1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts

1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts
Host cityVancouver, British Columbia
ArenaPNE Agrodome
DatesFebruary 22– March 2
Attendance35,390[1]
Winner Saskatchewan
Curling clubCaledonian CC, Regina
SkipSandra Schmirler
ThirdJan Betker
SecondJoan McCusker
LeadMarcia Gudereit
AlternateAtina Ford
Finalist Ontario (Alison Goring)
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The 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 22 to March 2, 1997 at the PNE Agrodome[2] in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] The total attendance for the week was 35,390, which was the lowest since 1990.[1]

Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Sandra Schmirler won the tournament after beating Alison Goring's Ontario rink in the final 8–5. This was Saskatchewan's tenth title overall (eleven including Team Canada) and the third and final one skipped by Schmirler before her death in 2000. At the time, Schmirler joined Connie Laliberte and Vera Pezer as the only skips to win three championships.

Schmirler's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Bern, Switzerland, which they also won. Additionally, they also qualified for the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, which they qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics where they captured the gold medal.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:[4]

Team Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
St. Catharines CC, St. Catharines

Skip: Marilyn Bodogh
Third: Kim Gellard
Second: Corie Beveridge
Lead: Jane Hooper Perroud
Alternate: Lisa Savage

Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Cathy Borst
Third: Heather Godberson
Second: Brenda Bohmer
Lead: Kate Horne
Alternate: Lauren Rouse

Richmond CC, Richmond

Skip: Kelley Owen
Third: Marla Geiger
Second: Sherry Fraser
Lead: Christine Jurgenson
Alternate: Lindsay Sparkes

Valour Road CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Janet Harvey
Third: Debbie Jones-Walker
Second: Carol Harvey
Lead: Alison Harvey
Alternate: Karen Porritt

New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Heidi Hanlon
Third: Kathy Floyd[a]
Second: June Campbell
Lead: Jane Arseneau
Alternate: Sheri Stewart[a]

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Laura Phillips
Third: Cathy Cunningham
Second: Kathy Kerr
Lead: Heather Martin
Alternate: Susan Wright

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Colleen Jones
Third: Helen Radford
Second: Kim Kelly
Lead: Nancy Delahunt[b]
Alternate: Mary Mattatall[b]

Bayview G&CC, Thornhill

Skip: Alison Goring
Third: Lori Eddy
Second: Kim Moore
Lead: Mary Bowman
Alternate: Yvonne Smith

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Rebecca Jean MacPhee
Third: Kim Dolan
Second: Marion MacAulay
Lead: Lou Ann Henry[c]
Alternate: Sandy Matheson[c]

Buckingham CC, Buckingham

Skip: Chantal Osborne
Third: France Charette
Second: Joelle Sabourin
Lead: Sylvie Daniel
Alternate: Janique Berthelot

Caledonian CC, Regina

Skip: Sandra Schmirler
Third: Jan Betker[d]
Second: Joan McCusker
Lead: Marcia Gudereit
Alternate: Atina Ford[d]

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Kelly Kaylo
Third: Sharon Cormier
Second: Wendy Ondrack
Lead: Debbie Moss
Alternate: Cheryl Burlington

Map of teams

Team Canada Provincial Winners

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
Saskatchewan Sandra Schmirler 9 2 83 46 47 38 8 13 83%
Ontario Alison Goring 7 4 69 62 46 46 5 15 77%
Alberta Cathy Borst 7 4 72 65 45 47 13 9 79%
Newfoundland Laura Phillips 7 4 65 61 48 41 9 15 78%
Manitoba Janet Harvey 6 5 69 67 49 46 3 11 75%
 Canada Marilyn Bodogh 5 6 67 83 43 53 1 9 78%
Prince Edward Island Rebecca Jean MacPhee 5 6 67 71 42 48 4 8 74%
Quebec Chantal Osborne 5 6 65 62 45 45 7 11 76%
New Brunswick Heidi Hanlon 4 7 67 75 50 46 4 15 73%
Northwest Territories/Yukon Kelly Kaylo 4 7 61 79 45 45 9 14 75%
Nova Scotia Colleen Jones 4 7 65 72 49 46 4 13 76%
British Columbia Kelley Owen 3 8 64 71 43 51 5 10 76%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00).[4][5]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 22, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 X X 9
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Owen) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 X 6
Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4

Draw 2

Saturday, February 22, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
Ontario (Goring) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Owen) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 9

Draw 3

Sunday, February 23, 8:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 X 8
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 4

Sunday, February 23, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 X 7
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
Ontario (Goring) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5
Manitoba (Harvey) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4

Draw 5

Sunday, February 23, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 2 0 4 0 6 X X X X X 12
Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7
Alberta (Borst) 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Goring) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6
Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 8
British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7

Draw 6

Monday, February 24, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Goring) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 8
Alberta (Borst) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 8
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Owen) 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 X 9
Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5
Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ` 0 4

Draw 7

Monday, February 24, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Phillips) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 9
Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 10
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 7

Draw 8

Monday, February 24, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Jones) 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 X X X 9
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 5 X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 8
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
Ontario (Goring) 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 X 8

Draw 9

Tuesday, February 25, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Owen) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Alberta (Borst) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Jones) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 7
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4

Draw 10

Tuesday, February 25, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 6
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Borst) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Osborne) 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 8
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
Ontario (Goring) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 X 7

Draw 11

Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Goring) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
British Columbia (Owen) 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harvey) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 X 11

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 26, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harvey) 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 7
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6
Quebec (Osborne) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Goring) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 X X 7

