The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 27–February 4, 2018 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held from March 17–25 at the Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario.
The 2018 tournament was the first to use a new 16-team format, featuring representation by all fourteen member associations of Curling Canada, the second-place team from the 2017 tournament (as champion Rachel Homan declined to participate due to her qualification for the 2018 Winter Olympics), and a new wildcard team. As part of this new format, the Bronze medal game was removed from the schedule.
Teams Curling Canada introduced a new 16-team format for both the Tournament of Hearts and Brier for 2018, under which all 14 member associations of Curling Canada were represented in the main field, rather than being limited by a pre-qualifying tournament. The teams were divided into two pools for round robin play, after which the top four teams from each advanced to the Championship Pool. Defending champion Rachel Homan declined to participate as Team Canada in order to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics; Michelle Englot's team, who finished as runner-up in the 2017 tournament, participated in her place. The final spot in the tournament was filled by a wildcard play-in game held on the Friday before the tournament.
The rinks of Hollie Duncan (Ontario), Émilia Gagné (Quebec), and Casey Scheidegger (Alberta) made their Scotties debut; although members of Team Ontario had previous experience at the national women's championship, mostly as alternates. Scotties veteran skip Sherry Anderson (Saskatchewan) led a team of Tournament of Hearts rookies.
The teams are listed as follows: British Columbia ManitobaGranite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Michelle Englot Third: Kate Cameron Second: Leslie Wilson-Westcott Lead: Raunora Westcott Alternate: Briane MeilleurGrande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie Skip: Casey Scheidegger Third: Cary-Anne McTaggart Second: Jessie Scheidegger Lead: Kristie Moore Alternate Susan O'ConnorNanaimo CC, Nanaimo Skip: Kesa Van Osch Third: Marika Van Osch Second: Kalia Van Osch Lead: Amy Gibson Alternate: Rachelle KallechySt. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Shannon Birchard Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate Kaitlyn Lawes New Brunswick Northern Ontario Curl Moncton, Moncton Skip: Sylvie Robichaud Third: Melissa Adams Second: Nicole Arsenault Bishop Lead: Kendra ListerSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Stacie Curtis Third: Erin Porter Second: Julie Devereaux Lead: Erica TrickettIdylwylde G&CC, Sudbury Skip: Tracy Fleury Third: Crystal Webster Second: Jennifer Wylie Lead: Amanda Gates Alternate: Jenna WalshDartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault Third: Christina Black Second: Jenn Baxter Lead: Jennifer Crouse Alternate: Carole MacLean Quebec SaskatchewanRoyal Canadian CC, Toronto Skip: Hollie Duncan Third: Stephanie LeDrew Second: Cheryl Kreviazuk Lead: Karen Sagle Alternate: Danielle InglisCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Robyn MacPhee Third: Sarah Fullerton Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Michelle McQuaidCC Riverbend, Alma Skip: Émilia Gagné Third: Mélina Perron Second: Marie-Pier Harvey Lead: Chloé Arnaud Alternate: Isabelle ThiboutotNutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Sherry Anderson Third: Kourtney Fesser Second: Krista Fesser Lead: Karlee Korchinski Alternate: Kim Schneider Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Sarah Koltun Second: Megan Koehler Lead: Shona BarbourIqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Amie Shackleton Third: Geneva Chislett Second: Christianne West Lead: Denise Hutchings Alternate: Robyn MackeyWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Chelsea Duncan Third: Jenna Duncan Second: Kara Price Lead: Jody Smallwood Alternate: Loralee JohnstoneEast St. Paul CC, East St. Paul Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Selena Kaatz Second: Liz Fyfe Lead: Kristin MacCuish
CTRS ranking Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Jones) 1 402.142 Wildcard (Einarson) 4 250.430 (Scheidegger) 8 181.937 (Englot) 9 173.365 (Fleury) 14 113.606 (H. Duncan) 21 87.562 (Arsenault) 32 64.152 (Van Osch) 34 60.071 (Anderson) 51 40.800 (Curtis) 64 29.389 (MacPhee) 67 27.363 (Robichaud) 69 26.336 (Galusha) 116 3.887 (C. Duncan) 138 0.000 (Gagné) NR 0.000 (Shackleton) NR 0.000
Wildcard game A wildcard play-in game was played on January 26; it was contested between the top two teams on the CTRS standings who did not win their respective provincial championships, and was played between The Glencoe Club's Chelsea Carey rink from Calgary and the East St. Paul Curling Club's Kerri Einarson rink from the Winnipeg exurb of East St. Paul. With Einarson's victory, Manitoba was represented by three different teams in the tournament.
