Jillian Babin

Jillian Babin (born November 7, 1989) is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick.[1] She currently plays second on Team Andrea Crawford. She has won five New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represented New Brunswick at the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

Jillian Babin
Curler
Born
Jillian Babin

(1989-11-07) November 7, 1989
Dalhousie, New Brunswick
Team
Curling clubThistle St. Andrews CC,
Saint John, NB
SkipAndrea Crawford
ThirdSylvie Quillian
SecondJillian Babin
LeadKatie Forward
Career
Member Association New Brunswick
Hearts appearances6 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020)
Top CTRS ranking34th (2009–10)

Career

Juniors

Babin won one provincial junior title in 2009 as third for Ashley Howard.[2] At the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, The Howard rink finished in eighth place with a 5–7 record. Also with Howard, she represented New Brunswick at the 2007 Canada Winter Games, where they just missed the playoffs with a 3–2 record.

Women's

Babin won the 2010 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts as second for the Andrea Crawford rink. At the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team went 5–6, missing the playoffs. Her team also won provincials the following year at the 2011 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they defeated Sylvie Robichaud in the final. At the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, team New Brunswick went 3–8. She won her third consecutive provincial title at the 2012 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts. New Brunswick went 5–6 once again at the Hearts.

Babin took a break from competitive curling for a few years before returning in 2017 as second for Jennifer Armstrong. At provincials, the team lost in the semifinal to Sarah Mallais.[3]

After Cathlia Ward moved to skip her own team in Newfoundland and Labrador, the team brought on Babin's former teammate Andrea Crawford to skip the team. At the 2019 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Crawford posted a perfect 5–0 record en route to capturing the title.[4] At the Hearts, the team went 3–4, missing the playoffs.[5]

To start the 2019–20 season, Team Crawford won their first two events, the Steele Cup Cash and the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge. They played in a Grand Slam event, the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2. After a 2–2 round robin record, they lost the tiebreaker to Jestyn Murphy. The team defended their provincial title by winning the 2020 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts in late January 2020. At the Hearts, the Crawford rink started with three losses before rallying off four wins in a row including scoring a seven ender against top-seeded Manitoba's Kerri Einarson rink to win 13–7 and defeating Team Canada (skipped by Chelsea Carey) 7–5.[6][7] Their 4–3 round robin record qualified them for the tiebreaker against Saskatchewan's Robyn Silvernagle rink. Saskatchewan took two in the extra end for a 9–7 victory, eliminating New Brunswick from contention. The team announced on June 18 that they would be adding Sylvie Quillian to the team at third.[8]

Mixed

Babin represented New Brunswick at one Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 2018 with Chris Jeffrey, Brian King and Katie Forward. The team finished 2–4 at the 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, missing the playoffs.[9]

Personal life

Babin currently works as a chiropractor for Body Renewal Health Centre.[1]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
2008–09[10] Ashley HowardJillian BabinMelissa MenziesEmily MacRae
2009–10 Andrea CrawfordDenise NowlanJillian BabinLianne Sobey
2010–11 Andrea CrawfordDenise NowlanJillian BabinLianne Sobey
2011–12 Andrea Crawford (Fourth)Rebecca Atkinson (Skip)Jillian BabinJodie deSolla
2017–18 Jennifer ArmstrongCathlia WardJillian KeoughKatie Forward
2018–19 Andrea CrawfordJillian BabinJennifer ArmstrongKatie Forward
2019–20 Andrea CrawfordJennifer ArmstrongJillian BabinKatie Forward
2020–21 Andrea CrawfordSylvie QuillianJillian BabinKatie Forward

References
  1. "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. "The Curling News:Yet another Howard". The Curling News. February 5, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. "2018 New Brunswick Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. "JDI Sponsors NB Women's Curling Champs!". Irving. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  5. "2019 New Brunswick Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. "New Brunswick's Crawford makes history with 7 point end at Scotties". CBC Sports. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  7. Horne, Ryan (18 February 2020). "New Brunswick sets Scotties record with seven-ender against top-seed Manitoba". TSN. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  8. "Team Crawford Team Announcement". Facebook. June 18, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  9. "Round robin nearly complete at 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship". Curling Canada. November 7, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. "Jillian Babin Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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