2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts

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.

2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
ArenaMayflower Curling Club
DatesJanuary 24–29
WinnerMary Mattatall
Curling clubGlooscap CC, Kentville &
Mayflower CC, Halifax[1]
SkipMary Mattatall
ThirdAndrea Saulnier
SecondJill Alcoe-Holland
LeadMargaret Cutcliffe
FinalistJill Brothers
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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]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub(s)
Mary-Anne ArsenaultChristina BlackJennifer CrouseJennifer BaxterDartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth
Theresa BreenTanya HilliardJocelyn AdamsAmanda SimpsonDartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth
Jill BrothersErin CarmodyBlisse JoyceJenn BrineSarah MurphyMayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Christie GambleBrigitte MacPhailKaitlyn VeitchMichelle LangMayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Kristen MacDiarmidKelly BackmanLiz WoodworthJulia WilliamsMarie ChristiansonMayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Mary MattatallAndrea SaulnierJill Holland-AlcoMargaret CutlliffeGlooscap Curling Club, Kentville
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax
Nancy McConneryJocelyn NixMackenzie ProctorShelley BarkerWindsor Curling Club, Windsor
Julie McEvoySheena MooreJill ThomasCaeleigh MacLeanCFB Halifax Curling Club, Halifax

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Skip W L
Mattatall61
Brothers52
Breen43
McEvoy43
Arsenault34
MacDarmid34
Gamble25
McConnery16

Scores

Draw 1
  • Arsenault 9-8 McConnery
  • Brothers 5-4 Gamble
  • Mattatall 7-4 Breen
  • McEvoy 10-5 MacDiarmid
Draw 2
  • Breen 9-4 Gamble
  • Arsenault 6-5 McEvoy
  • MacDiarmid 8-6 McConnery
  • Mattatall 7-6 Brothers
Draw 3
  • Mattatall 7-5 MacDiarmid
  • Breen 10-4 McConnery
  • Brothers 6-4 McEvoy
  • Gamble 7-4 Arsenault
Draw 4
  • McEvoy 8-7 McConnery
  • Mattatall 8-4 Gamble
  • MacDiarmid 6-5 Arsenault
  • Brothers 7-4 Breen
Draw 5
  • Arsenault 7-5 Mattatall
  • McConnery 8-6 Brothers
  • McEvoy 5-4 Breen
  • MacDiarmid 8-3 Gamble
Draw 6
  • Brothers 6-4 MacDiarmid
  • Mattatall 7-6 McEvoy
  • Gamble 11-7 McConnery
  • Breen 7-5 Arsenault
Draw 7
  • McEvoy 9-4 Gamble
  • Breen 7-6 MacDiarmid
  • Brothers 6-5 Arsenault
  • Mattatall 7-4 McConnery
Tiebreaker
  • Breen 8-4 McEvoy

Playoffs

  Semifinal     Final
                 
    1 Mary Mattatall 10
  2 Jill Brothers 7     2 Jill Brothers 4
  3 Theresa Breen 5  

Semifinal

Saturday, January 28, 6:00pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Theresa Breen 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Jill Brothers 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7

Final

Sunday, January 29, 2:00pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mary Mattatall 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 X X 10
Jill Brothers 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Mary Mattatall
6th Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title

References

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