Chelsey Matson (née Bell) (born September 1, 1982) is a

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curler.

Career

Matson was the long-time lead for

Stefanie Lawton Stefanie Lawton ( Miller; born June 20, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Career After an appearance at the 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she would go on to win the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championsh ...

. She played for her at the

2001 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2001 Kärcher Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 3-11 at the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club in St. Catharines, Ontario. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2001 World Junior Curling Championships. Men's Teams ...

and at the

2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts The 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador from February 19 to 27, 2005. The tournament included 12 teams, one from each of Canada's provi ...

. However, it was in 2003 when playing lead for Lawton's sister,

Marliese Kasner Marliese Kasner ( Miller; born January 8, 1982, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. She is a former member of her sister, Stefanie Lawton's team. Career Kasner is a two-time Canadian Junior Cham ...

that she won the Canadian and

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. She was named the all-star lead at the World Juniors that year. Matson left the Lawton team in 2007 to play with Kleibrink. With Kleibrink, Bell has shared several successes, including winning the Casinos of Winnipeg

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in October 2007 and the 2008 Alberta Provincial Championship in January 2008.

Personal life

Matson was born in

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. Matson married in the summer of 2011.

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* 1982 births Living people Canada Cup (curling) participants Canadian women curlers Curlers from Alberta Curlers from Regina, Saskatchewan {{Canada-curling-bio-stub