The 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings for sponsorship reasons) were held from December 2 to 10 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario. The winners of the men's and women's events would represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The women's final was won by Team Rachel Homan in front of her home town crowd. She defeated Team Chelsea Carey 6–5, after Carey missed a pivotal double takeout on her last shot of the 10th end.
The men's final was won by Team Kevin Koe from Alberta. He defeated Team Mike McEwen 7–6, drawing to the button for one on the last stone of the 10th end.
Men Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Jason Gunnlaugson Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Craig Savill West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul, Manitoba John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March Charley Thomas Leaside CC, East York, Toronto, Ontario Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Tom Sallows Re/Max Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Peter Steski Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Scott Pfeifer The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta Matt Dunstone (Fourth) Steve Laycock (Skip) Kirk Muyres Dallan Muyres Pat Simmons Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba John Morris Jim Cotter Catlin Schneider Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky Vernon CC, Vernon, British Columbia
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs SkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Kevin Koe 7 1 49 39 30 29 20 7 89.0% Brad Gushue 6 2 53 40 33 27 16 8 86.9% Mike McEwen 5 3 45 37 29 26 18 8 87.3% Brendan Bottcher 4 4 53 51 35 30 15 8 84.9% Reid Carruthers 4 4 55 51 34 30 14 8 88.9% Brad Jacobs 3 5 40 51 26 34 12 6 84.8% John Morris 3 5 43 50 25 35 16 3 84.4% Steve Laycock 2 6 44 58 29 33 14 5 82.7% John Epping 2 6 42 47 29 29 19 10 85.3%
Scores Draw 1 Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm
Draw 2 Saturday, December 2, 7:00pm
Draw 3 Sunday, December 3, 9:00am
Draw 4 Sunday, December 3, 2:00pm
Draw 5 Sunday, December 3, 7:00pm
Draw 6 Monday, December 4, 9:00am
Draw 7 Monday, December 4, 2:00pm
Draw 8 Monday, December 4, 7:00pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, December 5, 9:00am
Draw 10 Tuesday, December 5, 2:00pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, December 5, 7:00pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, December 6, 9:00am
Draw 13 Wednesday, December 6, 2:00pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, December 6, 7:00pm
Draw 15 Thursday, December 7, 9:00am
Draw 16 Thursday, December 7, 2:00pm
Draw 17 Thursday, December 7, 7:00pm
Draw 18 Friday, December 8, 9:00am
Draw 19 Friday, December 8, 2:00pm
Draw 20 Friday, December 8, 7:00pm
Playoffs
Semifinal Saturday, December 9, 7:00 pm
Final Sunday, December 10, 7:00 pm
Player percentages After round robin play; includes games played at other positions Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Karrick Martin 86.3 Brad Thiessen 86.9 Darren Moulding 85.3 Brendan Bottcher 81.1 Colin Hodgson 92.0 Derek Samagalski 91.1 Braeden Moskowy 85.9 Reid Carruthers 86.5 Tim March 88.8 Pat Janssen 84.8 Mat Camm 85.4 John Epping 82.1 Geoff Walker 88.1 Brett Gallant 86.7 Mark Nichols 86.1 Brad Gushue 86.8 Ryan Harnden 87.3 E. J. Harnden 88.4 Ryan Fry 84.6 Brad Jacobs 79.3 Ben Hebert 91.8 Brent Laing 90.1 Marc Kennedy 86.4 Kevin Koe 87.7 Dallan Muyres 85.3 Kirk Muyres 83.8 Steve Laycock 82.7 Matt Dunstone 78.9 Denni Neufeld 90.1 Matt Wozniak 88.4 B. J. Neufeld 85.0 Mike McEwen 85.3 Tyrel Griffith 86.3 Catlin Schneider 83.5 Jim Cotter 85.6 John Morris 82.9
