Heather Martin (born November 10, 1963, in

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) is a

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curler from

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Career

1991–2000

Martin's first Scotties appearance was in

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, where she was an alternate for Cathy Cunningham. The team would finish 2-9 in round robin play. She would return to the Scott for four consecutive years, from 1994 to 1997 playing lead for Laura Phillips. From 1994 to 1996 the team would not make the playoffs, however, at the 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, they would finish round robin play with a 7–4 record advancing as far as the semi-final, where they would lose to Ontario's Alison Goring.

2000–2004

She would return to the Scott in 2002, 2003 and 2004, this time playing for lead for Cathy Cunningham. At the

2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts The 2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts was held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario from February 15 to 23. The Colleen Jones rink returned as Team Canada, going on to win their third straight Hearts, then representing Canad ...

, the team would finish round robin play with a 6–5 record, which was enough to secure 4th place. They would go on to win the 3–4 page play off game, the semi-final, but would end up losing the final to Colleen Jones.

2009–2013

Starting in the 2009-2010 season Martin would join forces with Canadian Junior Champion Stacie Devereaux, once again playing lead stones. They would compete in the 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts finishing round robin with a 4–2 record. They would lose the semifinal to Heather Strong. At the 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts they would finish round robin undefeated at 5-0, defeating

Shelley Nichols Shelley Hardy (born May 19, 1982 in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador as Shelley Nichols) is a Canadian curling, curler originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's. Hardy played third for Jennifer Guzzwell at the 200 ...

in the final. At the

2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to February 27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was the 30th anniversary of Kruger Pr ...

the team would finish with a 1–10 round robin record. The team was less successful at the 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing in the Laura Philips rink in the semi-final. At the 2013 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team won another provincial title and represented the province at the

2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. It was the ninth time Ontario hosted the Tournament of Hearts. Ontario last hos ...

. The team finished with a 2–9 record there. After the season, Martin retired.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Heather 1963 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Halifax, Nova Scotia Curlers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Cup (curling) participants 20th-century Canadian sportswomen