SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS

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The 'Scotties Tournament of Hearts' (''French: Le Tournoi des Coeurs Scotties'') is an annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Canada at the women's world curling championships. Since 1986, the winner also gets to return to the following years' tournament as "Team Canada". It is formally known as the ''Canadian Women's Curling Championship''.
Kruger Products, previously known as Scott Paper Limited, is the event sponsor. The tournament had been known as the 'Scott Tournament of Hearts' since 1982. However, in June 2007, competitor Kimberly-Clark (which purchased the Scott Paper Company, the Canadian firm's former parent, in 1997) will gain full Canadian control of the Scott name and certain associated brands. Facial tissue brand Scotties is an exception - that licence will continue indefinitely, due to the American company's prior ownership of the Kleenex brand, so the event has been rebranded with the Scotties brand. The name change was announced shortly after the 2006 event. [1]
The format is a round robin of 12 teams. There is one team from each of the provinces and one team from the territories. As this only makes 11 teams, the 12th team is made up of the previous year's winning team. This differs slightly from the men's annual Brier tournament where the 12th team comes from Northern Ontario. The teams are the provincial champions of the province the represent.
At the end of the round-robin, a playoffs occur to determine the championship. The system used is known as the Page playoff system.

Diamond D Championship

Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

Macdonald Lassies Championship

Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

Scott Tournament of Hearts

Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Award Winners

Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award

Shot of the Week Award

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

All-Star teams

External links and sources

History

Pre-history

1913 marked a significant point in women's curling when both the Manitoba Bonspiel and the Ontario Curling Association began with having women's curling events. Other provinces would later add provincial women's championships, but it wasn't until the 1950s that a higher level of women's curling began to occur. At this time there was a Western Canada Women's Championship (sponsored by the T. Eaton Company) but no tournament existed for the eastern provinces. By 1959, Eaton's pulled their sponsorship, giving an opportunity for the organizers of the Western championships the initiative to have a national championship.
In 1960, the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association was created with Dominion Stores Ltd. seeking to sponsor a national championship. That year, an eastern championship occurred so that the winner could play the winner of the western championship. In this event, Ruth Smith and her team from Lacolle, Quebec faced off against Joyce McKee's team from Saskatchewan (consisting of Sylvia Fedoruk, Donna Belding and Muriel Cobing) with McKee winning. The game between the two teams was played in Oshawa, Ontario.
The following year a tournament was organized with the same format as the Brier and was held in Ottawa. McKee won again, with a new front end of Barbara MacNevin and Rosa McFee.

Early history

In 1967, Dominion Stores were unable to reach a compromise with the organizers of the tournament, and their sponsorship fell. The Canadian Ladies' Curling Association ran the tournament by themselves with no sponsorhip.
Sylvia Fedoruk, after assuming the presidency of the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association found a sponsor in the Macdonald Tobacco Company, the same sponsor as the Brier. Their sponsorship began in 1972 with the tournament being called the "Macdonald Lassie" championship, after the company's trademark.
In 1979, under increasing pressure from the anti-tobacco policies of the Canadian Government, the Macdonald Tobacco Company pulled their sponsorship from both the Brier and the Women's championship. The Canadian Ladies' Curling Association ran the tournament without a sponshorship again for the next couple of years. 1979 also marked the first year of the Women's World Curling Championship, where the national champion would play.

Tournament of Hearts

Robin Wilson, a member of the 1979 championship team, and a former employee of Scott Paper led an effort to get the company to sponsor the championships. It was successful, and in 1982 the first Scott Tournament of Hearts was held.
The Scott Tournament of Hearts would last 25 years, and saw the likes of many great teams. The first Tournament of Hearts was won by Colleen Jones and her Nova Scotia team. It would take her 18 years to win another, but she would cap it off with another four championships for a grand total of six championships. Other great curlers at the Hearts have been Connie Laliberte of Manitoba, Heather Houston and Marilyn Bodogh of Ontario, and Sandra Schmirler of Saskatchewan.
The new sponsorship made the tournament popular when it began to be televised. Today, TSN covers most of the tournament while the CBC covers the semi-finals and the finals.
=Winners=

Diamond D Championship

Tournament	Winning Locale	Winning Team
1961		Joyce McKee, Sylvia Fedoruk, Barbara MacNevin, Rosa McFee
1962	British Columbia	Ina Hansen, Ada Callas, Isabel Leith, May Shaw
1963		Mabel DeWare, Harriet Stratton, Forbis Stevenson, Marjorie Fraser
1964	British Columbia	Ina Hansen, Ada Callas, Isabel Leith, May Shaw
1965		Peggy Casselman, Val Taylor, Pat MacDonald, Pat Scott
1966		Gale Lee, Hazel Jamison, Sharon Harrington, June Coyle
1967	Manitoba	Betty Duguid, Joan Ingram, Larie Bradawaski, Dot Rose

Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

Tournament	Winning Locale	Winning Team
1968		Hazel Jamison, Gale Lee, Jackie Spencer, June Coyle
1969		Joyce McKee, Vera Pezer, Lenore Morrison, Jennifer Falk
1970	Saskatchewan	Dorenda Schoenhals, Cheryl Stirton, Linda Burnham, Joan Anderson
1971	Saskatchewan	Vera Pezer, Sheila Rowan, Joyce McKee, Lenore Morrison

