The 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 16 to 24 at the Silkeborg Sportscenter in Silkeborg, Denmark. The final game featured the largest comeback in Scotties Finals history (according to TSN statistics). Alberta's Chelsea Carey came back from a 5–1 deficit, winning the championship 8–6 thanks to 5 total steal points in the second half, and two dramatic misses by Ontario's Rachel Homan.[1]
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This year's tournament was notable for Nunavut winning their first Scotties round robin game ever, defeating Quebec's Gabrielle Lavoie 4–3 in Draw 1;[2] and the highest scoring game ever at a Canadian women's curling championship in Draw 10 with Prince Edward Island's Suzanne Birt winning 13–12 in an extra end over New Brunswick's Andrea Crawford, a total match score of 25 points.[3]
Team Canada's Jennifer Jones set a new record for the most Canadian national women's championship game wins as a skip when she skipped the 141st victory of her Scotties career over British Columbia's Sarah Wark in Draw 18 on February 22.[4]
After winning the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Jennifer Jones returned to represent Team Canada, but with a lineup change. Following Jill Officer's retirement after the 2017–18 season, the Jones rink added 2016 Scotties champion Jocelyn Peterman to the team as second. Officer would however join the team as their alternate. Many Scotties veterans such as Rachel Homan (Ontario), Chelsea Carey (Alberta), Krista McCarville (Northern Ontario), Kerry Galusha (Northwest Territories), Jill Brothers (Nova Scotia), and Suzanne Birt (Prince Edward Island) won their respective playdowns. Andrea Crawford returned to skip Team New Brunswick after taking some time off and moving to Germany. Tracy Fleury, who had previously represented Ontario and Northern Ontario, won the 2019 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts after defeating the heavily favoured Kerri Einarson rink. Sarah Wark (British Columbia), Gabrielle Lavoie (Quebec) and Robyn Silvernagle (Saskatchewan) made their Scotties debuts.
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St. Vital CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Jennifer Jones
Third: Kaitlyn Lawes
Second: Jocelyn Peterman[a]
Lead: Dawn McEwen[a]
Alternate Jill Officer[a] |
The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Skip: Chelsea Carey
Third: Sarah Wilkes
Second: Dana Ferguson
Lead: Rachelle Brown |
Abbotsford CC, Abbotsford
Skip: Sarah Wark
Third: Kristen Pilote
Second: Carley Sandwith
Lead: Jen Rusnell[b]
Alternate Michelle Dunn[b] |
East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul
Skip: Tracy Fleury
Third: Selena Njegovan
Second: Liz Fyfe[c]
Lead: Kristin MacCuish
Alternate: Taylor McDonald[c] |
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Thistle-St. Andrew's CC, Saint John
Skip: Andrea Crawford
Third: Jillian Babin
Second: Jennifer Armstrong
Lead: Katie Forward |
Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Skip: Kelli Sharpe
Third: Stephanie Guzzwell
Second: Beth Hamilton
Lead: Carrie Vautour[d]
Alternate: Michelle Jewer[d] |
Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Skip: Krista McCarville
Third: Kendra Lilly
Second: Jen Gates
Lead: Sarah Potts
Alternate: Lorraine Lang |
Mayflower CC, Halifax
Skip: Jill Brothers
Third: Erin Carmody
Second: Sarah Murphy
Lead: Jenn Brine
Alternate: Kim Kelly |
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Ottawa CC, Ottawa
Skip: Rachel Homan
Third: Emma Miskew
Second: Joanne Courtney[e]
Lead: Lisa Weagle
Alternate: Cheryl Kreviazuk[e] |
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Suzanne Birt
Third: Marie Christianson
Second: Meaghan Hughes
Lead: Michelle McQuaid |
CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy, CC Jacques-Cartier, Sillery & CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald
Skip: Gabrielle Lavoie
Third: Patricia Boudreault
Second: Anna Munroe
Lead: Julie Daigle
Alternate Marie-France Larouche |
Twin Rivers CC, North Battleford
Skip: Robyn Silvernagle
Third: Stefanie Lawton
Second: Jessie Hunkin
Lead: Kara Thevenot
Alternate: Marliese Kasner |
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Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Kerry Galusha
Third: Sarah Koltun
Second: Brittany Tran
Lead: Shona Barbour |
Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit
Fourth: Jennifer Blaney
Third: Alison Griffin
Skip: Jenine Bodner[6]
Lead: Megan Ingram[f]
Alternate Sadie Pinksen[f] |
Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Skip: Nicole Baldwin
Third: Hailey Birnie
Second: Ladene Shaw
Lead: Helen Strong |
Lethbridge CC, Lethbridge
Skip: Casey Scheidegger
Third: Cary-Anne McTaggart
Second: Jessie Haughian
Lead: Kristie Moore
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A wildcard play-in game was played on February 15. It was contested between the top two teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their respective provincial championships: the Gimli Curling Club's Kerri Einarson rink from Gimli, Manitoba and the Lethbridge Curling Club's Casey Scheidegger rink from Lethbridge, Alberta. Team Wildcard entered the Scotties as the number 4 seed.
In advance of the 2018–19 season, Rachel Homan was guaranteed a spot in the wildcard game if her team did not win their provincial championship. The team was forced to decline their Team Canada berth in the 2018 Scotties due to qualifying for the Olympics.[7] However, had Homan been eliminated from the provincials, her team would have qualified for the game without the guaranteed spot as they led the CTRS standings.
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Friday, February 15, 19:30
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Draw 1
Saturday, February 16, 14:30
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Saturday, February 16, 19:30
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Sunday, February 17, 09:30
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Sunday, February 17, 14:30
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Sunday, February 17, 20:00
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Monday, February 18, 19:30
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Tuesday, February 19, 09:30
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^ This match set a record for the highest scoring game in Canadian national women's championship history.[3]
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Tuesday, February 19, 19:30
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Wednesday, February 20, 09:30
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Wednesday, February 20, 14:30
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Wednesday, February 20, 19:30
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Thursday, February 21, 09:30
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The top four teams from each pool advanced to the Championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the Championship Pool. Wins in tiebreaker games were not carried forward.
Final Championship pool standings
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Draw 15
Thursday, February 21, 14:30
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Thursday, February 21, 19:30
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Friday, February 22, 14:30
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Saturday, February 23, 19:30
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Saturday, February 23, 14:30
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Sunday, February 24, 12:00
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The awards and all-star teams were as follows:
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- Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award[11]
- Joan Mead Builder Award[10]
- Paul McLean Award[12]
Team Canada's alternate Jill Officer threw lead stones for the last five ends of Draw 10 and threw second stones during Draw 12.
During Draw 5, Team British Columbia's alternate Michelle Dunn threw lead stones for two ends.
Team Newfoundland and Labrador alternate Michelle Jewer threw lead stones during the round robin; Carrie Vautour threw lead stones during Draws 4, 8, and 12.
Team Ontario alternate Cheryl Kreviazuk threw second stones for the last two ends of Draw 3, for the last four ends of Draw 5 and the last five ends of Draw 13.
Team Nunavut alternate Sadie Pinksen threw lead stones during the round robin; Megan Ingram threw lead stones for three ends in Draw 9.
With Team Canada's victory, Jennifer Jones became the winningest skip at the Canadian national women's championship (141 victories), surpassing Colleen Jones.[4]
Strong, Gregory (February 24, 2019). "Carey beats Homan to win 2nd career Scotties". TSN.ca. The Canadian Press. Retrieved March 8, 2020. ... Photographer Andrew Klaver was named the winner of the TSN Paul McLean Award. The honour is presented to a media member who has made a significant contribution to the sport.