Draw 13

Wednesday, February 26, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Ontario (Goring) 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
Manitoba (Harvey) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Osborne) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 14

Wednesday, February 26, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 X 6
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 8
British Columbia (Owen) 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X X 4
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 3 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X X 9
Alberta (Borst) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 15

Thursday, February 27, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Quebec (Osborne) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bodogh) 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 X X 7
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Goring) 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 X 8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 X 6

Draw 16

Thursday, February 27, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
British Columbia (Owen) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Jones) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
 Canada (Bodogh) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 8
Ontario (Goring) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Osborne) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Manitoba (Harvey) 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 7

Draw 17

Thursday, February 27, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Manitoba (Harvey) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8
Nova Scotia (Jones) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Phillips) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 X 9
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Owen) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 3
Alberta (Borst) 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 3 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 8

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 28, 12:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Borst) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7
Player percentages
Alberta Newfoundland
Kate Horne 84% Heather Martin 85%
Brenda Bohmer 77% Kathy Kerr 80%
Heather Godberson 82% Cathy Cunningham 78%
Cathy Borst 63% Laura Phillips 80%
Total 76% Total 81%

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 6
Ontario (Goring) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Player percentages
Saskatchewan Ontario
Marcia Gudereit 84% Mary Bowman 78%
Joan McCusker 86% Kim Moore 83%
Jan Betker 75% Lori Eddy 66%
Sandra Schmirler 76% Alison Goring 76%
Total 80% Total 76%

Semifinal

Saturday, March 1, 12:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Goring) 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 X X 9
Newfoundland (Phillips) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 4
Player percentages
Ontario Newfoundland
Mary Bowman 95% Heather Martin 84%
Kim Moore 72% Kathy Kerr 73%
Lori Eddy 78% Cathy Cunningham 89%
Alison Goring 83% Laura Phillips 47%
Total 82% Total 73%

Final

Sunday, March 2, 10:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler) 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 8
Ontario (Goring) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Player percentages
Saskatchewan Ontario
Marcia Gudereit 92% Mary Bowman 88%
Joan McCusker 84% Kim Moore 83%
Jan Betker 79% Lori Eddy 69%
Sandra Schmirler 71% Alison Goring 67%
Total 81% Total 77%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages[4]

Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Leads %
Jane Hooper Perroud 88
Heather Martin 87
Mary Bowman 86
Marcia Gudereit 85
Sylvie Daniel 83
Kate Horne 83
Seconds %
Joan McCusker 82
Kim Kelly 81
Corie Beveridge 80
Brenda Bohmer 78
Joelle Sabourin 77
Kathy Kerr 77
Sherry Fraser 77
Thirds %
Jan Betker 85
Heather Godberson 83
Kim Dolan 77
Lori Eddy 77
Cathy Cunningham 76
Skips %
Sandra Schmirler 80
Janet Harvey 75
Chantal Osborne 74
Marilyn Bodogh 73
Kelley Owen 72
Colleen Jones 72
Laura Phillips 72
Alison Goring 72

Awards

The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows.[6]

All-Star Teams

This was the first tournament in which a first and second all-star teams were selected. Team Saskatchewan members Sandra Schmirler (skip), Jan Betker (third), and Joan McCusker (second) became the first curlers to be selected to the all-star team on three separate occasions. Schmirler was previously selected in 1987 and 1993, Betker in 1987 and 1994, and McCusker in 1994 and 1995.

First Team

Position Name Team
Skip Sandra Schmirler (3) Saskatchewan
Third Jan Betker (3) Saskatchewan
Second Joan McCusker (3) Saskatchewan
Lead Jane Hooper Perroud Ontario

Second Team

Position Name Team
Skip Alison Goring Ontario
Third Heather Godberson Alberta
Second Corie Beveridge  Canada
Lead Heather Martin Newfoundland

Diana Doe Award

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament.

Prior to 1998, the award was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year. For this edition, the award was named after Diana Doe, who was a player and coached junior teams in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. She also was an executive of the British Columbia Curling Association, serving as president in 1989 and was a director of Curling Canada for many years.[7]

Team Ontario skip Alison Goring became the first curler to ever receive the sportsmanship award on three different occasions as she previously won in 1991 and 1995.

Name Team Position
Alison Goring (3) Ontario Skip

Most Valuable Player Award

Starting in 1997, a curler was chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.

Name Team Position
Marcia Gudereit Saskatchewan Lead

Ford Hot Shots

The Ford Hot Shots was a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Ford Contour.

Winner Runner-Up Score
Sherry Fraser Jan Betker 18–17

Shot of the Week Award

Beginning with the 1997 tournament, the Shot of the Week Award was voted on by TSN commentators and presented to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the championship.

Name Team Position
Sandra Schmirler Saskatchewan Skip

Notes

  1. ^ a b Team New Brunswick alternate Sheri Stewart threw third stones in Draw 16.
  2. ^ a b Team Nova Scotia alternate Mary Mattatall threw lead stones in Draw 17.
  3. ^ a b Team Prince Edward Island alternate Sandy Matheson threw lead stones in Draw 17.
  4. ^ a b Team Saskatchewan alternate Atina Ford threw third stones in Draw 17.

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Vancouver Province, 24 Feb, 1997, pg A43
  3. ^ 1997_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf (web-archive)
  4. ^ a b c d "1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Hearts schedule". The Vancouver Sun. Newspapers.com. February 21, 1997. p. E1. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 148. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Ms. Diana Evelyn Doe Obituary". Lyle Reeves Funerals. Retrieved 28 March 2023.