2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts

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2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host city Winnipeg, Manitoba
Arena Eric Coy Arena
DatesJanuary 25–29
Winner Team Englot
Curling club Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
Skip Michelle Englot
Third Kate Cameron
Second Leslie Wilson-Westcott
Lead Raunora Westcott
Finalist Darcy Robertson
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The 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts , the provincial women's curling championship of Manitoba, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Eric Coy Arena in Winnipeg. The winning Michelle Englot team represented Manitoba at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario, finishing second.

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The event was most notable for the defeat of the defending Olympic champion Jennifer Jones rink in the semifinal. [1] Jones lost to Darcy Robertson who proceeded to lose to the Michelle Englot rink in the final. Englot, who is a resident of Regina, Saskatchewan had won seven provincial titles in her home province, but joined her new Winnipeg-based team in the 2016 off season, replacing their previous skip Kristy McDonald who had lost in the final of the 2016 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts. It was the first provincial title for Englot's third, Kate Cameron, while second Leslie Wilson-Westcott and lead Raunora Westcott won their third provincial titles. [2]

Jennifer Jones' loss in the semifinal would mark the first time since 2004 that she would not win a provincial tournament she had participated in. [3] Jones cited a number of factors for her team's loss stating "the ice was tricky today ... draw shots were harder and it was a struggle with draw weight for everybody". [1] Jones' semifinal loss was her second in a row, after having won all seven of her round robin games. [4]

After the event, Jones was awarded as the tournament's all-star skip, Cameron was named all-star third, Vanessa Foster (Team Robertson) was named all-star second and Mariah Mondor (Team Birchard) was named all-star lead. [5]

Teams

The defending Olympic champion Jennifer Jones rink was the top seed ahead of the event. They had not played in the 2016 provincial Scotties, as they had an automatic berth to the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada for having won the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. 2016 provincial champion Kerri Einarson was given the second seed, while eventual-winner Michelle Englot was given the third seed. [6]

The teams are listed as follows:

SkipThirdSecondLeadClub(s)
Meghan Armit Nikki Hawrylshen Laura Budowski Taryn Dreger West Kildonan Curling Club, Winnipeg
Shannon Birchard Nicole Sigvaldason Sheyna Andries Mariah Mondor St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg
Jennifer Briscoe Sheri Horning Courtney Reeves Lorelle Weiss Burntwood CC, Thompson
Joelle Brown Alyssa Calvert Erika Sigurdson Lindsay Baldock Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul Curling Club, East St. Paul
Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg
Colleen Kilgallen Kim Link Renee Fletcher Karen Fallis East St. Paul Curling Club, East St. Paul
Christine MacKay Gaetanne Gauthier Taylor Maida Katrina Thiessen Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg
Tiffany McLean Mallory Black Danielle Robinson Cassandra Lesiuk Portage CC, Portage la Prairie
Briane Meilleur Rhonda Varnes Janelle Vachon Sarah Neufeld Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg
Lisa Menard Lisa DeRiviere Lesle Cafferty Laurie Macdonell Dauphin Curling Club, Dauphin
Cathy Overton-Clapham Jenna Loder Katherine Doerksen Sarah Pyke Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg
Beth Peterson Robyn Njegovan Melissa Gordon Breanne Yozenko Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
Cheryl Reed Tanya Enns Pam Robins Roz Taylor Brandon Curling Club, Brandon
Darcy Robertson Karen Klein Vanessa Foster Michelle Madden Pembina CC, Winnipeg

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Asham GroupWL
Jones70
Birchard43
Reed43
Brown34
Meilleur34
Briscoe34
MacKay34
Killgallen16
Express GroupWL
Englot52
Robertson52
Einarson52
Overton-Clapham43
Peterson43
Menard34
Armit16
Mclean16

Scores

Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
Draw 10
Draw 11
Draw 12
Draw 13
Draw 14
Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
A1Jones5B1Englot8
B1Englot9B2Robertson6
A1Jones6
B2Robertson8
A2Birchard6
B2Robertson7

R1 vs B1

Saturday, January 28, 7:45 pm

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Michelle Englot 010211202X9

R2 vs B2

Saturday, January 28, 7:45 pm

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Darcy Robertson 01131000017

Semifinal

Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am

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Jennifer Jones Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010200210X6
Darcy Robertson 202011002X8

Final

Sunday, January 29, 3:00 pm

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Darcy Robertson 00201200106
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Michelle Englot
1st Manitoba Provincial Championship title

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