Robyn MacPhee
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Robyn MacPhee is a Canadian
curler
. She currently plays third for Suzanne Birt
.
MacPhee played both second and third for Birt (née Gaudet) during their junior careers. In 2001, playing second for the team, she won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
and a gold at the World Junior Curling Championships
. In 2002, MacPhee played third for the team, and they won another Canadian Junior championship and a bronze at the World Junior Championships.
After juniors, MacPhee remained on Birt's team, and would play second once again. The team won the provincial women's title in 2003 and would lose in the semi-final at the 2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts
.
MacPhee left Birt's team afterwards and joined up with her sister, Rebecca Jean MacDonald (née MacPhee) as her second. With her sister, she would win another provincial title in 2005 but finished out of the playoffs at the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts
. In 2006, she was reunited with Gaudet and the successful junior team they had. MacPhee won her third provincial championship in 2007, this time as Birt's third.
In 2008, she left Birt's team to once again play with her sister, except now in the position of skip. She left her sister in 2010 to play with Birt once again.
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
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
. She currently plays third for Suzanne Birt
Suzanne Birt
Suzanne Birt is a Canadian curler from Covehead, Prince Edward Island....
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MacPhee played both second and third for Birt (née Gaudet) during their junior careers. In 2001, playing second for the team, she won 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....
and a gold at the World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
. In 2002, MacPhee played third for the team, and they won another Canadian Junior championship and a bronze at the World Junior Championships.
After juniors, MacPhee remained on Birt's team, and would play second once again. The team won the provincial women's title in 2003 and would lose in the semi-final at the 2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts
2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts was held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario from February 15 to 23. The defending champion, Colleen Jones won the right to represent "Canada" and she would go on to win her third straight championship...
.
MacPhee left Birt's team afterwards and joined up with her sister, Rebecca Jean MacDonald (née MacPhee) as her second. With her sister, she would win another provincial title in 2005 but finished out of the playoffs at the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts
2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador from February 19 to 27 2005. The tournament consists of 12 teams, one from each of Canada's provinces, one from Canada's territories and the...
. In 2006, she was reunited with Gaudet and the successful junior team they had. MacPhee won her third provincial championship in 2007, this time as Birt's third.
In 2008, she left Birt's team to once again play with her sister, except now in the position of skip. She left her sister in 2010 to play with Birt once again.