The 2015
Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The tournament is run by CurlON, the curling association for Southern Ontario. The winning team represents Team Ontario at the national S ...
, the provincial women's
curling
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championship for
Southern Ontario
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, was held January 19 to 25 at the
Penetanguishene Curling Club
Penetanguishene , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay. Incorporated on February 22, 1882, this bilingual (French and English) community has a populati ...
in
Penetanguishene
Penetanguishene , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay. Incorporated on February 22, 1882, this bilingual (French and English) community has a populati ...
,
Ontario
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. The winning
Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings (born September 5, 1975 in North York as Julie Anderson) is a Canadian curler from Stouffville, Ontario.
Career
As a junior curler, Hastings won the 1992 Ontario Junior Mixed Championship playing third for skip Brad Savage. In ...
team represented
Ontario
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at the
2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 14 to 22 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The winners represented Canada at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium i ...
in
Moose Jaw
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,
Saskatchewan
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.
The event marked the first tournament to exclude teams from
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and quasi-administrative region of the Canadian province of Ontario, the other primary region being Southern Ontario. Most of the core geographic region is located on part of the Superior Geological Pro ...
, which began to have its own entry into the Scotties, the
2015 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from January 15 to 18 at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The winning team of Tracy Horgan represented Northern Ontario at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Heart ...
.
Qualification Process
Due to the exclusion of Northern Ontario, qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed for 2015. Ten teams still qualify for the provincial tournament; two teams qualified from each of the four
Ontario Curling Association
CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association) is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA). The CurlON sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all majo ...
regions, one team qualified from a second-chance Challenge Round, while the defending champion team (
Allison Flaxey
Allison "Alli" Flaxey ( Nimik; born February 13, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Caledon, Ontario. She currently plays third on Team Carly Howard. She is a former Canadian Mixed champion, and World Mixed Doubles bronze medallist.
Career
Flaxey ...
rink) automatically qualified.
The defending two-time national Scotties champion
Rachel Homan
Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian international curler. Homan is a former Canadian junior champion, a three-time Canadian national champion, and the 2017 world champion, all as a skip. She was also the skip of the Can ...
rink once again did not participate in the qualification process, as her team won the
2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 1 to 9 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec. The defending champion Rachel Homan rink won their second straight title, with Homan becoming the youngest skip to ever win back- ...
and therefore continued to represent Team Canada at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Teams
Round robin standings
Round robin results
Draw 1
''Monday, January 19, 7:00 pm''
Draw 2
''Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 pm''
Draw 3
''Tuesday, January 20, 7:00 pm''
Draw 4
''Wednesday, January 21, 2:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 pm''
Draw 6
''Thursday, January 22, 2:00 pm''
Draw 7
''Thursday, January 22, 7:00 pm''
Draw 8
''Friday, January 23, 2:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Friday, January 23, 7:00 pm''
Playoffs
3 vs. 4
''Saturday, January 24, 2:00 pm''
1 vs. 2
''Saturday, January 24, 7:00 pm''
Semifinal
''Sunday, January 25, 9:30 am''
Final
''Sunday, January 25, 4:00 pm''
Qualification
Southern Ontario zones will run from December 12-December 21, 2014. Two teams from each zone qualify for regionals.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone Qualification
Zone 1
''December 12–14, at the
RCMP Curling Club,
Ottawa''
Teams entered:
*Jennifer Harvey (Conrwall)
*
Erin Morrissey (Ottawa)
*
Danielle Inglis
Danielle Inglis (born February 26, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Whitby, Ontario. She currently skips her own team.
Career
Juniors
As a junior curler, Inglis and her Burlington Curling Club rink of Chantal Lalonde, Tracy O'Leary and Pa ...
(Ottawa)
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region.
Zone 2
''December 12–14, at the
RCMP Curling Club,
Ottawa''
Teams entered:
*Celeste Butler-Rohland (Rideau)
*
Rhonda Varnes (Rideau)
*Jaqui Lavoie (Rideau)
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region (event still held, however).
Bracket:
Zone 3
''December 12–14, at the
RCMP Curling Club,
Ottawa''
Teams entered:
*
Brit O'Neill (City View)
Due to lack of entries in region, no other team qualified from this zone.
Zone 4
''December 19–21, at the
Napanee & District Curling Club,
Napanee
Greater Napanee is a town in southeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately west of Kingston and the county seat of Lennox and Addington County. It is located on the eastern end of the Bay of Quinte. Greater Napanee municipality was created by a ...
''
Teams entered:
*No teams entered (4A filled by Jennifer Harvey; 4B filled by Jacquie Lavoie)
Zone 5
Teams entered:
*Emma Joyce (Lindsay) (automatically qualifies as only team)
One additional team will be selected from Zone 8.
