{{short description|Canadian curler}} {{Infobox curler | birth_name = Diane McLean | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|27}} | birth_place = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada | Curling club = [[Vancouver Curling Club|Vancouver CC]],<br> [[Vancouver]] | Skip = '''Diane Gushulak''' | Third = [[Jessie Sanderson]] | Second = Layna Pohlod | Lead = [[Kim Dennis]] | Alternate = [[Grace MacInnes]] | Member Association = {{ON}} (1989-1995) <br> {{BC}} (1996-present) | Top CCA ranking = 25th ([[2016–17 curling season|2016–17]]) }}
'''Diane Gail Gushulak'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.curlbc.ca/scoring-links/?fbclid=IwAR1fN9RaosLav8hSj4HxYQqkQhjvKgMdcq3ApcSTACiPDcHOfCzctr8EbL4#!/competitions/7552/teams/35432/team_athletes/35432-lead-38870 | title=| Curl BC | Our House is Your House }}</ref> ({{nee}} '''McLean'''; born May 27, 1969<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=4120 |title=CurlingZone - Diane Gushulak |work=www.curlingzone.com |accessdate=4 October 2015}}</ref>) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. She currently [[Skip (curling)|skips]] her own team out of [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]].
==Career== ===Early career in Ontario=== Gushulak's early curling career was spent in Ontario. In 1990 she won a provincial varsity championship while attending [[McMaster University]]. In 1995 she won the [[Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts|Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts]] throwing second stones for the [[Alison Goring]] rink. The team represented Ontario at the [[1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts]], where they finished in fifth place with a 7-4 record.
===Career in British Columbia=== Gushulak later moved to B.C. At her first [[British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts|B.C. provincial championship]] she placed 2nd, in 1997. She finished third in 2000. Playing second for the [[Sherry Fraser (curler)|Sherry Fraser]] rink, she played in the [[2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]], finishing with a 2-7 record.
In 2004, playing second for [[Georgina Wheatcroft]], she won her first B.C. provincial title. The team represented British Columbia at the [[2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts]], finishing in 9th place with a 4-7 record.
Gushulak would later join the [[Marla Mallett]] rink as her third. They would finish third at the [[2006 British Columbia Scott Tournament of Hearts]]. Having prematurely given birth to a child,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandraschmirler.org/english/hospitals/ |title=Hospitals that benefit - Emma's Story |publisher=Sandra Schmirler Foundation |accessdate=4 October 2015}}</ref> Gushulak did not play for the team at the provincial championships the next season, but did play for the team on the [[World Curling Tour]]. In her first [[Grand Slam of Curling|Grand Slam]], the 2006 [[Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic]], the team would make it all the way to the semi-final. They returned to event in 2007, but did not make the playoffs. Later in the year, the rink would finish in fourth at the [[2008 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]].
The next season, was much busier for the team. The team again played in the Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic, failing to qualify for the playoffs. They won the [[2009 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] and represented British Columbia at the [[2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] on home ice in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]. The team finished in first place after the round robin, but lost to the defending champion [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] rink in the final. The team played in the [[2009 Players' Championships]], failing to make the playoffs.
The team remained together for one more season. They would play in two Grand Slams, the [[2009 Trail Appliances Curling Classic]] and the [[2009 Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic]], failing to make the playoffs at either event. The team would also play in the [[2010 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], where they finished in third.
In 2010, Gushulak joined the [[Allison MacInnes]] rink at second. The team failed to qualify for the B.C. Scotties in their first season together, but did qualify for the [[2012 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], where they finished in 8th place with a 4-5 record. At the [[2013 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], the team finished in 4th place. Gushulak was invited to play as the alternate for the B.C. team at the [[2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]. Gushulak would play in four games for the team, which was skipped by [[Kelly Scott]]. The rink would go on to win a bronze medal. The next season, the team finished in third at the [[2014 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]. After the season, Gushulak would leave the rink to form her own team.
In her first season as skip, Gushulak and her rink of [[Grace MacInnes]], [[Lorelle Weiss]] and [[Sandra Comadina]] failed to qualify for the playoffs at the [[2015 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]. At the end of the season, [[Jessie Sanderson]] replaced Weiss on the team. The team made it to the playoffs at the [[2016 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] after posting a 4-3 round robin record. The team would beat [[Sarah Wark]] in the 3 vs. 4 game, but lost to former World Champion [[Kelly Scott]] in the final.
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==External links== *{{Sports links}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074247/http://teamgushulakcurling.com/wordpress/diane-gushulak/ Team Gushulak Bio]
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