Hailey Armstrong

Hailey Breyanne Armstrong[2] (born March 8, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Carleton Place, Ontario.[3] She currently plays third on Team Laurie St-Georges.

Hailey Armstrong
Curler
Born (1996-03-08) March 8, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Team
Curling clubRideau CC,
Ottawa, ON[1]
SkipLaurie St-Georges
ThirdHailey Armstrong
SecondEmily Riley
LeadCynthia St-Georges
AlternateIsabelle Thiboutot
Career
Member Association Ontario (2013–2019)
 Quebec (2019–present)
Hearts appearances1 (2021)
Top CTRS ranking28th (2019–20)

Career

After winning the 2017 Ontario Junior Curling Championships, Armstrong competed in her lone Canadian Junior Curling Championships of her junior career at the 2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. She represented Ontario with teammates Grace Holyoke at third, Lindsay Dubue at second and Marcia Richardson at lead.[4] They finished the round robin and championship pools with an unblemished 10–0 record, qualifying directly for the final where they faced Alberta's Kristen Streifel. Tied 3–3 with hammer in the tenth end, Armstrong was heavy on her final draw, giving Alberta a steal of two and the 5–3 win.[5] Armstrong aged out of juniors the following season and began skipping her own team on the World Curling Tour. Her team qualified for the 2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they went 0–3 in the triple knockout tournament. After failing to qualify for the provincial championship in 2019, she joined the Laurie St-Georges rink out of Quebec as their third.

In their first season together, Team St-Georges competed in their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 where they lost in a tiebreaker to Megan Balsdon.[6] They also competed in their first provincial women's championship at the 2020 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts. After finishing the round robin in first place, they lost in the final to Noémie Verreault 3–1.[7]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, the 2021 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled.[8] Since the defending champions, Team Noémie Verreault, had disbanded, Team St-Georges (the 2020 provincial runner-up) was invited to represent Quebec at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which they accepted.[9] The event was played in a bio-secure bubble in Calgary, Alberta to prevent the spread of the virus. At the Hearts, Armstrong and her teammates received a lot of media attention and fans thanks to their positive attitudes and strong play on the ice.[10] They also defeated multiple higher ranked teams in the tournament including the Wild Card team of Tracy Fleury (skipped by Chelsea Carey), Corryn Brown's British Columbia rink and Suzanne Birt's team out of Prince Edward Island. Ultimately, they finished the event with a 6–6 record and a seventh place finish.[11]

Personal life

Armstrong began curling at age 9. She grew up in Perth, and at the time of the 2017 Canadian Juniors, she was living in Innisville, Ontario.[12] Armstrong is currently a business administration student at Algonquin College.[3]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2013–14[13] Hailey ArmstrongGrace HolyokeLindsay DubueMarcia Richardson
2014–15 Hailey ArmstrongGrace HolyokeLindsay DubueMarcia Richardson
2015–16 Hailey ArmstrongGrace HolyokeLindsay DubueMarcia Richardson
2016–17 Hailey ArmstrongGrace HolyokeLindsay DubueMarcia Richardson
2017–18 Hailey ArmstrongErica HopsonLynsey LongfieldEmma Malfara
2018–19 Hailey ArmstrongMelissa GannonRebecca Wichers-SchreurJessica Armstrong
2019–20 Laurie St-GeorgesHailey ArmstrongEmily RileyCynthia St-GeorgesIsabelle Thiboutot
2020–21 Laurie St-GeorgesHailey ArmstrongEmily RileyCynthia St-GeorgesFlorence Boivin
2021–22 Laurie St-GeorgesHailey ArmstrongEmily RileyCynthia St-GeorgesIsabelle Thiboutot

References
  1. "Hailey Armstrong Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. "Cougle/Armstrong". Ottawa Citizen. March 13, 1996. p. D9. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. "2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships: Team Ontario (Armstrong)". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. Video (full game): 2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championship - Women's Final - Ontario (Hailey Armstrong) vs Alberta (Kristen Streifel) on YouTube
  6. "2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Tiebreakers". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. "2020 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Final". Curling Québec (in French). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine". Curling Québec (in French). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. "Meet the Teams: Team Wild Card 2 & Team Quebec". Curling Canada. February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  10. Ryan Horne (February 22, 2021). "'Curling addict' St-Georges making plenty of noise at Scotties". TSN. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  11. "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  12. Jane Hobson (February 7, 2017). "Curler Hailey Armstrong has goals of rocking the Olympics". Hometown News Perth. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. "Hailey Armstrong Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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