The 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 16 to 24 at the Silkeborg Sportscenter in Silkeborg, Denmark. The final game featured the largest comeback in Scotties Finals history (according to TSN statistics). Alberta's Chelsea Carey came back from a 5–1 deficit, winning the championship 8–6 thanks to 5 total steal points in the second half, and two dramatic misses by Ontario's Rachel Homan.
This year's tournament was notable for Nunavut winning their first Scotties round robin game ever, defeating Quebec's Gabrielle Lavoie 4–3 in Draw 1; and the highest scoring game ever at a Canadian women's curling championship in Draw 10 with Prince Edward Island's Suzanne Birt winning 13–12 in an extra end over New Brunswick's Andrea Crawford, a total match score of 25 points.
Team Canada's Jennifer Jones set a new record for the most Canadian national women's championship game wins as a skip when she skipped the 141st victory of her Scotties career over British Columbia's Sarah Wark in Draw 18 on February 22.
Teams After winning the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Jennifer Jones returned to represent Team Canada, but with a lineup change. Following Jill Officer's retirement after the 2017–18 season, the Jones rink added 2016 Scotties champion Jocelyn Peterman to the team as second. Officer would however join the team as their alternate. Many Scotties veterans such as Rachel Homan (Ontario), Chelsea Carey (Alberta), Krista McCarville (Northern Ontario), Kerry Galusha (Northwest Territories), Jill Brothers (Nova Scotia), and Suzanne Birt (Prince Edward Island) won their respective playdowns. Andrea Crawford returned to skip Team New Brunswick after taking some time off and moving to Germany. Tracy Fleury, who had previously represented Ontario and Northern Ontario, won the 2019 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts after defeating the heavily favoured Kerri Einarson rink. Sarah Wark (British Columbia), Gabrielle Lavoie (Quebec) and Robyn Silvernagle (Saskatchewan) made their Scotties debuts.
Source: British Columbia ManitobaSt. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate Jill OfficerThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Sarah Wilkes Second: Dana Ferguson Lead: Rachelle BrownAbbotsford CC, Abbotsford Skip: Sarah Wark Third: Kristen Pilote Second: Carley Sandwith Lead: Jen Rusnell Alternate Michelle DunnEast St. Paul CC, East St. Paul Skip: Tracy Fleury Third: Selena Njegovan Second: Liz Fyfe Lead: Kristin MacCuish Alternate: Taylor McDonald New Brunswick Northern Ontario Thistle-St. Andrew's CC, Saint John Skip: Andrea Crawford Third: Jillian Babin Second: Jennifer Armstrong Lead: Katie ForwardRe/Max Centre, St. John's Skip: Kelli Sharpe Third: Stephanie Guzzwell Second: Beth Hamilton Lead: Carrie Vautour Alternate: Michelle JewerFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Krista McCarville Third: Kendra Lilly Second: Jen Gates Lead: Sarah Potts Alternate: Lorraine LangMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Jill Brothers Third: Erin Carmody Second: Sarah Murphy Lead: Jenn Brine Alternate: Kim Kelly Quebec SaskatchewanOttawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Emma Miskew Second: Joanne Courtney Lead: Lisa Weagle Alternate: Cheryl KreviazukCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Suzanne Birt Third: Marie Christianson Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Michelle McQuaidCC Victoria, Sainte-Foy,CC Jacques-Cartier, Sillery &CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Gabrielle Lavoie Third: Patricia Boudreault Second: Anna Munroe Lead: Julie Daigle Alternate Marie-France LaroucheTwin Rivers CC, North Battleford Skip: Robyn Silvernagle Third: Stefanie Lawton Second: Jessie Hunkin Lead: Kara Thevenot Alternate: Marliese Kasner Northwest Territories Nunavut WildcardYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Sarah Koltun Second: Brittany Tran Lead: Shona BarbourIqaluit CC, Iqaluit Fourth: Jennifer Blaney Third: Alison Griffin Skip: Jenine Bodner Lead: Megan Ingram Alternate Sadie PinksenWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Nicole Baldwin Third: Hailey Birnie Second: Ladene Shaw Lead: Helen StrongLethbridge CC, Lethbridge Skip: Casey Scheidegger Third: Cary-Anne McTaggart Second: Jessie Haughian Lead: Kristie Moore Alternate Susan O'Connor
CTRS ranking Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Homan) 1 513.711 (Jones) 3 335.285 (Carey) 4 235.951 (Fleury) 5 231.427 Wildcard (Scheidegger) 6 210.455 (Silvernagle) 7 203.145 (Wark) 24 96.228 (Birt) 25 94.030 (McCarville) 32 74.408 (Galusha) 34 68.803 (Brothers) 36 64.257 (Crawford) 45 55.839 NR 0.000 (Bodner) NR 0.000 (Lavoie) NR 0.000 (Baldwin) NR 0.000
Wildcard game A wildcard play-in game was played on February 15. It was contested between the top two teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their respective provincial championships: the Gimli Curling Club's Kerri Einarson rink from Gimli, Manitoba and the Lethbridge Curling Club's Casey Scheidegger rink from Lethbridge, Alberta. Team Wildcard entered the Scotties as the number 4 seed.
