Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

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Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award
Sport Curling
Competition Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Awarded forThe player that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
History
First award1982
First winner Flag of Ontario.svg Carol Thompson
Most wins Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Sherry Anderson (4)
Most recent Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Nancy Martin

The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is the sportsmanship award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held to crown the Canadian women's curling championship. [1] When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship in 1982, they decided to present an annual award for sportsmanship. From 1982 to 1997, the award had a different name each year, as the convention was to name the annual award after an individual from the host region who exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling. [1] In 1998, the decision was made to honour Marj Mitchell each year. Mitchell curled for Saskatchewan and captured the national and world championships in 1982. [1] Mitchell died of cancer in 1983.

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Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award winners prior to 1998

Prior to 1998, the Sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year.

YearPlayerTeamAward Name
1982 Carol Thompson Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Joyce McKee Award
1983 Penny LaRocque Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Ina Hansen Award
1984 Yvonne Smith Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Elizabeth MacDonald Award
1985 Cathy Dillon Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Lura McLuckie Award
1986 Mabel Thompson Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Jo Wallace Award
1987 Kim Duck Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Myrna McQuarrie Award
1988 Mary Baird Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Caroline Ball Award
1989 Heidi Hanlon Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Sylvia Fedoruk Award
1990 Jackie-Rae Greening Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Lee Tobin Award
1991 Alison Goring Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Vera Pezer Award
1992 Heidi Hanlon Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Joyce Myers Award
1993 Laurie Allen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mabel Mitchell Award
1994 Patti McKnight Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Effie Hezzelwood Award
1995 Alison Goring Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Bob Stewart Award
1996 Stephanie Marchand Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Arline Wilson Award
1997 Alison Goring Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Diana Doe Award

Winners of the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

Starting in 1998, the Sportsmanship Award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts was permanently renamed the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in honour of Mitchell, a Saskatchewan curler who died of cancer in 1983.

YearPlayerTeam
1998 Anne Merklinger Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
1999 Jane Arseneau Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
2000 Anne Merklinger Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
2001 Jane Arseneau Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
2002 Meredith Doyle Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
2003 Anne Dunn Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
2004 Sherry Anderson Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
2005 Stefanie Richard Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island
2006 Kelly Scott Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
2007 Stefanie Clark Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island
2008 Stefanie Clark Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island
2009 Cori Bartel Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
2010 Kelly Scott Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
2011 Cathy Overton-Clapham [2] Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
2012 Amanda Gates [3] Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
2013 Sasha Carter [4] Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
2014 Sherry Anderson Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
2015 Sherry Anderson [5] Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
2016 Ashley Howard Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
2017 Kerry Galusha Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories
2018 Sherry Anderson Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
2019 Sarah Potts [6] Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario
2020 Rachelle Brown Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2021 Laurie St-Georges [7] Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
2022 Karlee Everist [8] Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
2023 Kerry Galusha [9] Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories
2024 Danielle Inglis [10] Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Inglis)
2025 Nancy Martin Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Saskatchewan's Amber Holland named MVP". Canadian Curling Association. 28 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Heather Nedohin named MVP at 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Canadian Curling Association. 26 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "All-Star teams announced at 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Canadian Curling Association. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Curling Canada | Scotties All-Stars, Sportsmanship and Builder Award winners announced".
  6. ↑ Chronicle-Journal Staff; The Canadian Press (February 23, 2019). "McCarville bows out of Scotties". The Chronicle-Journal . Thunder Bay. The Canadian Press . Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ "All-stars, Award-winners named!". Curling Canada. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Ian (February 4, 2022). "Home stretch at The Scotties: Playoffs have brought fans back to the venue in Thunder Bay". Sports Illustrated. The Curling News . Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2023 Scotties Awards Winners". Curling Canada. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The champ bows out: Team Canada's run at history ends at Scotties". Curling Canada. February 24, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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