Megan McGillivray

Megan McGillivray
Curler
Born (1998-04-26) April 26, 1998
Edmonton, Alberta
Team
Curling clubVictoria CC,
Victoria, BC[1]
SkipTaylor Reese-Hansen
ThirdMegan McGillivray
SecondKim Bonneau
LeadJulianna Mackenzie
Curling career
Member Association British Columbia
Hearts appearances1 (2026)
Top CTRS ranking18th (2024–25)

Megan McGillivray (born April 26, 1998, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Victoria, British Columbia.[1] She currently plays third on Team Taylor Reese-Hansen.

Career

Women's

In 2020, McGillivray competed in her first BC women's championship at the 2020 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts. As second for Diane Gushulak, the team finished in seventh with a 2–5 record.[2] McGillivray remained with Gushulak for one more season before joining Taylor Reese-Hansen for the 2021–22 season alongside Cierra Fisher and Sydney Brilz. With this team, McGillivray won her first tour event at the King Cash Spiel, defeating Kirsten Ryan 8–2 in the final.[3] At the 2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished 0–3 in the triple knockout bracket. The following season, the team had a much better showing at the provincial championship, qualifying for the playoffs through the C event.[4] They then beat Team Ryan in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game before losing in the semifinal to eventual champion Clancy Grandy, eliminating them in third.[5] To finish the season, they played in the Best of the West U30 event where they lost in the quarterfinals.[6] The next year, at the 2024 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Reese-Hansen rink finished the round robin with a 3–4 record, enough to qualify them for a tiebreaker. There, they lost 8–7 to Kirsten Ryan and were eliminated.[7] They ended their season with another playoff finish at the Best of the West, losing in the semifinals to Abby Marks.

Following the 2023–24 season, McGillivray and Reese-Hansen revised their lineup, bringing in new front-end players Kim Bonneau and Julianna Mackenzie. This new team found immediate success as they won the U25 NextGen Classic to begin the 2024–25 season.[8] With this win, the team earned the right to play in the 2024 PointsBet Invitational where they lost 5–2 in the opening round to Kaitlyn Lawes.[9] In November, they won another tour title by going undefeated to win the Island Shootout.[10] In the new year, Team Reese-Hansen finished 5–2 through the round robin of the 2025 BC Women's Curling Championship, qualifying as the fourth seeds. They were then eliminated 11–10 by Kristen Ryan in the 3 vs. 4 game.[11]

The 2025–26 season was a breakthrough year for the Reese-Hansen rink as they rose to number three on the CTRS standings. After reaching the quarterfinals at the Saville Grand Prix to start the year, the team advanced all the way to the final of the 2025 Autumn Gold Curling Classic.[12] This included wins over many top ranked teams such as Silvana Tirinzoni, Xenia Schwaller, Sayaka Yoshimura and Rebecca Morrison.[13] Ultimately, they gave up a steal in an extra end to lose to Gim Eun-ji in the championship game. Two weeks later, the team continued their momentum by winning the Lloydminster SaskTour Spiel before reaching another final at the Clarion Cup where they lost to Kayla Skrlik.[14] In November, they made another final at the Crestwood Anniversary Showdown, losing to Miyu Ueno. The following month, they played in the 2025 Canadian Open Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event and reached the playoffs with a 2–2 record. They then won both their quarterfinal and semifinal games before coming from behind to knock off Kaitlyn Lawes in the championship game to secure the title.[15] This positioned them for a strong showing at the 2026 BC Women's Curling Championship where the team lost just one game en route to claiming the provincial title, beating Corryn Brown 9–5 in the final.[16] This earned them the right to represent British Columbia at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Mississauga, Ontario.

Mixed

In 2023, McGillivray won the BC Mixed Championship playing with Cameron de Jong, Taylor Reese-Hansen and Erik Colwell.[17] Representing British Columbia at the 2023 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, the team failed to qualify for the championship round, placing tenth with a 4–5 record.[18]

Personal life

McGillivray is employed as a kinesiologist at RebalanceMD.[1]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2014–15[19] Winter Harvey Jaelyn Cotter Megan McGillivray Cassidy Schwaerzle
2015–16 Winter Harvey Jaelyn Cotter Megan McGillivray Cassidy Schwaerzle
2016–17 Megan McGillivray Winter Harvey Jaelyn Cotter Katelyn McGillivray
2017–18 Megan McGillivray Jaelyn Cotter Winter Harvey Cassidy Schwaerzle
2018–19 Megan McGillivray Jaelyn Cotter Katelyn McGillivray Cassidy Schwaerzle
2019–20 Diane Gushulak Grace MacInnes Megan McGillivray Sandra Comadina
2020–21 Diane Gushulak Grace MacInnes Megan McGillivray Sandra Comadina
2021–22 Taylor Reese-Hansen Megan McGillivray Cierra Fisher Sydney Brilz
2022–23 Taylor Reese-Hansen Megan McGillivray Cierra Fisher Sydney Brilz
2023–24 Taylor Reese-Hansen Megan McGillivray Dailene Pewarchuk Sydney Brilz
2024–25 Taylor Reese-Hansen Megan McGillivray Kim Bonneau Julianna Mackenzie
2025–26 Taylor Reese-Hansen Megan McGillivray Kim Bonneau Julianna Mackenzie

References

  1. ^ a b c "2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  2. ^ "2020 BC Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  3. ^ "2021 King Cash Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  4. ^ "BC Scotties and Men's Draw 7 sees Teams Reese-Hansen and Ryan qualify for playoffs; Men's action intensifies". Curl BC. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  5. ^ "2023 BC Scotties semi-finals sees Team Grandy advance to finals". Curl BC. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  6. ^ "2023 SGI Canada Best of the West". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  7. ^ "2024 BC Men's and Women's Championships – Wrap-up". Curl BC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  8. ^ "The Champs are Here". Curling Canada. August 30, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  9. ^ "Another WinSport Win!". Curling Canada. September 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  10. ^ Cleve Dheensaw (November 11, 2024). "Montgomery, Reese-Hansen win men's, women's titles in Island Shootout". Times Colonist. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  11. ^ "2025 BC Women's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  12. ^ Jonathan Brazeau (October 13, 2025). "Gim wins fourth straight Autumn Gold title". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  13. ^ Remy Greer (October 13, 2025). "GALLERY: International flair at Okotoks' Autumn Gold Curling Classic". Western Wheel. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  14. ^ "2025 Lloydminster SaskTour Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  15. ^ "Reese-Hansen, Ramsfjell win HearingLife Canadian Open Tier 2 titles". Grand Slam of Curling. December 21, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  16. ^ Cleve Dheensaw (January 6, 2026). "Reese-Hansen's Victoria rink rallies to earn trip to Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Times Colonist. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  17. ^ "de Jong Captures 2023 AMJ Campbell BC Mixed Championships in Penticton". Curl BC. March 5, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  18. ^ "Race to the finish!". Curling Canada. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  19. ^ "Megan McGillivray Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
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