The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award is awarded to the top player in the playoff round of the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner is selected by members of the media, and is awarded at the victory banquet held after the final game of the bonspiel. The top player at the tournament has been recognized since 1997, when Marcia Gudereit won the award. After Sandra Schmirler's death at 36 due to cancer, the award was renamed starting in 2001. The current holder of the Schmirler Award is Rachel Homan of Team Canada.
Kerri Einarson and Rachel Homan have both won the Schmirler Award four times, tied for the most of any woman. Colleen Jones, Kelly Scott, Jennifer Jones, and Chelsea Carey are the only other women who have won the award more than once. Colleen Jones won all three of her MVP awards while playing as Team Canada. Scott won the award once while representing her home province of British Columbia and the next year playing as Team Canada as the reigning champion, while Jennifer Jones won it while representing Manitoba in 2015 and 2018, and representing Team Canada in 2009. Carey won both of her MVP awards while representing Alberta. Homan won her first MVP award after successfully defending her Scotties championship in 2014, then winning again representing Ontario in 2017 and 2024, as well as when she defended her title again in 2025. Einarson won her first MVP with her first Scotties title representing Manitoba in 2020, then defended both as Team Canada in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Past winners Year Player Team Position 1997 Marcia Gudereit Lead 1998 Brenda Bohmer Second 1999 Kim Kelly Third 2000 Julie Skinner Third 2001 Nancy Delahunt Lead 2002 Colleen Jones Skip 2003 Colleen Jones Skip 2004 Colleen Jones Skip 2005 Jenn Hanna Skip 2006 Kelly Scott Skip 2007 Kelly Scott Skip 2008 Cathy Overton-Clapham Third 2009 Jennifer Jones Skip 2010 Erin Carmody Fourth 2011 Amber Holland Skip 2012 Heather Nedohin Skip 2013 Lisa Weagle Lead 2014 Rachel Homan Skip 2015 Jennifer Jones Skip 2016 Chelsea Carey Skip 2017 Rachel Homan Skip 2018 Jennifer Jones Skip 2019 Chelsea Carey Skip 2020 Kerri Einarson Skip 2021 Kerri Einarson Skip 2022 Kerri Einarson Skip 2023 Kerri Einarson Skip Rachel Homan Ontario–Homan Skip Rachel Homan Skip
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