Shawn Adams Explained

Shawn Adams
Birth Date:4 April 1974
Birth Place:Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Brier Appearances:4 (2000, 2002, 2005, 2011)

Shawn Adams (born April 4, 1974, in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.

Career

Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations after the victory.[1] [2]

7 years later Adams came back to the scene winning the Nova Scotia championships for the right to go to the 2000 Labatt Brier, where he finished 3–8. Two years later, at the 2002 Nokia Brier he improved on that record with a 6–5 record. Finally, at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, Adams would finish the round-robin with an 8–3 record earning him a berth in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Adams defeated Quebec's Jean-Michel Menard in the 3–4 game, then he defeated Manitoba's Randy Dutiaume in the semi-final before losing to Randy Ferbey and Alberta in the final. Adams won his final Nova Scotia championship in 2011, and went 5–6 at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier.

In 2011, Adams moved to Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2013, he played in his only provincial championship in the province. He would later move back to Nova Scotia.

Grand Slam record

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Notes and References

  1. Juniors slapped with booze ban: WCF adopts zero tolerance policy on rowdies. Canadian Curling Association. The Eye Opener. April 11, 2009. Bill Graveland. Shawn Adams [...] was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations after the victory. Adams and his teammates were of legal drinking age but junior rules stipulated no drinking during the event..
  2. Web site: Adams slips into next round under radar. Bob Weeks. The Globe and Mail. March 12, 2005. Even though all four players were of legal age, they were prohibited from representing Canada at the world championships..