1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts

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]

1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts
Host cityVancouver, British Columbia
ArenaPNE Agrodome
DatesFebruary 22– March 2
Attendance35,390[1]
Winner Saskatchewan
Curling clubCaledonian CC, Regina
SkipSandra Schmirler
ThirdJan Betker
SecondJoan McCusker
LeadMarcia Gudereit
AlternateAtina Ford
Finalist Ontario (Alison Goring)
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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.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:[4]

Team Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
St. Catharines CC, St. Catharines

Skip: Marilyn Bodogh
Third: Kim Gellard
Second: Corie Beveridge
Lead: Jane Hooper Perroud
Alternate: Lisa Savage

Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Cathy Borst
Third: Heather Godberson
Second: Brenda Bohmer
Lead: Kate Horne
Alternate: Lauren Rouse

Richmond CC, Richmond

Skip: Kelley Owen
Third: Marla Geiger
Second: Sherry Fraser
Lead: Christine Jurgenson
Alternate: Lindsay Sparkes

Valour Road CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Janet Harvey
Third: Debbie Jones-Walker
Second: Carol Harvey
Lead: Alison Harvey
Alternate: Karen Porritt

New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Heidi Hanlon
Third: Kathy Floyd[lower-alpha 1]
Second: June Campbell
Lead: Jane Arseneau
Alternate: Sheri Stewart[lower-alpha 1]

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Laura Phillips
Third: Cathy Cunningham
Second: Kathy Kerr
Lead: Heather Martin
Alternate: Susan Wright

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Colleen Jones
Third: Helen Radford
Second: Kim Kelly
Lead: Nancy Delahunt[lower-alpha 2]
Alternate: Mary Mattatall[lower-alpha 2]

Bayview G&CC, Thornhill

Skip: Alison Goring
Third: Lori Eddy
Second: Kim Moore
Lead: Mary Bowman
Alternate: Yvonne Smith

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Rebecca Jean MacPhee
Third: Kim Dolan
Second: Marion MacAulay
Lead: Lou Ann Henry[lower-alpha 3]
Alternate: Sandy Matheson[lower-alpha 3]

Buckingham CC, Buckingham

Skip: Chantal Osborne
Third: France Charette
Second: Joelle Sabourin
Lead: Sylvie Daniel
Alternate: Janique Berthelot

Caledonian CC, Regina

Skip: Sandra Schmirler
Third: Jan Betker[lower-alpha 4]
Second: Joan McCusker
Lead: Marcia Gudereit
Alternate: Atina Ford[lower-alpha 4]

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Kelly Kaylo
Third: Sharon Cormier
Second: Wendy Ondrack
Lead: Debbie Moss
Alternate: Cheryl Burlington

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
 SaskatchewanSandra Schmirler 928346473881383%
 OntarioAlison Goring 746962464651577%
 AlbertaCathy Borst 747265454713979%
 NewfoundlandLaura Phillips 746561484191578%
 ManitobaJanet Harvey 656967494631175%
 CanadaMarilyn Bodogh 56678343531978%
 Prince Edward IslandRebecca Jean MacPhee 56677142484874%
 QuebecChantal Osborne 566562454571176%
 New BrunswickHeidi Hanlon 476775504641573%
 Northwest Territories/YukonKelly Kaylo 476179454591475%
 Nova ScotiaColleen Jones 476572494641376%
 British ColumbiaKelley Owen 386471435151076%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00).[4][5]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 22, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 X X 9
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Owen) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 X 6
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4

Draw 2

Saturday, February 22, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
 Ontario (Goring) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Owen) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 9

Draw 3

Sunday, February 23, 8:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 X 8
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 4

Sunday, February 23, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 X 7
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
 Ontario (Goring) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5
 Manitoba (Harvey) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4

Draw 5

Sunday, February 23, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 2 0 4 0 6 X X X X X 12
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7
 Alberta (Borst) 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Goring) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 8
 British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7

Draw 6

Monday, February 24, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Goring) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 8
 Alberta (Borst) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 8
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Owen) 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 X 9
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ` 0 4

Draw 7

Monday, February 24, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 X 9
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 9
 Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
 British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 10
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 7

Draw 8

Monday, February 24, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 X X X 9
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 5 X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 8
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
 Ontario (Goring) 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 X 8

Draw 9

Tuesday, February 25, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Owen) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
 Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
 Alberta (Borst) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 7
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4

Draw 10

Tuesday, February 25, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 6
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Osborne) 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 8
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
 Ontario (Goring) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 X 7

