The 1997 Maple Leaf Foods Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 8-16 at the Selkirk Curling Club and Selkirk Arena in Selkirk, Manitoba.[1]
| Province / Territory | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Keane (skip) | |||||
| Kevin Folk | |||||
| Joel Gagnon | |||||
| Geoff Porter | |||||
| Mike Assad | |||||
| Bryan Juurlink | |||||
| Kyle Stevenson | Chris Hodgson | ||||
| Stuart Person | |||||
| Locale | Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 6 | |||
| Kyle Stevenson | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 10 |
| Province / Territory | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadine Favreau | |||||
| Kyla Denisuik | |||||
| Bethany Toner | |||||
| Amy Stachiw | |||||
| Candice MacLean | |||||
| Jenniffer Arbing | |||||
| Valérie Grenier | |||||
| Kristin Regnier | |||||
| Locale | Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | |||
| 9 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 9 |
The Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held in Owen Sound, with the finals on January 19.
Sara Garland of Unionville won the women's event over Cannington's Denna Schell in the final, 12-1. In the men's final, John Morris of the Ottawa Curling Club defeated Greg Balsdon of St. Catharines 9-5.[2]