Jillian Babin
Canadian curler

Jillian Babin

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Jillian Babin (born November 7, 1989) is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Career

Babin won the 2010 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts as second for the Andrea Crawford rink. At the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team went 5-6, missing the playoffs. Her team also won provincials the following year at the 2011 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they defeated Sylvie Robichaud in the final. At the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, team New Brunswick went 3-8. She won her third consecutive provincial title at the 2012 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts. New Brunswick went 5-6 once again at the Hearts.

Babin took a break from competitive curling for a few years before returning in 2017 as second for Jennifer Armstrong. At provincials, the team lost in the semi-final to Sarah Mallais.

After Ward moved to skip her own team in Newfoundland and Labrador, the team brought on Babin's former teammate Andrea Crawford to skip the team. At the 2019 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Crawford posted a perfect 5-0 record en route to capturing the title. At the Hearts, the team went 3-4, missing the playoffs.

To start the 2019–20 curling season, Team Crawford won their first two events, the Steele Cup Cash and the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge. They played in a Grand Slam event, the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2. After a 2-2 round robin record, they lost the tiebreaker to Jestyn Murphy. The team defended their provincial title by winning the 2020 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts in late January 2020. At the Hearts, the Crawford rink started with three losses before rallying off four wins in a row including scoring a seven ender against top-seeded Manitoba's Kerri Einarson rink to win 13–7 and defeating Team Canada (skipped by Chelsea Carey) 7–5. Their 4–3 round robin record qualified them for the tiebreaker against Saskatchewan's Robyn Silvernagle rink. Saskatchewan took two in the extra end for a 9–7 victory, eliminating New Brunswick from contention. The team announced after the season they would be disbanding.

Personal life

Babin currently works as a chiropractor for Body Renewal Health Centre.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2009–10 Andrea Crawford Denise Nowlan Jillian Babin Lianne Sobey
2010–11 Andrea Crawford Denise Nowlan Jillian Babin Lianne Sobey
2011–12 Andrea Crawford (Fourth) Rebecca Atkinson (Skip) Jillian Babin Jodie deSolla
2017–18 Jennifer Armstrong Cathlia Ward Jillian Babin Katie Forward
2018–19 Andrea Crawford Jillian Babin Jennifer Armstrong Katie Forward
2019–20 Andrea Crawford Jennifer Armstrong Jillian Babin Katie Forward