Kaitlin MacDonald
| Kaitlin MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1998 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit, NU[1] |
| Skip | Brigitte MacPhail |
| Third | Sadie Pinksen |
| Second | Kaitlin MacDonald |
| Lead | Alison Taylor |
| Alternate | Leigh Gustafson |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Nunavut |
| Hearts appearances | 4 (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 100th (2019–20) |
Kaitlin MacDonald (born November 26, 1998, in Brantford, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Iqaluit, Nunavut.[2] She currently plays second on Team Brigitte MacPhail.
Career[edit]
During her junior career, MacDonald competed in six Canadian Junior Curling Championships from 2015 to 2020 with skip Sadie Pinksen. The teams best finish was a 2–7 record in 2016, 2018 and 2020. They also represented Nunavut at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, finishing in eleventh with a 2–6 record.[3]
In 2020, MacDonald, Pinksen and Alison Griffin teamed up with Ontario curler Lori Eddy for the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Despite Eddy living in Ontario, she was added to the team as the territory's "import player", after being asked by Griffin. The team automatically qualified for the Scotties as no other team in the Territory decided to challenge them.[4] The team finished with a 2–5 record, including a surprise win against Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville.[5] Team Eddy represented Nunavut again the following year at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they finished with a winless 0–8 record.[6][7] Brigitte MacPhail joined the team for the 2021–22 season as their out-of-province player, replacing Eddy at the skip position. The team represented Nunavut at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing with a winless 0–8 record.[8] The following season, Team MacPhail played in four tour events, failing to qualify for the playoffs at all four. At the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team again went 0–8, placing last.[9]
Personal life[edit]
MacDonald took accounting at the University of Prince Edward Island.[10] She currently works as a finance officer for the Government of Nunavut.[11]
Teams[edit]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15[12] | Sadie Pinksen | Christianne West | Katie Chislett-Manning | Kaitlin McDonald |
| 2015–16 | Sadie Pinksen | Christianne West | Kaitlin McDonald | Melicia Elizaga |
| 2016–17 | Sadie Pinksen | Christianne West | Kaitlin McDonald | Melicia Elizaga |
| 2017–18 | Sadie Pinksen | Christianne West | Kaitlin McDonald | Melicia Elizaga |
| 2018–19 | Sadie Pinksen | Christianne West | Kaitlin McDonald | Abigail Atienza |
| 2019–20 | Sadie Pinksen | Christianne West | Kaitlin McDonald | Lena Chown |
| Lori Eddy | Sadie Pinksen | Alison Griffin | Kaitlin McDonald | |
| 2020–21 | Lori Eddy | Sadie Pinksen | Alison Griffin | Kaitlin McDonald |
| 2021–22 | Brigitte MacPhail | Sadie Pinksen | Kaitlin McDonald | Alison Taylor |
| 2022–23 | Brigitte MacPhail | Sadie Pinksen | Kaitlin McDonald | Alison Taylor |
References[edit]
- ^ "Kaitlin MacDonald Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "2015 Canada Winter Games: Team Profile". 2015 Canada Winter Games. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Ted Wyman (February 17, 2020). "Two decades later, Ontario's Eddy finds second Scotties chance as skip of Nunavut team". Windsor Star. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Nunavut wins 1st game at 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 18, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ @Devin_Heroux (January 9, 2021). "Just receiving word Nunavut's Scotties team has been selected. LORI EDDY IS BACK! How much fun was this team at last year's Scotties! @LoriCEddy third Sadie Pinksen, second Alison Griffin and lead Kaitlin MacDonald to represent Nunavut in Calgary bubble. #cbccurl @CBCOlympics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results". Sportsnet. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings and schedule". Sportsnet. February 17, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Kaitlin MacDonald Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 19, 2022.