The 2017 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of New Brunswick was held January 25 to 29 at the Miramichi Curling Club in Miramichi, New Brunswick. The winning Melissa Adams team represented New Brunswick at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Melissa Adams of Fredericton would win her first ever provincial Scotties title. She had previously won the 1998 World Junior Curling Championships. Adams had scored four points in the sixth end to defeat Saint John's Sarah Mallais rink in the final by a score of 9–6. The Adams rink represented New Brunswick at the national Scotties, where they had to compete in a pre-qualifying tournament against the Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories to enter the main event. After going 3–0 in the round robin portion, they lost the final to the Northwest Territories and didn't enter the main draw.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Melissa Adams Jennifer Armstrong Cathlia Ward Katie Forward Capital Winter Club, Fredericton Justine Comeau Emma Le Blanc Brigitte Comeau Keira McLaughlin Capital Winter Club, Fredericton Shelly Graham Sharon Levesque Connie Nichol Jane McGinn Capital Winter Club, Fredericton Sarah Mallais Carol Whitaker Leah Thompson Jane Boyle Thistle-St. Andrew's Curling Club, Saint John Shaelyn Park Julia Goodin Molli Ward Lauren Whiteway Curl Moncton, Moncton Sylvie Robichaud Jessica Ronalds Nicole Arsenault Bishop Michelle Majeau Curl Moncton, Moncton Shannon Tatlock Sandy Comeau Emily MacRae Shelby Wilson Curl Moncton, Moncton
Round robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Skip WL Sarah Mallais 5 1 Justine Comeau 5 1 Melissa Adams 4 2 Sylvie Robichaud 4 2 Shelly Graham 2 4 Shaelyn Park 1 5 Shannon Tatlock 0 6
Scores Draw 1 Adams 8-3 Graham Mallais 9-7 Park Robichaud 5-4 Tatlock
Draw 2 Mallais 5-2 Tatlock Comeau 7-4 Robichaud Graham 6-5 Park
Draw 3 Adams 9-2 Park Graham 4-3 Tatlock Mallais 8-2 Comeau
Draw 4 Robichaud 7-4 Graham Comeau 9-4 Adams Park 6-3 Tatlock
Draw 5 Comeau 8-4 Tatlock Robichaud 9-6 Park Adams 6-5 Mallais
Draw 6 Mallais 6-4 Robichaud Adams 8-2 Tatlock Comeau 12-5 Graham
Draw 7 Comeau 9-2 Park Mallais 7-5 Graham Robichaud 6-5 Adams
Tiebreaker Adams 7-4 Robichaud
Playoffs
Semifinal Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am
Final Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm
References
http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4655