| Penny Barker | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Penny Roy (1985-09-25)September 25, 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||
| Curling club | Moose Jaw Ford CC Moose Jaw, SK[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Penny Barker | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Lindsay Bertsch | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Taryn Schachtel | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Danielle Sicinski | ||||||||||||||
Curling career | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||
| Hearts appearances | 2 (2017,2022) | ||||||||||||||
| TopCTRS ranking | 12th (2021–22) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Penny Barker (bornPenny Roy[2] on September 25, 1985) is acurler fromMoose Jaw,Saskatchewan.[3] She currentlyskips her own team out of theMoose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw. She is a two-timeSaskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial champion, winning the event in 2017 and 2022.
Barker was the alternate on theMandy Selzer rink that represented Canada at the2006 World Junior Curling Championships. The team won the silver medal that year. She represented theUniversity of Regina at fiveCanadian university championships, including winning a silver in 2007.[4]
Barker began skipping a women's team in 2007, after playing third forKaren Purdy in the2006–07 season.[5] Barker played in her firstGrand Slam of Curling event at the2012 Colonial Square Ladies Classic. Her then rink of thirdSusan Lang, secondMelissa Hoffman and leadDanielle Sicinski lost all three of their games in the triple knock-out tournament. Barker formed a new team in 2013 withDeanna Doig at third,Tamara Haberstock at second andSarah Slywka at lead. They played in the2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic, where her team made it all the way to the quarterfinals. Barker also played in the 2011 and 2013Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[6] At the2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, her team of thirdAmanda Craigie, second Sicinski and lead Haberstock finished the event with a 1–4 record. At the2013 event, Barker and her team of Lang, Hoffman and Sicinski finished with a 2–3 record.
Barker began the2014–15 season by playing in the2014 Colonial Square Ladies Classic, failing to advance to the playoffs. She was however able to win two Saskatchewan Curling Tour events, qualifying her rink for the2015 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they finished 2–3. The next season, her rink of Doig, Hoffmann and Sicinski finished 3–3 at the2016 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, once again failing to advance.
Barker won the2017 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts the following season despite entering the tournament as an underdog. Her team finished 4–4 through the round robin before winning the tiebreaker and three straight playoff games to claim the title.[7] She defeated heavily favored teamsStefanie Lawton in the semifinal andRobyn Silvernagle in the final by scoring four in the tenth end.[8] At the2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they were one of two teams making their debut appearance at the hearts and it showed as they finished the round robin with a 1–10 record, only defeatingNova Scotia'sMary Mattatall.[9]
With her Saskatchewan Scotties championship rink Doig, Schneider and Sicinski, Barker had a good start to the2017–18 season, winning theDEKALB Superspiel on theWorld Curling Tour.[10] They also finished runner-up at theMedicine Hat Charity Classic and won two Saskatchewan Curling Tour events. She would not defend her provincial title however, losing in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game at the2018 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts toSherry Anderson, who went on to win the event.[11] The rink addedChristie Gamble to the lineup for the2018–19 season, replacing Schneider.[12] They qualified for the2019 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but failed to advance to the playoffs after a 4–4 round robin record.[13] The team stayed intact the following season and won three more Saskatchewan Tour events. Their successful results qualified them for the2020 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which was held in a triple knockout format this year.[14] They qualified for the playoffs through the C side before losing to the Sherry Anderson rink in 3 vs. 4 game, like in 2018.
Following the departure of Deanna Doig, Team Barker addedJenna Enge to their lineup as their new second, moving Christie Gamble up to third on the team. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan, the 2021Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled. Team Sherry Anderson was invited to represent Saskatchewan at the2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, as they had the most points from the 2019–20 and2020–21 seasons combined, which they accepted.[15] This ended the abbreviated 2020–21 season for the Barker rink.
With their successful results over the past few seasons, Team Barker had enough points to qualify for the2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.[16] There, the team finished with a 3–3 record, just shy of qualifying for the playoff round.[17] On the Saskatchewan tour, the team picked up tour wins at the SaskTour Women's Moose Jaw and the SaskTour Women's Weyburn.[18] Team Barker entered the2022 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the second ranked team, only behind TeamChelsea Carey. In the triple knockout event, the team lost the A Qualifier game to the Carey rink before defeatingAmber Holland in the B Qualifier.[19] This qualified them for the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game which they would drop to the Carey rink. Following a win in the semifinal against Team Holland, Barker faced Carey for the third time in the championship in the provincial final. This time, Team Barker would win the match 7–5, winning the provincial title and qualifying for the2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Saskatchewan.[20] At the Hearts, Barker led her team to a 4–4 round robin record, just missing out on the championship round.[21]
Team Barker had a successful2022–23 season tour season, allowing them to easily qualify for the2023 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts. To start the season, the team played in the inauguralPointsBet Invitational where after an opening game win againstHollie Duncan, they dropped their quarterfinal game toKaitlyn Lawes.[22] On the Saskatchewan tour, the team won three events: the Moose Jaw SaskTour Spiel, the Regina Highland SWCT Event and the SaskTour Women's Players Championship.[23] They also had a strong showing at the2022 Western Showdown, reaching the quarterfinals where they lost to world champions TeamSilvana Tirinzoni.[24] Despite their tour dominance in their home province, they were not able to defend their provincial title, finishing 2–3 through the triple knockout.[25] The following season was not as successful for the team as they were unable to win any tour titles. However, their multiple quarterfinal finishes earned them enough points to qualify directly for the2024 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts. In the round robin, the team had a 3–2 record which earned them a spot in the final four.[26] FacingMichelle Englot in the 3 vs. 4 game, they lost 9–6 and were eliminated from contention. After the season, the team disbanded.[27]
Barker is employed as an actuarial statistician,[28] and is the director of actuarial services pricing atSGI Canada.[29] She is married and has two children.[30]
| Key | |
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| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Square | Q | QF | Q |
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10[31] | Penny Barker | Laura Greffard | Tamara Haberstock | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2010–11 | Penny Barker | Amanda Craigle | Danielle Sicinski | Tamara Haberstock |
| 2011–12 | Penny Barker | Amanda Craigle | Danielle Sicinski | Tamara Haberstock |
| 2012–13 | Penny Barker | Susan Lang | Melissa Hoffman | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2013–14 | Penny Barker | Deanna Doig | Tamara Haberstock | Sarah Slywka |
| 2014–15 | Penny Barker | Deanna Doig | Amanda Craigle | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2015–16 | Penny Barker | Deanna Doig | Melissa Hoffman | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2016–17 | Penny Barker | Deanna Doig | Lorraine Schneider | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2017–18 | Penny Barker | Deanna Doig | Lorraine Schneider | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2018–19 | Penny Barker | Deanna Doig | Christie Gamble | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2019–20 | Penny Barker | Deanna Doig | Christie Gamble | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2020–21 | Penny Barker | Christie Gamble | Jenna Enge | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2021–22 | Penny Barker | Christie Gamble | Jenna Enge | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2022–23 | Penny Barker | Christie Gamble | Jenna Enge | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2023–24 | Penny Barker | Christie Gamble | Jenna Enge | Danielle Sicinski |
| 2024–25 | Penny Barker | Lindsay Bertsch | Taryn Schachtel | Danielle Sicinski |
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