Women Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Chelsea Carey Cathy Overton-Clapham Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Jolene Campbell Granite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Alison Kreviazuk Granite Club, Toronto, Ontario Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Cheryl Kreviazuk Ottawa CC, Ottawa, Ontario Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Jennifer Clark-Rouire St. Vital CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Lee Merklinger Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, Ontario Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Kristie Moore Susan O'Connor Lethbridge CC, Lethbridge, Alberta Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Sarah Wilkes Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta Julie Tippin Chantal Duhaime Rachelle Vink Tess Bobbie Sherry Middaugh Woodstock CC, Woodstock, Ontario
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs SkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Chelsea Carey 8 0 63 36 38 25 10 15 82.0% Rachel Homan 7 1 58 43 31 33 11 4 83.7% Jennifer Jones 5 3 59 52 33 33 5 7 81.5% Val Sweeting 4 4 51 52 33 34 7 7 80.5% Krista McCarville 4 4 46 41 31 33 14 6 82.9% Casey Scheidegger 3 5 55 59 39 40 3 7 82.0% Michelle Englot 2 6 49 68 36 36 2 6 74.6% Julie Tippin 2 6 48 63 32 33 7 7 77.4% Allison Flaxey 1 7 44 59 29 35 6 2 75.0%
Scores Draw 1 Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm
Draw 2 Saturday, December 2, 7:00pm
Draw 3 Sunday, December 3, 9:00am
Draw 4 Sunday, December 3, 2:00pm
Draw 5 Sunday, December 3, 7:00pm
Draw 6 Monday, December 4, 9:00am
Draw 7 Monday, December 4, 2:00pm
Draw 8 Monday, December 4, 7:00pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, December 5, 9:00am
Draw 10 Tuesday, December 5, 2:00pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, December 5, 7:00pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, December 6, 9:00am
Draw 13 Wednesday, December 6, 2:00pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, December 6, 7:00pm
Draw 15 Thursday, December 7, 9:00am
Draw 16 Thursday, December 7, 2:00pm
Draw 17 Thursday, December 7, 7:00pm
Draw 18 Friday, December 8, 9:00am
Draw 19 Friday, December 8, 2:00pm
Draw 20 Friday, December 8, 7:00pm
Playoffs
Semifinal Saturday, December 9, 2:00 pm
Final Sunday, December 10, 2:00 pm
Player percentages After round robin play Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Laine Peters 89.2 Jocelyn Peterman 81.6 Cathy Overton-Clapham 77.3 Chelsea Carey 80.0 Raunora Westcott 86.4 Leslie Wilson-Westcott 72.1 Kate Cameron 73.7 Michelle Englot 66.1 Morgan Court 83.5 Lynn Kreviazuk 73.3 Clancy Grandy 72.0 Allison Flaxey 71.1 Lisa Weagle 81.0 Joanne Courtney 85.2 Emma Miskew 83.0 Rachel Homan 85.4 Dawn McEwen 91.5 Jill Officer 78.7 Kaitlyn Lawes 82.0 Jennifer Jones 73.6 Sarah Potts 85.4 Ashley Sippala 81.8 Kendra Lilly 81.8 Krista McCarville 82.4 Kristie Moore 88.1 Jessie Scheidegger 81.1 Cary-Anne McTaggart 78.9 Casey Scheidegger 79.8 Rachelle Brown 87.3 Dana Ferguson 82.0 Lori Olson-Johns 75.6 Val Sweeting 76.9 Tess Bobbie 80.3 Rachelle Vink 78.0 Chantal Duhaime 77.3 Julie Tippin 74.0
Pre-trials The pre-trials, officially called the Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials took place from November 6 to 12 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The top two finishers of the men's and women's events qualified to participate in the Trials.
