The 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's women's curling championship, was held February 17–25 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. It marks the first year under the Scotties brand name. The winner was the defending champions Team Canada, under skip Kelly Scott.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Canada British ColumbiaKelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Kelly Scott Third: Jeanna Schraeder Second: Sasha Carter Lead: Renee Simons Alternate: Michelle AllenCalgary WC, Calgary Skip: Cheryl Bernard Third: Susan O'Connor Second: Carolyn Darbyshire Lead: Cori Bartel Alternate: Vicki SjolieRoyal City CC, New Westminster Skip: Kelley Law Third: Georgina Wheatcroft Second: Shannon Aleksic Lead: Darah Provencal Alternate: Steph JacksonManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorSt. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Cathy Overton-Clapham Second: Jill Officer Lead: Janet Arnott Alternate: Kristen WilliamsonBeaver CC, Moncton Skip: Sandy Comeau Third: Denise Nowlan Second: Marie-Anne Power Lead: Jeanette Murphy Alternate: Jane BoyleSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Heather Strong Third: Shelley Nichols Second: Laura Strong Lead: Susan O'Leary Alternate: Cathy CunninghamNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Jill Mouzar Third: Meredith Harrison Second: Teri Lake Lead: Hayley Clarke Alternate: Mary MattatallFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Krista Scharf Third: Tara George Second: Tiffany Stubbings Lead: Lorraine Lang Alternate: Heather HoustonCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Suzanne Gaudet Third: Robyn MacPhee Second: Carol Webb Lead: Stefanie Clark Alternate: Sinead DolanQuebec SaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/YukonThurso CC, Thurso Skip: Chantal Osborne Third: Cheryl Morgan Second: Catherine Derick Lead: Sylvie Daniel Alternate: Brenda NichollsCallie CC, Regina Skip: Jan Betker Third: Lana Vey Second: Nancy Inglis Lead: Marcia Gudereit Alternate: Sherry LintonYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Fourth: Monique Gagner Skip: Kerry Koe Second: Kelli Turpin Lead: Dawn Moses Alternate: Nicole Baldwin
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final round robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers
LocaleSkip Kelly Scott 10 1 – 89 46 52 33 8 19 82% Jan Betker 9 2 1–0 84 52 47 36 10 17 83% Jennifer Jones 9 2 0–1 90 59 45 41 6 15 81% Suzanne Gaudet 6 5 1–1 80 75 49 46 8 16 74% Cheryl Bernard 6 5 1–1 67 68 42 44 8 12 77% Krista Scharf 6 5 1–1 70 78 45 50 10 8 76% Heather Strong 5 6 1–0 69 78 48 46 10 13 74% Kelley Law 5 6 0–1 82 83 45 52 5 10 77% Chantal Osborne 4 7 – 73 88 47 49 2 12 69% Jill Mouzar 3 8 – 66 78 45 51 5 14 72% Kerry Koe 2 9 – 64 93 44 50 10 9 73% Sandy Comeau 1 10 – 51 87 35 48 14 8 72%
Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−07:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 17, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, February 17, 6:30 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, February 18, 8:30 am
Draw 4 Sunday, February 18, 15:00
Draw 5 Sunday, February 18, 6:00 pm
Draw 6 Monday, February 19, 8:30 am
Draw 7 Monday, February 19, 1:00 PM
Draw 8 Monday, February 19, 6:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, February 20, 8:30 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, February 20, 1:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, February 20, 6:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, February 21, 8:30 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, February 21, 1:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, February 21, 7:30 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, February 22, 8:30 am
Draw 16 Thursday, February 22, 1:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, February 22, 6:00 pm
Tiebreakers
Tiebreaker #1 Friday, February 23, 8:30 am
Tiebreaker #2 Friday, February 23, 1:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, February 23, 6:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Friday, February 23, 6:00 pm
Semifinal Saturday, February 24, 12:30 pm
Final Sunday, February 25, 11:30 am
Statistics Top 5 Player Percentages
Round robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Marcia Gudereit 85 Darah Provencal 85 Janet Arnott 84 Dawn Moses 83 Lorraine Lang 83 Susan O'Leary 83 Seconds % Jill Officer 85 Sasha Carter 82 Nancy Inglis 81 Shannon Aleksic 77 Carolyn Darbyshire 76 Thirds % Jeanna Schraeder 85 Lana Vey 83 79 Susan O'Connor 79 Tara George 78 Skips % Kelly Scott 82 Jan Betker 80 Jennifer Jones 76 Cheryl Bernard 73 Heather Strong 73
Perfect games Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Jeanna Schraeder Third 12
Awards All-Star teams + First Team Position Name Team Skip Kelly Scott Third Jeanna Schraeder Second Jill Officer Lead Marcia Gudereit
+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip Jan Betker Third Lana Vey Second Sasha Carter Lead Darah Provencal
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 Stefanie Clark Lead
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 Kelly Scott Skip
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.
