1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts

1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts
Host cityRegina, Saskatchewan
ArenaAgridome
DatesFebruary 21–March 1
Attendance154,688[1]
Winner Alberta
Curling clubOttewell CC, Edmonton
SkipCathy Borst
ThirdHeather Godberson
SecondBrenda Bohmer
LeadKate Horne
AlternateRona McGregor
CoachDarryl Horne
Finalist Ontario (Anne Merklinger)
« 1997
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The 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the Agridome[2] in Regina, Saskatchewan.[3] This was the last major tournament in which Sandra Schmirler participated in prior to her death in 2000. The total attendance for the week set a record 154,688 which broke the previous mark set in 1993 by exactly 66,666. As of 2025, this remains the attendance record for the event.[1]

Team Alberta, who was skipped by Cathy Borst won the championship as they defeated Ontario in the final 7–6 in an extra end. This was Alberta's fifth title overall and their first since 1981. This was also the only title skipped by Borst as well. Borst's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Kamloops, British Columbia where they won the bronze medal.

Both the defending champions and the Saskatchewan provincial champions came from the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan making the Caledonian the first curling club to have two teams in the same tournament since the introduction of Team Canada in 1986.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:[4]

Team Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Caledonian CC, Regina

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

Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Cathy Borst
Third: Heather Godberson
Second: Brenda Bohmer
Lead: Kate Horne
Alternate: Rona McGregor

Kamloops CC, Kamloops

Skip: Sue Garvey
Third: Jan Wiltzen
Second: Allison MacInnes
Lead: Val Lahucik
Alternate: Lindsay Kosteniuk

Brandon CC, Brandon

Skip: Lois Fowler
Third: Betty Couling
Second: Sharon Fowler
Lead: Jocelyn Beever
Alternate: Maureen Bonar

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

Skip: Kathy Floyd
Third: June Campbell
Second: Allison Franey
Lead: Jane Arseneau
Alternate: Mary Harding

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

Skip: Heather Strong
Third: Kelli Sharpe
Second: Michele Renouf
Lead: Karen Thomas
Alternate: Peg Goss

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Mary Mattatall
Third: Angie Bryant
Second: Lisa MacLeod
Lead: Heather Hopkins
Alternate: Hayley Clarke

Rideau CC, Ottawa

Skip: Anne Merklinger
Third: Theresa Breen
Second: Patti McKnight
Lead: Audrey Frey
Alternate: Christine McCrady

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

Skip: Tammi Lowther
Third: Susan McInnis
Second: Shelley Muzika
Lead: Julie Scales
Alternate: Donna Lank

Riverbend Alma CC, Alma

Skip: Marie-Claude Carlos
Third: Nathalie Gagnon
Second: Julie Blackburn
Lead: Sylvie Fortin
Alternate: Maude Martel

Caledonian CC, Regina

Skip: Cathy Trowell
Third: Kristy Lewis
Second: Karen Daku
Lead: Keri-Lynn Schikowski
Alternate: Nancy Inglis

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Kelly Kaylo
Third: Dawn Moses
Second: Sharon Cormier[a]
Lead: Cheryl Burlington
Alternate: Kerry Koe[a]

Map of teams

Garvey
Floyd
Lowther
Carlos
Trowell
Kaylo
Team Canada Provincial Winners

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
Alberta Cathy Borst 10 1 73 33 43 29 8 18 80%
Ontario Anne Merklinger 8 3 81 56 43 47 3 6 79%
 Canada Sandra Schmirler 7 4 74 57 44 39 7 11 80%
British Columbia Sue Garvey 6 5 67 65 46 46 3 13 75%
Saskatchewan Cathy Trowell 6 5 63 63 37 42 12 9 75%
New Brunswick Kathy Floyd 5 6 70 73 47 45 3 10 73%
Northwest Territories/Yukon Kelly Kaylo 5 6 56 78 41 46 11 4 70%
Newfoundland Heather Strong 4 7 50 63 40 44 6 9 69%
Manitoba Lois Fowler 4 7 65 72 43 48 3 6 72%
Nova Scotia Mary Mattatall 4 7 70 79 45 51 3 7 75%
Prince Edward Island Tammi Lowther 4 7 62 67 43 48 7 11 77%
Quebec Marie-Claude Carlos 3 8 51 76 45 46 5 10 67%

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00).[4][5]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 21, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
British Columbia (Garvey) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 4
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 2

Saturday, February 21, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Floyd) 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 10
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8
Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2

Draw 3

Sunday, February 22, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 5 X X 12
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4

Draw 4

Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Carlos) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 5
Alberta (Borst) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 X 9
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8

Draw 5

Sunday, February 22, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (Garvey) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 X 8
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3

Draw 6

Monday, February 23, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 7

Monday, February 23, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 X 10
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Garvey) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
Ontario (Merklinger) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 X 6
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Floyd) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 6
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 8

Monday, February 23, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Carlos) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 X 10
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Merklinger) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Alberta (Borst) 2 0 2 1 2 1 X X X X 8

Draw 9

Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5
Ontario (Merklinger) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
British Columbia (Garvey) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 7
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Carlos) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
 Canada (Schmirler) 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 X X 9

