The 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 20 to 28 at Revolution Place in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The winning team represented Canada at the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

Teams The 2016 Scotties is as notable for who did not qualify for the event as who did. Notably absent is the #1 ranked team in the world, Rachel Homan, who was defeated in the Ontario final by her club-mates, 2005 Hearts runner-up Jenn Hanna, who is representing Ontario. The 2015 runner up Val Sweeting rink lost in the Alberta final to the Chelsea Carey rink, the #5 ranked Tracy Fleury lost in the Northern Ontario final to 2010 Scotties bronze medalist Krista McCarville and the #8 ranked Stefanie Lawton rink lost in the Saskatchewan final to Jolene Campbell. The headline team for the 2016 Scotties is the defending Scotties and Olympic champion, Jennifer Jones who is representing Team Canada. Also returning from 2015 is the Suzanne Birt rink from Prince Edward Island, the Sylvie Robichaud rink from New Brunswick and the Kerry Galusha rink from the Northwest Territories. 2004 Canadian Junior champion Jill Brothers is representing Nova Scotia for the second time as skip. 2004 Hearts runner-up Marie-France Larouche is representing Quebec for the 7th time as skip, in her first Scotties since 2012. 2007 Canadian Junior champion Stacie Curtis is representing Newfoundland and Labrador for the third time as skip. Skipping the Yukon team was Nicole Baldwin, returning to the Hearts for the first time since 2007. Making their Scotties debut is Kerri Einarson from Manitoba and Karla Thompson from British Columbia, while Nunavut was represented for the first time ever in the Scotties, and was skipped by Geneva Chislett.

The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaSt. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate: Jennifer Clark-RouireThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Amy Nixon Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Susan O'ConnorKamloops CC, Kamloops Skip: Karla Thompson Third: Kristen Recksiedler Second: Tracey Lavery Lead: Trysta Vandale Alternate: Sasha Carter Manitoba New Brunswick East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Selena Kaatz Second: Liz Fyfe Lead: Kristin MacCuish Alternate: Briane MeilleurCurl Moncton, Moncton Skip: Sylvie Robichaud Third: Rebecca Atkinson Second: Marie Richard Lead: Jane Boyle Alternate: Nicole Arsenault BishopSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Stacie Curtis Third: Erin Porter Second: Julie Devereaux Lead: Carrie Vautour Alternate: Lauren Wasylkiw Northern Ontario Fort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Krista McCarville Third: Kendra Lilly Second: Ashley Sippala Lead: Sarah Potts Alternate: Oye-Sem Won BriandMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Jill Brothers Third: Sarah Murphy Second: Blisse Joyce Lead: Teri Udle Alternate: Jenn BrineOttawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Jenn Hanna Third: Brit O'Neill Second: Stephanie Hanna Lead: Karen Sagle Alternate: Pascale Letendre Quebec SaskatchewanCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Suzanne Birt Third: Robyn Green Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Marie Christianson Alternate: Sinead DolanCC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Marie-France Larouche Third: Brenda Nicholls Second: Annie Lemay Lead: Julie Rainville Alternate: Amélie BlaisHighland CC, Regina Skip: Jolene Campbell Third: Ashley Howard Second: Callan Hamon Lead: Ashley Williamson Alternate: Candace Chisholm Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Megan Cormier Second: Danielle Derry Lead: Shona Barbour Alternate: Sharon CormierIqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Geneva Chislett Third: Denise Hutchings Second: Robyn Mackey Lead: Jenine Bodner Alternate: Sadie PinksenWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Nicole Baldwin Third: Stephanie Jackson-Baier Second: Rhonda Horte Lead: Ladene Shaw Alternate: Sandra Mikkelsen

CTRS ranking Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Jones) 2 359.989 (Carey) 4 254.504 (Einarson) 7 214.270 (McCarville) 13 139.022 (Birt) 24 85.349 (Brothers) 29 74.206 (Campbell) 30 73.977 (Hanna) 33 72.185 (Larouche) 47 40.013 (Thompson) 48 39.886 (Robichaud) 55 33.972 (Galusha) 87 13.408 (Curtis) 114 3.047 (Chislett) NR 0.000 (Baldwin) NR 0.000

Map of teams

Pre-qualifying tournament Standings Final Round Robin Standings LocaleSkip Karla Thompson 2 1 23 18 14 15 1 2 73% Kerry Galusha 2 1 29 17 17 10 2 6 74% Nicole Baldwin 1 2 23 19 14 12 1 6 71% Geneva Chislett 1 2 11 32 8 16 2 1 45%

Results All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).

