Erin Porter (born February 13, 1990) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team Brooke Godsland. She is a six-time Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion and two-time Newfoundland and Labrador junior champion.

Career

Porter made two appearances at the

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in 2009 and 2011, skipping in both years. In 2009, she led her rink to a 4–8 finish and in 2011, finished 5–7. She also skipped the

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curling team in two U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, finishing 4–3 in 2011 and 2–5 in 2012. Out of juniors, Porter joined the

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rink at their happiness of freedom. The team played in the 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing in the semifinal to Laura Phillips. The next year, the team won the 2013 provincial championship, going 5–1 through the tournament. At the

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her team of Devereaux skipping, Lauren Wasylkiw at second and

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at lead finished in eleventh place with a 2–9 record. She later joined Marie Christianson's rink for the 2014–15 season. However, they had limited success on tour and failed to qualify for the playoffs at provincials. They disbanded after just one season. Porter reunited with Curtis for the 2015–16 season. The team got to play in the

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Tier 2 as it was being held in

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where they finished 1–3. Later that season, they won the 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, going undefeated through the tournament. At the

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, they finished one spot higher than in 2013, in tenth place with a 3–8 record. They would defend their title as provincial champions the following season and had their best showing at the

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, finishing eighth with a 5–6 record. They became three time provincial women's champions by winning 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, going 8–1 through the tournament. They had a great start at the

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, winning their first four games before losing three straight. They then lost the tiebreaker to

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and were eliminated. They officially finished tenth for the tournament, losing the ninth place eating game to

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. Curtis stopped competitive curling after the season and

Erica Curtis Erica Curtis (born June 12, 1991 as Erica Trickett) is a Canadian curler from Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. She currently plays lead on Team Stacie Curtis. Career Curtis made three appearances at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships ...

took over skipping duties for the 2018–19 season. They didn't play in any tour events and failed to qualify at the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The following year however, they won three straight sudden death games to win the 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the

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, they finished in fourteenth place with a 1–6 record. Porter returned to the Scotties in

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, curling with Brooke Godsland. Aside from women's curling, Porter also plays

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curling and mixed curling. She has represented Newfoundland and Labrador twice at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (2013 and 2016) and once at the

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(2020).

Personal life

Porter has a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree and Bachelor of Nursing degree

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and currently works as an registered nurse at the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre. She is in a relationship with Colin Murphy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Erin 1990 births Canadian women curlers Curlers from Nova Scotia Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador Living people Sportspeople from Truro, Nova Scotia People from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni 21st-century Canadian sportswomen