Erica Curtis (born June 12, 1991 as Erica Trickett) is a Canadian curler from Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Curtis made three appearances at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2008, 2011, and 2012. In 2008, she finished 5âÂÂ7 as lead for Julie Devereaux. In 2011, she again finished 5âÂÂ7 this time as lead for Erin Porter. On her final trip in 2012, she skipped the Newfoundland and Labrador team to a 3âÂÂ9 record. She also competed in two U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, finishing 4âÂÂ3 in 2011 and 2âÂÂ5 in 2012.
Out of juniors, she joined the Heather Strong rink in second. They played in the 2012 Masters Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event where they qualified for the playoffs before losing to Chelsea Carey in the quarterfinals. They finished second in the 2013 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, only losing by one point in the final to Stacie Curtis. She later joined Marie Christianson's rink for the 2014âÂÂ15 season however they had limited success on tour and failed to qualify for the playoffs at provincials.
Curtis won her first Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2017 as lead for Stacie Curtis. They had a good showing at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing in eighth with a 5âÂÂ6 record. They defended their title the following season at the 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, going 8âÂÂ1 through the tournament. They had a great start at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, winning their first four games before losing three straight. They then lost the tiebreaker to Ontario's Hollie Duncan and were eliminated. They officially finished tenth in the tournament, losing the ninth place seeding game to New Brunswick's Sylvie Robichaud.
Curtis began skipping her own team the following season. They didn't play in any tour events and failed to qualify at the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The following year however, they won three straight sudden death games to win the 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they finished in fourteenth place with a 1âÂÂ6 record.
Team Curtis disbanded following the season, with Curtis and teammate Julie Devereaux joining forces with Mackenzie Glynn and Camille Burt for the 2020âÂÂ21 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team only played in one event together, the Bally Haly Cash Spiel, where they finished with a 2âÂÂ3 record. Team Curtis was unable to compete in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete at the national championship. The following season, they reached the final of both tour events they played in. At the Rick Rowsell Classic, they were defeated by Mackenzie Mitchell in the final and at the Bally Haly Cash Spiel, they lost to Heather Strong. The 2022 provincial championship was cancelled due to the pandemic. As the highest ranked team on the CTRS standings, Team Sarah Hill was appointed to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Stacie Curtis returned to Newfoundland for the 2022âÂÂ23 season and took over the skipping duties of the team, shifting Curtis to third. On tour, the team won the Rick Rowsell Classic and lost in the semifinals of both the Bally Haly Cash Spiel and the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel. At the 2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Curtis finished 3âÂÂ1 through the round robin, tied for first place with the Heather Strong rink. They then won 11âÂÂ8 in the final to win the provincial title. This qualified them to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, British Columbia. There, they finished with a 2âÂÂ6 record, earning victories over the Yukon's Hailey Birnie and Wild Card #3's Meghan Walter.
For the 2023âÂÂ24 season, Team Curtis added Jessica Wiseman to their team and used a five-player rotation throughout the season. On tour, the team only qualified in one of their three events, the Rick Rowsell Classic, where they lost the final to the Brooke Godsland rink. At the 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished 3âÂÂ3 through the double round robin. This qualified them for the semifinal, where they won 5âÂÂ4 over Sarah Boland to advance to the final. There, they defeated Team Godsland 13âÂÂ5 to secure their second consecutive provincial title. At the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alberta, the team finished eighth in Pool A with a 2âÂÂ6 record. They secured wins over Prince Edward Island's Jane DiCarlo and Alberta's Selena Sturmay, Alberta's only loss in the round robin.
Curtis is a recreational specialist at Eastern Health. She is married to Dylan Curtis.