Men's Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Greg Balsdon Don Bowser Jonathan Beuk Scott Chadwick Robbie Doherty Kingston, Ontario Mark Bice Aaron Squires Tyler Morgan Steve Bice Jamie Farnell Sarnia, Ontario Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta Adam Casey Brock Montgomery Shaun Meachem Dustin Kidby Regina, Saskatchewan Dayna Deruelle Kevin Flewwelling David Staples Sean Harrison Andrew McGaugh Brampton, Ontario Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Matt Lang Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Ian McMillan Connor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba Glenn Howard Adam Spencer David Mathers Scott Howard Etobicoke, Ontario William Lyburn Richard Daneault Jared Kolomaya Braden Zawada Jim Coleman Winnipeg, Manitoba Jean-Michel Ménard Martin Crête Éric Sylvain Philippe Ménard Pierre Charette Saint-Romuald, Quebec John Morris Jim Cotter Catlin Schneider Tyrel Griffith Vernon, British Columbia Jamie Murphy Paul Flemming Scott Saccary Phil Crowell Jordan Pinder Halifax, Nova Scotia Pat Simmons Colton Lott Kyle Doering Rob Gordon Winnipeg, Manitoba Charley Thomas Mick Lizmore Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby Nicholas Connolly Edmonton, Alberta
Standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Pool A W L Glenn Howard 6 0 John Morris 3 3 Jason Gunnlaugson 3 3 Jamie Murphy 3 3 Mark Bice 2 4 Colton Flasch 2 4 Adam Casey 2 4 Pool B W L Charley Thomas 5 1 Brendan Bottcher 3 3 Greg Balsdon 3 3 Dayna Deruelle 3 3 William Lyburn 3 3 Jean-Michel Ménard 2 4 Pat Simmons 2 4
Tiebreakers Tiebreaker 1 Saturday, November 11, 07:30
Tiebreaker 2 Saturday, November 11, 15:30
Playoffs
A Semifinals Saturday, November 11, 13:30
A Finals Sunday, November 12, 9:00
B Quarterfinals Saturday, November 11, 19:00
Saturday, November 11, 20:30
B Semifinals Sunday, November 12, 14:00
B Finals Sunday, November 12, 19:30
Women's Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Shannon Birchard Nicole Sigvaldason Sheyna Andries Mariah Mondor Sarah Pyke Winnipeg, Manitoba Theresa Breen Marlee Powers Jocelyn Adams Amanda Simpson Halifax, Nova Scotia Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul, Manitoba Tracy Fleury Crystal Webster Jenna Walsh Amanda Gates Jennifer Wylie Sudbury, Ontario Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster Jestyn Murphy Mississauga, Ontario Shannon Kleibrink Sarah Wilkes Kalynn Park Alison Thiessen Okotoks, Alberta Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Thunder Bay, Ontario Briane Meilleur Breanne Knapp Janelle Vachon Sarah Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Kim Tuck Coldwater, Ontario Darcy Robertson Karen Klein Vanessa Foster Theresa Cannon Winnipeg, Manitoba Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates Edmonton, Alberta Nadine Scotland Heather Jensen Rebecca Konschuh Heather Rogers Whitney Eckstrand Calgary, Alberta Karla Thompson Kristen Recksiedler Shannon Joanisse Trysta Vandale Kamloops, British Columbia Julie Tippin Chantal Duhaime Rachelle Vink Tess Bobbie Woodstock, Ontario
Standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L Julie Tippin 4 2 Kelsey Rocque 3 3 Nadine Scotland 3 3 Shannon Birchard 3 3 Theresa Breen 3 3 Shannon Kleibrink 3 3 Tracy Fleury 2 4 Pool B W L Krista McCarville 4 2 Briane Meilleur 4 2 Sherry Middaugh 4 2 Kerri Einarson 4 2 Jacqueline Harrison 2 4 Darcy Robertson 2 4 Karla Thompson 1 5
Tiebreakers Tiebreaker 1 Friday, November 10, 23:30
Tiebreaker 2 Saturday, November 11, 07:30
Tiebreaker 3 Saturday, November 11, 12:30
Playoffs
A Semifinals Saturday, November 11, 13:30
A Finals Saturday, November 11, 19:00
B Quarterfinals Saturday, November 11, 19:00
B Semifinals Sunday, November 12, 9:00
B Finals Sunday, November 12, 14:00
Qualification process The qualification process for the 2017 Olympic trials differed slightly from the process used at the 2013 trials. For both the men's and women's categories, a pool of twenty-one teams is designated as eligible to represent Canada at the 2018 Olympics, based on rankings from the Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS). From the pool of twenty-one, seven teams were selected to qualify directly for the 2017 Canadian Curling Trials in December. The remaining fourteen teams competed in a pre-trials tournament, and the top two teams qualified for the nine-team trials. The winner of each trials will represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Nine teams qualify for the Olympic Trials based on the following criteria. These are the final berths as decided on May 2, 2017
Men