Stephanie "Steph" Mumford (née LeDrew; born June 6, 1984 in

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) is a Canadian curler from

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. She currently plays second on Team Lauren Mann.

Career

As a junior, LeDrew represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the

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after winning the junior provincial championship five times (1998, 2001, 2002,http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Juniors_Women_2002.pdf 2003 & 2004). At the 2002 Canadian Juniors, LeDrew's team, skipped by Jennifer Guzzwell, lost in the final to

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. Winning the province's Mixed Curling Championship, LeDrew represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the

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(lead) and the

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(third). Success in 2010 continued as LeDrew's team, skipped by Shelley Nichols, defeated Heather Strong's rink in an extra-end decision to win the Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Provincial Championship and send the team to the National

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. After relocating to Ontario in 2011, LeDrew joined Team Jill Mouzar at third, skipped by Jill Mouzar, playing out of the Donalda Club in Don Mills, Ontario. After a successful 2012–2013 season, Team Mouzar secured a berth at the 2013 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Despite the team coming up short, LeDrew was selected by the eventual winning team,

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and her rink, to represent team Ontario, playing fifth, at the

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. Team Ontario defeated

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and Team Manitoba to win the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and become Team Canada. The team represented Canada

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in March 2013, where they won a bronze medal, although LeDrew did not play in a single match. After the 2012–13 season, Mouzar returned to her native Nova Scotia, and the team's lead, Hollie Nicol became the skip.

Personal life

LeDrew currently resides in

and works as an account representative for CR Creative Co. Her brother is 2006 Newfoundland and Labrador champion Ryan LeDrew and also lives in Sarnia. She is married to Scott Mumford.

Charities

LeDrew has been involved in numerous charities throughout her career. In 2008, she was among some of Canada's top curlers for the Curl for wishes Bonspiel in

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in aid of the Children's Wish Foundation. Annually she attends the Kurl for Kids Celebrity Pro-Am Bonspiel in

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in aid of the Oakville Hospital Foundation. An annual participant as a celebrity skip for the House of Hearts Charity Bonspiel at the Duluth Curling Club in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:LeDrew, Stephanie Curlers from Ontario Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian women curlers 1984 births Living people People from Corner Brook Sportspeople from Sarnia Canada Cup (curling) participants