Jillian Elizabeth Babin (born November 7, 1989) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team

Andrea Crawford Andrea Kelly (born July 31, 1985), previously known as Andrea Crawford, is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She is a ten-time New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion skip, winning six straight titles from 2009–2 ...

. She has won five New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represented New Brunswick at the

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Career

Juniors

Babin won one provincial junior title in 2009 as third for Ashley Howard. At the

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, The Howard rink finished in eighth place with a 5–7 record. Also with Howard, she represented New Brunswick at the

, where they just missed the playoffs with a 3–2 record.

Women's

Babin won the 2010 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts as second for the

rink. At the

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, the team went 5–6, missing the playoffs. Her team also won provincials the following year at the 2011 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they defeated

Sylvie Robichaud Sylvie Quillian (born June 18, 1980, as Sylvie Robichaud) is a Canadian curler from Riverview, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team out of Curl Moncton in Moncton. She has won five New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and was ...

in the final. At the

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in Charlottetown, team New Brunswick went 3–8. She won her third consecutive provincial title at the 2012 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts. New Brunswick went 5–6 once again at the Hearts. Babin took a break from competitive curling for a few years before returning in 2017 as second for Jennifer Armstrong. At provincials, the team lost in the semifinal to

Sarah Mallais Sarah Mallais (born January 11, 1989, as Sarah Berthelot) is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team. Career In her junior years, Mallais represented New Brunswick at the 2007 Canada Games. The team nar ...

. After Cathlia Ward moved to skip her own team in Newfoundland and Labrador, the team brought on Babin's former teammate

to skip the team. At the

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, Team Crawford posted a perfect 5–0 record en route to capturing the title. At the Hearts, the team went 3–4, missing the playoffs. To start the 2019–20 season, Team Crawford won their first two events, the

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and the

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. They played in a Grand Slam event, the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2. After a 2–2 round robin record, they lost the tiebreaker to

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. The team defended their provincial title by winning the

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in late January 2020. At the Hearts, the Crawford rink started with three losses before rallying off four wins in a row including scoring a seven ender against top-seeded

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Kerri Einarson Kerri Einarson (; born Kerri Flett; October 3, 1987) is a Canadian Métis curler from Camp Morton, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli. Einarson is a four-time women's national champion in curling, skipping her team to victory in the , , ...

rink to win 13–7 and defeating Team Canada (skipped by

Chelsea Carey Chelsea Danielle Carey (born September 12, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of Manitoba. She is the and Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba p ...

) 7–5. Their 4–3 round robin record qualified them for the tiebreaker against Saskatchewan's

Robyn Silvernagle Robyn Silvernagle (born May 20, 1987) is a Canadian curler from Unity, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of Sexsmith, Alberta. She is a three-time Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion, winning the title in 2019 ...

rink. Saskatchewan took two in the extra end for a 9–7 victory, eliminating New Brunswick from contention. The team announced on June 18, 2020, that they would be adding

Sylvie Quillian Sylvie Quillian (born June 18, 1980, as Sylvie Robichaud) is a Canadian curler from Riverview, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team out of Curl Moncton in Moncton. She has won five New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and wa ...

to the team at third. Due to the

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, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Crawford was given the invitation to represent New Brunswick at the

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, but they declined due to work and family commitments. Team Melissa Adams was then invited in their place, which they accepted. Team Crawford played in five tour events during the 2021–22 season, performing well in all of them. In their first event, The Curling Store Cashspiel, the team reached the final where they lost to Nova Scotia's

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upon giving up a stolen victory. They then lost in the final of the

two weeks later to the Melodie Forsythe rink. They would then secure two victories in their next two events, going undefeated to claim the titles of the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel and the

. The team then had a semifinal finish at the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, dropping the semifinal game to Switzerland's Corrie Hürlimann. The 2022 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled due to the pandemic and Team Crawford were selected to represent their province at the

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. At the Hearts, the team began the event with five straight wins, the most consecutive wins to start a Tournament of Hearts of any New Brunswick team. Team Crawford finished the round robin with a 6–2 record, qualifying for the playoff round over higher seeded teams such as Wild Card #2 (

), Wild Card #3 (

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) and Saskatchewan's Penny Barker. They then defeated the Northwest Territories'

Kerry Galusha Kerry Galusha (born Kerry Koe on November 3, 1977) is a Canadian curler. She currently skips her team out of the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife. Career Juniors Galusha's first national experience was at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curlin ...

in the knockout round and upset Team Canada's

to reach the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, becoming the first New Brunswick team to reach the playoffs since Heidi Hanlon in 1991. They then lost to Northern Ontario's

Krista McCarville Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade silver medallist, a four-time Ontario p ...

in the 1 vs. 2 game and Canada's Einarson rink in the semifinal, earning the bronze medal from the event.

Mixed

Babin represented New Brunswick at one

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in 2018 with Chris Jeffrey, Brian King and Katie Forward. The team finished 2–4 at the

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, missing the playoffs.

Personal life

Babin currently works as a self-employed chiropractor.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Babin, Jillian 1989 births Canadian chiropractors Canadian women curlers Living people People from Restigouche County, New Brunswick Curlers from Fredericton 21st-century Canadian sportswomen