Rebecca Atkinson (curler)
| Rebecca Atkinson | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
Curl Moncton Moncton, NB |
| Skip | Sylvie Robichaud |
| Third | Rebecca Atkinson |
| Second | Marie Richard |
| Lead | Jane Boyle |
| Alternate | Nicole Arsenault Bishop |
| Career | |
| Hearts appearances | 5 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Top CCA ranking | 19th (2005-06) |
| Grand Slam victories | 0 |
Rebecca "Becky" Atkinson (born July 17, 1982 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Rothesay, New Brunswick.
Career
Juniors
Her first appearance at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships was in 2000 in Moncton, New Brunswick. She was selected from the spare pool for Teams New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador throughout the week. [1] Her second and final trip to the championships was in 2003, this time as skip of her own team. She finished the round robin in seventh place, with a 6-6 record.[2]
2009–2011
Atkinson participated at the 2009 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where she skipped her own squad. She would not make the playoffs that year, finishing sixth place with a 3-4 record, but would return again to the 2011 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where she would finish round robin in third place with a 5-2 record. She faced Sylvie Robichaud in the semifinal and lost with a score of 4-6.[3]
2011–2014
For the 2011–12 curling season, Atkinson left her team and joined with Andrea Kelly (Crawford) to form a new squad. Atkinson threw third stones and skip the team. The team participated in the first Curl Atlantic Championship, where they would advance to the playoffs. They faced Suzanne Birt in the semifinal, but ended up losing with a score of 2-6.[4]
The team went on to participate in the 2012 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There, they finished the round robin in first place with a 6-1 record. They received a bye to the final, where they faced Mary Jane McGuire, and won the championship with a score of 7-5. With the win, Atkinson also won the right to represent New Brunswick at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. [5] In Atkinson's first Scotties appearance, she skipped her team to a sixth place round robin finish, ending with a 5-6 record.[6]
Atkninson, who had skipped the team in 2011-12, switched positions with Crawford after the season. Crawford would skip the team, with Atkninson throwing third rocks. The team went undefeated at the 2013 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Melissa Adams in the final, earning the team the right to represent New Brunswick at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There, the team finished with a 6-5 record, tied for 5th. The following year, the team lost just one match en route to winning the 2014 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating the Sylvie Robichaud in the final. At the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the rink once again finished with a 6-5 record, tied for 5th place.
After the 2013-14 season, Crawford moved to Alberta.
Personal life
Atkinson is a lawyer with Cox & Palmer. She is married to Kevin Boyle.[7]
References
- ↑ "2000 Karcher Junior Women Curling Championship" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "2003 Karcher Junior Women Curling Championship" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "2010-2011 New Brunswick Scotties Women's Championship". Playdowns.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Curl Atlantic Championships". LiveCurling.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "2011-2012 New Brunswick Scotties Women's Championship". Playdowns.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Draw 17 – 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Media Report" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ http://cloudfront9.curling.ca/2016scotties/files/2016/02/SCOTTIES-SAT-ALL.pdf