Lee Merklinger

Lee Anne Merklinger (born September 16, 1984) is a Canadian female curler from Nepean, Ontario. Merklinger played second for the Sherry Middaugh rink on the World Curling Tour from 2010 to 2018. Among the team's accomplishments were finishing runners up at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and winning the 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Grand Slam event.

Teams and events Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events 2000—01 Lee Merklinger 2001 OJCC 2001—02 Lee Merklinger 2002 OJCC 2002—03 Lee Merklinger 2003 OJCC 2003—04 Lee Merklinger Leslie Levere Lisa Weagle Breanne Merklinger 2004 OJCC 2004—05 Lee Merklinger Leslie Levere Lisa Weagle Breanne Merklinger 2005—06 Janet McGhee Julie Reddick Lee Merklinger Lori Eddy 2006—07 Janet McGhee Pascale Letendre Lee Merklinger Breanne Merklinger 2007—08 Jenn Hanna Chrissy Cadorin Stephanie Hanna Lee Merklinger 2008—09 Jenn Hanna Stephanie Hanna Lee Merklinger Lisa Weagle 2009—10 Jo-Ann Rizzo Chrissy Cadorin Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong 2010—11 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong 2011—12 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong 2012 CCC (6th) 2012—13 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Lori Eddy 2013—14 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Lori Eddy COCT 2013 2014—15 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Lori Eddy 2014 CCC (6th) 2015—16 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Lori Eddy 2015 CCC (4th) 2016—17 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Kimberly Tuck 2017—18 Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Lee Merklinger Lorraine Lang COCT 2017 (5th) 2017—18 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Kimberly Tuck

Personal life Merklinger is a member of a famous curling family. Her older brother Dave Merklinger is one of the leading Canadian and international icemakers. Her older half-sister Anne Merklinger is a former Tournament of Hearts champion and medallist and bronze medallist. Her twin sister Breanne Merklinger and brother Bill Merklinger are competitive curlers as well; Bill was the alternate for the Territories team at the 2015 Brier.

Outside of curling, Merklinger works for the Government of Canada, as Policy Analyst for Indigenous Services Canada. She is a member of the Muscowpetung First Nation.