The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 27–February 4, 2018 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held from March 17–25 at the Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario.
The 2018 tournament was the first to use a new 16-team format, featuring representation by all fourteen member associations of Curling Canada, the second-place team from the 2017 tournament (as champion Rachel Homan declined to participate due to her qualification for the 2018 Winter Olympics), and a new wildcard team. As part of this new format, the Bronze medal game was removed from the schedule.[1]
Teams
Curling Canada introduced a new 16-team format for both the Tournament of Hearts and Brier for 2018, under which all 14 member associations of Curling Canada were represented in the main field, rather than being limited by a pre-qualifying tournament. The teams were divided into two pools for round robin play, after which the top four teams from each advanced to the Championship Pool. Defending champion Rachel Homan declined to participate as Team Canada in order to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics; Michelle Englot's team, who finished as runner-up in the 2017 tournament, participated in her place.[2] The final spot in the tournament was filled by a wildcard play-in game held on the Friday before the tournament.[3]
The rinks of Hollie Duncan (Ontario), Émilia Gagné (Quebec), and Casey Scheidegger (Alberta) made their Scotties debut; although members of Team Ontario had previous experience at the national women's championship, mostly as alternates. Scotties veteran skip Sherry Anderson (Saskatchewan) led a team of Tournament of Hearts rookies.
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
Canada
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Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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| Granite CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Michelle Englot
Third: Kate Cameron
Second: Leslie Wilson-Westcott
Lead: Raunora Westcott[a]
Alternate: Briane Meilleur[a]
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Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie
Skip: Casey Scheidegger
Third: Cary-Anne McTaggart
Second: Jessie Scheidegger
Lead: Kristie Moore
Alternate Susan O'Connor
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Nanaimo CC, Nanaimo
Skip: Kesa Van Osch
Third: Marika Van Osch
Second: Kalia Van Osch
Lead: Amy Gibson
Alternate: Rachelle Kallechy
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St. Vital CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Jennifer Jones
Third: Shannon Birchard
Second: Jill Officer
Lead: Dawn McEwen
Alternate Kaitlyn Lawes[b]
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New Brunswick
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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Northern Ontario
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Nova Scotia
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| Curl Moncton, Moncton
Skip: Sylvie Robichaud
Third: Melissa Adams
Second: Nicole Arsenault Bishop
Lead: Kendra Lister
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St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Stacie Curtis
Third: Erin Porter
Second: Julie Devereaux
Lead: Erica Trickett
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[c]Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury
Skip: Tracy Fleury
Third: Crystal Webster
Second: Jennifer Wylie
Lead: Amanda Gates
Alternate: Jenna Walsh
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Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth
Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault
Third: Christina Black
Second: Jenn Baxter
Lead: Jennifer Crouse
Alternate: Carole MacLean
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Ontario
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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| Royal Canadian CC, Toronto
Skip: Hollie Duncan
Third: Stephanie LeDrew
Second: Cheryl Kreviazuk
Lead: Karen Sagle
Alternate: Danielle Inglis
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Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Robyn MacPhee
Third: Sarah Fullerton
Second: Meaghan Hughes
Lead: Michelle McQuaid
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CC Riverbend, Alma
Skip: Émilia Gagné
Third: Mélina Perron
Second: Marie-Pier Harvey
Lead: Chloé Arnaud
Alternate: Isabelle Thiboutot
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Nutana CC, Saskatoon
Skip: Sherry Anderson
Third: Kourtney Fesser
Second: Krista Fesser
Lead: Karlee Korchinski
Alternate: Kim Schneider
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Northwest Territories
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Nunavut
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Yukon
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Wildcard
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| Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Kerry Galusha
Third: Sarah Koltun
Second: Megan Koehler
Lead: Shona Barbour
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Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit
Skip: Amie Shackleton[d]
Third: Geneva Chislett[d]
Second: Christianne West
Lead: Denise Hutchings
Alternate: Robyn Mackey
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Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Skip: Chelsea Duncan
Third: Jenna Duncan
Second: Kara Price
Lead: Jody Smallwood
Alternate: Loralee Johnstone
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East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul
Skip: Kerri Einarson
Third: Selena Kaatz
Second: Liz Fyfe
Lead: Kristin MacCuish
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CTRS ranking
Wildcard game
A wildcard play-in game was played on January 26; it was contested between the top two teams on the CTRS standings who did not win their respective provincial championships,[3] and was played between The Glencoe Club's Chelsea Carey rink from Calgary and the East St. Paul Curling Club's Kerri Einarson rink from the Winnipeg exurb of East St. Paul. With Einarson's victory, Manitoba was represented by three different teams in the tournament.[5]
- CTRS standings for wildcard game
- Wildcard Game
Friday, January 26, 18:30
Map of teams

