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2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts

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2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
ArenaMayflower Curling Club
DatesJanuary 24–29
WinnerMary Mattatall
Curling clubGlooscap CC, Kentville &
Mayflower CC, Halifax[1]
SkipMary Mattatall
ThirdAndrea Saulnier
SecondJill Alcoe-Holland
LeadMargaret Cutcliffe
FinalistJill 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.

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

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Teams were as follows:[4]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(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

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Skip W L
Mattatall 6 1
Brothers 5 2
Breen 4 3
McEvoy 4 3
Arsenault 3 4
MacDarmid 3 4
Gamble 2 5
McConnery 1 6

Scores

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Draw 1
  • Arsenault 9-8 McConnery
  • Brothers 5-4 Gamble
  • Mattatall 7-4 Breen
  • McEvoy 10-5 MacDiarmid
Draw 2
  • Breen 9-4 Gamble
  • Arsenault 6-5 McEvoy
  • MacDiarmid 8-6 McConnery
  • Mattatall 7-6 Brothers
Draw 3
  • Mattatall 7-5 MacDiarmid
  • Breen 10-4 McConnery
  • Brothers 6-4 McEvoy
  • Gamble 7-4 Arsenault
Draw 4
  • McEvoy 8-7 McConnery
  • Mattatall 8-4 Gamble
  • MacDiarmid 6-5 Arsenault
  • Brothers 7-4 Breen
Draw 5
  • Arsenault 7-5 Mattatall
  • McConnery 8-6 Brothers
  • McEvoy 5-4 Breen
  • MacDiarmid 8-3 Gamble
Draw 6
  • Brothers 6-4 MacDiarmid
  • Mattatall 7-6 McEvoy
  • Gamble 11-7 McConnery
  • Breen 7-5 Arsenault
Draw 7
  • McEvoy 9-4 Gamble
  • Breen 7-6 MacDiarmid
  • Brothers 6-5 Arsenault
  • Mattatall 7-4 McConnery
Tiebreaker
  • Breen 8-4 McEvoy

Playoffs

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

Semifinal

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Saturday, January 28, 6:00pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Theresa Breen 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Jill Brothers (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7

Final

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Sunday, January 29, 2:00pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mary Mattatall (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 X X 10
Jill Brothers 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Nova Scotia
Mary Mattatall
6th Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title

References

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  1. ^ "Curling Canada | Teams Announced for 2013 WFG Continental Cup of Curling".
  2. ^ "Mattatall completes strong week with Nova Scotia Scotties title - Local Xpress". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  3. ^ "Saltwire | Halifax".
  4. ^ "Scoreboard".