CTRS standings for wildcard game Rank Team Member Association Eligibility 1 Jennifer Jones Won Manitoba provincials 2 Chelsea Carey Eliminated from provincials 3 Rachel Homan Playing in Olympics (ineligible) 4 Kerri Einarson Eliminated from provincials
Wildcard Game Friday, January 26, 18:30
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Championship RoundTeams to TiebreakersTeams to Placement Draw Pool ASkip Wildcard Kerri Einarson 6 1 56 32 31 24 7 11 84% Jennifer Jones 5 2 65 37 28 22 8 8 87% Mary-Anne Arsenault 5 2 52 41 32 23 11 8 80% Tracy Fleury 5 2 47 43 28 28 10 8 82% Sylvie Robichaud 4 3 45 43 32 26 13 9 79% Sherry Anderson 2 5 40 53 27 30 7 5 79% Kerry Galusha 1 6 41 58 22 33 10 7 76% Chelsea Duncan 0 7 27 65 20 34 6 0 69% Pool BSkip Casey Scheidegger 6 1 60 33 32 22 8 9 86% Michelle Englot 5 2 51 38 31 24 10 8 85% Kesa Van Osch 4 3 41 46 24 29 10 4 76% Stacie Curtis 4 3 57 46 28 30 7 4 81% Hollie Duncan 4 3 49 38 30 26 12 10 83% Émilia Gagné 3 4 42 47 29 28 8 6 73% Robyn MacPhee 2 5 50 51 28 30 7 4 80% Amie Shackleton 0 7 23 74 20 33 4 4 62%
Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, January 27, 14:00
Draw 2 Saturday, January 27, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, January 28, 09:00
Draw 4 Sunday, January 28, 14:00
Draw 5 Sunday, January 28, 19:00
Draw 6 Monday, January 29, 09:00
Draw 7 Monday, January 29, 14:00
Draw 8 Monday, January 29, 19:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, January 30, 09:00
Draw 10 Tuesday, January 30, 14:00
Draw 11 Tuesday, January 30, 19:00
Draw 12 Wednesday, January 31, 09:00
Draw 13 Wednesday, January 31, 14:00
Draw 14 Wednesday, January 31, 19:00
Tiebreakers Thursday, February 1, 09:00
Placement Round Each team that finished fifth through eight in their pool played the team that finished in the same position in the opposite pool for the purpose of determining final tournament ranking. For example, the winner of the game between fifth place teams was ranked ninth place overall, the loser of that game was ranked tenth place, and so on.
Seeding Games All game times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).
A5 vs. B5 Friday, February 02, 09:00
A6 vs. B6 Friday, February 02, 09:00
A7 vs. B7 Friday, February 02, 09:00
A8 vs. B8 Friday, February 02, 09:00
Championship Pool Standings All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the Championship Pool. Wins in tiebreaker games were not carried forward.
Final Championship Pool Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers TeamSkipWLPFPA Wildcard Kerri Einarson 9 2 80 54 49 40 13 17 83% Jennifer Jones 9 2 102 49 47 33 10 14 89% Mary-Anne Arsenault 9 2 88 60 52 38 14 13 81% Tracy Fleury 8 3 74 65 44 43 16 8 84% Casey Scheidegger 7 4 77 57 44 40 13 10 86% Michelle Englot 6 5 67 68 44 42 13 10 83% Kesa Van Osch 4 7 58 79 36 46 17 4 78% Hollie Duncan 4 7 74 75 50 46 14 14 82%
Championship Pool Results All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).
Draw 15 Thursday, February 01, 14:00
Draw 16 Thursday, February 01, 19:00
Draw 17 Friday, February 02, 14:00
Draw 18 Friday, February 02, 19:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, February 03, 19:00
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 03, 14:00
Semifinal Sunday, February 04, 09:00
Final Sunday, February 04, 16:00
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages; minimum 6 games KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Dawn McEwen 94 Raunora Westcott 89 WC Kristin MacCuish 89 Karen Sagle 89 Kristie Moore 88 Seconds % Jill Officer 90 Jessie Scheidegger 88 Cheryl Kreviazuk 85 Jennifer Wylie 84 83 Jenn Baxter 83 Thirds % Cary-Anne McTaggart 87 Shannon Birchard 87 Erin Porter 84 WC Selena Kaatz 82 Kate Cameron 81 Crystal Webster 81 Skips % Jennifer Jones 84 Tracy Fleury 83 Casey Scheidegger 81 Mary-Anne Arsenault 81 Michelle Englot 80 WC Kerri Einarson 80 Hollie Duncan 80
Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Kate Cameron Third 20 Jessie Scheidegger Second 16
Awards The awards and all-star teams were as follows: All-Star Teams First Team Skip: Jennifer Jones, Manitoba Third: Cary-Anne McTaggart, Alberta Second: Jill Officer, Manitoba Lead: Dawn McEwen, Manitoba
Second Team Skip: Tracy Fleury, Northern Ontario Third: Shannon Birchard, Manitoba Second: Jessie Scheidegger, Alberta Lead: Raunora Westcott, Team Canada
Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Sherry Anderson, Saskatchewan
Joan Mead Builder Award Melissa Soligo, Director of the High-Performance Program at Curl BC, national and international coach. Played second on the 1991 Scott champion Team British Columbia, earned a silver medal at the 1991 Worlds, and was a demonstration sport bronze medalist with Team Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
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