Teri Lake
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Teri Lake is a Canadian
curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia
. She currently plays lead for Heather Smith-Dacey
Lake made her first national curling debut in 2000, at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
. She skipped her own team, representing Nova Scotia at the women’s event. Lake’s team would have difficult time at the event finishing with a round robin record of 4-8.
Lake’s career would lead her to teaming up with Jill Mouzar
. Playing second for Mouzar, the team would win the Nova Scotia Scotties, representing the province at the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
, in Lethbridge, Alberta. Their provincial success would not hold strong at the national level and the team would finish with a 3-8 record. Lake would continue to play with Mouzar until 2010, when Mouzar moved to Ontario. Six time Canadian, and two time World Champion Colleen Jones
would take over the squad as skip. The new Jones squad was preparing to enter the qualification round for the 2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
, when Jones was hospitalized for bacterial meningitis. With Jones out, the team recruited Danielle Parsons
to play third, Heather Smith-Dacey
would take over as skip, and 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.
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 lead for Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia....
Lake made her first national curling debut in 2000, at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
. She skipped her own team, representing Nova Scotia at the women’s event. Lake’s team would have difficult time at the event finishing with a round robin record of 4-8.
Lake’s career would lead her to teaming up with Jill Mouzar
Jill Mouzar
Jillian Mouzar [pronounced MOW-zer] is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She currently plays lead for Kirsten Wall's Oakville, Ontario rink.Mouzar started curling in Liverpool, Nova Scotia...
. Playing second for Mouzar, the team would win the Nova Scotia Scotties, representing the province at the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's women's curling championship, was held February 17-25 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. It marks the first year under the Scotties brand name. The winner was the defending champions Team Canada, under skip Kelly Scott...
, in Lethbridge, Alberta. Their provincial success would not hold strong at the national level and the team would finish with a 3-8 record. Lake would continue to play with Mouzar until 2010, when Mouzar moved to Ontario. Six time Canadian, and two time World Champion 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...
would take over the squad as skip. The new Jones 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 was hospitalized for bacterial meningitis. With Jones out, the team recruited Danielle Parsons
Danielle Parsons
Danielle Parsons is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She currently plays third for Heather Smith-Dacey...
to play third, Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey
Heather Smith-Dacey is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia....
would take over as skip, and 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.