The 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 16 to 26 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. The Rachel Homan rink, representing Ontario, won their third national title; with Homan becoming the youngest skip, man or woman, to ever win three national championships. Her team represented Canada at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship in Beijing from March 18 to 26.
In the final, Ontario, skipped by Rachel Homan, defeated Manitoba's Michelle Englot 8–6 in an extra end to win her third national championship. Heading into the game, Manitoba had beaten Ontario twice already in the tournament, once in the round robin and again in the 1 vs. 2 game. In the first end, Englot attempted to blank the end, but her rock stuck around in the 12-foot circle, forcing Manitoba to take a single, and lose last rock advantage to Ontario. In the second, facing a Manitoba shot-rock, Homan made an incredible cross-house double takeout at the perfect angle to score three to take a 3–1 lead early on. Manitoba clawed back however with a single in the third, and stolen points in the fifth and seventh to take a 4–3 lead, but Ontario scored two in the eighth to go up 5–4. In the ninth, Englot missed a thin takeout attempt on her first throw, and wrecked on a guard on her last, giving up a steal of one to Ontario heading into the 10th, down 6–4. In the 10th end, both team's thirds, Ontario's Emma Miskew, and Manitoba's Kate Cameron made double takeouts to help their teams out. Facing three Manitoba stones on her last, Homan made a clutch double takeout to prevent Manitoba possible scoring three points and the win. Englot then made her draw to tie the game, forcing an extra end. In the 11th end, Englot drew to the back-four behind cover on her last stone to sit shot-rock. Homan opted to throw a short run-back of her own stone on to shot rock, which she made, winning the game. There were 4,143 spectators on hand to witness the final.[1]
Teams
The 2017 Scotties was notable for the presence of many veteran skips from previous Canadian Women's Championship tournaments. Shannon Kleibrink made her 5th Scotties appearance after defeating the 2-time Scotties Silver medallist Valerie Sweeting in the Alberta final; however, issues with back pain limited her performance. Marla Mallett of British Columbia and Stacie Curtis of Newfoundland and Labrador made their 4th Scotties appearances, as well as Mary Mattatall who was in her 5th as Team Nova Scotia after upsetting last year's Nova Scotia Champion Jill Brothers. PEI's Robyn MacPhee made her 8th Scotties appearance, Ève Bélisle of Quebec made her 3rd, and Kerry Galusha of the Northwest Territories made her 14th Scotties appearance. Geneva Chislett returned again for Team Nunavut, as did Sarah Koltun for the Yukon. The only two teams to make their Scotties debuts were Penny Barker of Saskatchewan and Melissa Adams of New Brunswick. Notably absent was the 5-time Scotties Champion and 12-time Manitoba Scotties champion, Jennifer Jones, who was defeated in the Manitoba Scotties Semifinal by Darcy Robertson, who lost to Michelle Englot (9-time Saskatchewan Scotties Champion) in the final. The headline teams for this year's Scotties were last year's Silver medallist Krista McCarville who defeated Tracy Fleury in Northern Ontario for the second year in a row, the 2-time Scotties Champion Rachel Homan who won the southern Ontario final against Jacqueline Harrison, and the defending Champions Chelsea Carey of Team Canada.
