Nixon, Amy

Year Inducted / Année Intronisé:

2024

Province / Province:

Alberta

Category / Catégorie:

Executive Honour Roll

Biography / Biographie:

Nixon’s impact on the sport of curling has been profound, both on and off the ice.

She served five years on the Curling Canada Board of Governors, and also was elected Chair of the Board of Governors in June 2021, and stayed in that role until the fall of 2022 — the completion of her four-year term. She also agreed to rejoin the Board for the 2022-23 season to help with the orientation process for new governors who had joined the Board.

During her time as Chair of the Curling Canada Board, Curling Canada held its highly successful Bubble events in Nixon’s hometown of Calgary, and she volunteered often as a scorekeeper during those three months of Bubble events, all the while contributing to the Board’s oversight of the events and risk evaluations.

As a player, Nixon, was the vice-skip for Shannon Kleibrink’s Canadian team that won bronze at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She played the same position for Chelsea Carey’s 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts championship team, and was the alternate for Heather Nedohin’s 2012 Scotties champs.

She was inducted during an on-ice ceremony Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at the WinSport Event Centre, an event for which she is serving as the organizing committee Vice-Chair.