Zone 6
''December 6–7, at the
Unionville Curling Club,
Unionville''
Teams entered:
*Susan McKnight (Uxbridge)
*Janet McGhee (Unionville)
*Stephanie Van Huyse (Whitby)
Brackets:
Zone 7
Teams entered:
*
Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings (born September 5, 1975 in North York as Julie Anderson) is a Canadian curler from Stouffville, Ontario.
Career
As a junior curler, Hastings won the 1992 Ontario Junior Mixed Championship playing third for skip Brad Savage. In ...
(Bayview)
*Courtney de Winter (Richmond Hill)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 8
''December 13–14, at the
Dixie Curling Club,
Mississauga''
Teams entered:
*Clancy Grandy (Mississaugua)
*Megan Balsdon (Dixie)
*Kelly Cochrane (High Park)
*Samantha Peters (Royal Canadian)
*Susan Baird (Dixie)
(One additional team qualifies to fill vacancy in Zone 5)
Brackets:
Zone 9
''December 19–21, at
The Club at North Halton,
Georgetown''
Teams entered:
*Emma Joyce (Orangeville) (automatically qualifies as only team)
Due to lack of entries in Region 2, no additional team will be selected for this zone.
Zone 10
Teams entered:
*
Sherry Middaugh
Sherry L. Middaugh (née Hamel, born October 11, 1966 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich. She is a five-time ...
(Coldwater)
*Peggy Darmody (Penetanguishene)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 11
No teams entered.
Zone 12
''December 13 at the
Galt Country Club,
Gambridge''
Teams entered:
*Courtney Gilder (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
*Shannon Kee (Westmount)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 13
''December 6, at the
Glendale Golf & Country Club,
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
''
Teams entered:
*Caitlin Romain (Glendale)
*Mallory Kean (Glendale)
*
Marilyn Bodogh
Marilyn C. Bodogh (also known as Marilyn Darte) (born March 9, 1955) is a Canadian curler, colour commentator and political candidate. Bodogh is best known for her two World Curling Championships in 1986 and 1996 and her two Tournament of Heart ...
(St. Catharines Golf)
*Michelle Fletcher (Burlington)
Brackets:
Zone 14
Teams entered:
*
Cathy Auld
Catherine "Cathy" Auld (born December 3, 1971) is a Canadian curler from Toronto. She currently skips her own team out of Thornhill, Ontario.
Career
Auld was a longtime member of the Alison Goring rink. Auld played third for the team until 200 ...
(Listowel) (automatically qualifies as only team)
One additional team will be selected from Zone 13.
Zone 15
''December 13, at the
Brantford Golf & Country Club,
Brantford
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''
Teams entered:
*
Jacqueline Harrison
Jacqueline Harrison (born July 28, 1978 in Niagara Falls, Ontario as Jacqueline Smith) is a Canadian curler from Waterdown, Ontario. Harrison currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour.
Career
Harrison's junior career involved reaching ...
(Brant)
*
Chantal Lalonde (Woodstock)
*Amie Shackleton (St. Marys)
Brackets:
Zone 16
''December 13, at the
Chatham Granite Club,
Chatham
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Places and jurisdictions Canada
* Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
* Chatham Sound, British Columbia
* Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi
* Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...
''
Teams entered:
*
Chrissy Cadorin
Christina "Chrissy" Cadorin (born October 19, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Thornhill, Ontario. She currently plays third on Team Cathy Auld.
Career
Cadorin was born in North York, Ontario. As a junior curler, Cadorin won two Junior Mixed ju ...
(London)
*Bethany Heinrichs (Ilderton)
*Dianne Dykstra (Chatham Granite)
Brackets:
Regional Qualification
Region 1
''January 3–4 at the
Smiths Falls Curling Club,
Smiths Falls
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''
Region 2
''January 3–4 at the
Oshawa Golf and Curling Club,
Oshawa''
Region 3
''January 3–4 at the
Alliston Curling Club
Alliston is a settlement in Simcoe County in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has been part of the Town of New Tecumseth since the 1991 amalgamation of Alliston and nearby villages of Beeton, Tottenham, and the Township of Tecumseth. The pri ...
,
Alliston
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''
Region 4
''January 3–4 at the
Grimsby Curling Club,
Grimsby
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''
Challenge Round
''January 10–11,
Brockville Country Club
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,
Brockville
Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Le ...
''
(Hastings must be beaten twice)
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.2015ontarioscotties.com//
Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The tournament is run by CurlON, the curling association for Southern Ontario. The winning team represents Team Ontario at the national S ...
Penetanguishene
Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The tournament is run by CurlON, the curling association for Southern Ontario. The winning team represents Team Ontario at the national S ...