Canadian women's curling championship
The 1987 Scott Tournament of Hearts , the Canadian women's curling championship, was held from February 28 to March 7, 1987 at the Lethbridge Sportsplex [ 2] in Lethbridge , Alberta .[ 3] The total attendance for the week was a then-record 34,277, which shattered the previous mark set in 1984 by over 10,000.[ 1]
Team British Columbia , who was skipped by Pat Sanders won the event after defeating Manitoba in the final 9–3 in nine ends. BC advanced to the final after defeating Quebec in the semifinal 10–6. This was BC's sixth championship and the only title skipped by Sanders.
Sanders' rink would represent Canada at the 1987 World Women's Curling Championship held in Chicago, Illinois , USA , where they won Canada's fourth straight world championship.
New Brunswick's 11–1 victory over Alberta in Draw 7 tied a record set in 1985 for the most stolen ends in a single game by one team as New Brunswick stole six ends in that game.[ 4]
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:[ 5]
Team Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
St. Catharines CC , St. Catharines
Skip: Marilyn Darte [ a]
Third: Kathy McEdwards [ a]
Second: Chris Jurgenson
Lead: Jan Augustyn
Alternate: Lynn Reynolds
Grand Prairie CC , Grande Prairie
Skip: Karen Gould
Third: Marcy Balderston [ b]
Second: Tina Listhaeghe [ b]
Lead: Jarron Savill [ b]
Alternate: Janet Gummer [ b]
Racquet Club , Victoria
Skip: Pat Sanders
Third: Georgina Hawkes
Second: Louise Herlinveaux
Lead: Deb Massullo
Alternate: Elaine Dagg-Jackson
Deer Lodge CC , Winnipeg
Skip: Kathie Ellwood
Third: Cathy Treloar
Second: Laurie Ellwood
Lead: Sandra Asham
Alternate: Jane Malcolmson
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC , Saint John
Skip: Heidi Hanlon
Third: Gail Shields
Second: Janyce Messer
Lead: Judy Blanchard
Alternate: Ellen Brennan
St. Johns CC , St. John's
Skip: Cindy Crocker
Third: Andrea Bowering
Second: Gail Burry
Lead: Kathy O'Driscoll
Alternate: Debbie Bowering
CFB Halifax CC , Halifax
Skip: Virginia Jackson
Third: Marg Cutcliffe
Second: Joan Hutchinson
Lead: Sherry Jackson
Alternate: Marie-Anne Vautour
Royal Canadian CC , Toronto
Skip: Carol Thompson
Third: Anne Dunn
Second: Kim Duck
Lead: Lindy Crawford
Alternate: Patti Chow
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon/Northwest Territories
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown
Skip: Kim Dolan
Third: Karen Jones
Second: Shelley Muzika
Lead: Nancy Reid
Alternate: Cathy Dillon
Laviolette CC , Trois-Rivières
Skip: Helene Tousignant
Third: Marie Ferland
Second: Nicole Corbin
Lead: Josee Dauphinais
Alternate: Lee Tobin
Tartan CC , Regina
Skip: Kathy Fahlman
Third: Sandra Schmirler
Second: Jan Betker
Lead: Sheila Schneider
Alternate: Michelle Schneider
Whitehorse CC , Whitehorse
Skip: Shelley Aucoin
Third: Kathy Chapman
Second: Donna Scott
Lead: Debbie Stokes
Alternate: Margaret Lawrence
Map of teams
Team Canada
Provincial Winners
Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings [ 5]
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00 ).[ 5] [ 7]
Draw 1
Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, February 28, 6:30 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 1, 1:00 pm
Draw 4
Sunday, March 1, 6:30 pm
Draw 5
Monday, March 2, 8:30 am
Draw 6
Monday, March 2, 1:00 pm
Draw 7
Monday, March 2, 6:30 pm
Draw 8
Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 am
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 3, 1:00 pm
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 pm
Draw 11
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 am
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 4, 1:00 pm
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm
Draw 14
Thursday, March 5, 1:00 pm
Draw 15
Thursday, March 5, 6:30 pm
Tiebreakers
Round 1
Friday, March 6, 8:30 am
Round 2
Friday, March 6, 1:00 pm
Playoffs
Semifinal
Friday, March 6, 6:30 pm
Final
Saturday, March 7, 11:00 am
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Final Round Robin Percentages [ 5]
^ McEdwards' shot percentage includes the three draws where she threw fourth stones.
Awards
The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows:[ 8]
All-Star Team
Myrna McQuarrie Award
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament.
Prior to 1998, the award was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year. For this edition, the award was named after Myrna McQuarrie , a Lethbridge native, who skipped Alberta to a women's national championship in 1977 and represented Alberta in the 1979 women's national championship.
Notes
References
Diamond D Championship Curling Association Championship Macdonald Lassies Championship Curling Association Championship Scott Tournament of Hearts Scotties Tournament of Hearts