# Hailey Armstrong > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hailey_Armstrong > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hailey_Armstrong.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hailey_Armstrong > Source revision: 1352915024 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1996)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Hailey Armstrong | image = | image_size = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|8}} | birth_place = [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario) | Curling club = | Skip = '''Hailey Armstrong''' | Third = Melissa Gannon | Second = Andréanne Janelle | Lead = Sarah Throop | Alternate = Pamela Nugent | Mixed doubles partner = Billy Woods | Member Association = {{ON}} (2013–2019; 2022–2026)
{{QC}} (2019–2022; 2026–present) | Hearts appearances = 3 ({{STOH|2021}}, {{STOH|2022}}, {{STOH|2026}}) | Top CCA ranking = 11th ([2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_curling_season)) | medaltemplates = }} '''Hailey Breyanne Armstrong'''{{cite news|title=Cougle/Armstrong|date=March 13, 1996|page=D9|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71715439/the-ottawa-citizen/|access-date=February 21, 2021}} (born March 8, 1996) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [curler](/source/Curling) from [Carleton Place](/source/Carleton_Place), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/02/2021-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-1.pdf|title=2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=February 19, 2021|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215205122/https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/02/2021-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-1.pdf|url-status=dead}} She currently [skips](/source/Skip_(curling)) her own team out of [Quebec](/source/Quebec). ==Career== ===Juniors=== After winning the 2017 [Ontario Junior Curling Championships](/source/Ontario_U-21_Curling_Championships), Armstrong competed in her lone [Canadian Junior Curling Championships](/source/Canadian_Junior_Curling_Championships) of her junior career at the [2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships](/source/2017_Canadian_Junior_Curling_Championships). She represented Ontario with teammates [Grace Holyoke](/source/Grace_Holyoke) at third, [Lindsay Dubue](/source/Lindsay_Dubue) at second and [Marcia Richardson](/source/Marcia_Richardson_(curler)) at lead.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2206/teams/10373|title=2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships: Team Ontario (Armstrong)|website=Curling Canada|access-date=February 19, 2021}} They finished the round robin and championship pools with an unblemished 10–0 record, qualifying directly for the final where they faced Alberta's [Kristen Streifel](/source/Kristen_Streifel). Tied 3–3 with hammer in the tenth end, Armstrong was heavy on her final draw, giving Alberta a steal of two and the 5–3 win.{{youtube|vxns0egTeS4|'''Video''' (full game): 2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championship - Women's Final - Ontario (Hailey Armstrong) vs Alberta (Kristen Streifel)}} ===Women's=== ====Team St-Georges (2019–2022)==== Armstrong would move to Quebec and joined the [Laurie St-Georges](/source/Laurie_St-Georges) rink as their third. In their first season together, Team St-Georges competed in their first [Grand Slam of Curling](/source/Grand_Slam_of_Curling) event at the [2019 Tour Challenge](/source/2019_Tour_Challenge) Tier 2 where they lost in a tiebreaker to [Megan Balsdon](/source/Megan_Balsdon).{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5873&eventtypeid=82&view=Tie-Breakers#1|title=2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Tiebreakers|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 19, 2021}} They also competed in their first provincial women's championship at the [2020 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/2020_Quebec_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts). After finishing the round robin in first place, they lost in the final to [Noémie Verreault](/source/No%C3%A9mie_Verreault) 3–1.{{Cite web|url=https://curling-quebec.qc.ca/resultats/#!/competitions/6258/draws/20903|title=2020 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Final|language=fr|website=Curling Québec|access-date=February 19, 2021}} Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Quebec), the 2021 [Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/Quebec_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts) was cancelled.{{Cite web|url=https://curling-quebec.qc.ca/devoilement-des-equipes-quebecoises-masculine-et-feminine/|title=Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine|language=fr|work=Curling Québec|author=Alanna Routledge|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=February 17, 2021}} Since the defending champions, Team Noémie Verreault, had disbanded, Team St-Georges (the 2020 provincial runner-up) was invited to represent Quebec at the [2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/2021_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts), which they accepted.