Kelsey Elizabeth Rocque^[1] (born March 25, 1994) is aCanadiancurler residing inCarberry, Manitoba.^[2] She currently playsthird on TeamBeth Peterson. She is a two-time World Junior championskip.

Kelsey Rocque
Curler
Born	Kelsey Rocque (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (age 31) Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Team
Curling club	Saville SC, Edmonton, AB
Skip	Beth Peterson
Third	Kelsey Rocque
Second	Katherine Doerksen
Lead	Melissa Gordon
Alternate	Jenna Loder
Mixed doubles partner	Braden Calvert
Curling career
Member Association	Alberta (2013–2023)  Manitoba (2023–present)
Hearts appearances	2 (2020,2024)
Other appearances	WJCC: 2 (2014,2015)
TopCTRS ranking	5th (2017–18)
Medal record Women'sCurling Representing Canada World Junior Curling Championships 2015 Tallinn 2014 Flims Winter Universiade 2017 Almaty Representing Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2024 Calgary

In 2013, Rocque played for her first University Championship, at the2013 CIS/CCA Curling Championships inKamloops,British Columbia, for the University ofAlberta Pandas. There, she would go 6–1 in the round robin and it would earn her a spot in the semifinals. She then, would play theSaint Mary's Huskies and win in an 8–2 decision. She would then go on to play in the final against theManitoba Bisons and lose in a 9–7 decision. Rocque would win the silver medal, and be named to the First All Star team at the skip position. Rocque would also play in the Alberta Junior Curling Championship that year. They went 6–1 in the round robin which gave them a berth in the final. There they would lose toKarynn Flory.

In 2014, Rocque and her team of thirdKeely Brown, secondTaylor McDonald, leadClaire Tully and coach Amanda-Dawn Coderre competed once again in the Alberta Junior Curling Championship and this time they would win, with a 6–5 win over 2012 Canadian Junior championJocelyn Peterman. This earned them the right to represent Alberta at the2014 Canadian Junior Curling Championships inLiverpool, Nova Scotia. Rocque went undefeated in her round robin pool which gave her a berth in the championship pool. She finished 9–1 after the championship pool, with her only loss coming at the hands of Nova Scotia'sMary Fay. This meant that Rocque and her team would go directly to the final, where they would face British Columbia'sKalia Van Osch. Rocque and her team led the entire game and had an inturn hit for the win and the championship. They won in a 7–6 decision. Rocque was named to the First All Star team at the skip position, with a player percentage of 79 throughout round robin play. At the2014 World Junior Curling Championships, Rocque finished the round robin with a 7–2 record, losing only to Russia and South Korea'sKim Kyeong-ae. Rocque would again face South Korea in the 1 vs. 2 page playoff, but this time would win in a 7–6 decision. Rocque and her team would play South Korea again in the final, but would win in a 6–4 decision to capture the gold medal and the championship. It was the first time a Canadian Women's team would win the championship since 2003.

Rocque also played for the University of Alberta (The Pandas) team, for the second time, in the 2014CIS/CCA Curling Championships. The Pandas went 6–1 in the round robin, which gave them a bye to the final. They would lose the final however, in a 9–4 decision, to theCarleton Ravens, earning her a second silver medal. Rocque had the second highest skip percentage at the end of the round robin, which would lead her to be named to the second All Star Team at the skip position.

In 2015, Rocque and her new team (her old team having aged out) ofDanielle Schmiemann,Holly Jamieson andJesse Iles would compete for and win her second Alberta Junior Curling Championship, earning her and her team a berth at the2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships inCorner Brook where she defended her title with her new team by going 9–1 in the round robin giving her a birth to the final, where they won against Ontario's Chelsea Brandwood 8–2. She joinedCathy King,Suzanne Birt, andKaitlyn Lawes as the fourth junior woman skip to win back-to-backCanadian Junior Curling Championships titles. Rocque would cap the season off by going undefeated to win the2015 World Junior Curling Championships, becoming the first Canadian skip to win back to back women's world junior championships.

Later on that year, Rocque would skip her University of Alberta Panda's team at a thirdCIS/CCA Curling Championships. This time, they would go on to win the championship, and get the chance to represent Canada at the 2016 Winter Universiade. Rocque has also won two juvenile Alberta titles. Following the2014–15 season, it was announced that Rocque, aging out of juniors, would joinChelsea Carey's old rink, with Taylor McDonald at second,Jen Gates at lead, andLaura Crocker at the third position. In their first season together, the Rocque rink won theRed Deer Curling Classic and theCCT Uiseong Masters on the tour. The team played in five slams, making it to the quarterfinals in four events. Team Rocque played in the2016 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but failed to make the playoffs. The team also played in the2015 Canada Cup of Curling, but finished with a 2–4 record, missing the playoffs. The following season, the team had less success on the tour. They would play in four slams, making it to the quarterfinals in just one event, the2016 GSOC Tour Challenge. The team played in the2016 Canada Cup of Curling, but once again missed the playoffs with a 2–4 record. In the2017–18 season, Team Rocque would win theCurl Mesabi Classic and would play in three slams, making it to the quarterfinals at just the2018 Meridian Canadian Open. The team played in the2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials, losing in the playoffs. Midway through the season, Walker took over skipping duties of the team, but remained throwing third stones. The Rocque rink played with the new arrangement at the2018 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they narrowly missed the playoffs. The next month it was announced that the team would be splitting up.^[3] For the2018–19 season, Rocque reunited with her junior team ofDanielle Schmiemann,Rebecca Konschuh andJesse Iles. The team made it all the way to the final of the2019 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they lost toChelsea Carey 8–3.

