Kari MacLean
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Kari MacLean-Lavoie (born December 25, 1977 in Thunder Bay, Ontario
; is a Canadian
curler. She currently plays second for Krista McCarville.
Lavoie joined the team in 2007 replacing Tiffany Stubbings. Her resume up until that point included winning three Northern Ontario Junior championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998 and the 2006 Northern Ontario Mixed championship. She played lead for Mike Assad, a team that finished with a 3-8 record at the 2007 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
and won the most Sportsmanlike Player award.
Lavoie won her first Ontario provincial women's title in 2009, when the McCarville rink won the 2009 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
. Lavoie played in the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
in Edmonton, Alberta placing third and winning bronze. She also repeated as Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
champion after going undefaeted in Thunder Bay, Ontario
at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
she finished 3rd and winning bronze in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
.
In March 2011, She married Dan Lavoie in Mexico.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury...
; 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. She currently plays second for Krista McCarville.
Lavoie joined the team in 2007 replacing Tiffany Stubbings. Her resume up until that point included winning three Northern Ontario Junior championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998 and the 2006 Northern Ontario Mixed championship. She played lead for Mike Assad, a team that finished with a 3-8 record at the 2007 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
2007 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
The 2007 Forbes Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held November 11-18, 2006 at the Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener, Ontario. New Brunswick would win the event, only the province's second Mixed title. They were skipped by Terry Odishaw who defeated Quebec in the final...
and won the most Sportsmanlike Player award.
Lavoie won her first Ontario provincial women's title in 2009, when the McCarville rink won the 2009 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2009 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2009 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be the 2009 edition of the Ontario provincial women's curling tournament. It will be held January 26-February 1 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario...
. Lavoie played in the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held December 6-13, 2009 at Rexall Place in Edmonton. The event is also known and advertised as Roar of the Rings. The winner of the men's and women's events will represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
in Edmonton, Alberta placing third and winning bronze. She also repeated as Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The winning team represents the province at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts....
champion after going undefaeted in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury...
at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts is an annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Canada at the women's world curling championships. Since 1985, the winner also gets to return to the following year's tournament as...
she finished 3rd and winning bronze in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
.
In March 2011, She married Dan Lavoie in Mexico.
Sources
- CBC SportsCBC SportsCBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for English-language sports broadcasting. The CBC's sports programming primarily airs on CBC Television, with some additional broadcasts on bold, CBC.ca, and occasionally CBC Radio One...
. Grandslam Masters of Curling: Teams - The Windsor Star. Ontario steals win to open Scotties. February 21, 2009