The teams are listed as follows:
Canada
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Alberta
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British Columbia
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| The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Skip: Chelsea Carey
Third: Amy Nixon
Second: Jocelyn Peterman
Lead: Laine Peters
Alternate: Susan O'Connor
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Okotoks CC, Okotoks
Skip: Shannon Kleibrink[a]
Third: Lisa Eyamie
Second: Sarah Wilkes
Lead: Alison Thiessen[a]
Alternate: Heather Nedohin[a]
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Golden Ears WC, Maple Ridge
Skip: Marla Mallett
Third: Shannon Aleksic
Second: Brette Richards
Lead: Blaine de Jager
Alternate: Kristen Recksiedler
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Granite CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Michelle Englot
Third: Kate Cameron
Second: Leslie Wilson-Westcott
Lead: Raunora Westcott
Alternate: Krysten Karwacki
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Capital WC, Fredericton
Skip: Melissa Adams
Third: Jennifer Armstrong
Second: Cathlia Ward
Lead: Katie Forward
Alternate: Jillian Babin-Keough
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St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Stacie Curtis
Third: Erin Porter
Second: Julie Devereaux
Lead: Erica Trickett
Alternate: Shelley Hardy
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Northern Ontario
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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| Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Skip: Krista McCarville
Third: Kendra Lilly
Second: Ashley Sippala
Lead: Sarah Potts
Alternate: Oye-Sem Won Briand
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Windsor CC, Windsor
Skip: Mary Mattatall
Third: Marg Cutcliffe
Second: Jill Alcoe-Holland
Lead: Andrea Saulnier
Alternate: Julie McEvoy
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Ottawa CC, Ottawa
Skip: Rachel Homan
Third: Emma Miskew
Second: Joanne Courtney
Lead: Lisa Weagle
Alternate: Cheryl Kreviazuk
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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| Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Robyn MacPhee
Third: Sarah Fullerton
Second: Meaghan Hughes
Lead: Michelle McQuaid
Alternate: Rebecca Jean MacDonald
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TMR CC, Mount Royal Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Skip: Ève Bélisle
Third: Lauren Mann
Second: Trish Hill
Lead: Brittany O'Rourke
Alternate: Pamela Nugent
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Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw
Skip: Penny Barker
Third: Deanna Doig
Second: Lorraine Schneider
Lead: Danielle Sicinski
Alternate: Amber Holland
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Northwest Territories
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Nunavut
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Yukon
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| Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Kerry Galusha
Third: Megan Koehler
Second: Danielle Derry
Lead: Sharon Cormier
Alternate: Shona Barbour
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Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit
Skip: Geneva Chislett[2]
Third: Denise Hutchings
Second: Robyn Mackey
Lead: Jenine Bodner
Alternate: Sadie Pinksen
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Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Skip: Sarah Koltun
Third: Chelsea Duncan
Second: Patty Wallingham
Lead: Jenna Duncan
Alternate: Helen Strong
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CTRS ranking
Map of teams

Team Canada

Provincial Winners
Pre-qualifying tournament
Standings
Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).[3]
Draw 1
Thursday, February 16, 6:30 pm
Draw 2
Friday, February 17, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Friday, February 17, 4:00 pm
Pre-qualifying final
Saturday, February 18, 2:30 pm
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).[3]
Draw 1
Saturday, February 18, 2:30 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, February 18, 7:30 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, February 19, 9:30 am
Draw 4
Sunday, February 19, 2:30 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, February 19, 7:30 pm
Draw 6
Monday, February 20, 2:30 pm
Draw 7
Monday, February 20, 7:30 pm
Draw 8
Tuesday, February 21, 9:30 am
Draw 9
Tuesday, February 21, 2:30 pm
Draw 10
Tuesday, February 21, 7:30 pm
Draw 11
Wednesday, February 22, 9:30 am
Draw 12
Wednesday, February 22, 2:30 pm
Draw 13
Wednesday, February 22, 7:30 pm
Draw 14
Thursday, February 23, 9:30 am
Draw 15
Thursday, February 23, 2:30 pm
Draw 16
Thursday, February 23, 7:30 pm
Draw 17
Friday, February 24, 9:30 am
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, February 24, 7:30 pm
3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 25, 2:30 pm
Semifinal
Saturday, February 25, 7:30 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, February 26, 2:30 pm
Final
Sunday, February 26, 7:30 pm
Statistics
Round Robin only
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First All-Star Team
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Second All-Star Team
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Awards
The awards and all-star teams are as follows:
- All-Star Teams[4]
First Team
Second Team
- Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award[4]
- Joan Mead Builder Award[4]
Provincial and territorial playdowns
2017 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2017 Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2017 Nunavut Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Notes
- ^ a b c Kleibrink skipped Alberta during Draws 2 and 4 and the first four ends of Draw 17, but was officially recorded as the skip of Team Alberta. Nedohin skipped the other matches of the tournament, the rest of Draw 17, and threw lead stones in Draw 4.
References
External links
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| Diamond D Championship | |
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| Curling Association Championship | |
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| Macdonald Lassies Championship | |
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| Curling Association Championship | |
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| Scott Tournament of Hearts | |
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| Scotties Tournament of Hearts | |
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