The team had a strong2019–20 season, starting it off with a semifinal finish at the2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic. The team qualified for the playoffs at the2019 Tour Challenge Grand Slam event where they lost to eventual winnersAnna Hasselborg. Going into the2020 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Rocque was the number one seeded team, earning their spot through the CTRS points leader berth. They went 6–1 through the round robin, with their only loss to theLaura Walker. They would play Walker again in the 1 vs. 2 game where they lost 7–1. They had a strong semifinal game, able to easily defeatKrysta Hilker 8–1 setting up the third match for Rocque and Walker during the competition. The team struggled during the final, not able to figure out the ice and losing the final for the second straight year in a row. Rocque still got to participate in the2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the alternate for the Walker rink. Rocque played in two games at the Hearts, and the team finished pool play with a 3–4 record, failing to qualify for the championship round. It would be the team's last event of the season as both thePlayers' Championship and theChampions Cup Grand Slam events were cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[4] On March 18, 2020, it was announced that bothBecca Hebert andJesse Marlow would be leaving the team.^[5] Rocque and Schmiemann then announced on March 21 thatDana Ferguson andRachelle Brown would be joining them for the2020–21 season.^[6][7]

Due to the pandemic, most of the tour events during the 2020–21 season were cancelled. Team Rocque played only one competitive game together during the entire season at the Okotoks Ladies Classic in November. After the first draw, the event was cancelled due to a province-wide shutdown in Alberta.^[8] Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, the 2021 provincial championship was also cancelled. As the reigning provincials champions, TeamLaura Walker were chosen to represent Alberta at the2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.^[9] However, due to many provinces cancelling their provincial championships as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Canada,Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on theCTRS standings from the2019–20 season.^[10] Team Rocque was one of the top three non-qualified teams, but they did not retain at least three of their four players from the previous season, meaning they could not qualify for the national championship.^[11]

In their first event of the2021–22 season, Team Rocque reached the quarterfinals of the2021 Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out. Due to the pandemic, the qualification process for the2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials had to be modified to qualify enough teams for the championship. In these modifications,Curling Canada created the2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event, an event where five teams would compete to try to earn one of three spots into the2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.^[12] Team Rocque qualified for the Trials Direct-Entry Event due to theirCTRS ranking from the 2019–20 season. At the event, the team went 3–1 through the round robin, enough to secure their spot at the Olympic Trials.^[13] Next, Team Rocque played in both the2021 Masters and the2021 National Grand Slam events. After failing to reach the playoffs at the Masters, the team made it all the way to the semifinals of the National where they were defeated byTracy Fleury.^[14] It was the furthest Rocque had ever advanced in a Grand Slam event. A few weeks later, they competed in the Olympic Trials, held November 20 to 28 inSaskatoon,Saskatchewan.^[15] At the event, the team began by losing five of their first six games. They then won their final two games, which included a victory overKerri Einarson, to finish in seventh place with a 3–5 record.^[16] In their final game against Einarson, the team shot a high 95% which included a 94% game by Rocque.^[17] Team Rocque then competed in the2022 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they posted a 6–1 record through the round robin. This created a three-way tie between Rocque,Laura Walker and theCasey Scheidegger rink, however, as Walker had to best draw shot challenge between the three rinks, they advanced directly to the final. In the semifinal, Team Rocque fell 10–7 to Team Scheidegger, eliminating them from contention.^[18] On March 21, 2022, the team announced that they would be staying together despite the Olympic quadrennial coming to an end.^[19]

Team Rocque began the2022–23 season at the2022 Saville Shoot-Out where they missed the playoffs with a 3–2 record. The team next played in the2022 PointsBet Invitational. They defeatedChristina Black in the first round before losing to Kerri Einarson in the quarterfinals.^[20] Team Rocque were invited to compete in the2022 Tour Challenge Tier 2 event where they qualified for the playoffs with a 3–1 record. They then lost toClancy Grandy 7–4 in the quarterfinals.^[21] After winning the last chance qualifier in Rimbey, the team qualified for the2023 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts.^[22] There, Team Rocque had mixed results, ultimately missing the playoffs with a 4–3 record.^[23] The team announced on February 6, 2023, that they would be parting ways.^[24] At the end of the season, Rocque spared forBeth Peterson at the Best of the West U30 event. The team made it to the final where they were defeated byCorryn Brown.^[25]

She is a third cousin to CanadiancurlerMarcel Rocque, who played for theRandy Ferbey rink. She is employed as a family liaison officer with theDepartment of Defence. She is engaged to fellow curlerBraden Calvert.^[2]

• Kelsey Rocque atWorld Curling