The 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 22 to March 2, 1997 at the PNE Agrodome[2] in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] The total attendance for the week was 35,390, which was the lowest since 1990.[1]
Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Sandra Schmirler won the tournament after beating Alison Goring's Ontario rink in the final 8–5. This was Saskatchewan's tenth title overall (eleven including Team Canada) and the third and final one skipped by Schmirler before her death in 2000. At the time, Schmirler joined Connie Laliberte and Vera Pezer as the only skips to win three championships.
Schmirler's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Bern, Switzerland, which they also won. Additionally, they also qualified for the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, which they qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics where they captured the gold medal.
The teams were listed as follows:[4]
Skip: Marilyn Bodogh Third: Kim Gellard Second: Corie Beveridge Lead: Jane Hooper Perroud Alternate: Lisa Savage
Skip: Cathy Borst Third: Heather Godberson Second: Brenda Bohmer Lead: Kate Horne Alternate: Lauren Rouse
Skip: Kelley Owen Third: Marla Geiger Second: Sherry Fraser Lead: Christine Jurgenson Alternate: Lindsay Sparkes
Skip: Janet Harvey Third: Debbie Jones-Walker Second: Carol Harvey Lead: Alison Harvey Alternate: Karen Porritt
Skip: Heidi Hanlon Third: Kathy Floyd[a] Second: June Campbell Lead: Jane Arseneau Alternate: Sheri Stewart[a]
Skip: Laura Phillips Third: Cathy Cunningham Second: Kathy Kerr Lead: Heather Martin Alternate: Susan Wright
Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Helen Radford Second: Kim Kelly Lead: Nancy Delahunt[b] Alternate: Mary Mattatall[b]
Skip: Alison Goring Third: Lori Eddy Second: Kim Moore Lead: Mary Bowman Alternate: Yvonne Smith
Skip: Rebecca Jean MacPhee Third: Kim Dolan Second: Marion MacAulay Lead: Lou Ann Henry[c] Alternate: Sandy Matheson[c]
Skip: Chantal Osborne Third: France Charette Second: Joelle Sabourin Lead: Sylvie Daniel Alternate: Janique Berthelot
Skip: Sandra Schmirler Third: Jan Betker[d] Second: Joan McCusker Lead: Marcia Gudereit Alternate: Atina Ford[d]
Skip: Kelly Kaylo Third: Sharon Cormier Second: Wendy Ondrack Lead: Debbie Moss Alternate: Cheryl Burlington
Final Round Robin standings[4]
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00).[4][5]
Saturday, February 22, 12:30 pm
Saturday, February 22, 6:00 pm
Sunday, February 23, 8:30 am
Sunday, February 23, 12:30 pm
Sunday, February 23, 6:00 pm
Monday, February 24, 8:30 am
Monday, February 24, 12:30 pm
Monday, February 24, 6:00 pm
Tuesday, February 25, 8:30 am
Tuesday, February 25, 12:30 pm
Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, February 26, 8:30 am
Wednesday, February 26, 12:30 pm
Wednesday, February 26, 6:00 pm
Thursday, February 27, 8:30 am
Thursday, February 27, 12:30 pm
Thursday, February 27, 6:00 pm
Friday, February 28, 12:30 pm
Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm
Saturday, March 1, 12:30 pm
Sunday, March 2, 10:30 am
Final Round Robin Percentages[4]
The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows.[6]
This was the first tournament in which a first and second all-star teams were selected. Team Saskatchewan members Sandra Schmirler (skip), Jan Betker (third), and Joan McCusker (second) became the first curlers to be selected to the all-star team on three separate occasions. Schmirler was previously selected in 1987 and 1993, Betker in 1987 and 1994, and McCusker in 1994 and 1995.
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 Diana Doe, who was a player and coached junior teams in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. She also was an executive of the British Columbia Curling Association, serving as president in 1989 and was a director of Curling Canada for many years.[7]
Team Ontario skip Alison Goring became the first curler to ever receive the sportsmanship award on three different occasions as she previously won in 1991 and 1995.
Starting in 1997, a curler was chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.
The Ford Hot Shots was a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Ford Contour.
Beginning with the 1997 tournament, the Shot of the Week Award was voted on by TSN commentators and presented to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the championship.
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