Be in the Know With SWSCD: Meet Elite Canadian Curlers Team Brandwood
Elite competitive curling in Canada has a long and storied history in Canada. Over the years, the opportunities to play at the game's highest level have grown from primarily entering local, regional, provincial and national championships to today having the chance to compete in multiple professional curling tours where teams now have the opportunity to earn sometimes significant prize money.
Connect and Learn More From Team Brandwood
Head to Team Brandwood's SWSCD page to follow along with them throughout their 2023 - 2024 curling season journey. You can also follow them on their Facebook and Instagram social media pages.
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One such elite Canadian competitive team is Team Brandwood. A newly created team for the 2023 - 2024 curling season and made up of four curlers with extensive national and international experience. Together with their coach John Gabel, Team Brandwood will compete in eight events on the World Curling Tour in 2023.
They also will compete to earn a spot at the 2024 Ontario's Provincial Curling Championships - the Ontario Scotties - that will then give them the chance to earn a spot at the 2024 Scotties National Curling Championship where Team Brandwood will have the chance to compete for the right to be called Canada's best women's curling team.
Team Brandwood is based out of the Niagara Falls Curling Club located in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Meet Team Brandwood
Chelsea Brandwood - Skip
2019/20/23 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts Participant
2022 Home Again Women’s Classic WCT Event Champion
2018 Gord Carroll Curling Classic WCT Event Champion
2018 CCAA Participant & Academic All-Canadian - Niagara College
2018 OCAA Provincial Champion & First Team All-Star - Niagara College
2018 Female Tournament Athlete of the Year Niagara College
2018 Varsity Curling MVP Award Niagara College
2017 Varsity Curling MVP Award Wilfrid Laurier University
2014/15/16 OUA Provincial Champion Wilfrid Laurier University
2015 Quest for Gold Carded Athlete
2015 U21 Canadian Junior Championships - Silver Medalist & Second Team All-Star Team Ontario
2015 U21 Ontario Provincial Champion
Head here to learn more about Chelsea's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.
Megan Smith - Vice
2023 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts Participant
2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Participant Team Northern Ontario
2020 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts Participant
2019 OUA Silver Medalist & First Team All-Star Laurentian University
2017/19 U Sports Canadian Curling Champion Laurentian University
2017 U21 Canadian Junior Championships - Bronze Medalist Team Northern Ontario
2017 OUA Provincial Champion Laurentian University
2017 Laurentian University Female Athlete of the Year
2017 China Qinghai International Curling Classic Participant Team Canada
2016/17/19 U21 Northern Ontario Provincial Champion
2015 Canada Winter Games Champion
2014 Ontario Winter Games Champion
Head here to learn more about Megan's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.
Brenda Chapman - Second
2019/20/23 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts Participant
2022 Home Again Women’s Classic WCT Event Champion
2018 Gord Carroll Curling Classic WCT Event Champion
2016 CIS Participant & Academic All-Canadian Wilfrid Laurier University
2014/15/16 OUA Provincial Champion Wilfrid Laurier University
2016 OUA First Team All-Star Wilfrid Laurier University
2016 Quest for Gold Carded Athlete
2015 U21 Canadian Junior Championships – Silver Medalist & First Team All-Star Team Ontario
2015 U21 Ontario Provincial Champion
Head here to learn more about Brenda's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.
Keira McLaughlin - Lead
2022 OUA Participant & Second Team All-Star Laurentian University
2020 U Sports Silver Medalist University of New Brunswick
2019 U Sports Participant University of New Brunswick
2019 U21 Canadian Junior Championships Participant & Second Team All-Star Team New Brunswick
2016/18 U21 Canadian Junior Championships Bronze Medalist Team New Brunswick
2015/16/18/19 U21 New Brunswick Provincial Champion
2017 U18 Canadian Championships Silver Medalist Team New Brunswick
2015/16/17 U18 New Brunswick Provincial Champion
2016 U18 Optimist Silver Medalist
2015 U18 Atlantic Champion
2015 Canada Winer Games Participant
Head here to learn more about Keira's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.
Coach John Gabel
Head here to learn more about Coach John's curling backstory, his advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.
Supporting Elite Women's Curling
Thank you to all who have chosen to partner with Team Brandwood and support elite competitive curling in Ontario and across Canada for the 2023 - 2024 season.
Gincor Werx (IG: @gincorwerx)
McWane Canada
Giftii - Curated Gift Boxes (IG: @giftiicanada)
Tommy Guns Original Barbershop (IG: @tommygunsbarber)
Bullivan Health + Safety (IG: @bullivant.health.and.safety)
Great Wolf Lodge - Niagara Falls
Assante Wealth Management - Laurie Horan
Players Tour
Douglas Thomson, Registered Kinesiologist & Fitness Trainer (IG: @dtkinesiology)
Hardline Curling (IG: @hardlinecurling)
SeeWhatSheCanDo Inc. (IG: @SeeWhatSheCanDo)
SeeWhatSheCanDo excited to partner again with Team Brandwood this curling season
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