Draw 11

Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Goring) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
 British Columbia (Owen) 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Harvey) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 X 11

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 26, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Harvey) 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 7
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6
 Quebec (Osborne) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Goring) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 X X 7

Draw 13

Wednesday, February 26, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 X 9
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
 Ontario (Goring) 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
 Manitoba (Harvey) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 14

Wednesday, February 26, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 X 6
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 8
 British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X X 4
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 3 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X X 9
 Alberta (Borst) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 15

Thursday, February 27, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
 Quebec (Osborne) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 X X 7
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Goring) 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 X 8
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 X 6

Draw 16

Thursday, February 27, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
 British Columbia (Owen) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 8
 Ontario (Goring) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Osborne) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
 Manitoba (Harvey) 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 7

Draw 17

Thursday, February 27, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 X 9
 Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Owen) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 3
 Alberta (Borst) 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 3 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 8

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 28, 12:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7
Player percentages
 Alberta  Newfoundland
Kate Horne84% Heather Martin85%
Brenda Bohmer77% Kathy Kerr80%
Heather Godberson82% Cathy Cunningham78%
Cathy Borst63% Laura Phillips80%
Total76% Total81%

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 6
 Ontario (Goring) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Player percentages
 Saskatchewan  Ontario
Marcia Gudereit84% Mary Bowman78%
Joan McCusker86% Kim Moore83%
Jan Betker75% Lori Eddy66%
Sandra Schmirler76% Alison Goring76%
Total80% Total76%

Semifinal

Saturday, March 1, 12:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Goring) 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 X X 9
 Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 4
Player percentages
 Ontario  Newfoundland
Mary Bowman95% Heather Martin84%
Kim Moore72% Kathy Kerr73%
Lori Eddy78% Cathy Cunningham89%
Alison Goring83% Laura Phillips47%
Total82% Total73%

Final

Sunday, March 2, 10:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 8
 Ontario (Goring) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Player percentages
 Saskatchewan  Ontario
Marcia Gudereit92% Mary Bowman88%
Joan McCusker84% Kim Moore83%
Jan Betker79% Lori Eddy69%
Sandra Schmirler71% Alison Goring67%
Total81% Total77%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages[4]

Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Leads %
Jane Hooper Perroud88
Heather Martin87
Mary Bowman86
Marcia Gudereit85
Sylvie Daniel83
Kate Horne83
Seconds %
Joan McCusker82
Kim Kelly81
Corie Beveridge80
Brenda Bohmer78
Joelle Sabourin77
Kathy Kerr77
Sherry Fraser77
Thirds %
Jan Betker85
Heather Godberson83
Kim Dolan77
Lori Eddy77
Cathy Cunningham76
Skips %
Sandra Schmirler80
Janet Harvey75
Chantal Osborne74
Marilyn Bodogh73
Kelley Owen72
Colleen Jones72
Laura Phillips72
Alison Goring72

Awards

The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows.[6]

All-Star Teams

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.

First Team

PositionNameTeam
SkipSandra Schmirler (3) Saskatchewan
ThirdJan Betker (3) Saskatchewan
SecondJoan McCusker (3) Saskatchewan
LeadJane Hooper Perroud Ontario

Second Team

PositionNameTeam
SkipAlison Goring Ontario
ThirdHeather Godberson Alberta
SecondCorie Beveridge Canada
LeadHeather Martin Newfoundland

Diana Doe 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 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.

NameTeamPosition
Alison Goring (3) OntarioSkip

Most Valuable Player Award

Starting in 1997, a curler was chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.

NameTeamPosition
Marcia Gudereit SaskatchewanLead

Ford Hot Shots

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.

WinnerRunner-UpScore
Sherry Fraser Jan Betker18–17

Shot of the Week Award

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.

NameTeamPosition
Sandra Schmirler SaskatchewanSkip

Notes

  1. Team New Brunswick alternate Sheri Stewart threw third stones in Draw 16.
  2. Team Nova Scotia alternate Mary Mattatall threw lead stones in Draw 17.
  3. Team Prince Edward Island alternate Sandy Matheson threw lead stones in Draw 17.
  4. Team Saskatchewan alternate Atina Ford threw third stones in Draw 17.

References

  1. "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. Vancouver Province, 24 Feb, 1997, pg A43
  3. 1997_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf (web-archive)
  4. "1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. "Hearts schedule". The Vancouver Sun. Newspapers.com. February 21, 1997. p. E1. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 148. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. "Ms. Diana Evelyn Doe Obituary". Lyle Reeves Funerals. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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