Team Canada

Provincial Winners

Wild-Card Team
Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
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Teams to Championship Round
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Teams to Tiebreakers
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Teams to Placement Draw
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Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).[6]
Draw 1
Saturday, January 27, 14:00
Draw 2
Saturday, January 27, 19:00
Draw 3
Sunday, January 28, 09:00
Draw 4
Sunday, January 28, 14:00
Draw 5
Sunday, January 28, 19:00
Draw 6
Monday, January 29, 09:00
Draw 7
Monday, January 29, 14:00
Draw 8
Monday, January 29, 19:00
Draw 9
Tuesday, January 30, 09:00
Draw 10
Tuesday, January 30, 14:00
Draw 11
Tuesday, January 30, 19:00
Draw 12
Wednesday, January 31, 09:00
Draw 13
Wednesday, January 31, 14:00
Draw 14
Wednesday, January 31, 19:00
Tiebreakers
Thursday, February 1, 09:00
Placement Round
Each team that finished fifth through eight in their pool played the team that finished in the same position in the opposite pool for the purpose of determining final tournament ranking. For example, the winner of the game between fifth place teams was ranked ninth place overall, the loser of that game was ranked tenth place, and so on.
Seeding Games
All game times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).
A5 vs. B5
Friday, February 02, 09:00
A6 vs. B6
Friday, February 02, 09:00
A7 vs. B7
Friday, February 02, 09:00
A8 vs. B8
Friday, February 02, 09:00
Championship Pool Standings
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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Teams to Playoffs
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Teams to Tiebreakers
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Championship Pool Results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).
Draw 15
Thursday, February 01, 14:00
Draw 16
Thursday, February 01, 19:00
Draw 17
Friday, February 02, 14:00
Draw 18
Friday, February 02, 19:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 03, 19:00
3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 03, 14:00
| Player percentages
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Nova Scotia
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Northern Ontario
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| Jennifer Crouse |
72%
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Amanda Gates |
94%
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| Jenn Baxter |
86%
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Jennifer Wylie |
84%
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| Christina Black |
88%
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Crystal Webster |
74%
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| Mary-Anne Arsenault |
97%
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Tracy Fleury |
74%
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| Total |
86%
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Total |
81%
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Semifinal
Sunday, February 04, 09:00
Final
Sunday, February 04, 16:00
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Final Round Robin Percentages; minimum 6 games
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First All-Star Team
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Second All-Star Team
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| Seconds |
%
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Jill Officer |
90
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Jessie Scheidegger |
88
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Cheryl Kreviazuk |
85
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Jennifer Wylie |
84
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Leslie Wilson-Westcott |
83
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Jenn Baxter |
83
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Perfect games
Awards
The awards and all-star teams were as follows:
- All-Star Teams[7]
First Team
Second Team
- Skip:
Tracy Fleury, Northern Ontario
- Third:
Shannon Birchard, Manitoba
- Second:
Jessie Scheidegger, Alberta
- Lead:
Raunora Westcott, Team Canada
- Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award[8]
Sherry Anderson, Saskatchewan
- Joan Mead Builder Award[5]
Provincial and territorial playdowns
2018 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2018 Nunavut Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Notes
- ^ a b Team Canada alternate Briane Meilleur played lead during Draw 7.
- ^ Kaitlyn Lawes was officially listed as Team Manitoba's alternate, but did not attend the event.
- ^ Team Northern Ontario used a 5-player rotation.
- ^ a b Geneva Chislett skipped during Nunavut's final game in the placement round.
References
- ^ "2018 Draw Schedule". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Team Englot to compete at 2018 Scotties, 2018 WFG Continental Cup". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ a b "Format finalized for 16-team championships in 2018". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Curling Canada | Teams Announced for 2013 WFG Continental Cup of Curling".
- ^ a b Granger, Grant (January 27, 2018). "Team Einarson scores historic Scotties wild-card win". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "Official Draw" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ McCormick, Murray (February 4, 2018). "Jones back on top, capturing Scotties women's curling championship". Toronto Sun. Postmedia News. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ Granger, Grant (February 3, 2018). "Nova Scotia advances to Scotties semifinal". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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