Shannon Joanisse
Shannon Joanisse, also known as Shannon Aleksic is a Canadian curler from Abbotsford, British Columbia. She currently plays third on Team Kristen Ryan.
Curling career
Juniors
Joanisse participated in the Saskatchewan junior provincials as a skip from 1994 until 1998, and then lost her age eligibility, never making it to a Canadian Junior Curling Championships during her eligibility years.1999β2006
In 1999, Joanisse participated in the Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts, playing lead for Cindy Street. The team finished second place in round robin, with a 5β2 record. They defeated Anita Ford in the semi-final, before going onto defeat Sandra Schmirler and claiming the Saskatchewan title. At the 1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the team finished round robin with a 7β4 record and a third-place finish. They competed against the defending champion's Team Canada and Cathy Borst in the 3β4 game, where they lost the game by a score of 4 to 12.From 2001 to 2003, Joanisse participated in the Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts failing to return to the National championship. In 2004, she moved to Ontario, where she participated in the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts in 2004 and 2005, but failed to qualify for the nationals. Joanisse moved to Alberta for the 2005/06 curling season, where she participated in the 2006 Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts, where she again failed to reach another national championship.
2007β2012
After one year living in Alberta, Joanisse moved to British Columbia, where she joined up with Olympic Bronze medallist Kelley Law throwing second stones. The team participated in the 2007 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where the team finished round robin with a 6β1 record. They received a bye to the final, where they defeated Patti Knezevic 10β4 and won the championship. At the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts the team finished with a 5β6 round robin record, failing to reach the playoffs.Joanisse returned to the 2008 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, playing third stones for Jody Maskiewich. The team finished round robin with a 6β1 record. They received a bye to the final, where they lost 5β6 to Allison MacInnes.
Joanisse and the team returned to the 2009 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they made the playoffs, having finished second with a 5β2 round robin record. They faced Marla Mallett in the semi-final, losing 5β9.
In 2010, Joanisse and Maskiewich joined with Kelley Law, and participated in the 2010 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team finished round robin in second place with an 8β1 record. They competed against Kelly Scott in the 1β2 playoff game, where they defeating Scott 9β3 and receiving a bye to the final. They competed against Scott again in the final, but lost the game 4β8. Joanisse was chosen by Scott to be the team's fifth player. At the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts the team finished in third place, with a 7β4 record, before going on to lose the 3β4 game to Ontario's Krista McCarville.
The following year, the team returned to the 2011 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they again finished round robin with an 8β1 record. For a second year in a row the team competed against Scott in the 1β2 game, and like the previous year, defeated the team 9β2, before again losing to them in the final 3β5. Joanisse became the fifth player for Scott at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where the team finished round robin with a 7β4 record, taking them into a tiebreaker game. They faced Nova Scotia's Heather Smith-Dacey, but lost the tiebreaker and a shot at the playoffs.
The team returned to the 2012 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing in a four team tie, for fourth place, with a 5β4 record. The team won two tiebreakers and moved onto the playoffs. They defeated Roz Craig in the 3β4 game and for a third consecutive year, faced Kelly Scott in the playoffs. In the semi-final against Scott, the team lost the game 7β9 and ended their chances of reaching the national championships.