In advance of the 2018–19 season, Rachel Homan was guaranteed a spot in the wildcard game if her team did not win their provincial championship. The team was forced to decline their Team Canada berth in the 2018 Scotties due to qualifying for the Olympics. However, had Homan been eliminated from the provincials, her team would have qualified for the game without the guaranteed spot as they led the CTRS standings.
CTRS standings for wildcard game Rank Team Member Association Eligibility 1 Rachel Homan Won Ontario provincials 2 Kerri Einarson Eliminated from provincials 3 Jennifer Jones Qualified as Team Canada (ineligible) 4 Chelsea Carey Won Alberta provincials 5 Tracy Fleury Won Manitoba provincials 6 Casey Scheidegger Eliminated from provincials Source:
Wildcard Game Friday, February 15, 19:30
Map of teams
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to championship roundTeams to tiebreakers Pool ASkip Chelsea Carey 7 0 57 36 33 25 10 7 82% Rachel Homan 5 2 52 31 28 25 12 8 83% Krista McCarville 5 2 51 35 36 25 0 15 82% Sarah Wark 4 3 52 43 33 32 3 7 78% Tracy Fleury 4 3 50 35 34 25 8 14 81% Jill Brothers 2 5 41 42 30 26 8 10 74% Jenine Bodner 1 6 20 67 17 36 7 2 63% Gabrielle Lavoie 0 7 23 57 18 35 10 3 72% Pool BSkip Wildcard Casey Scheidegger 6 1 51 29 32 23 8 13 81% Robyn Silvernagle 5 2 44 36 28 21 10 8 80% Suzanne Birt 5 2 63 44 30 26 1 10 79% Jennifer Jones 4 3 46 44 27 32 5 6 78% Kerry Galusha 3 4 48 54 25 29 1 3 74% Andrea Crawford 3 4 55 51 29 28 4 7 78% Kelli Sharpe 1 6 37 60 23 30 4 3 73% Nicole Baldwin 1 6 37 63 25 30 3 7 71%
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 16, 14:30
Draw 2 Saturday, February 16, 19:30
Draw 3 Sunday, February 17, 09:30
Draw 4 Sunday, February 17, 14:30
Draw 5 Sunday, February 17, 20:00
Draw 6 Monday, February 18, 09:30
Draw 7 Monday, February 18, 14:30
Draw 8 Monday, February 18, 19:30
Draw 9 Tuesday, February 19, 09:30
Draw 10 Tuesday, February 19, 14:30
^ This match set a record for the highest scoring game in Canadian national women's championship history.
Draw 11 Tuesday, February 19, 19:30
Draw 12 Wednesday, February 20, 09:30
Draw 13 Wednesday, February 20, 14:30
Draw 14 Wednesday, February 20, 19:30
Tiebreaker Thursday, February 21, 09:30
Championship pool standings The top four teams from each pool advanced to the Championship pool. 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 playoffs TeamSkip Chelsea Carey 9 2 90 67 53 41 9 13 81% Robyn Silvernagle 8 3 72 60 44 35 14 13 81% Rachel Homan 8 3 80 51 44 38 15 12 84% Krista McCarville 8 3 78 63 53 42 1 21 84% Wildcard Casey Scheidegger 7 4 77 60 45 43 11 14 80% Suzanne Birt 6 5 93 73 49 44 3 14 80% Jennifer Jones 6 5 73 73 43 51 8 9 80% Sarah Wark 5 6 77 75 51 50 1 13 80%
Championship pool results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4:00).
Draw 15 Thursday, February 21, 14:30
Draw 16 Thursday, February 21, 19:30
Draw 17 Friday, February 22, 14:30
Draw 18 Friday, February 22, 19:30
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, February 23, 19:30
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 23, 14:30
Semifinal Sunday, February 24, 12:00
Final Sunday, February 24, 18:00
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages; minimum 6 games KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Dawn McEwen 89 Sarah Potts 87 Michelle McQuaid 85 Jen Rusnell 85 Lisa Weagle 85 Seconds % Jen Gates 83 Joanne Courtney 83 Liz Fyfe 83 WC Jessie Haughian 83 Dana Ferguson 82 Carley Sandwith 82 Thirds % Emma Miskew 84 Kendra Lilly 82 Sarah Wilkes 82 Selena Njegovan 82 Stefanie Lawton 82 Skips % Rachel Homan 84 Krista McCarville 82 Chelsea Carey 81 Robyn Silvernagle 80 Sarah Wark 78
Awards The awards and all-star teams were as follows: All-Star Teams
First Team Skip: Rachel Homan, Ontario Third: Emma Miskew, Ontario Second: Jen Gates, Northern Ontario Lead: Dawn McEwen, Team Canada
Second Team Skip: Krista McCarville, Northern Ontario Third: Kendra Lilly, Northern Ontario Second: Joanne Courtney, Ontario Lead: Sarah Potts, Northern Ontario
Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Sarah Potts, Northern Ontario
Joan Mead Builder Award Leslie Ann Walsh, for her contributions to grow the sport of curling in her home province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and grow the sport of wheelchair curling.
Paul McLean Award Andrew Klaver, photojournalist
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