2017 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts explained

2017 Saskatchewan Scotties
Tournament of Hearts
Host City:Melville, Saskatchewan
Arena:Horizon Credit Union Centre
Dates:January 24–29
Winner:Team Barker
Curling Club:Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw
Skip:Penny Barker
Third:Deanna Doig
Second:Lorraine Schneider
Lead:Danielle Sicinski
Finalist:Robyn Silvernagle
Prev:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Saskatchewan was held from January 24–29 at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in Melville. The winning Penny Barker team represented Saskatchewan at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Moose Jaw's Penny Barker won her first provincial women's title, sealing the victory after a hit for four points in the final, defeating North Battleford's Robyn Silvernagle. The Barker rink was ranked 7th going into the tournament, and only made the playoffs after winning a tiebreaker match. She then won three straight playoff games to claim the title.[1] The 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be the first national championship for all four members of the Barker rink. The team is the first Moose Jaw-based team to win the provincial title since 1999.[2]

Dayna Demers, third for the Silvernagle rink won the Marj Mitchell Award for sportsmanship and competitiveness.[3]

Teams

Notably absent from the 2017 Saskatchewan Scotties is the defending champion Jolene Campbell rink. She failed to qualify for provincials after a 1-3 record at the "last chance" event. The top seed in the event was the Chantelle Eberle rink, who was ranked 38th on the World Curling Tour money list. The top Saskatchewan team on the WCT money list was 4-time provincial champion Sherry Anderson who got the second seed. The event also included 4-time provincial champion Stefanie Lawton.[4]

The teams are listed as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Club(s)
Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon
Biggar Curling Club, Biggar
Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre, Moose Jaw
Callie Curling Club, Regina
Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon
Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon
Balgonie Curling Club, Balgonie
Twin Rivers Curling Club, North Battleford
Kronau Curling Club, Kronau

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
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Silvernagle7 1
Lawton6 2
Martin 5 3
Barker4 4
Barber4 4
Eberle3 5
Anderson3 5
Selzer 3 5
Schneider 1 7

Scores

Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
Tiebreaker

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Saturday, January 28, 8:00pm

3 vs. 4

Saturday, January 28, 8:00pm

Semifinal

Sunday, January 29, 1:00pm

Final

Sunday, January 29, 6:00pm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moose Jaw's Penny Barker wins Saskatchewan women's curling championship.
  2. Web site: Curling dream comes true for Moose Jaw's Penny Barker's team.
  3. Web site: Moose Jaw's Penny Barker wins Saskatchewan women's curling championship.
  4. Web site: Five things to know as the provincial Scotties slides into Melville.
  5. Web site: Scores and Results.