| Heath McCormick | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1976 |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Ontario (1992–2010; 2019–present)  Grand National (2010–2014; 2015–2016)  Minnesota (2014–2015; 2016–2019) |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2012) |
Medal record | |
Heath McCormick (born August 7, 1976) is a Canadian-American curler from Sarnia, Ontario.
McCormick began curling in 1992 as a junior in Ontario. He competed in the Ontario Junior Curling Championships five times, and won in 1996 playing third for Patrick Ferris. That rink represented Ontario at the 1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships where they lost in a tie-breaker game to Nova Scotia's Rob Sifton. [1] He also competed in the Ontario's men's provincial championships six times and finished as runner-up in 2003. He was part of the winning team in the 2004 Ontario mixed championship. [2] He lost in the final of the 2004 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship to Shannon Kleibrink of Alberta. [3]
In 2010, McCormick returned to the United States after he was recruited by Bill Stopera, Martin Sather, and Dean Gemmell to replace Matt Hames, who was retiring, as skip. With his new team, McCormick competed in the 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship, finishing fourth after a playoff loss to Todd Birr. He returned the next year to play in the nationals and went through the round robin undefeated, eventually securing his first nationals title with a win over defending champion Pete Fenson.
McCormick and his team played at the 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship, and qualified for the playoffs, defeating Fenson and Mike Farbelow in the tiebreaker round. They lost to eventual champion Brady Clark in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game.
Upon their semifinal win at the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship, McCormick and his team were qualified to participate at the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials. [4]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Challenge | — | DNP | DNP | Q | |||||||||||
| Masters / World Cup | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The National | Q | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Canadian Open | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP |
| Players' | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
McCormick grew up in Sarnia, Ontario. He studied at the University of Western Ontario. He works as an insurance broker with McCormick Insurance Brokers Ltd. Despite sharing a last name, Heath is not related to United States female curler Debbie McCormick. [2]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | 2011 USNCC | |
| 2011–12 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | 2012 USNCC, 2012 WCC | |
| 2012–13 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | 2013 USNCC | |
| 2013–14 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Dean Gemmell | Martin Sather | 2013 USOCT | |
| 2014–15 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Joe Polo | Colin Hufman | Ryan Brunt | 2015 USNCC |
| 2015–16 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Dean Gemmell | Mark Lazar | Andrew Stopera | 2016 USNCC |
| 2016–17 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | 2017 USNCC | |
| 2017–18 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Rich Ruohonen | 2017 USOCT |
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