however, sparing for Jacqueline Harrison who was dealing with a hip injury. With teammates Allison Flaxey, Lynn Kreviazuk and Laura Hickey, the team went 4–1 in the round robin before losing in a tiebreaker to Danielle Inglis. [11] Also during the 2022–23 season, Daly spared for Paige Papley on Team Selena Sturmay at the 2022 PointsBet Invitational. [12] The team was able to upset Chelsea Carey in the opening round before losing to eventual champions Jennifer Jones in the quarterfinals. [13] Daly left Team Rozon following the season and joined Danielle Inglis' rink at second for the 2023–24 season.

With Team Inglis, Daly found major success, beginning at the Summer Series where the team went undefeated to capture the title. [14] The next month, the team competed in the 2023 PointsBet Invitational, however, lost in the opening round to Kayla Skrlik. [15] In October, the team played in the 2023 Tour Challenge Tier 2 event where they made it to the semifinals before losing out to Kim Eun-jung. [16] After a semifinal finish at the North Grenville Women's Fall Curling Classic, Team Inglis won another tour event at the North Bay Women's Spiel, defeating Hollie Duncan in the final. [17] In the new year, they travelled to Scotland and reached the semifinals of the 2024 Mercure Perth Masters, being knocked out by Clancy Grandy. Entering the 2024 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the top seeds, the Inglis rink lost just one game en route to claiming the provincial title, edging out Carly Howard 8–7 in the championship game. [18] This win qualified the team of Inglis, Kira Brunton, Daly and Cassandra de Groot for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alberta, Daly's first appearance at the national women's championship. At the event, the team had mixed results, ultimately finishing seventh in their pool with a 3–5 record. [19]

Personal life

Daly is employed as a policy analyst at Indigenous Services Canada. [2] She previously studied at Laurentian University, Acadia University and Carleton University. [20]

At five years old, Daly was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, an inherited heart disease. [21] Her siblings Colton and Camille have also been diagosed. [22]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2014–15 [23] Emma Wallingford Dayna Cullen Hannah Wallingford Calissa Daly
2015–16 Marie-Elaine Little Calissa Daly Kelsey Cathcart Montse De Los Rios
2016–17Calissa Daly Raquel Bachman Mandi Newhook Emily Manuel
2017–18Calissa Daly Kristen Lind Mandi Newhook Hailey Silver
2018–19 Thea Coburn Kaelyn Gregory Calissa Daly Alice Holyoke
2019–20 Kira Brunton Lindsay Dubue Calissa Daly Jessica Leonard
2020–21Thea Coburn Breanna Rozon Calissa DalyAlice Holyoke
2021–22Calissa DalyBreanna Rozon Michaela Robert Alice Holyoke
2022–23Breanna RozonCalissa DalyMichaela RobertAlice Holyoke
2023–24 Danielle Inglis Kira BruntonCalissa Daly Cassandra de Groot
2024–25Danielle InglisKira BruntonCalissa DalyCassandra de Groot

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References

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  2. 1 2 "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chester's Clarke Captures Nova Scotia Curling Crown". CJHK. January 1, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Brian Lockhart (January 10, 2019). "Local curler wins provincial championship". Shelburne Free Press. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador skip focused on final stretch at 2019 New Holland Canadian Juniors". Curling Canada. January 24, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Finals bound!". Curling Canada. January 23, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Brunton wins 2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "We have qualified for the Ontario scotties!". Facebook. Team Rozon. December 19, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Team Breanna Rozon: 2021–22". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ Fred Wallace (January 27, 2023). "Jan 27/23 Scotties & Tankard Update". Respect The Rock. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ "PointsBet teams set!". Curling Canada. August 18, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ "6th seed upset!". Curling Canada. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Cameron, Skrlik, Mouat all winners on Tour this weekend". TSN. August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ "By a razor's edge!". Curling Canada. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  16. ↑ Jonathan Brazeau (October 21, 2023). "Lawes, Jones to meet in HearingLife Tour Challenge women's final". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Walker-Muyres win mixed doubles event; Inglis and Epping win on Tour". TSN. November 26, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Inglis Wins Ontario Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  19. ↑ Bryan Murphy (February 24, 2024). "Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2024: Scores, standings, schedule & TV channel for women's curling championship". The Sporting News. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  20. ↑ "2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Ontario's Daly plays with heart at New Holland Juniors". Curling Canada. January 21, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  22. ↑ "The Daly family: A tale of three hearts". Curling Canada. May 5, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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