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==Career== ==Career==
At the age of 11, Smith got the opporunity to compete as a skip at the 2011 Canada Winter Games<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2014/01/21/junior-athlete-qa-tyler-smith/|title=Junior Athlete Q&A: Tyler Smith|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>. Smith then also got the opportunity to compete in the 2015 Canada Winter Games, representing PEI as the skip<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cg2015.gems.pro/Result/ShowPerson.aspx?Person_GUID=6a12b72f-6a4a-4061-baac-1de466ffe0f1&SetLanguage=en-CA&Gems_ScreenWidth=1536&Gems_ScreenHeight=864&Gems_ScreenAvailWidth=1536&Gems_ScreenAvailHeight=816|title=Tyler Smith Participant Biography|website=Canada Games 2015|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>. At the age of 11, Smith got the opportunity to compete as a ] at the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2014/01/21/junior-athlete-qa-tyler-smith/|title=Junior Athlete Q&A: Tyler Smith|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref> Smith then also got the opportunity to compete in the ], representing PEI as the skip.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cg2015.gems.pro/Result/ShowPerson.aspx?Person_GUID=6a12b72f-6a4a-4061-baac-1de466ffe0f1&SetLanguage=en-CA&Gems_ScreenWidth=1536&Gems_ScreenHeight=864&Gems_ScreenAvailWidth=1536&Gems_ScreenAvailHeight=816|title=Tyler Smith Participant Biography|website=Canada Games 2015|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>


Smith made his debut in the ] in 2021. He got the opportunity to play as the ] for PEI-veteran ]. They would finish the brier with a record of 1-7, only beating ] of Nunavut<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.curling.io/players/smith-tyler|title=Career Statistics for Tyler Smith|website=Curling Canada Stats Archive|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>. Smith made his debut at ], the Canadian men's national championship, ]. He got the opportunity to play as the ] for PEI-veteran ]. They finished the Brier with a record of 1–7, only beating ] of Nunavut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.curling.io/players/smith-tyler|title=Career Statistics for Tyler Smith|website=Curling Canada Stats Archive|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>


Smith would make his debut as a ] in the brier in 2022 through an automatic berth due to the tournament getting cancelled over the ]. In the tournament this year, Smith would once again finish with a record of 1-7. This year he would only beat ] of Newfoundland and Labrador<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/tyler-smith-skipped-rink-headed-to-2022-tim-hortons-brier-100693133|title=Tyler Smith-skipped rink headed to 2022 Tim Hortons Brier|website=Saltwire|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>. Smith made his debut as a skip at the Brier ] through an automatic berth due to the tournament getting cancelled over the ]. In the tournament that year, Smith once again finished with a record of 1–7. This year he only beat ] of Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/tyler-smith-skipped-rink-headed-to-2022-tim-hortons-brier-100693133|title=Tyler Smith-skipped rink headed to 2022 Tim Hortons Brier|website=Saltwire|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>


In 2023, Smith would return to the ] as it was not cancelled this year over the pandemic. He would get through the ] easily, by making the ] rink forfeit in the finals. In the brier, he would finish with an improved 2-6 record this year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/sports/regional-sports/pei-loses-to-yukon-at-brier-100831954/|title=P.E.I. loses to Yukon at Brier|website=Saltwire|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>. In 2023, Smith returned to the ]. He got through the ] easily, by making the ] rink forfeit in the finals. At ], he finished with an improved 2–6 record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/sports/regional-sports/pei-loses-to-yukon-at-brier-100831954/|title=P.E.I. loses to Yukon at Brier|website=Saltwire|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>

⚫ In 2024, Smith would win all three events in the ] and qualify for the brier once again. This year they would start off with a 4-1 record, and finish with an impressive 5-3 record and barely miss out on the playoffs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/brier-roundup-regina-march5-1.7134359|title=P.E.I.'s Tyler Smith turning heads in pursuit of province's 1st Brier playoffs since 1996|website=CBC|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>.


⚫ In 2024, Smith won all three events in the ] and qualified for ]. They started off with a 4–1 record, and finished with an 5–3 record and barely missed out on the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/brier-roundup-regina-march5-1.7134359|title=P.E.I.'s Tyler Smith turning heads in pursuit of province's 1st Brier playoffs since 1996|website=CBC|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Smith has been curling for 18 years. He owns and operates Smith's Excavating in Hunter River<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-Montanas-Brier-media-guide-Ver3.pdf|title=2024 Montana's Brier Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>. Smith owns and operates Smith's Excavating in Hunter River.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-Montanas-Brier-media-guide-Ver3.pdf|title=2024 Montana's Brier Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Canadian curler
Tyler Smith
Curler
Born (1998-08-20) August 20, 1998 (age 26)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Team
Curling clubCrapaud Community Curling Club,
Crapaud, PEI
SkipTyler Smith
ThirdAdam Cocks
SecondChris Gallant
LeadEd White
Curling career
Member Association Prince Edward Island
Brier appearances4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Tyler Smith (born August 20, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Hunter River, Prince Edward Island. He currently plays skip for his own team.

Career

At the age of 11, Smith got the opportunity to compete as a skip at the 2011 Canada Winter Games. Smith then also got the opportunity to compete in the 2015 Canada Winter Games, representing PEI as the skip.

Smith made his debut at the Brier, the Canadian men's national championship, in 2021. He got the opportunity to play as the third for PEI-veteran Eddie MacKenzie. They finished the Brier with a record of 1–7, only beating Peter Mackey of Nunavut.

Smith made his debut as a skip at the Brier in 2022 through an automatic berth due to the tournament getting cancelled over the COVID-19 pandemic. In the tournament that year, Smith once again finished with a record of 1–7. This year he only beat Nathan Young of Newfoundland and Labrador.

In 2023, Smith returned to the PEI Men's Curling Championship. He got through the 2023 PEI Tankard easily, by making the Darren Higgins rink forfeit in the finals. At the Brier that year, he finished with an improved 2–6 record.

In 2024, Smith won all three events in the 2024 PEI Tankard and qualified for the Brier once again. They started off with a 4–1 record, and finished with an 5–3 record and barely missed out on the playoffs.

Personal life

Smith owns and operates Smith's Excavating in Hunter River.

References

  1. "2025 PEI Women's & Men's Curling Championships". Curl Prince Edward Island. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  2. "Nathan Young as Skip". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  3. "Junior Athlete Q&A: Tyler Smith". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  4. "Tyler Smith Participant Biography". Canada Games 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. "Career Statistics for Tyler Smith". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. "Tyler Smith-skipped rink headed to 2022 Tim Hortons Brier". Saltwire. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  7. "P.E.I. loses to Yukon at Brier". Saltwire. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  8. "P.E.I.'s Tyler Smith turning heads in pursuit of province's 1st Brier playoffs since 1996". CBC. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  9. "2024 Montana's Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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