2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts explained

2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host City:	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Arena:	Bluenose Curling Club
Dates:	January 26–29
Winner:	Team Black
Curling Club:	Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth
Skip:	Christina Black
Third:	Jennifer Baxter
Second:	Karlee Everist
Lead:	Shelley Barker
Coach:	Carole MacLean
Finalist:	Tanya Hilliard
Prev:	2022
Next:	2024

The 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 26 to 29 at the Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.^[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard, the men's provincial championship. The winning Christina Black rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship in Kamloops, British Columbia where they finished fourth overall losing to eventual champion Team Canada 9–4 in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff.

Just like the previous year, there was no preliminary round to qualify for the provincial championship. Any team was able to register to compete in the championship.^[1]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club
					Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth
					Halifax CC, Halifax
	Kirsten Lind			Colleen Jones	Halifax CC, Halifax
	Taylor Clarke	Mackenzie Feindel	Heather MacPhee	Liz Garnett	Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth
					Halifax CC, Halifax
				Taylour Stevens	Mayflower CC, Halifax
Andrea Saulnier (Fourth)		Jocelyn Nix (Skip)	Kimberly Garby		Glooscap CC, Kentville Windsor CC, Windsor
	Mary Myketyn-Driscoll				Halifax CC, Halifax

Knockout brackets

Source:^[3]

C event

Knockout results

All draw times listed in Atlantic Time .^{[4] [5]}

Draw 1

Thursday, January 26, 4:00 pm

Draw 2

Friday, January 27, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Friday, January 27, 4:00 pm

Draw 4

Saturday, January 28, 8:00 am

Draw 5

Saturday, January 28, 4:00 pm

Draw 7

Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am

Draw 8

Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm

Playoffs

Source:^[6]

Semifinal

Sunday, January 29, 7:00 pm

Final

• Not needed as Team Black would've needed to be beaten twice

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 Scotties Provincial Championship. Nova Scotia Curling Association. January 17, 2023.
2. Web site: List of Teams. Nova Scotia Curling Association. January 17, 2023.
3. Web site: Standings/Draw. Nova Scotia Curling Association. January 17, 2023.
4. Web site: Scoreboard. Nova Scotia Curling Association. January 17, 2023.
5. Web site: Nova Scotia Scotties . CurlingZone . 27 January 2023.
6. Web site: Championship Round. Nova Scotia Curling Association. January 29, 2023.