Macdonald Lassies Championship

Tournament	Winning Locale	Winning Team
1972	Saskatchewan	Vera Pezer, Sheila Rowan, Joyce McKee, Lenore Morrison
1973	Saskatchewan	Vera Pezer, Sheila Rowan, Joyce McKee, Lenore Morrison
1974	Saskatchewan	Emily Farnham, Linda Saunders, Pat McBeath, Donna Collins
1975	Quebec	Lee Tobin, Marilyn McNeil, Michelle Garneau, Laurie Ross
1976	British Columbia	Lindsay Davie, Dawn Knowles, Robin Wilson, Lorraine Bowles
1977	Alberta	Myrna McQuarrie, Rita Tarnava, Barb Davis, Jane Rempel
1978	Manitoba	Cathy Pidzarko, Chris Pidzarko, Iris Armstrong, Patty Vanderkerckhove
1979	British Columbia	Lindsay Sparkes, Dawn Knowles, Robin Wilson, Lorraine Bowles

Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

Tournament	Winning Locale	Winning Team
1980	Saskatchewan	Marj Mitchell, Nancy Kerr, Shirley McKendry, Wendy Leach
1981	Alberta	Susan Seitz, Judy Erickson, Myrna McKay, Betty McCracken

Scott Tournament of Hearts

Tournament	Winning Locale	Winning Team	Finalist Locale	Finalist Team	Host
1982	Nova Scotia	Colleen Jones, Kay Smith, Monica Jones, Barbara Jones-Gordon	Manitoba	Dorothy Rose, Lynne Andrews, Kim Crass, Shannon Burns	Regina, Saskatchewan
1983	Nova Scotia	Penny Larocque, Sharon Horne, Cathy Caudle, Pam Sanford	Alberta	Catharine Shaw, Christine Jurgenson, Sandra Rippel, Penny Ryan	Prince George, British Columbia
1984	Manitoba	Connie Laliberte, Chris More, Corinne Peters, Janet Arnott	Nova Scotia	Colleen Jones, Wendy Currie, Monica Jones, Barbara Jones-Gordon	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1985	British Columbia	Linda Moore, Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones, Laurie Carney	Newfoundland and Labrador	Sue Anne Bartlett, Patricia Dwyer, Margaret Knickle, Debra Herbert	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1986	Ontario	Marilyn Darte, Kathy McEdwards, Chris Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn	Canada	Linda Moore, Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones, Laurie Carney	London, Ontario
1987	British Columbia	Pat Sanders, Louise Herlinveaux, Georgina Hawkes, Deb Massullo	Manitoba	Kathie Ellwood, Cathy Treloar, Laurie Ellwood, Sandra Asham	Lethbridge, Alberta
1988	Ontario	Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy Kennedy	Canada	Pat Sanders, Louise Herlinveaux, Georgina Hawkes, Deb Massullo	Fredericton, New Brunswick
1989	Canada	Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy Kennedy	Manitoba	Chris More, Karen Purdy, Lori Zeller, Kristin Kuruluk	Kelowna, British Columbia
1990	Ontario	Alison Goring, Kristin Turcotte, Andrea Lawes, Cheryl McPherson	Nova Scotia	Heather Rankin, Beth Rankin, Judith Power, Suzanne Green	Ottawa
1991	British Columbia	Julie Sutton, Jodie Sutton, Melissa Soligo, Karri Willms	New Brunswick	Heidi Hanlon, Kathy Floyd, Sheri Stewart, Mary Harding	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1992	Manitoba	Connie Laliberte, Laurie Allen, Cathy Gauthier, Janet Arnott	Canada	Julie Sutton, Jodi Sutton, Melissa Soligo, Karri Willms	Halifax, Nova Scotia
1993	Saskatchewan	Sandra Peterson, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit	Manitoba	Maureen Bonar, Lois Fowler, Allyson Bell, Rhonda Fowler	Brandon, Manitoba
1994	Canada	Sandra Peterson, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit	Manitoba	Connie Laliberte, Karen Purdy, Cathy Gauthier, Janet Arnott	Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
1995	Manitoba	Connie Laliberte, Cathy Overton, Cathy Gauthier, Janet Arnott	Alberta	Cathy Borst, Maureen Brown, Deanne Shields, Kate Horne	Calgary, Alberta
1996	Ontario	Marilyn Bodogh, Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Jane Hooper Perroud	Alberta	Cheryl Kullman, Karen Ruus, Barb Sherrington, Judy Pendergast	Thunder Bay, Ontario
1997	Saskatchewan	Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit	Ontario	Alison Goring, Lori Eddy, Kim Moore, Mary Bowman	Vancouver, British Columbia
1998	Alberta	Cathy Borst, Heather Godberson, Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne	Ontario	Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey Frey	Regina, Saskatchewan
1999	Nova Scotia	Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt	Canada	Cathy Borst, Heather Godberson, Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2000	British Columbia	Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson	Ontario	Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey Frey	Prince George, British Columbia
2001	Nova Scotia	Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt	Canada	Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson	Sudbury, Ontario
2002	Canada	Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt	Saskatchewan	Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna Gignac	Brandon, Manitoba
2003	Canada	Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt	Newfoundland and Labrador	Cathy Cunningham, Peg Goss, Kathy Kerr, Heather Martin	Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
2004	Canada	Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Arsenault, Nancy Delahunt	Quebec	Marie-France Larouche, Karo Gagnon, Annie Lemay, Véronique Grégoire	Red Deer, Alberta
2005	Manitoba	Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Cathy Gauthier	Ontario	Jenn Hanna, Pascale Letendre, Dawn Askin, Stephanie Hanna	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2006	British Columbia	Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons	Canada	Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Georgina Wheatcroft	London, Ontario