Draw 1 Thursday, February 18, 7:00 pm

Draw 2 Friday, February 19, 7:30 am

Draw 3 Friday, February 19, 4:20 pm

Pre-qualifying final Saturday, February 20, 1:30 pm

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeam relegated to 2017 Pre-qualifying Tournament LocaleSkip Chelsea Carey 9 2 78 59 47 40 17 11 84% Jennifer Jones 9 2 90 59 49 42 6 9 87% Kerri Einarson 7 4 81 75 46 48 12 9 82% Krista McCarville 7 4 80 64 49 42 16 16 82% Jenn Hanna 6 5 62 62 47 41 17 15 83% Jolene Campbell 6 5 73 70 44 46 11 9 82% Jill Brothers 6 5 71 70 39 41 14 11 79% Marie-France Larouche 5 6 63 64 40 47 14 9 80% Suzanne Birt 4 7 59 68 40 41 19 12 79% Stacie Curtis 3 8 59 75 41 45 15 9 79% Karla Thompson 2 9 55 87 38 49 15 5 74% Sylvie Robichaud 2 9 59 74 44 45 17 7 79%

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).

Draw 1 Saturday, February 20, 1:30 pm

Draw 2 Saturday, February 20, 6:30 pm

Draw 3 Sunday, February 21, 8:30 am

Draw 4 Sunday, February 21, 1:30 pm

Draw 5 Sunday, February 21, 6:30 pm

Draw 6 Monday, February 22, 1:30 pm

Draw 7 Monday, February 22, 6:30 pm

Draw 8 Tuesday, February 23, 8:30 am

Draw 9 Tuesday, February 23, 1:30 pm

Draw 10 Tuesday, February 23, 6:30 pm

Draw 11 Wednesday, February 24, 8:30 am

Draw 12 Wednesday, February 24, 1:30 pm

Draw 13 Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 pm

Draw 14 Thursday, February 25, 8:30 am

Draw 15 Thursday, February 25, 1:30 pm

Draw 16 Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pm

Draw 17 Friday, February 26, 8:30 am

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Friday, February 26, 7:00 pm

3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 27, 1:30 pm

Semifinal Saturday, February 27, 6:30 pm

Bronze medal game Sunday, February 28, 1:30 pm

Final Sunday, February 28, 6:30 pm

Statistics Round Robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Dawn McEwen 90 Sarah Potts 87 Julie Rainville 86 Karen Sagle 86 Laine Peters 86 Ashley Williamson 86 Seconds % Jill Officer 87 Liz Fyfe 87 Stephanie Hanna 86 Meaghan Hughes 83 Ashley Sippala 81 Jocelyn Peterman 81 Jenn Brine 81 Thirds % Kaitlyn Lawes 86 Ashley Howard 84 Amy Nixon 84 Selena Kaatz 83 Brit O'Neill 82 Skips % Jennifer Jones 85 Chelsea Carey 84 Krista McCarville 80 Jenn Hanna 79 Kerri Einarson 78 Sylvie Robichaud 78 Jolene Campbell 78

Awards The awards and all-star teams are as follows:

All-Star Teams First Team Skip: Jennifer Jones, Team Canada Third: Kaitlyn Lawes, Team Canada Second: Jill Officer, Team Canada Lead: Dawn McEwen, Team Canada

Second Team Skip: Chelsea Carey, Alberta Third: Ashley Howard, Saskatchewan Second: Liz Fyfe, Manitoba Lead: Sarah Potts, Northern Ontario

Note: All of the second all-star team members are daughters of former Brier champions. Chelsea Carey's father is Dan Carey, who won the Brier in 1992, Ashley Howard's father is Russ Howard, who won it in 1987 and 1993, Liz Fyfe's father Vic Peters won the Brier in 1992 and the father of Sarah Potts is Rick Lang, who won the Brier in 1975, 1982 and 1985.

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Ashley Howard, Saskatchewan

Joan Mead Builder Award Renée Sonnenberg, Grande Prairie-area volunteer junior coach, an executive director of the Peace Curling Association, and skip of Team Alberta at the 1999 and 2001 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

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