The 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 17 to 26 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship at the Göransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden.
The defending champion Kerri Einarson rink, representing Team Canada, defeated Team Manitoba, skipped by Jennifer Jones in the final, 10–4. It was the fourth straight championship for the Einarson team, becoming only the second team ever to win four straight Tournament of Hearts (Colleen Jones' rink won from 2001 to 2004 inclusively). In the final, Team Canada broke a 2–2 tie in the fifth, when they stole two points after Jones' final draw came up light. Manitoba conceded the game after Einarson hit for five in the ninth end.
Skip Kerri Einarson and her team of Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane Harris had won the past three editions and are representing Team Canada at the event. The event follows the same format as the past two editions that includes Team Canada, the fourteen Canadian curling member associations and three Wild Card teams that are the top three teams who did not qualify from their provincial playdowns based on CTRS standings.
Teams The fourteen Canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team Kerri Einarson, who were the winners of the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The three wild card teams were decided by the CTRS standings. The top three teams, who did not already qualify from their playdowns, qualified.
The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaGimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Harris Alternate: Krysten KarwackiGarrison CC, Calgary Skip: Kayla Skrlik Third: Brittany Tran Second: Geri-Lynn Ramsay Lead: Ashton Skrlik Alternate: Crystal WebsterVancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Clancy Grandy Third: Kayla MacMillan Second: Lindsay Dubue Lead: Sarah Loken Alternate: Katie Witt Manitoba New Brunswick St. Vital CC, Winnipeg &Altona CC, Altona Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Karlee Burgess Second: Mackenzie Zacharias Lead: Emily Zacharias Alternate: Lauren LenentineCapital WC, Fredericton Skip: Andrea Kelly Third: Sylvie Quillian Second: Jill Brothers Lead: Katie Forward Alternate: Heather SmithRE/MAX Centre, St. John's Skip: Stacie Curtis Third: Erica Curtis Second: Julie Hynes Lead: Camille Burt Northern Ontario Fort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Krista McCarville Third: Kendra Lilly Second: Ashley Sippala Lead: Sarah PottsDartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Christina Black Third: Jenn Baxter Second: Karlee Everist Lead: Shelley Barker Alternate: Carole MacLeanOttawa CC, Ottawa Fourth: Rachel Homan Skip: Tracy Fleury Second: Emma Miskew Lead: Sarah Wilkes Alternate: Kira Brunton Quebec SaskatchewanCornwall CC, Cornwall Fourth: Suzanne Birt Skip: Marie Christianson Second: Michelle Shea Lead: Meaghan Hughes Alternate: Sinead DolanCC Laval-sur-le-Lac, Laval &Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Skip: Laurie St-Georges Third: Emily Riley Second: Alanna Routledge Lead: Kelly Middaugh Alternate: Émilie DesjardinsTwin Rivers CC, North Battleford Skip: Robyn Silvernagle Third: Kelly Schafer Second: Sherry Just Lead: Kara Thevenot Alternate: Skylar Ackerman Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Fourth: Jo-Ann Rizzo Third: Margot Flemming Second: Sarah Koltun Skip: Kerry Galusha Alternate: Megan KoehlerIqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Brigitte MacPhail Third: Sadie Pinksen Second: Kaitlin MacDonald Lead: Alison Taylor Alternate: Leigh GustafsonWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Hailey Birnie Third: Chelsea Jarvis Second: Kerry Campbell Lead: Kimberly Tuor Alternate: Jenna Duncan Wild Card #2 Wild Card #3Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Kaitlyn Lawes Third: Laura Walker Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Kristin MacCuish Parental Leave: Selena NjegovanLethbridge CC, Lethbridge Skip: Casey Scheidegger Third: Kate Cameron Second: Jessie Haughian Lead: Taylor McDonald Alternate: Kristie MooreEast St. Paul CC, East St. Paul Skip: Meghan Walter Third: Abby Ackland Second: Sara Oliver Lead: Mackenzie Elias
CTRS Rankings As of February 14, 2023
Source:
Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Einarson) 1 306.000 (Fleury) 2 300.750 (Jones) 3 232.250 Wild Card #1 (Lawes) 4 204.500 (Grandy) 5 190.375 Wild Card #2 (Scheidegger) 6 178.250 Wild Card #3 (Walter) 7 166.000 (Black) 9 127.250 (Skrlik) 10 111.750 (Kelly) 14 94.750 (Galusha) 19 80.500 (Christianson) 26 56.750 (Silvernagle) 49 33.500 (Curtis) 60 26.375 (McCarville) 61 25.875 (St-Georges) 82 12.938 (MacPhail) 117 2.625 (Birnie) NR 0.000
Map of teams
Wild card selection In previous years, a wild card game was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship; the winner of this game was usually granted the final spot in the tournament. However, Curling Canada opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams will directly qualify and will not participate in a play-in game. This is the third time this format is being used, with the first two being in 2021 and 2022.
