2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts explained

2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host City:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arena:Mayflower Curling Club
Dates:January 24–29
Winner:Mary Mattatall
Curling Club:Glooscap CC, Kentville &<br> Mayflower CC, Halifax[1]
Skip:Mary Mattatall
Third:Andrea Saulnier
Second:Jill Alcoe-Holland
Lead:Margaret Cutcliffe
Finalist:Jill Brothers
Prev:2016
Next:2018

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

Teams were as follows:[4]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s)
Dartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth
Dartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Glooscap Curling Club, Kentville
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Windsor Curling Club, Windsor
CFB Halifax Curling Club, Halifax

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
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Mattatall6 1
Brothers5 2
Breen 4 3
McEvoy4 3
Arsenault 3 4
MacDarmid3 4
Gamble 2 5
McConnery 1 6

Scores

Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Tiebreaker

Playoffs

Semifinal

Saturday, January 28, 6:00pm

Final

Sunday, January 29, 2:00pm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curling Canada | Teams Announced for 2013 WFG Continental Cup of Curling.
  2. Web site: Mattatall completes strong week with Nova Scotia Scotties title - Local Xpress . 2017-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810205512/https://www.localxpress.ca/local-sports/mattatall-completes-strong-week-with-nova-scotia-scotties-title-522529 . 2017-08-10 . dead .
  3. Web site: Saltwire | Halifax.
  4. Web site: Scoreboard.