Name Contribution(s) Muriel Fage Past Canadian Curling Association president, curling volunteer
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 Edge.
Winner Runner-Up Score Kelli Turpin Cori Bartel 19–11
Shot of the Week Award The Shot of the Week Award was awarded to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the tournament as voted on by TSN commentators.
Name Position Team Jan Betker Skip
Qualification playdowns Teams qualified for their provincial playdowns (to be played in late January/early February) are as follows:
Alberta The Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 24 to 28th at the Grande Prairie Curling Club in Grande Prairie.
SkipCurling ClubWLCathy King Saville Centre Curling Club 6 1Cheryl Bernard Calgary Winter Club 5 2Crystal Webster Grande Prairie Curling Club 4 3Renée Sonnenberg Grande Prairie Curling Club 4 3Heather Rankin Calgary Curling Club 3 4 Shannon Kleibrink Calgary Winter Club 3 4 Atina Johnston Saville Centre Curling Club 2 5 Deb Santos Saville Centre Curling Club 2 5
Tie-breaker: Webster 7-5 Sonnenberg Semi-final: Bernard 9-4 Webster Final: Bernard 7-4 King
British Columbia The BC Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 24 to 28th at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops.
SkipCurling ClubWLKelley Law Royal City Curling Club 6 1 Patti Knezevic Prince George Curling Club 5 2Allison MacInnes Kamloops Curling Club 4 3 Pat Sanders Victoria Curling Club 4 3 Ashleigh Clark Richmond Curling Club 4 3 Jill Winters Nelson Curling Club 2 5 Marla Mallett Royal City Curling Club 2 5 Sandra Jenkins Salmon Arm Curling Club 1 6
Tie-breaker: MacInnes 8-2 Clark; MacInnes 6-5 Sanders Semi-final: Knezevic 8-5 MacInnes Final: Law 10-4 Knezevic
Defending champion Kelly Scott will be representing Team Canada at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Manitoba The Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 24 to 28th at the Southern Manitoba Convention Centre Arena in Morris.
Red GroupSkipCurling ClubWLDarcy Robertson Fort Rouge Curling Club 6 1Jennifer Jones St. Vital Curling Club 5 2Liza Park Brandon Curling Club 5 2Colleen Kilgallen East St. Paul Curling Club 4 3Barb Spencer Fort Rouge Curling Club 3 4Denise Podolski Burntwood Curling Club 2 5Maureen Bonar Wheat City Curling Club 2 5Chris Scalena LaSalle Curling Club 1 6
Black GroupSkipCurling ClubWLShauna Streich Fort Rouge Curling Club 5 2Kristy Jenion Valor Road Curling Club 5 2Joelle Brown Fort Rouge Curling Club 5 2 Linda Stewart Bowsman Curling Club 4 3 Janet Harvey Fort Rouge Curling Club 3 4Bev Atkins Manitou Curling Club 2 5Jan Sandison Springfield Curling Club 2 5Terry Ursel Plumas Curling Club 2 5
Tie-breakers: Jones 7-6 Park; Jenion 9-5 Brown Red 1 vs. Black 1: Robertson 9-8 Streich Red 2 vs. Black 2: Jones 9-8 Jenion Semi-final: Jones 13-5 Streich Final: Jones 9-6 Robertson
New Brunswick
The New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 23 to 28th at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton.
