Mark Dacey
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Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a Canadian curler originally from Saskatchewan. He was based at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Dacey is a former Canadian men's curling champion skip, having won the 2004 Nokia Brier. He defeated Randy Ferbey's team, ending their 3-year Brier winning streak. Dacey went on to win a bronze medal at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championship.
Competitive historyEdit
Mark Dacey was a runner-up in the 1995 Brier as the vice-skip for team Saskatchewan (skipped by Brad Heidt). After meeting at the 1995 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Dacey started dating 1991 Canadian Junior champion Heather Smith, and moved to New Brunswick to be with her for the 1995–96 season.<ref name="NB">Template:Cite news</ref> While in New Brunswick, he skipped a team to the final of the 1996 provincial men's championship, where he lost to Mike Kennedy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After the season, Dacey returned to his hometown of Saskatoon to rejoin the Heidt rink while Smith went to school in Scotland.<ref name="NB"/> Dacey only played one season in Saskatchewan before he and Smith moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1997.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Representing Nova Scotia, he reached the 2001 Nokia Brier, finishing with a 6-5 record. He finished third during the round-robin at the 2003 Nokia Brier in Halifax, with a 7-4 record. They lost the final to Randy Ferbey.
Dacey also won the 2002 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. In 2005, Dacey could not win the Nova Scotia men's championship, precluding him from defending his National title at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier. In 2006, Dacey recaptured the provincial championship to return to the Brier. His team finished 7-4 in the round-robin and defeated Alberta's Kevin Martin in the first playoff game. In the semifinal, they lost to eventual champion Jean-Michel Ménard of Quebec, earning a third-place finish.
The Dacey team announced it was taking a year off as of Tuesday, April 9, 2007.
However, in the 2008 Nova Scotia provincials, the team was back minus Dacey. Bruce Lohnes (Third), Rob Harris (Second), and Andrew Gibson (Lead) curled in the provincial finals with Colleen Jones' husband Scott Saunders skipping them.<ref>Nova Scotia News – TheChronicleHerald.ca</ref>
Dacey won his second mixed title in November 2009 at the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. This qualified him and his wife, Heather, to represent Canada at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. However, they had to pull out after being delayed by the air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption.
TeamsEdit
| Event | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Brier | Brad Heidt | Mark Dacey | Wayne Charteris | Dan Ormsby | 2nd | |
| 2001 Brier | Mark Dacey | Paul Flemming | Blayne Iskiw | Tom Fetterly | T-5th | |
| 2003 Brier | Mark Dacey | Bruce Lohnes | Rob Harris | Andrew Gibson | Steve Ogden | 2nd |
| 2004 Brier | Mark Dacey | Bruce Lohnes | Rob Harris | Andrew Gibson | Mat Harris | 1st |
| 2004 WCC | Mark Dacey | Bruce Lohnes | Rob Harris | Andrew Gibson | Mat Harris | 3rd |
| 2006 Brier | Mark Dacey | Bruce Lohnes | Rob Harris | Andrew Gibson | 3rd | |
| 2010 CM | Mark Dacey | Heather Smith-Dacey | Andrew Gibson | Jill Mouzar | 1st |
Grand Slam recordEdit
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | SF | Q | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Canadian Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The National | DNP | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q |
| Players' | DNP | Q | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Personal lifeEdit
He was the husband of 2004 Nova Scotia women's curling champion Heather Smith; they separated in 2013.