Denise Nowlan (born July 28, 1971, in

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as Denise Cormier) is a

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curler from

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. She is a five-time New Brunswick Scotties champion.

Career

As a junior, Nowlan represented New Brunswick at two

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and won the event in 1991. The team finished fifth at the 1991 World Junior Curling Championships. Nowlan made her first Scotties appearance in 1993 playing lead for

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at the

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. The team included

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and Leanne Perron as well. They finished with a 2–9 record, only beating

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and

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. Nowlan would not return to the national championship until 2007 where she played third for her former teammate Sandy Comeau. At the

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, the team finished last with a 1–10 record. Nowlan joined the

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rink the next season and the team won the

2009 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2009 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, New Brunswick's women's provincial curling championship, was held January 28 to February 1 at the Beaver Curling Club in Moncton. The winning Andrea Kelly team represented team New Brunswick ...

, Nowlan's third provincial title. The team finished in the middle of the pact at the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 5–6 record, settling for eighth place. Team Kelly won the 2010 provincial championship as well and had a repeat finish at the

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finishing eighth once again with a 5–6 record. Nowlan won her fifth New Brunswick Scotties in 2011 again with the Kelly rink. The team would not have the same record as the past two years however, finishing eleventh out of twelve teams with a 3–8 record at the 2011 national championship.

Personal life

Nowlan works as a Customer Service Associate for

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Teams

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nowlan, Denise Living people Curlers from Fredericton Curlers from Moncton 1971 births Canadian women curlers