SkipCurling ClubWLSandy Comeau Beaver Curling Club 8 1Andrea Kelly Capital Winter Club 7 2 Melissa Adams Capital Winter Club 7 2 Heidi Hanlon Thistle-St. Andrew Curling Club 6 3 Sylvie Robichaud Curling Beauséjour Inc. 6 3 Valerie Hamende Capital Winter Club 4 5 Karen Halcovitch Beaver CC/Curling Beauséjour 3 6Sharon Levesque Capital Winter Club 2 7 Shelly Graham Capital Winter Club 2 7 Susan McCarville Thistle-St. Andrew Curling Club 0 9
Semi-final: Kelly 9-6 Adams Final: Comeau 4-1 Kelly
Newfoundland and Labrador The Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 24 to 27th at the St. John's Curling Club in St. John's.
SkipCurling ClubWLHeather Strong St. John's Curling Club 3 1Cathy Cunningham St. John's Curling Club 3 1Bobbie Sauder St. John's Curling Club 0 4
Final: Strong 7-4 Cunningham
Nova Scotia The Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 23 to 28th at the Liverpool Curling Club in Liverpool.
SkipCurling ClubWLJill Mouzar Mayflower Curling Club 7 0Kay Zinck Mayflower Curling Club 5 2Mary-Anne Arsenault Mayflower Curling Club 5 2 Gail Sinclair Nova Scotia Curling Association 3 4Nancy McConnery Dartmouth Curling Club 3 4Melanie Comstock Mayflower Curling Club 2 5Meaghan Smart Mayflower Curling Club 2 5Penny LaRocque Mayflower Curling Club 1 6
Tie-breaker: Sinclair 6-5 McConnery 1 vs. 2: Mouzar 9-2 Zinck 3 vs. 4: Arsenault 8-4 Sinclair Semi-final: Zinck 4-3 Arsenault Final: Mouzar 4-2 Zinck
Defending champion Colleen Jones is playing third for Kay Zinck.
Ontario
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 22 to 28th at the Dixie Curling Club in Mississauga.
SkipCurling ClubWLJenn HannaOttawa Curling Club81Krista ScharfFort William Curling Club72Alison GoringBayview Golf & Country Club72Sherry MiddaughColdwater & District Curling Club54Karen BellBrant Curling Club45Sara HarveyUnionville Curling Club45Jo-Ann RizzoBrant Curling Club45Maggie MazzucaCopper Cliff Curling Club36Michelle BolandFort William Curling Club36Arynn FrantzConiston Curling Club09
1 vs. 2: Scharf 11-5 Hanna 3 vs. 4: Middaugh 10-4 Goring Semi-final: Middaugh 8-7 Hanna Final: Scharf 7-5 Middaugh
Prince Edward Island The PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from Jan. 18 to 22nd at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Instead of a round robin format, a triple-knock out system was employed. No playoff was necessary as Gaudet went undefeated.
SkipCurling ClubWLSuzanne Gaudet Charlottetown Curling Club 7 0Meaghan Hughes Charlottetown Curling Club 4 3Lori Robinson Charlottetown Curling Club 4 3 Shelly Bradley Charlottetown Curling Club 3 3 Rebecca Jean MacPhee Charlottetown Curling Club 2 3 Karen Currie Cornwall Curling Club 2 3 Donna Butler Cornwall Curling Club 1 3 Krista Cameron Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club 1 3 Bev Beaton Charlottetown Curling Club 0 3
Quebec The Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts were held from Jan. 22 to 28th at the Sherbrooke Curling Club in Sherbrooke.
Group ASkipCurling ClubWLBrenda Nicholls CC Etchemin / CC Victoria 6 1 Ève Bélisle CC Longue-Pointe / Lachine CC 5 2 Véronique Brassard CC Etchemin 5 2Nathalie Gagnon Riverbend CC / CC Kénogami 5 2Joëlle Belley Glenmore CC 3 4Lise Gagné CC Saint-Félicien 2 5Barbara Hart Montreal West CC 1 6Keri Knox Glenmore CC 1 6