The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is the sportsmanship award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held to crown the Canadian women's curling championship. When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship in 1982, they decided to present an annual award for sportsmanship. From 1982 to 1997, the award had a different name each year, as the convention was to name the annual award after an individual from the host region who exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling. In 1998, the decision was made to honour Marj Mitchell each year. Mitchell curled for Saskatchewan and captured the national and world championships in 1982. Mitchell died of cancer in 1983.
Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award winners prior to 1998 Prior to 1998, the Sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year.
Year Player Team Award Name 1982 Carol Thompson Joyce McKee Award 1983 Penny LaRocque Ina Hansen Award 1984 Yvonne Smith Elizabeth MacDonald Award 1985 Cathy Dillon Lura McLuckie Award 1986 Mabel Thompson Jo Wallace Award 1987 Kim Duck Myrna McQuarrie Award 1988 Mary Baird Caroline Ball Award 1989 Heidi Hanlon Sylvia Fedoruk Award 1990 Jackie-Rae Greening Lee Tobin Award 1991 Alison Goring Vera Pezer Award 1992 Heidi Hanlon Joyce Myers Award 1993 Laurie Allen Mabel Mitchell Award 1994 Patti McKnight Effie Hezzelwood Award 1995 Alison Goring Bob Stewart Award 1996 Stephanie Marchand Arline Wilson Award 1997 Alison Goring Diana Doe Award
Winners of the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Starting in 1998, the Sportsmanship Award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts was permanently renamed the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in honour of Mitchell, a Saskatchewan curler who died of cancer in 1983.
Year Player Team 1998 Anne Merklinger 1999 Jane Arseneau 2000 Anne Merklinger 2001 Jane Arseneau 2002 Meredith Doyle 2003 Anne Dunn 2004 Sherry Anderson 2005 Stefanie Richard 2006 Kelly Scott 2007 Stefanie Clark 2008 Stefanie Clark 2009 Cori Bartel 2010 Kelly Scott 2011 Cathy Overton-Clapham 2012 Amanda Gates 2013 Sasha Carter 2014 Sherry Anderson 2015 Sherry Anderson 2016 Ashley Howard 2017 Kerry Galusha 2018 Sherry Anderson 2019 Sarah Potts 2020 Rachelle Brown 2021 Laurie St-Georges 2022 Karlee Everist 2023 Kerry Galusha 2024 Danielle Inglis (Inglis) 2025 Nancy Martin 2026 Kayla Skrlik (Skrlik)
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