Penny Barker

Penny Barker
Curler
Team
Curling club Moose Jaw Ford CC
Moose Jaw, SK
Skip Penny Barker
Third Deanna Doig
Second Melissa Hoffman
Lead Danielle Sicinski
Career
Top CTRS ranking 24th (2013-14) [1]
Medal record
Curling
World Junior Championships
2006 Jeonju

Penny Barker (born Penny Roy,[2] September 25, 1985) is a curler from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[3] She currently skips a team on the Women's World Curling Tour (WCT).

Junior career

Barker was the alternate on the Mandy Selzer rink that represented Canada at the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships. The team won the silver medal that year. She represented the University of Regina at 5 Canadian university championships, including winning a silver in 2007.[4]

Women's career

Barker began skipping a women's team in 2007, after playing third for Karen Purdy in the 2006-07 season.[5] Barker played in her first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2012 Colonial Square Ladies Classic. Her then rink of third Susan Lang, second Melissa Hoffman and lead Daniell Sicinski lost all three of their games in the triple knock-out tournament. Barker formed a new team in 2013 with Deanna Doig at third, Tamara Haberstock at second and Sarah Slywka at lead. They played in the 2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic, where her team made it all the way to the quarterfinals.

In provincial playdows, Barker has played in two Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[6] At the 2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, her team of third Amanda Craigie, second Sicinski and lead Haberstock finished the event with a 1-4 record. Barker failed to qualify for the 2012 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but did qualify for the 2013 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the 2013 event, Barker and her team of Lang, Hoffman and Sicinski finished with a 2-3 record.

Grand Slam record

Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2012–13 2013–14
Autumn Gold DNP DNP
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries DNP DNP
Masters DNP DNP
Colonial Square Q QF
Players' DNP

References

  1. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/ctrs-trials/2013-2014-ctrs-standings-women/
  2. ↑ Published on October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12). "Team Barker hoping for 'big things' this season - Curling - The Moose Jaw Times Herald". Mjtimes.sk.ca. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Barker splits games at Scotties - Curling". The Burnside News. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Roy rising to the surface". .canada.com. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  5. ↑ Leader-PostJanuary 11, 2008 (2008-01-11). "Rookie skips at playdowns". Canada.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  6. ↑ Matthew Gourlie Published on January 23, 2013. "Barker looking forward to return to Scotties - Curling - The Moose Jaw Times Herald". Mjtimes.sk.ca. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
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