+ CTRS standings for Wild Card selection Rank Team Member Association Eligibility 1 Kerri Einarson Qualified as Team Canada (ineligible) 2 Rachel Homan Won Ontario provincials 3 Jennifer Jones Won Manitoba provincials 4 Kaitlyn Lawes Eliminated from provincials 5 Clancy Grandy Won British Columbia provincials 6 Casey Scheidegger Eliminated from provincials 7 Meghan Walter Eliminated from provincials
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Championship RoundTeams to Tiebreakers Pool ASkip Kerri Einarson 8 0 78 41 38 30 2 10 86% 393.9 Christina Black 5 3 59 46 36 29 5 11 78% 362.4 Laurie St-Georges 5 3 66 57 33 31 6 7 79% 732.1 Clancy Grandy 5 3 60 53 36 31 2 11 80% 320.5 Wild Card #1 Kaitlyn Lawes 5 3 63 49 37 29 8 11 82% 323.6 Kayla Skrlik 4 4 66 55 32 34 4 7 82% 649.2 Marie Christianson 2 6 46 65 33 33 3 8 74% 651.2 Robyn Silvernagle 2 6 54 70 27 38 3 3 79% 764.7 Brigitte MacPhail 0 8 31 87 21 38 4 2 68% 1232.6 Pool BSkip Krista McCarville 7 1 64 46 40 32 3 13 82% 453.9 Jennifer Jones 7 1 68 48 42 28 3 15 82% 278.6 Tracy Fleury 6 2 63 43 31 31 8 5 84% 308.6 Kerry Galusha 4 4 61 52 39 31 1 13 80% 704.3 Wild Card #3 Meghan Walter 3 5 53 57 33 34 4 8 76% 447.0 Wild Card #2 Casey Scheidegger 3 5 50 56 33 36 4 8 80% 469.4 Andrea Kelly 3 5 52 51 35 36 1 9 81% 668.7 Stacie Curtis 2 6 55 74 32 39 0 8 78% 661.1 Hailey Birnie 1 7 40 79 25 43 0 2 71% 690.0
+ Pool A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team AB BC CAN NS NU PE QC SK WC1 Record 6 4–4 4 5–3 1 8–0 2 5–3 9 0–8 7 2–6 3 5–3 8 2–6 5 Wild Card #1 5–3
+ Pool B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team MB NB NL NO NT ON WC2 WC3 YT Record 2 7–1 7 3–5 8 2–6 1 7–1 4 4–4 3 6–2 6 Wild Card #2 3–5 5 Wild Card #3 3–5 9 1–7
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−08:00).
Draw 1 Friday, February 17, 6:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, February 18, 1:00 pm
Draw 3 Saturday, February 18, 6:00 pm
Draw 4 Sunday, February 19, 8:30 am
Draw 5 Sunday, February 19, 1:30 pm
Draw 6 Sunday, February 19, 6:30 pm
Draw 7 Monday, February 20, 8:30 am
Draw 8 Monday, February 20, 1:30 pm
Draw 9 Monday, February 20, 6:30 pm
Draw 10 Tuesday, February 21, 8:30 am
Draw 11 Tuesday, February 21, 1:30 pm
Draw 12 Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 pm
Draw 13 Wednesday, February 22, 8:30 am
Draw 14 Wednesday, February 22, 1:30 pm
Draw 15 Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 pm
Draw 16 Thursday, February 23, 8:30 am
Draw 17 Thursday, February 23, 1:30 pm
Draw 18 Thursday, February 23, 6:30 pm
Tiebreakers Friday, February 24, 8:30 am
Championship round
Semifinals Friday, February 24, 1:00 pm
Finals Friday, February 24, 6:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, February 25, 6:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 25, 1:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, February 26, 12:00 pm
Final Sunday, February 26, 6:00 pm
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages; minimum 6 games KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Sarah Potts 88 Briane Harris 88 Katie Forward 88 Sarah Loken 88 Sarah Wilkes 87 Kelly Middaugh 87 87 Seconds % Shannon Birchard 86 Emma Miskew 85 Geri-Lynn Ramsay 82 Lindsay Dubue 82 Mackenzie Zacharias 82 Thirds % Val Sweeting 86 WC1 Laura Walker 84 Kelly Schafer 82 81 WC2 Kate Cameron 81 Skips % Kerri Einarson 83 82 Jennifer Jones 81 Andrea Kelly 79 WC1 Kaitlyn Lawes 78 Jo-Ann Rizzo (Fourth) 78 Krista McCarville 78 Kayla Skrlik 78
Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Kerri Einarson Skip 16
Awards The awards and all-star teams were as follows:
All-Star teams + First Team Position Name Team Skip Kerri Einarson Third Val Sweeting Second Shannon Birchard Lead Sarah Potts
+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip Third Laura Walker Wild Card 1 Second Emma Miskew Lead Briane Harris
Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Name Position Team Skip
Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Name Position Team Kerri Einarson (4) Skip Einarson's fourth MVP award set a record for the most playoff MVP awards won by a single player.
In a touching moment following the event, Einarson bestowed the MVP honour to her teammate and lead Briane Harris, who competed in the tournament while being five months pregnant.
Joan Mead Builder Award The Joan Mead Builder Award recognizes a builder in the sport of curling named in the honour of the late CBC curling producer Joan Mead. Dianne Barker – umpire at provincial, national, World, and three Olympic curling tournaments, board member of Curl BC and Curling Canada, and a lifetime member of the Kamloops Curling Club.
Paul McLean Award The Paul McLean Award is presented by TSN to a person behind the scenes who has made a significant contribution to the sport of curling. Dave Komosky – editor of Curling Canada's Extra End publications and has covered curling for over 50 years from covering numerous Canadian and international championships. He's covered 35 Briers as a reporter for the Winnipeg Tribune, Calgary Herald, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, and Curling Canada's event newspapers such as the Heart Chart, Tankard Times, and curling.ca.
Provincial and territorial playdowns
2023 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 18–22 2023 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 11–15 2023 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 25–29 2023 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 18–22 2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 26–29 2023 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 25–29 2023 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 11–15 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 26–30 2023 Nunavut Scotties Tournament of Hearts: December 16–17 2023 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 23–29 2023 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 26–28 2023 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 10–14 2023 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 25–29 2023 Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held
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