The 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 30 to February 5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The winning Rachel Homan rink represented Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on home ice in St. Catharines, Ontario. Homan went on to win her third Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Manitoba's Michelle Englot in the final.
The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 Ontario Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial championship which was held at the same time. The events are usually held separately. The opening ceremonies were scheduled for January 30.
The Rachel Homan rink, who were ranked #1 on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit rankingCurlingZone won the event, after having been upset in the 2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts by club-mates Jenn Hanna and her rink. Hanna did not curl competitively in the 2016–17 season.
Qualification Process Qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed again for 2017. Eight teams will qualify from two regional qualifiers (two each) and a challenge round. The top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 4) also qualified.
Qualification method Berths Qualifying team CTRS leaders 2 Rachel Homan Allison Flaxey East Qualifier 2 Cathy Auld Heather Heggestad West Qualifier 2 Jacqueline Harrison Julie Tippin Challenge Round 2 Megan Balsdon Sherry Middaugh
Teams The event was headlined by the two-time national champion Rachel Homan rink who entered the event in first place on the World Curling Tour. Other top teams in the event included the 2016 WFG Masters and 2014 provincial champion Allison Flaxey rink, and five-time provincial champion Sherry Middaugh.
The team lineups were as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s)Cathy Auld Lori Eddy Karen Rowsell Jenna Bonner Mary Chilvers Dundas Valley G&CC, Dundas Megan Balsdon Jessica Corrado Stephanie Corrado Laura Hickey Dixie CC, MississaugaAllison FlaxeyClancy GrandyLynn KreviazukMorgan CourtGuelph CC, Guelph Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster Jestyn Murphy Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga Heather Heggestad Ginger Coyle Michelle Smith Lauren Harrison Colleen Madonia The Thornhill Club, Thornhill Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa CC, Ottawa Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Kimberly Tuck Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater Julie Tippin Chantal Duhaime Rachelle Vink Tess Bobbie Woodstock CC, Woodstock
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsJacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua)61483331 27 7 9Rachel Homan (Ottawa) 5 2 60 38 34 31 5 6Cathy Auld (Dundas Valley) 43 56 63 38 38 9 11Allison Flaxey (Guelph) 4 3 45 52 29 37 73Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) 34 45 40 33 23 8 13Julie Tippin (Woodstock) 3 4 42 47 28 32 5 7Heather Heggestad (Thornhill) 2 5 40 47 32 29 6 12Megan Balsdon (Dixie) 16 34 5024 32 9 5
Round-robin results
Draw 4 Monday, January 30, 8:00 pm
Draw 5 Tuesday, January 31, 9:30 am
Draw 7 Tuesday, January 31, 7:30 pm
Draw 8 Wednesday, February 1, 9:30 am
Draw 9 Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 pm
Draw 10 Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 pm
Draw 11 Thursday, February 2, 9:30 am
Draw 12 Thursday, February 2, 2:30 pm
Draw 13 Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm
Draw 14
Draw 15 Friday, February 13, 2:30pm
Tie Breaker Friday, February 3, 7:30pm
Playoffs
Semi-final Saturday, February 4, 9:00am
Final Sunday, February 5
Qualification East and west regional qualifiers ran from December 16-December 19, 2016. Two teams from each region qualified.
East Qualifier December 16–19, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa
Teams entered:
Kristina Adams (Ennismore) Cathy Auld (Dundas Valley) Megan Balsdon (Dixie) Chrissy Cadorin (Thornhill) Susan Froud (Stroud) Julie Hastings (Bayview) Heather Heggestad (Thornhill) Danielle Inglis (Ottawa Hunt) Cassandra Lewin (RCMP) Erin Macaulay (Rideau) Colleen Madonia (Thornhill) Angie Melaney (Lindsay) Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) Erin Morrissey (RCMP) Samantha Peters (Rideau) Charlene Sobering (Rideau) Ashley Waye (Royal Canadian)
Brackets:
West Qualifier December 17–19, at the Guelph Curling Club, Guelph
Teams entered:
Kelly Cochrane (High Park) Michelle Fletcher (Burlington) Brenda Halloway (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Jacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua) Mallory Kean (Westmount) Jackie Kellie (Glendale) Stephanie LeDrew (Sarnia) Katie Moreau (Penetanguishene) Hollie Nicol (Royal Canadian) Jen Spencer (Guelph) Julie Tippin (Woodstock)
Brackets:
Challenge Round January 20–22, Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga
Notes: Courtney de Winter skipping the Ashley Waye rink. Lauren Wasylkiw skipping the Brenda Holloway rink.
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