The 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Manitoba, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Eric Coy Arena in Winnipeg. The winning Michelle Englot team represented Manitoba at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario, finishing second.
The event was most notable for the defeat of the defending Olympic champion Jennifer Jones rink in the semifinal.Olympic champ Jennifer Jones ousted at Manitoba Scotties Jones lost to Darcy Robertson who proceeded to lose to the Michelle Englot rink in the final. Englot, who is a resident of Regina, Saskatchewan had won seven provincial titles in her home province, but joined her new Winnipeg-based team in the 2016 off season, replacing their previous skip Kristy McDonald who had lost in the final of the 2016 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts. It was the first provincial title for Englot's third, Kate Cameron, while second Leslie Wilson-Westcott and lead Raunora Westcott won their third provincial titles.
Jennifer Jones' loss in the semifinal would mark the first time since 2004 that she would not win a provincial tournament she had participated in. Jones cited a number of factors for her team's loss stating "the ice was tricky today ... draw shots were harder and it was a struggle with draw weight for everybody". Jones' semifinal loss was her second in a row, after having won all seven of her round robin games.Saskatchewan's Michelle Englot wins Manitoba Scotties
After the event, Jones was awarded as the tournament's all-star skip, Cameron was named all-star third, Vanessa Foster (Team Robertson) was named all-star second and Mariah Mondor (Team Birchard) was named all-star lead.
Teams The defending Olympic champion Jennifer Jones rink was the top seed ahead of the event. They had not played in the 2016 provincial Scotties, as they had an automatic berth to the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada for having won the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. 2016 provincial champion Kerri Einarson was given the second seed, while eventual-winner Michelle Englot was given the third seed.
The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Club(s)Meghan Armit Nikki Hawrylshen Laura Budowski Taryn Dreger West Kildonan Curling Club, Winnipeg Shannon Birchard Nicole Sigvaldason Sheyna Andries Mariah Mondor St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg Jennifer Briscoe Sheri Horning Courtney Reeves Lorelle Weiss Burntwood CC, Thompson Joelle Brown Alyssa Calvert Erika Sigurdson Lindsay BaldockAssiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul Curling Club, East St. Paul Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwenSt. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg Colleen Kilgallen Kim Link Renee Fletcher Karen Fallis East St. Paul Curling Club, East St. PaulChristine MacKay Gaetanne Gauthier Taylor Maida Katrina Thiessen Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg Tiffany McLean Mallory Black Danielle Robinson Cassandra Lesiuk Portage CC, Portage la Prairie Briane Meilleur Rhonda Varnes Janelle Vachon Sarah Neufeld Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg Lisa Menard Lisa DeRiviere Lesle Cafferty Laurie Macdonell Dauphin Curling Club, Dauphin Cathy Overton-Clapham Jenna Loder Katherine Doerksen Sarah Pyke Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg Beth Peterson Robyn Njegovan Melissa Gordon Breanne Yozenko Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg Cheryl Reed Tanya Enns Pam Robins Roz Taylor Brandon Curling Club, Brandon Darcy Robertson Karen Klein Vanessa Foster Michelle Madden Pembina CC, Winnipeg
Round robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Asham GroupWL Jones 7 0 Birchard 4 3 Reed 4 3 Brown 3 4 Meilleur 3 4 Briscoe 3 4 MacKay 3 4 Killgallen 1 6WL Englot 5 2 Robertson 5 2 Einarson 5 2 Overton-Clapham 4 3 Peterson 4 3 Menard 3 4 Armit 1 6 Mclean 1 6
Scores Draw 1 Brown 10-5 Briscoe Meilleur 7-4 MacKay Jones 9-3 Reed Birchard 9-2 Kilgallen
Draw 2 Overton-Clapham 8-5 McLean Englot 9-8 Menard Einarson 5-3 Armit Peterson 7-6 Robertson
Draw 3 Jones 8-5 MacKay Brown 9-4 Kilgallen Briscoe 7-3 Birchard Reed 8-6 Meilleur
Draw 4 Menard 8-3 Einarson Peterson 9-6 Overton-Clapham Robertson 13-7 McLean Englot 11-4 Armit
Draw 5 Meilleur 8-6 Kilgallen Birchard 11-1 Reed MacKay 9-5 Brown Jones 10-0 Briscoe
Draw 6 Englot 7-2 Peterson Robertson 8-2 Armit Overton-Clapham 9-5 Menard Einarson 10-3 McLean
Draw 7 Reed 11-6 Brown Jones 10-0 Kilgallen Meilleur 6-1 Briscoe MacKay 8-7 Birchard
Draw 8 Overton-Clapham 10-3 Armit Einarson 7-3 Peterson Englot 8-3 McLean Robertson 8-6 Menard
Draw 9 Englot 6-5 Robertson Menard 12-4 McLean Peterson 8-6 Armit Einarson 9-5 Overton-Clapham
Draw 10 Birchard 7-4 Meilleur Briscoe 6-5 MacKay Reed 10-5 Kilgallen Jones 8-4 Brown
Draw 11 Menard 9-3 Armit Robertson 6-5 Overton-Clapham Einarson 7-3 Englot McLean 7-5 Peterson
Draw 12 Reed 6-5 MacKay Birchard 9-8 Brown Jones 9-5 Meilleur Kilgallen 8-7 Briscoe
Draw 13 Robertson 10-5 Einarson Armit 10-1 McLean Peterson 6-3 Menard Overton-Clapham 8-4 Englot
Draw 14 Jones 8-6 Birchard Briscoe 7-6 Reed MacKay 10-5 Kilgallen Brown 9-2 Meilleur
Tiebreakers Birchard 11-4 Reed Robertson 12-3 Einarson
Playoffs
R1 vs B1 Saturday, January 28, 7:45 pm
R2 vs B2 Saturday, January 28, 7:45 pm
Semifinal Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am
Final Sunday, January 29, 3:00 pm
References
Saskatchewan's Michelle Englot wins Manitoba Scotties