Danielle Parsons
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Danielle Parsons (born January 29, 1990 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
) is a Canadian
curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia
. She currently plays third for Heather Smith-Dacey
Parsons made her first national curling debut at the 2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
. She skipped her own team, representing Nova Scotia at the women’s event. Her team would have success at the event finishing with a round robin record of 9-3. Her team would lose the semi-final to Saskatchewan and would receive a bronze medal.
Parsons would join Heather Smith-Dacey
in December 2010, when Smith-Dacey’s skip Colleen Jones
was hospitalized for bacterial meningitis. The squad was preparing to enter the qualification round for the 2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
, when Jones fell ill. The team would go on to qualify for the event, and eventually win the event, defeating Jones’ former teammate Mary-Anne Arsenault
in the semi-final and Theresa Breen in the final. The team would go onto the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
, where their success would continue. The team would finish round robin play with a 7-4 record, which took them to a tie breaker game against British Columbia’s Kelly Scott
. After defeating Scott in the tie breaker, the team would meet Ontario’s Rachel Homan
. Homan would defeat the Smith-Dacey team in the 3-4 match, sending them to the first ever Bronze Medal Game, where the two teams would meet again. Smith-Dacey’s team would defeat Ontario 9-7 winning the bronze medal game.
For the 2011-2012 season the team will continue without Colleen Jones
, who has recruited a new team.
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. She currently plays third for Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia....
Parsons made her first national curling debut at the 2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The 2008 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held February 2-10 at the Soo Curlers Association and Tarentorous Curling Club in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships....
. She skipped her own team, representing Nova Scotia at the women’s event. Her team would have success at the event finishing with a round robin record of 9-3. Her team would lose the semi-final to Saskatchewan and would receive a bronze medal.
Parsons would join Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia....
in December 2010, when Smith-Dacey’s skip Colleen Jones
Colleen Jones
Colleen P. Jones is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row...
was hospitalized for bacterial meningitis. The squad was preparing to enter the qualification round for the 2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 25-30 at the Glooscap Curling Club in Kentville, Nova Scotia.The winning team of Heather Smith-Dacey represented Nova Scotia at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They finished round...
, when Jones fell ill. The team would go on to qualify for the event, and eventually win the event, defeating Jones’ former teammate Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is the long time second for Colleen Jones' team with whom she has won five Canadian championships, and two World Curling Championships...
in the semi-final and Theresa Breen in the final. The team would go onto the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to February 27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island...
, where their success would continue. The team would finish round robin play with a 7-4 record, which took them to a tie breaker game against British Columbia’s Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:...
. After defeating Scott in the tie breaker, the team would meet Ontario’s Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan
Rachel Catherine Homan is a Canadian curler from Orleans, Ontario. Homan is a former Canadian Junior Champion.-Career:...
. Homan would defeat the Smith-Dacey team in the 3-4 match, sending them to the first ever Bronze Medal Game, where the two teams would meet again. Smith-Dacey’s team would defeat Ontario 9-7 winning the bronze medal game.
For the 2011-2012 season the team will continue without Colleen Jones
Colleen Jones
Colleen P. Jones is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row...
, who has recruited a new team.