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Mark Dacey

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Mark Dacey
Born (1966-06-22) June 22, 1966 (age 58)
Team
Curling clubMayflower CC,
Halifax, NS
Curling career
Member Association Saskatchewan (1981–1995; 1996–1997)
 New Brunswick (1995–1996)
 Nova Scotia (1997–present)
Brier appearances6 (1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009)
World Championship
appearances
1 (2004)
Top CTRS ranking7th (2003–04)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Gävle
Representing  Nova Scotia
Tim Hortons Brier
Gold medal – first place 2004 Saskatoon
Silver medal – second place 2003 Halifax
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Regina
Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Leduc
Representing  Saskatchewan
Labatt Brier
Silver medal – second place 1995 Halifax

Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a Canadian curler originally from Saskatchewan. He was based at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]

Dacey is a former Canadian men's curling champion skip, having won the 2004 Nokia Brier. He defeated Randy Ferbey's team, ending their 3-year Brier winning streak. Dacey went on to win a bronze medal at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championship.

Competitive history

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Mark Dacey was a runner-up in the 1995 Brier, as the vice-skip for team Saskatchewan (skipped by Brad Heidt). After meeting at the 1995 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Dacey started dating 1991 Canadian Junior champion Heather Smith, and moved to New Brunswick to be with her for the 1995–96 season.[2] While in New Brunswick, he skipped a team to the final of the 1996 provincial men's championship, where he lost to Mike Kennedy.[3] After the season, Dacey returned to his hometown of Saskatoon to rejoin the Heidt rink while Smith went to school in Scotland.[2] Dacey only played one season in Saskatchewan before he and Smith moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1997.[4]

Representing Nova Scotia, he reached the 2001 Nokia Brier, finishing with a 6-5 record, and at the 2003 Nokia Brier in Halifax, he finished third during the round-robin, with a 7-4 record. They lost the final to Randy Ferbey.

Dacey also won the 2002 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. In 2005, Dacey was unable to win the Nova Scotia men's championship, precluding him from defending his National title at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier. In 2006, Dacey recaptured the provincial championship to return to the Brier. His team finished 7-4 in the round-robin, and defeated Alberta's Kevin Martin in the first playoff game. They lost to eventual champion Jean-Michel Ménard of Quebec in the semifinal, securing a third-place finish.

The Dacey team announced it was taking a year off as of Tuesday April 9, 2007.

However, in the 2008 Nova Scotia provincials, the team was back minus Dacey. Bruce Lohnes (Third), Rob Harris (Second), Andrew Gibson (Lead), curled in the provincial finals with Colleen Jones' husband Scott Saunders skipping them.[5]

Dacey won his second mixed title in November 2009 at the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. This qualified him and his wife, Heather to represent Canada at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. However, they had to pull out after being delayed by the air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption.

Teams

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Event Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Result
1995 Brier Brad Heidt Mark Dacey Wayne Charteris Dan Ormsby 2nd
2001 Brier Mark Dacey Paul Flemming Blayne Iskiw Tom Fetterly T-5th
2003 Brier Mark Dacey Bruce Lohnes Rob Harris Andrew Gibson Steve Ogden 2nd
2004 Brier Mark Dacey Bruce Lohnes Rob Harris Andrew Gibson Mat Harris 1st
2004 WCC Mark Dacey Bruce Lohnes Rob Harris Andrew Gibson Mat Harris 3rd
2006 Brier Mark Dacey Bruce Lohnes Rob Harris Andrew Gibson 3rd
2010 CM Mark Dacey Heather Smith-Dacey Andrew Gibson Jill Mouzar 1st

Grand Slam record

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Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Masters SF Q Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Canadian Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The National DNP Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Q
Players' DNP Q Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Personal life

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He was the husband of 2004 Nova Scotia women's curling champion Heather Smith; they separated in 2013.

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Murphy, Mark Dacey each 2-0 at N.S. men's curling championship". The Chronicle Herald. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  2. ^ a b "Hardly love on the rocks". Edmonton Journal. November 2, 1996. p. 44. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kennedy rink claims N.B. Tankard". Saint John Times Globe. February 12, 1996. p. 26. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fairways full of snow, but there's lots of news to tee-up". Moncton Times-Transcript. April 1, 1997. p. 17. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Nova Scotia News – TheChronicleHerald.ca
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