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| Curling club | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hearts appearances | 4 (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurie Allen (born c. 1963) [1] is a Canadian curler.
She is a World women's bronze medallist [2] and 1992 Canadian women's champion.
In 2011, she was inducted into Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame [3] together with all members of Connie Laliberte teams of 1992 and 1995. [4]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1988–89 | Chris More | Karen Purdy | Lori Zeller | Kristen Kuruluk | Laurie Allen | STOH 1989  |
| 1989–90 | Janet Harvey | Jennifer Ryan | Janine Sigurdson | Kim Overton | Laurie Allen | STOH 1990 (8th) |
| 1991–92 | Connie Laliberte | Laurie Allen | Cathy Gauthier | Janet Arnott | STOH 1992  WCC 1992  | |
| 1992–93 | Connie Laliberte | Laurie Allen | Cathy Gauthier | Janet Arnott | Corrine Webb | STOH 1993 (5th) |
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