Sarah Mallais (born January 11, 1989, as Sarah Berthelot) is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team.

Sarah Mallais
Born
Sarah Berthelot

(1989-01-11) January 11, 1989 (age 35)
Team
Curling clubCurl Moncton,
Moncton, NB
SkipSarah Mallais
ThirdJocelyn Adams-Moss
SecondAmanda England
LeadHeather MacPhee
Curling career
Member Association New Brunswick (2005–2020; 2023–present)
 Nova Scotia (2021–2022)
Top CTRS ranking53rd (2023–24)

Career

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In her junior years, Mallais represented New Brunswick at the 2007 Canada Games. The team narrowly missed the playoffs, finishing with a 3–2 record. She also represented NB at the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships where the team went 5–6.[1]

Mallais lost the final of the 2009 provincial championship as second for Mary Jane McGuire. She played in the 2010 Sobeys Slam as lead for the Melissa Adams rink. They won no games and finished 0–3 in the triple knockout. Skipping her own team in 2016, she lost in the semifinal of the 2016 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts to former teammate Adams.[2] The following year in 2017, Team Mallais finished the round robin in first place, directly advancing them to the final. However, Mallais would once again come up short to Adams in a 9–6 decision.[3] Mallais would also lose the final of the 2018 and 2019 provincial championships as well, to Sylvie Quillian and Andrea Crawford respectively. In 2020, she failed to make the playoffs at the 2020 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts after a 2–3 round robin record.[4]

Mallais joined the Marlee Powers rink out of Nova Scotia halfway through the 2021–22 season as one of Powers' members Emily Dwyer was travelling for work with the World Curling Federation.[5] At the 2022 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team failed to advance to the playoffs, finishing 1–3 through the triple knockout qualifying round.

After taking a season off, Mallais joined forces with longtime rival Sylvie Quillian for the 2023–24 season. Mallais threw third rocks and skipped the team, with Quillian throwing fourth, Carol Webb playing second and Jane Boyle at lead.[6]

Personal life

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Mallais is married to fellow curler Jeremy Mallais and they have three children, Zayn, Roen and Jude.[citation needed] She works as an Informatics Coordinator at Perinatal New Brunswick.[7]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2005–06 Mary Jane McGuire Megan McGuire Ashley Howard Sarah Berthelot
2008–09[8] Mary Jane McGuire Megan McGuire Sarah Berthelot Jocelyn Adams
2010–11 Melissa Adams Sandy Comeau Stacey Leger Sarah Berthelot
2012–13 Stacey McCormack Lacey Sarah Bethelot Leah Thompson Micheala Downey Kim Dow
2013–14 Sarah Mallais Leah Thompson Michaela Downey Kim Dow
2014–15 Sarah Mallais Leah Thompson Kaitlyn Veitch Jade Carruthers
2015–16 Sarah Mallais Stacey McCormack Lacey Carol Whitaker Leah Thompson
2016–17 Sarah Mallais Carol Whitaker Leah Thompson Jane Boyle
2017–18 Sarah Mallais Carol Whitaker Leah Thompson Jane Boyle
2018–19 Sarah Mallais Carol Whitaker Leah Thompson Jane Boyle Shannon Tatlock
2019–20 Sarah Mallais Cathlia Ward Jodie deSolla Jane Boyle
2021–22 Marlee Powers Sarah Mallais Jocelyn Adams Amanda Simpson
2023–24 Sylvie Quillian (Fourth) Sarah Mallais (Skip) Carol Webb Jane Boyle
2024–25 Sarah Mallais Jocelyn Adams-Moss Amanda England Heather MacPhee

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships" (PDF). Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2016 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mallais 2–3 at 2020 New Brunswick Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "We're excited to announce that Sarah Mallais will be joining our line-up for the remainder of the 2021-22 curling season. Sarah brings a wealth of experience from her impressive curling career in New Brunswick. Starting this weekend, Sarah will be filling in for our third, Emily Dwyer who is travelling for work with the World Curling Federation. We wish Emily all the best at her upcoming international events 🥌 🌎". Facebook. Team Powers. November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "We are happy to announce our curling team for the upcoming season. We can't wait to hit the ice together!". Facebook. Team Quillian. June 27, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sarah Mallais Bio". Facebook. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sarah Mallais Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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