Spencer Mawhinney (born May 30, 1977) is a
Canadian
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curler from
Saint John,
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canad ...
. He currently plays
second on Team
Jason Roach.
Career
Mawhinney made the playoffs at the
2009 Alexander Keith's Tankard
The 2009 Alexander Keith's Tankard (New Brunswick's men's provincial curling championship) was held February 11–15 at Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, New Brunswick. The winning team represented New Brunswick at the 2009 Tim Horto ...
as lead for
Charlie Sullivan. They lost in the semifinal to
Rick Perron. He lost in the semifinal
in 2011 as well, as lead for
Paul Dobson.
In 2017, Mawhinney and his rink of Sullivan, Dobson and
Mark Dobson
Mark Christopher Dobson (born 24 October 1967) is a former English professional cricketer. Dobson was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Canterbury in Kent.[2017 Pepsi Tankard
The 2017 Pepsi Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship of New Brunswick was held February 8 to 12 in Saint John, New Brunswick. The winning Mike Kennedy rink represented New Brunswick at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier in St. John's, Newfou ...]
. They had finished 4–3 in the round robin and defeated
James Grattan in the semifinal. They took control of the game in the second end by stealing three after
Mike Kennedy missed his last shot. The game was tied 4–4 in the ninth before Team Sullivan gave up a steal of three, ultimately losing the match 7–5. Mawhinney was invited to be Team Kennedy's fifth at the
2017 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 4–12, 2017 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
This marked the second time the Brier was hosted by St. John's, the first ...
where he played in one game and the team finished with a 1–10 record. Mawhinney curled 96% in the game he played against Team Canada's
Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Originally from Yellowknife, No ...
.
Teams
References
External links
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Curlers from New Brunswick
Living people
Sportspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick
1977 births
Canadian male curlers