Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award

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Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award
Sport Curling
Competition Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Awarded forTop player during the playoffs of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
History
First award1997
First winner Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Marcia Gudereit
Most wins Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson (4)
Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan (4)
Most recent Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Homan (4)

The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award is awarded to the top player in the playoff round of the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts. [1] The winner is selected by members of the media, and is awarded at the victory banquet held after the final game of the bonspiel. The top player at the tournament has been recognized since 1997, when Marcia Gudereit won the award. After Sandra Schmirler's death at 36 due to cancer, the award was renamed starting in 2001. [1] The current holder of the Schmirler Award is Rachel Homan of Team Canada.

Kerri Einarson and Rachel Homan have both won the Schmirler Award four times, tied for the most of any woman. Colleen Jones, Kelly Scott, Jennifer Jones, and Chelsea Carey are the only other women who have won the award more than once. [1] Colleen Jones won all three of her MVP awards while playing as Team Canada. Scott won the award once while representing her home province of British Columbia and the next year playing as Team Canada as the reigning champion, while Jennifer Jones won it while representing Manitoba in 2015 and 2018, and representing Team Canada in 2009. Carey won both of her MVP awards while representing Alberta. Homan won her first MVP award after successfully defending her Scotties championship in 2014, then winning again representing Ontario in 2017 and 2024, as well as when she defended her title again in 2025. Einarson won her first MVP with her first Scotties title representing Manitoba in 2020, then defended both as Team Canada in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Past winners

YearPlayerTeamPosition
1997 Marcia Gudereit Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Lead
1998 Brenda Bohmer Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Second
1999 Kim Kelly Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Third
2000 Julie Skinner Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Third
2001 Nancy Delahunt Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Lead
2002 Colleen Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip
2003 Colleen Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip
2004 Colleen Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip
2005 Jenn Hanna Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Skip
2006 Kelly Scott Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Skip
2007 Kelly Scott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip
2008 Cathy Overton-Clapham Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Third
2009 Jennifer Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip
2010 Erin Carmody Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Fourth
2011 Amber Holland Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Skip [2]
2012 Heather Nedohin Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Skip [3]
2013 Lisa Weagle Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Lead [4]
2014 Rachel Homan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip [5]
2015 Jennifer Jones Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Skip
2016 Chelsea Carey Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Skip [6]
2017 Rachel Homan Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Skip [7]
2018 Jennifer Jones Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Skip [8]
2019 Chelsea Carey Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Skip [9]
2020 Kerri Einarson Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Skip [10]
2021 Kerri Einarson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip [11]
2022 Kerri Einarson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip [12]
2023 Kerri Einarson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip [13]
2024 Rachel Homan Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario–HomanSkip [14]
2025 Rachel Homan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Skip [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  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. ↑ "Ontario skip Rachel Homan beats Jennifer Jones to capture Scotties Tournament of Hearts gold in Kingston".
  5. ↑ "Homan Runs the Table at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Front Page News".
  6. ↑ "Chelsea Carey leads Alberta to Scotties title | CBC Sports".
  7. ↑ Kryk, John (February 27, 2017). "Third time proves lucky charm for Rachel Homan's Ontario rink at Scotties Tournament of Hearts". National Post . Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ McCormick, Murray (February 4, 2018). "Jones back on top, capturing Scotties women's curling championship". Toronto Sun . Postmedia News . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ Strong, Gregory (February 24, 2019). "Alberta's Carey beats Ontario's Homan to win Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Winnipeg Free Press . The Canadian Press . Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  10. ↑ Palmer, Randy (February 24, 2020). "Manitoba's Einarson wins Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Moose Jaw Today. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ Dreger, Clayton (March 1, 2021). "Einarson wins 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CHVN-FM . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "It's a three-peat! Team Canada holds on for third-straight Scotties title". Curling Canada. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "It's a four-peat! Team Canada's Einarson peels back off the wall to win a fourth straight Scotties title". Curling Canada. February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Curling. February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  15. ↑ "BACK TO BACK!". Curling Curling. February 23, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
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