{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/2021scotties/2021/02/14/meet-the-teams-team-wild-card-2-team-quebec/|title=Meet the Teams: Team Wild Card 2 & Team Quebec|work=Curling Canada|date=February 14, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2021|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903025249/https://www.curling.ca/2021scotties/2021/02/14/meet-the-teams-team-wild-card-2-team-quebec/|url-status=dead}} The event was played in a bio-secure bubble in [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta) to prevent the spread of the virus. At the Hearts, Armstrong and her teammates received a lot of media attention and fans thanks to their positive attitudes and strong play on the ice.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling-addict-laurie-st-georges-making-plenty-of-noise-at-scotties-tournament-of-hearts-1.1597139|title='Curling addict' St-Georges making plenty of noise at Scotties|work=TSN|author=Ryan Horne|date=February 22, 2021|access-date=February 28, 2021}} They also defeated multiple higher ranked teams in the tournament including the Wild Card team of [Tracy Fleury](/source/Tracy_Fleury) (skipped by [Chelsea Carey](/source/Chelsea_Carey)), [Corryn Brown](/source/Corryn_Brown)'s British Columbia rink and [Suzanne Birt](/source/Suzanne_Birt)'s team out of Prince Edward Island. Ultimately, they finished the event with a 6–6 record and a seventh place finish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/scotties-tournament-hearts-scores-standings-schedule-results-2021-bubble/|title=Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule|website=Sportsnet|access-date=February 28, 2021}} Team St-Georges began the [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_curling_season) with a semifinal finish at the [2021 Oakville Fall Classic](/source/2021_Oakville_Fall_Classic) where they lost to the event winners Team [Jamie Sinclair](/source/Jamie_Sinclair).{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/glenn-howard-wins-oakville-fall-classic-1.1687339|title=Howard wins Oakville Fall Classic; Sinclair edges Birt in women's final|publisher=TSN|date=August 29, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2022}} They only made the playoffs at one other tour event at the [Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic](/source/Stu_Sells_1824_Halifax_Classic), losing in the quarterfinals to Team [Jill Brothers](/source/Jill_Brothers).{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6990#1|title=2021 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 19, 2022}} Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic in Canada](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Canada), the qualification process for the [2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials](/source/2021_Canadian_Olympic_Curling_Trials) had to be modified to qualify enough teams for the championship. In these modifications, [Curling Canada](/source/Curling_Canada) created the [2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event](/source/2021_Canadian_Curling_Pre-Trials_Direct-Entry_Event), an event where eight teams would compete to try to earn one of two spots into the [2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials](/source/2021_Canadian_Olympic_Curling_Pre-Trials).{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/02/04/2021-trials-process-revised/|title=2021 Trials proceess revised|work=Curling Canada|date=February 4, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2022}} Team St-Georges qualified for the Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event as the second seed. The team won their opening match, but then lost three straight games and were eliminated from the event. The [Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/Quebec_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts) was again cancelled due to the pandemic and Team St-Georges were once again selected to represent Quebec at the national women's championship.{{Cite news|url=https://curling-quebec.qc.ca/equipe-quebec-equipe-st-georges/|title=Équipe Québec = Équipe St-Georges|publisher=Curling Québec|author=Alanna Routledge|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2022}} The team could not replicate their successful run from 2021, finishing the [2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/2022_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts) with a 3–5 record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/2022-scotties-tournament-hearts-standings-schedule-results/|title=2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results|website=Sportsnet|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2022}} They won their opening two matches against Alberta's [Laura Walker](/source/Laura_Walker_(curler)) and the Yukon's [Hailey Birnie](/source/Hailey_Birnie) and their last game against Nova Scotia's [Christina Black](/source/Christina_Black). ====Return to Ontario (2022–Present)==== At the beginning of the [2022–23 curling season](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_curling_season), Armstrong returned to Ontario to skip a new team out of [Niagara Falls CC](/source/Niagara_Falls_Curling_Club). Armstrong's team qualified for the [2024 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/2024_Ontario_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts), where she finished with a 3-3 record. Armstrong joined a new team for the [2024-25 curling season](/source/2024-25_curling_season) out of the [High Park Club](/source/High_Park_Club), and qualified for the [2025 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/2025_Ontario_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts). The team would perform well, finishing