The 2013

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, the Canadian women's national

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championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the K-Rock Centre in

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. It was the ninth time Ontario hosted the Tournament of Hearts. Ontario last hosted the Scotties in

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in Sault Ste. Marie. In the final,

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of Ontario defeated former Scotties champion

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with a score of 9–6 to claim her first Scotties title. Homan and her team went on to represent Canada at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in

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Event summary

In the fifty-third edition of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship, there was a mix of veterans and newer faces in the team rosters. The defending champion

Heather Nedohin Heather Nedohin (born Heather Godberson; July 15, 1975) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. She is a Canadian former and World Junior champion, two-time Tournament of Hearts Champion and a two-time World bronze medalist. She is m ...

rink represented Team Canada, while 2007 world champion

Kelly Scott Kelly Scott (born June 1, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Kelly Lynn Mackenzie) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. Career 1995–2005 Scott won the 1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the 1995 World Junior Curling Ch ...

and her rink from British Columbia and 2008 world champion

and her team from Manitoba also made appearances. Two-time world champion

Mary-Anne Arsenault Mary-Anne Arsenault (born August 19, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, also known as Mary-Anne Waye when she was married) is a Canadian curler from Lake Country, British Columbia. She is a five-time Canadian Champion, and two-time World Curling C ...

and her team from Nova Scotia (including six-time Hearts champion

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throwing second stones) made a notable appearance. 2005 Canadian Junior champion

Andrea Crawford Andrea Kelly (born July 31, 1985), previously known as Andrea Crawford, is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team out of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton. She is a nine-time New Brunswick Scot ...

skipped her team from New Brunswick, and 11-time Territories champion

Kerry Galusha Kerry Galusha (born Kerry Koe on November 3, 1977) is a Canadian curler. She currently skips her team out of the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife. Career Juniors Galusha's first national experience was at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curlin ...

skipped the Northwest Territories/Yukon team. Other teams included 2010 Olympic silver medalist

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and her rink from Alberta, 2007 Canadian Junior Champion Stacie Devereaux from Newfoundland and Labrador, 2010 Canadian Junior Champion

and her rink from Ontario, 2001 World Junior Champion

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of Prince Edward Island and 1999 Ontario & 2005 Quebec champion

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representing Quebec. Only one skip made her Hearts debut,

Jill Shumay Jill Shumay (born October 23, 1974) is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. She won the 2013 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and skips her own team out of the Maidstone Curling Club. She was formerly the third for Patty Hers ...

of Saskatchewan. Team Manitoba, skipped by

, became the first team to go undefeated in round robin play since

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of British Columbia did so in 1985. Jones, who made her ninth consecutive Scotties appearance, also secured her ninth consecutive spot in the playoffs. She played Team Ontario, skipped by

, in the page 1 vs. 2 playoff game, but lost her first game in the tournament as Homan and her team defeated her with a score of 8–5. Team British Columbia, skipped by

, played Team Canada, skipped by

, in the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game, but lost as Team Canada's strong play gave them an 8–4 win in 9 ends. Team Canada attempted to reach their second straight final, playing in the semifinal against Manitoba. Jones made up for her poor play in the page playoffs, securing an 8–5 win for a spot in the final. Team Canada was relegated to the bronze medal game, where Team Canada and Team British Columbia battled back and forth before a missed double takeout in the final end by Nedohin gave British Columbia the win, by a score of 10–8. Manitoba and Ontario faced off for the championship in the final. Manitoba found themselves in a three-point hole when Jones missed a crucial draw, but regained some momentum with a stolen point in the fourth end and a deuce in the sixth end to tie up the game. In the seventh end, a successful double takeout by Homan led to another three-point end for Ontario, and a missed triple takeout by Jones led to a steal of two points for Ontario. The game ended after Ontario ran Manitoba out of stones in the tenth end, giving Ontario its first Scotties title in sixteen years. The Homan rink also became the first ever

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-based team to win either the Scotties or the Brier.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times listed in

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( UTC-5).

Draw 1

''Saturday, February 16, 2:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 16, 7:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, February 17, 9:00 am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, February 17, 2:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Sunday, February 17, 7:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, February 18, 2:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Monday, February 18, 7:30 pm''

Draw 8

''Tuesday, February 19, 2:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm'' *Sonnenberg spared for Moore in skipping Alberta for this game.

Draw 10

''Wednesday, February 20, 2:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 pm''

Draw 12

''Thursday, February 21, 9:00 am''

Draw 13

''Thursday, February 21, 2:00 pm''

Draw 14

''Thursday, February 21, 7:30 pm''

Draw 15

''Friday, February 22, 9:00 am''

Draw 16

''Friday, February 22, 2:00 pm''

Draw 17

''Friday, February 22, 7:30 pm''

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, February 23, 2:00 pm''

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, February 23, 7:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Sunday, February 24, 9:00 am''

Bronze medal game

''Sunday, February 24, 2:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, February 24, 7:00 pm''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Round robin only''

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are as follows: ;All-Star Teams ''First Team'' * Skip:

, Manitoba * Third:

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, Manitoba * Second:

Alison Kreviazuk Alison Blair Kreviazuk (; born September 27, 1988) is a Canadian curler. Kreviazuk was born in Mississauga, Ontario, and grew up in the Nepean sector of Ottawa. She was the longtime second for the Rachel Homan rink, playing with her from 200 ...

, Ontario * Lead:

Dawn Askin Dawn Kathleen McEwen (born Askin; July 3, 1980) is a Canadian retired curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the long-time lead for the Jennifer Jones rink, who became Olympic champions, winning gold for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Mc ...

, Manitoba ''Second Team'' * Skip:

, Ontario * Third:

Jeanna Schraeder Jeanna Lyn Schraeder (born September 21, 1976 in Kelowna, British Columbia as Jeanna Richard) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. Career Juniors Schraeder won her first junior provincial championship in 1991 playing lead fo ...

, British Columbia * Second:

Jill Officer Jill Officer (born June 2, 1975) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Officer played second for the teams skipped by Jennifer Jones from 2003 to 2018 and while they were juniors. The team won a gold medal while representing Canada at ...

, Manitoba * Lead:

Laine Peters Laine Peters ronounced: LAY-nee(born March 24, 1970 in Arborfield, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler, from Calgary. Peters has played in 11 Tournament of Hearts and six World Championships. She is currently the coach of the Tabitha Peter ...

, Canada ;

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award 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. When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Champio ...

Sasha Carter Sasha Carter (born July 20, 1974 in Ashern, Manitoba) also known as Sasha Bergner, is a Canadian curling, curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. Career Juniors Carter has been a long time team mate of Scott. She would represent Manitoba at the ...

, British Columbia ;Joan Mead Builder Award * Andrew Klaver, Scotties Tournament of Hearts photographer ;

Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award is awarded to the top player in the playoff round of the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner is selected by members of the media, and is awarded at the victory banquet held after the f ...

Lisa Weagle Lisa Colleen Weagle (born March 24, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. Weagle was the lead on the Rachel Homan team from 2010 until March 12, 2020, when the team announced they would be parting ways with her. She then joined Team ...

, Ontario lead ; Shot of the Week Award *

, Ontario skip

References

External links

* {{2012–13 curling season Sport in Kingston, Ontario Curling in Ontario

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