Melissa Adams

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Melissa Adams
Curler
Born
Melissa McClure

(1977-12-16) December 16, 1977 (age 46)
Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada
Team
Curling club Capital Winter Club, Fredericton, NB [1]
Skip Melissa Adams
Third Jaclyn Crandall
Second Molli Ward
Lead Kendra Lister
Alternate Kayla Russell
Mixed doubles
partner		 Alex Robichaud
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
Hearts appearances5 (2009, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024)
Top CTRS ranking 47th (2023–24)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Thunder Bay
Representing Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
Canada Winter Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Grande Prairie

Melissa Adams (born December 16, 1977, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, as Melissa McClure) is a Canadian curler from Hanwell, New Brunswick. [2] She currently skips her own team. She is a former Canadian and World Junior champion skip.

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Career

Juniors

Adams first national championship appearance was at the 1995 Canada Winter Games where she played for New Brunswick, winning a bronze medal. She also won two New Brunswick High School championships in 1993 and 1994. Adams would then go on to skip New Brunswick at three straight Canadian Junior Curling Championships. At the 1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Adams led her New Brunswick team of Nancy Toner, Brigitte McClure and Bethany Toner to a 6–6 round robin record, missing the playoffs. At the 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she led her team to an improved 7–5 record, but again missed the playoffs. At the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she led her team to a 10–2 round robin record, good enough for second place. In the semifinals, she beat Prince Edward Island's Suzanne Gaudet rink and then in the finals, she beat Ontario's Jenn Hanna to claim the championship. Adams would then represent Canada at the 1998 World Junior Curling Championships. There, she led her team to a 7–2 round robin record, in second place. In the semifinals, she beat Scotland's Julia Ewart rink, and then downed Japan's Akiko Katoh rink in the final to win the gold medal.

Women's

Adams has had less success in her post-junior career. She would not win a provincial women's championship until 2017 with teammates Jennifer Armstrong, Cathlia Ward and Katie Forward. They represented New Brunswick at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they failed to make it out of the pre-qualifying tournament. After going 3–0 in the tournament, she lost in the pre-qualifying final to the Northwest Territories, and did not play in the main event. The next season, Adams joined the Sylvie Robichaud rink, which would win the 2018 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts. [3] At the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished the new pool play format with a 4–3 record. This placed them fifth in their pool, not enough to qualify for the Championship Pool. [4] In addition to her appearances at the 2017 and 2018 Hearts, Adams was the alternate for Team New Brunswick (skipped by Andrea Kelly) at the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, though she did not play in any games.

On the World Curling Tour, Adams has played in one career Grand Slam event, the 2010 Sobeys Slam, losing all three of her games. She has won the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic twice, in 2015 and 2017.

After failing to win the provincial championship in back to back years, Team Quillian disbanded and Adams formed her own team of Justine Comeau, Jaclyn Crandall and Kendra Lister. [5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Crawford was given the invitation to represent New Brunswick at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but they declined due to work and family commitments. [6] Team Adams was then invited in their place, which they accepted. [7] One member of Adams' rink, Justine Comeau, opted to not attend the Scotties, with Nicole Arsenault-Bishop stepping in to play second on the team. At the Hearts, Adams led her team to a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round. [8]

Adams joined the new Jaclyn Crandall rink with third Kendra Lister, second Molli Ward and lead Kayla Russell as their alternate for the 2023 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team finished 3–3 through the round robin, enough to earn them a spot in the tiebreaker. [9] There, they were defeated 8–6 by Shaelyn Park. [10]

The following season, Adams took over as skip, shifting Crandall to third, Lister to lead and Russell to alternate. On tour, the team went undefeated to pick up victories at the New Scotland Brewing Co. Cashspiel and the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, defeating the Heather Smith rink in both finals. [11] [12] At the 2024 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Adams won the A qualifier event before losing both the B and C events to Mélodie Forsythe and Sylvie Quillian respectively. In the playoffs, they beat Team Forsythe 8–4 in the semifinal before defeating Team Quillian 7–4 in the provincial final. [13] This earned the team the right to represent New Brunswick at the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts where Adams led the team to a 2–6 record, defeating the Northwest Territories' Kerry Galusha and Ontario's Danielle Inglis. [14]

Mixed doubles

Adams plays mixed doubles curling with her partner Alex Robichaud. The duo won the 2019 Goldine Clermont Mixed Doubles on the World Curling Tour. [15] In 2021, the pair represented New Brunswick at the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, finishing with a 1–5 record. [16]

Personal life

Adams is married to Todd Adams and has three children. She works as the national operations specialist for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. [2]

Her junior team was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Melissa Adams Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2018 New Brunswick Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ "New Brunswick ends Scotties on high note". TSN. February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Team Adams Announcement". Facebook. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ "What's the status of Canada's provincial and territorial curling playdowns?". TSN. December 4, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ Team Comeau (January 20, 2021). "Team Adams representing New Brunswick at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary". Facebook. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2023 New Brunswick Scotties & Prelims". New Brunswick Curling Association. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ Video (full game): 2023 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Tiebreaker – Shaelyn Park vs Jaclyn Crandall on YouTube
  11. ↑ "2023 New Scotland Brewing Co. Women's Cashspiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ "2023 Jim Sullivan Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ Matthew Daigle (January 22, 2024). "Capital Winter Club's Team Adams wins N.B. Scotties". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "It's Playoff Time". Curling Canada. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Adams/Robichaud win 2019 GOLDINE Clermont Mixed Doubles". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  16. ↑ Jackie Spiegel (March 26, 2021). "Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2021: Results, standings, schedule and TV channel". Sporting News. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Quick Facts". honouredmembers.com. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
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