Lee Merklinger Explained

Lee Merklinger
Birth Date:	1984 9, df=yes
Birth Place:	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Curling Club:	Ottawa CC, Ottawa, ON^[1]
Grand Slam Victories:	1: Autumn Gold (2012)

Lee Anne Merklinger^[2] (born September 16, 1984) is Canadian female curler from Nepean, Ontario. Merklinger played second for the Sherry Middaugh rink on the World Curling Tour from 2010 to 2018. Among the team's accomplishments were finishing runners up at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and winning the 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Grand Slam event.

Teams and events

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
2000—01	Lee Merklinger
2001—02	Lee Merklinger
2002—03	Lee Merklinger
2003—04	Lee Merklinger
2004—05	Lee Merklinger	Leslie Levere	Lisa Weagle	Breanne Merklinger
2005—06			Lee Merklinger
2006—07	Janet McGhee		Lee Merklinger	Breanne Merklinger
2007—08				Lee Merklinger
2008—09	Jenn Hanna	Stephanie Hanna	Lee Merklinger	Lisa Weagle
2009—10		Chrissy Cadorin	Lee Merklinger
2010—11		Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong
2011—12	Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong			2012 CCC (6th)
2012—13	Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Lori Eddy
2013—14	Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Lori Eddy
2014—15	Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Lori Eddy		2014 CCC (6th)
2015—16	Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Lori Eddy		2015 CCC (4th)
2016—17	Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong
2017—18					Lee Merklinger		COCT 2017 (5th)
2017—18	Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Kimberly Tuck

Personal life

Merklinger is a member of a famous curling family.^[3] Her older brother Dave Merklinger is one of the leading Canadian and international icemakers. Her older half-sister Anne Merklinger is a former Tournament of Hearts champion and medallist and bronze medallist. Her twin sister Breanne Merklinger and brother Bill Merklinger are competitive curlers as well; Bill was the alternate for the Territories team at the 2015 Brier.

Outside of curling, Merklinger works for the Government of Canada, as Policy Analyst for Indigenous Services Canada.^[4] She is a member of the Muscowpetung First Nation.^[5]

External links

• • Web site: Ottawa's Lee Merklinger disappointed, but proud . Ottawa Sun . December 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707090939/https://ottawasun.com/2013/12/10/ottawas-lee-merklinger-disappointed-but-proud/wcm/49e36e40-b304-4114-8c3c-15d0d552516a . July 7, 2018 .
• Web site: Team Sherry Middaugh - Grand Slam of Curling . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707042131/http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/team-sherry-middaugh/ . July 7, 2018 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ottawa Curling Club : Leagues - Cash League: Teams . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114141537/https://www.ottawacurlingclub.com/leagues/cash/teams . 2018-11-14 .
2. News: It's TWINS!!. September 19, 1984. C5. Ottawa Citizen. March 16, 2020.
3. https://www.curling.ca/blog/2011/11/25/pebbles-to-boulders-the-merklinger-twins/ Pebbles to Boulders: The Merklinger Twins | Curling Canada
4. Web site: Lee Merklinger - Government of Canada . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707035622/http://www.goc411.ca/en/208748/Lee-Merklinger . July 7, 2018 .
5. Web site: Curling is in the blood of Lee Merklinger and her siblings.