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Dan deWaard (born February 7, 1984 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian curler.

Junior
deWaard made 4 appearances at Quebec Junior provincials with his best finish being a 2nd place finish in 2005, playing third for Jasmin Gibeau.

2007-2014
deWaard moved from Quebec to Ontario for work. In Ontario he played sparingly but made several presences at the regional level in men's, mixed and colts, with one presence at the Colts provincials in 2011.

2015-18
After moving back to Quebec following the 2014 season he rejoined forces with his junior teammate Gibeau. They lost the Club Championships provincial final in 2015. In 2016 they joined forces with Jean-Sebastien Roy and Vincent Bourget. The team participated at the 2016 Quebec Tankard, finishing with a Bronze medal. At the 2017 Quebec Tankard they finished in 4th place. Roy left the team prior to the 2017-2018 season. The remaining 3 players started added Louis Biron and finished with a 2-4 record at the 2018 Quebec Tankard.

2019-Present
deWaard did not curl competitively for the 2018-2019 season but participated and won the Quebec Mixed Provincial Championship in March of 2019 alongside Jean-Sebastien Roy, Amelie Blais and Brenda Nicholls. He also played and won the Quebec Club Championships Provincials in April 2019 with Jasmin Gibeau, Daniel Lemery and Kevin Menard.

In November 2019 deWaard competed in 2 National Championships. First the Mixed, held in Saguenay, Quebec, winning the title against New Brunswick with Roy, Blais and Nicholls. Second the Club Championship, held in Leduc, Alberta, where the team lost the final to Ontario. At the time, deWaard was the only Canadian to have medalled in 2 National Championships in the same season.

For the 2020-2021 season, deWaard rejoined forces with Roy and Gibeau, adding Don Bowesr to complete the team. The team did not play 1 game together that season but stayed together for the 2021-2022 season.

Personal life
deWaard is employed as a Key Account Manager with Voortman Cookies. He is separated with 2 children.

Category:Canadian mixed curling champions