2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts

2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host city Winnipeg, Manitoba
Arena Eric Coy Arena
Dates January 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.

The event was most notable for the defeat of the defending Olympic champion Jennifer Jones rink in the semifinal. 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.

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. 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". Jones' semifinal loss was her second in a row, after having won all seven of her round robin games.

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.

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.

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip Third Second Lead Club(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 Group W L
Jones 7 0
Birchard 4 3
Reed 4 3
Brown 3 4
Meilleur 3 4
Briscoe 3 4
MacKay 3 4
Killgallen 1 6
Express Group W L
Englot 5 2
Robertson 5 2
Einarson 5 2
Overton-Clapham 4 3
Peterson 4 3
Menard 3 4
Armit 1 6
Mclean 1 6

Scores

Draw 1
  • Brown 10-5 Briscoe
  • Meilleur 7-4 MacKay
  • Jones 9-3 Reed
  • Birchard 9-2 Kilgallen
Draw 2
  • Overton-Clapham 8-5 McLean
  • Englot 9-8 Menard
  • Einarson 5-3 Armit
  • Peterson 7-6 Robertson
Draw 3
  • Jones 8-5 MacKay
  • Brown 9-4 Kilgallen
  • Briscoe 7-3 Birchard
  • Reed 8-6 Meilleur
Draw 4
  • Menard 8-3 Einarson
  • Peterson 9-6 Overton-Clapham
  • Robertson 13-7 McLean
  • Englot 11-4 Armit
Draw 5
  • Meilleur 8-6 Kilgallen
  • Birchard 11-1 Reed
  • MacKay 9-5 Brown
  • Jones 10-0 Briscoe
Draw 6
  • Englot 7-2 Peterson
  • Robertson 8-2 Armit
  • Overton-Clapham 9-5 Menard
  • Einarson 10-3 McLean
Draw 7
  • Reed 11-6 Brown
  • Jones 10-0 Kilgallen
  • Meilleur 6-1 Briscoe
  • MacKay 8-7 Birchard
Draw 8
  • Overton-Clapham 10-3 Armit
  • Einarson 7-3 Peterson
  • Englot 8-3 McLean
  • Robertson 8-6 Menard
Draw 9
  • Englot 6-5 Robertson
  • Menard 12-4 McLean
  • Peterson 8-6 Armit
  • Einarson 9-5 Overton-Clapham
Draw 10
  • Birchard 7-4 Meilleur
  • Briscoe 6-5 MacKay
  • Reed 10-5 Kilgallen
  • Jones 8-4 Brown
Draw 11
  • Menard 9-3 Armit
  • Robertson 6-5 Overton-Clapham
  • Einarson 7-3 Englot
  • McLean 7-5 Peterson
Draw 12
  • Reed 6-5 MacKay
  • Birchard 9-8 Brown
  • Jones 9-5 Meilleur
  • Kilgallen 8-7 Briscoe
Draw 13
  • Robertson 10-5 Einarson
  • Armit 10-1 McLean
  • Peterson 6-3 Menard
  • Overton-Clapham 8-4 Englot
Draw 14
  • Jones 8-6 Birchard
  • Briscoe 7-6 Reed
  • MacKay 10-5 Kilgallen
  • Brown 9-2 Meilleur
Tiebreakers
  • Birchard 11-4 Reed
  • Robertson 12-3 Einarson

Playoffs

Page playoff system Semifinal Final
A1 Jones 5 B1 Englot 8
B1 Englot 9 B2 Robertson 6
A1 Jones 6
B2 Robertson 8
A2 Birchard 6
B2 Robertson 7

R1 vs B1

Saturday, January 28, 7:45 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jennifer Jones (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
Michelle Englot 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 X 9

R2 vs B2

Saturday, January 28, 7:45 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Shannon Birchard (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 6
Darcy Robertson 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 7

Semifinal

Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jennifer Jones (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 6
Darcy Robertson 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 8

Final

Sunday, January 29, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Michelle Englot (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 8
Darcy Robertson 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 6
2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Michelle Englot
1st Manitoba Provincial Championship title