third, losing to [Chelsea Brandwood](/source/Chelsea_Brandwood) 6-3 in the semifinals. Armstrong would again skip a new team for the [2025-26 curling season](/source/2025-26_curling_season), now curling out of the [Whitby Curling Club](/source/Whitby_Curling_Club) alongside [Grace Lloyd](/source/Grace_Lloyd), [Michaela Robert](/source/Michaela_Robert), [Rachel Steele](/source/Rachel_Steele), and [Lori Eddy](/source/Lori_Eddy). Armstrong would win her first provincial women's championship that season at the [2026 Ontario Women's Curling Championship](/source/2026_Ontario_Women's_Curling_Championship), beating [Danielle Inglis](/source/Danielle_Inglis) 10–3 in the final, qualifying the team to represent Ontario as the host team at the [2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts](/source/2026_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts) that was held in [Mississauga](/source/Mississauga), [Ontario](/source/Ontario). They would finish with a 5–3 record, just missing the playoffs. Following the end of the season, Team Armstrong would announce that they would be disbanding, with Armstrong returning to Quebec to skip a new team. ==Personal life== Armstrong began curling at age 9. She grew up in [Perth](/source/Perth%2C_Ontario), and at the time of the 2017 Canadian Juniors, she was living in [Innisville, Ontario](/source/Innisville%2C_Ontario).{{Cite web|url=https://www.hometownnews.ca/curler-hailey-armstrong-goals-rocking-olympics/|title=Curler Hailey Armstrong has goals of rocking the Olympics|work=Hometown News Perth|author=Jane Hobson|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2021}} Armstrong studied business administration at [Algonquin College](/source/Algonquin_College), and studied commerce at [Nipissing University](/source/Nipissing_University).{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/01/2022-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-2.pdf|title=2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 26, 2022}} She currently works as a finance manager for Breeze Powerports Financing and a server at Joe's Italian Kitchen.{{cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-WEB1.pdf|title=2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide}} ==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate |- ! scope="row"| 2013–14{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=28356&view=Teams#1|title=Hailey Armstrong Past Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 19, 2021}} | Hailey Armstrong || [Grace Holyoke](/source/Grace_Holyoke) || [Lindsay Dubue](/source/Lindsay_Dubue) || [Marcia Richardson](/source/Marcia_Richardson_(curler)) || |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 | Hailey Armstrong || Grace Holyoke || Lindsay Dubue || Marcia Richardson || |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Hailey Armstrong || Grace Holyoke || Lindsay Dubue || Marcia Richardson || |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Hailey Armstrong || [Erica Hopson](/source/Erica_Hopson) || [Lynsey Longfield](/source/Lynsey_Longfield) || [Emma Malfara](/source/Emma_Malfara) || |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Hailey Armstrong || [Melissa Gannon](/source/Melissa_Gannon) || [Rebecca Wichers-Schreur](/source/Rebecca_Wichers-Schreur) || [Jessica Armstrong](/source/Jessica_Armstrong) || |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | [Laurie St-Georges](/source/Laurie_St-Georges) || Hailey Armstrong || [Emily Riley](/source/Emily_Riley) || [Cynthia St-Georges](/source/Cynthia_St-Georges) || [Isabelle Thiboutot](/source/Isabelle_Thiboutot) |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Laurie St-Georges || Hailey Armstrong || Emily Riley || Cynthia St-Georges || [Florence Boivin](/source/Florence_Boivin) |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Laurie St-Georges || Hailey Armstrong || Emily Riley || Cynthia St-Georges || Isabelle Thiboutot |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Hailey Armstrong || [Megan Smith](/source/Megan_Smith_(curler)) || [Jessica Humphries](/source/Jessica_Humphries) || [Terri Weeks](/source/Terri_Weeks) || |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Hailey Armstrong || Jessica Humphries || [Michaela Robert](/source/Michaela_Robert) || Terri Weeks || [Grace Cave](/source/Grace_Cave) |- ! scope="row"| 2024–25 | Hailey Armstrong || Grace Holyoke || [Evelyn Robert](/source/Evelyn_Robert) || [Alice Holyoke](/source/Alice_Holyoke) || |- ! scope="row"| 2025–26 | Hailey Armstrong || [Grace Lloyd](/source/Grace_Lloyd) || Michaela Robert || [Rachel Steele](/source/Rachel_Steele) || [Lori Eddy](/source/Lori_Eddy) |- ! scope="row"| 2026–27 | Hailey Armstrong || Melissa Gannon || [Andréanne Janelle](/source/Andr%C3%A9anne_Janelle) || [Sarah Throop](/source/Sarah_Throop) || [Pamela Nugent](/source/Pamela_Nugent) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Hailey}} Category:1996 births Category:Canadian women curlers Category:Living people Category:Algonquin College alumni Category:People from Carleton Place Category:Curlers from Ottawa Category:Sportswomen from Ontario Category:Sportspeople from Perth, Ontario Category:Nipissing University alumni Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hailey Armstrong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hailey_Armstrong) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hailey_Armstrong?action=history)). 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