Keira McLaughlin

Keira McLaughlin (born April 5, 2000)[2] is a Canadian curler originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She currently plays lead on Team Chelsea Brandwood.

Keira McLaughlin
Curler
Born
Keira McLaughlin

(2000-04-05) April 5, 2000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Team
Curling clubCapital Winter Club,
Fredericton, NB[1]
SkipChelsea Brandwood
ThirdMegan Smith
SecondBrenda Chapman
LeadKeira McLaughlin
Mixed doubles
partner		Tanner Horgan
Curling career
Member Association New Brunswick (2013–2020)
 Northern Ontario (2021–2022)
 Ontario (2022–present)
Other appearancesCJCC: 4 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Top CTRS ranking72nd (2019–20)

Career

McLaughlin has represented New Brunswick at four Canadian Junior Curling Championships with two bronze medals to her name in 2016 and 2018.[3][4] She also has a very accomplished Under 18 championship record. She won silver medals in both 2016 and 2017 at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships and the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships.[5] Still of junior age, she has participated in the past few New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts. In 2017, they lost the semifinal to the Melissa Adams rink and in 2018 they lost the tiebreaker to Sarah Mallais.[6][7] She did not participate in the 2019 playdowns as she was at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The Comeau rink would lose another semifinal at the 2020 provincials, this time to the Sylvie Quillian rink.[8] Later that season, Team Comeau represented the UNB Reds at the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships. There, they made it all the way to the final where they lost to the Alberta Pandas skipped by Selena Sturmay.[9]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
2013–14[10] Justine ComeauEmma Le BlancBrigitte ComeauKeira McLaughlin
2014–15 Justine ComeauEmma Le BlancBrigitte ComeauKeira McLaughlin
2015–16 Justine ComeauEmma Le BlancBrigitte ComeauKeira McLaughlin
2016–17 Justine ComeauEmma Le BlancBrigitte ComeauKeira McLaughlin
2017–18 Justine ComeauEmma Le BlancBrigitte ComeauKeira McLaughlin
2018–19 Justine ComeauEmma Le BlancBrigitte ComeauKeira McLaughlin
2019–20 Justine ComeauErica CluffBrigitte Comeau
Leah Thompson[lower-alpha 1]		Keira McLaughlin
2021–22 Marie-Elaine LittleAbby DescheneKeira McLaughlinZoe Valliere
2022–23 Abby DescheneKeira McLaughlinMelanie EbachShannon Clifford
2023–24 Chelsea BrandwoodMegan SmithBrenda ChapmanKeira McLaughlin

Notes
  1. Leah Thompson replaced Brigitte Comeau halfway through the season as Comeau stepped back from competitive curling.[11]

References
  1. "Keira McLaughlin Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. 2019 Canadian Juniors Media Guide
  3. "2016 Canadian Junior Women's Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. "2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Women's Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. "2016 Optimist U18 Women's International". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. "2017 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. "2018 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  8. "2020 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  9. "2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  10. "Keira McLaughlin Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  11. "Brigitte Comeau steps away from team Comeau". Facebook. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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