Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Explained

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award
Sport:	Curling
Competition:	Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Givenfor:	The player that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
First:	1982
Firstwinner:	Carol Thompson
Mostwins:	Sherry Anderson (4)
Mostrecent:	Danielle Inglis

The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is the sportsmanship award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held to crown the Canadian women's curling championship.^[1] When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship in 1982, they decided to present an annual award for sportsmanship. From 1982 to 1997, the award had a different name each year, as the convention was to name the annual award after an individual from the host region who exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling. In 1998, the decision was made to honour Marj Mitchell each year. Mitchell curled for Saskatchewan and captured the national and world championships in 1982. Mitchell died of cancer in 1983.

Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award winners prior to 1998

Prior to 1998, the Sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year.

Year	Player	Award Name
1982		Joyce McKee Award
1983		Ina Hansen Award
1984		Elizabeth MacDonald Award
1985		Lura McLuckie Award
1986		Jo Wallace Award
1987		Myrna McQuarrie Award
1988		Caroline Ball Award
1989		Sylvia Fedoruk Award
1990		Lee Tobin Award
1991		Vera Pezer Award
1992	Heidi Hanlon	Joyce Myers Award
1993		Mabel Mitchell Award
1994		Effie Hezzelwood Award
1995		Bob Stewart Award
1996		Arline Wilson Award
1997		Diana Doe Award

Winners of the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

Starting in 1998, the Sportsmanship Award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts was permanently renamed the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in honour of Mitchell, a Saskatchewan curler who died of cancer in 1983.

Year	Player	Team
1998
1999
2000
2001	Jane Arseneau
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Cathy Overton-Clapham^[2]
2012	Amanda Gates^[3]
2013	Sasha Carter^[4]
2014
2015	Sherry Anderson^[5]
2016
2017
2018
2019	Sarah Potts^[6]
2020
2021	Laurie St-Georges^[7]
2022	Karlee Everist^[8]
2023	Kerry Galusha^[9]
2024	Danielle Inglis^[10]	(Inglis)

Notes and References

Web site: Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award. Canadian Curling Association. 2010-07-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225040130/http://www.curling.ca/championships/scotties/history-of-the-scotties/marj-mitchell-sportsmanship-award/. 2011-02-25.
Web site: Saskatchewan's Amber Holland named MVP. 28 February 2011. Canadian Curling Association.
Web site: Heather Nedohin named MVP at 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. 26 February 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
Web site: All-Star teams announced at 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. 23 February 2013. Canadian Curling Association. 23 February 2013.
Web site: Curling Canada | Scotties All-Stars, Sportsmanship and Builder Award winners announced.
News: Chronicle-Journal Staff . The Canadian Press . McCarville bows out of Scotties . . . February 23, 2019 . . February 24, 2019.
Web site: All-stars, Award-winners named!. February 28, 2021. Curling Canada. February 28, 2021.
News: Campbell. Ian. Home stretch at The Scotties: Playoffs have brought fans back to the venue in Thunder Bay. Sports Illustrated. The Curling News. February 4, 2022. February 5, 2022.
Web site: 2023 Scotties Awards Winners. Curling Canada. February 25, 2023. February 25, 2023.
Web site: The champ bows out: Team Canada's run at history ends at Scotties. Curling Canada. February 24, 2024. May 7, 2024.