Draw 10

Tuesday, February 24, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Floyd) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Alberta (Borst) 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 6

Draw 11

Tuesday, February 24, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 0 4 0 4 1 1 X X X X 10
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 8
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Garvey) 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 X X 8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Strong) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 25, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 X X X 10
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Manitoba (Fowler) 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 0 3 1 1 4 X X X X X 9
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0

Draw 13

Wednesday, February 25, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 6
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X 2
Alberta (Borst) 1 0 0 3 1 4 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
Quebec (Carlos) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 14

Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 6
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Strong) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 9

Draw 15

Thursday, February 26, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Strong) 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 X X 8
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Borst) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 6
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 9

Draw 16

Thursday, February 26, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Carlos) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
Newfoundland (Strong) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Alberta (Borst) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 7
Ontario (Merklinger) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 6

Draw 17

Thursday, February 26, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Merklinger) 3 2 4 0 X X X X X X 9
Quebec (Carlos) 0 0 0 1 X X X X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 2 0 2 0 4 X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 9
New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 X X 9

Tiebreaker

Friday, February 27, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 6
Player percentages
Saskatchewan British Columbia
Keri-Lynn Schikowski 91% Val Lahucik 79%
Karen Daku 79% Allison MacInnes 84%
Kristy Lewis 78% Jan Wiltzen 84%
Cathy Trowell 68% Sue Garvey 86%
Total 79% Total 83%

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 27, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
 Canada (Schmirler) 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X 9
Player percentages
British Columbia  Canada
Val Lahucik 81% Marcia Gudereit 80%
Allison MacInnes 64% Joan McCusker 84%
Jan Wiltzen 77% Jan Betker 86%
Sue Garvey 72% Sandra Schmirler 91%
Total 73% Total 85%

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 27, 6:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Borst) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 7
Ontario (Merklinger) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6
Player percentages
Alberta Ontario
Kate Horne 72% Audrey Frey 85%
Brenda Bohmer 72% Patti McKnight 78%
Heather Godberson 68% Theresa Breen 89%
Cathy Borst 57% Anne Merklinger 66%
Total 67% Total 79%

Semifinal

Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 X X 9
Player percentages
 Canada Ontario
Marcia Gudereit 80% Audrey Frey 88%
Joan McCusker 78% Patti McKnight 75%
Jan Betker 73% Theresa Breen 81%
Sandra Schmirler 66% Anne Merklinger 83%
Total 74% Total 82%

Final

Sunday, March 1, 12:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Borst) 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6
Player percentages
Alberta Ontario
Kate Horne 70% Audrey Frey 84%
Brenda Bohmer 77% Patti McKnight 74%
Heather Godberson 89% Theresa Breen 85%
Cathy Borst 78% Anne Merklinger 75%
Total 79% Total 80%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages[4]

Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Leads %
Heather Hopkins 85
Marcia Gudereit 84
Julie Scales 81
Audrey Frey 81
Kate Horne 78
Jocelyn Beever 78
Seconds %
Brenda Bohmer 82
Patti McKnight 78
Karen Daku 77
Shelley Muzika 77
Joan McCusker 76
Thirds %
Jan Betker 85
Theresa Breen 80
Heather Godberson 80
Jan Wiltzen 77
Susan McInnis 76
Skips %
Cathy Borst 80
Anne Merklinger 76
Sandra Schmirler 75
Cathy Trowell 72
Tammi Lowther 72

Perfect Games

Player Team Position Shots Opponent
Anne Merklinger (unofficial)[b] Ontario Skip 8 Quebec

Awards

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

All-Star Teams

Team Canada third Jan Betker became the first curler to be selected to the all-star team on four separate occasions as Betker was previously selected in 1987, 1994, and 1997 (first team).

First Team

Position Name Team
Skip Cathy Borst Alberta
Third Jan Betker (4)  Canada
Second Brenda Bohmer Alberta
Lead Marcia Gudereit  Canada

Second Team

Position Name Team
Skip Anne Merklinger Ontario
Third Heather Godberson (2) Alberta
Second Patti McKnight Ontario
Lead Heather Hopkins Nova Scotia

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

The Marj Mitchell 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. Beginning in 1998, the award was permanently named after Marj Mitchell who skipped her team to a Canadian championship in 1980 before passing away from cancer in 1983.

Name Team Position
Anne Merklinger Ontario Skip

Most Valuable Player Award

The Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the curler chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.

Name Team Position
Brenda Bohmer Alberta Second

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 Mercury Mystique LS.

Winner Runner-Up Score
Allison Franey Kate Horne 17–15

Shot of the Week Award

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
Anne Merklinger Ontario Skip

Notes

  1. ^ a b Team Northwest Territories/Yukon alternate Kerry Koe threw second stones in Draw 16.
  2. ^ Quebec conceded the game after the fourth end and therefore Merklinger's perfect game does not count as an official perfect game in the record books since she did not throw at least ten shots.

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Regina Leader-Post, 21 Feb 1998, pg C9
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b c d "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian Women's Curling Championship". The Regina Leader-Post. Newspapers.com. February 20, 1998. p. C6. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 148. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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