2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts

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2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host city Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arena Mayflower Curling Club
DatesJanuary 24–29
Winner Mary Mattatall
Curling club Glooscap CC, Kentville &
Mayflower CC, Halifax [1]
Skip Mary Mattatall
Third Andrea Saulnier
Second Jill Alcoe-Holland
Lead Margaret Cutcliffe
Finalist Jill Brothers
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The 2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts , the provincial women's curling championship of Nova Scotia, was held from January 24 to 29 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The winning Mary Mattatall team represented Nova Scotia at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.

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The winning Mattatall rink were all senior-aged, with all members of the team being over 50 years old. Mattatall won her sixth provincial title of her career, and her first since 2005 when she played third for Kay Zinck. Third Andrea Saulnier and second Jill Alcoe-Holland had both won provincial seniors titles in 2010 and lead Marg Cutcliffe won the provincial masters championship in 2016 for curlers over 60. [2]

The top seed in the event was the defending champion Jill Brothers team, which earned a direct spot in the tournament along with former World Champion Mary-Anne Arsenault. [3]

Teams

Teams were as follows: [4]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub(s)
Mary-Anne Arsenault Christina Black Jennifer Crouse Jennifer Baxter Dartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth
Theresa Breen Tanya Hilliard Jocelyn Adams Amanda Simpson Dartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth
Jill Brothers Erin Carmody Blisse Joyce Jenn Brine Sarah Murphy Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Christie Gamble Brigitte MacPhail Kaitlyn Veitch Michelle Lang Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Kristen MacDiarmid Kelly Backman Liz Woodworth Julia Williams Marie Christianson Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Mary Mattatall Andrea Saulnier Jill Holland-Alco Margaret Cutlliffe Glooscap Curling Club, Kentville
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Nancy McConnery Jocelyn Nix Mackenzie Proctor Shelley Barker Windsor Curling Club, Windsor
Julie McEvoy Sheena Moore Jill Thomas Caeleigh MacLean CFB Halifax Curling Club, Halifax

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
SkipWL
Mattatall61
Brothers52
Breen43
McEvoy43
Arsenault34
MacDarmid34
Gamble25
McConnery16

Scores

Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Tiebreaker

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
      
1 Mary Mattatall 10
2 Jill Brothers 4
2 Jill Brothers 7
3 Theresa Breen 5

Semifinal

Saturday, January 28, 6:00pm

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Final

Sunday, January 29, 2:00pm

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2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
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Mary Mattatall
6th Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title

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