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11 Facts About Amber Holland

1.

Amber Holland was born on July 10,1974 and is a Canadian curler from Loreburn, Saskatchewan.

2.

Amber Holland won a national championship at the junior level in 1992, and captured a silver medal at the World Junior Curling Championships in 1993 after losing in the final.

3.

Amber Holland has played in Saskatchewan's provincial playdowns ten times, but did not appear at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts until 1999, when she served as an alternate for her former junior teammate Cindy Street.

4.

Amber Holland served as an alternate for Tracy Streifel's team at the 2006 event.

5.

Amber Holland competed in Canada's Olympic curling trials in 2001 and 2005.

6.

Amber Holland skipped her own entry in 2001, and played as an alternate with Sherry Anderson's rink in 2005.

7.

Amber Holland captured the Ford Hot Shot skills competition at the 2010 tournament, defeating Ontario lead Kari MacLean to win a two-year lease on a 2010 Ford Taurus.

8.

Amber Holland stole a single point to win after Jones missed her final shot.

9.

Amber Holland told her team she wanted to go in another direction.

10.

Amber Holland did not return to competitive curling until 2017, with a new team consisting of Sherri Singler, Laura Strong and Debbie Lozinski.

11.

Amber Holland served as the technical director for the Saskatchewan Curling Association from 1997 to 2009.