The 2012

Scotties Tournament of Hearts The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associat ...

, the Canadian women's national

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...

championship, was held from Saturday, February 18 to Sunday, February 26 at the

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. This Tournament of Hearts marked the second time that Red Deer has hosted the Scotties; the first time that the Scotties was hosted in Red Deer was in 2004. The winning team, Heather Nedohin of Alberta, went on to represent Canada at the

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in Lethbridge,

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. Nedohin won the final after she defeated British Columbia's

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 ...

with a score of 7–6. Nedohin's championship win was the seventh win by the home team of the host province and the first championship win for Alberta in fourteen years.

Teams

The defending champions, skipped by Amber Holland, returned to their third Scotties in a row, for the first time wearing the red and white for Canada. They were looking to build momentum off of last year's success, when they won their first Canadian Women's Championship. The last time a team from Saskatchewan won back to back championships was in 1994 when Team Canada's Sandra Peterson (Schmirler) defeated Manitoba's

Connie Laliberte Connie Laliberte (born October 21, 1960) is a Canadian curler from Manitoba and world champion. In 2019, Laliberte was named the tenth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Championships ...

to win her second National Title. The road to a second national title was not going to be an easy one for the defending champions, as this year's field proved to be a difficult one. For the seventh time, in eight years

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 ...

represented the Northwest Territories/Yukon. Galusha has added

Sharon Cormier Sharon Cormier (born July 8, 1964, in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Curling career 1980–2000 Cormier has had National curling experience at both the 1980 and 1981 Canadian Junior Curling ...

to her team, and together the team had found early success on the World Curling Tour, defeating several top teams, and qualifying for an event. Making her 10th Scotties appearance,

Heather Strong Heather Strong (born November 9, 1976, in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian curler. Career Juniors Strong was 15 years old when she made her national debut at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships playing lead stones for Cher ...

represented Newfoundland and Labrador. Strong's last appearance was in 2009, when her team went 5-6. Strong has never advanced beyond a tiebreaker and was looking for a spot in the playoffs. Manitoba's spot to the Scotties was hotly contested and had several top teams vying for the provincial title.

Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned over five decades, she was nominated ...

won the provincial final over

Chelsea Carey Chelsea Danielle Carey (born September 12, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She is the 2016 and 2019 Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba provincial women's champion skip. Career ...

. Jones, who made her 9th appearance at the Scotties, was looking for her 5th national title, but fell short. British Columbia's provincial playoffs saw four past provincial champions looking to win a place at the Scotties.

defeated Marla Mallett in the final to win the provincial championship. Scott missed out on the playoffs last year. Kim Dolan represented Prince Edward Island. This was Dolan's first provincial win in 13 years, and also marked her 12th and final Scotties appearance. Nova Scotia was represented by

Heather Smith-Dacey Heather Smith (born September 21, 1972 in Sackville, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Fall River, Nova Scotia. While married to Brier champion Mark Dacey, she was known as Heather Smith-Dacey. She is currently the alternate on Team A ...

, who finished third at last year's Scotties, but failed to make the playoffs at this event.

Michelle Englot Michelle Englot (born January 22, 1964 in Montmartre, Saskatchewan; formerly known as Michelle Ridgway and Michelle Schneider); is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. She currently plays second on Team Brooklyn Stevenson. She is a ni ...

represented Saskatchewan making her 8th appearance. Her last trip to the Scotties was in 2008 and was a difficult one, having lost her father the day before the event began. This time around was a much better time for Englot.

Marie-France Larouche Marie-France Larouche (born June 5, 1980 in Lévis, Quebec) is a Canadian curler, who currently skips her own team out of the Club de curling Etchemin in Saint-Romuald, Quebec. In 2022 she won the World Mixed Curling Championship playing third ...

represented Quebec for the second year in a row, making her 7th Scotties appearance with a new team. Andrea Kelly of New Brunswick made her 5th appearance at the Scotties with a new lineup. Kelly recently promoted her third,

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, to skip, and Kelly continued to throw fourth stones. Ontario was represented by the team skipped by

Tracy Horgan Tracy Fleury (born June 13, 1986, as Tracy Horgan) is a Canadian curler from Sudbury, Ontario. She joined the Rachel Homan rink as skip for the 2022–23 season. In 2021, she led her team to a silver medal at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling T ...

, who made her first Scotties appearance after stealing the win over

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 ...

in the Ontario provincial final. Heather Nedohin represented Alberta, marking the first time in twelve years that Nedohin has been to a Scotties. Nedohin is a former Scotties champion under skip Cathy King.

Round robin standings

Results

All times listed in

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( UTC-7).

Draw 1

''Saturday, February 18, 1:00 PM''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 18, 6:00 PM''

Draw 3

''Sunday, February 19, 8:30 AM''

Draw 4

''Sunday, February 19, 1:30 PM''

Draw 5

''Sunday, February 19, 6:30 PM''

Draw 6

''Monday, February 20, 8:30 AM''

Draw 7

''Monday, February 20, 1:30 PM''

Draw 8

''Monday, February 20, 7:30 PM''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, February 21, 8:30 AM''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, February 21, 1:30 PM''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, February 21, 7:30 PM''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, February 22, 8:30 AM''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, February 22, 1:30 PM''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, February 22, 7:30 PM''

Draw 15

''Thursday, February 23, 8:30 AM''

Draw 16

''Thursday, February 23, 1:30 PM''

Draw 17

''Thursday, February 23, 7:30 PM''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Friday, February 24, 7:30 PM''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, February 25, 11:00 AM''

Semifinal

''Saturday, February 25, 4:00 PM''

Bronze-medal game

''Sunday, February 26, 8:30 AM''

Final

''Sunday, February 26, 1:30 PM''

Top 5 Player percentages

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are as follows: ;

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 ...

* Heather Nedohin, Alberta ; Shot of the Week Award * Sasha Carter, British Columbia ; Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award *

Amanda Gates Amanda Gates (born March 26, 1986, in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian curler who currently coaches the Abby Deschene rinks on the World Curling Tour. Gates used to play with Team Tracy Fleury (née Horgan) and in 2015, Team Horgan became the fir ...

, Ontario ;All-Star Teams ''First Team'' * Skip:

, Manitoba * Third:

Kaitlyn Lawes Lesley Kaitlyn Lawes (born December 16, 1988) is a Canadian curler. Lawes was the long time third for the Jennifer Jones team that represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal. They were the first women's team to ...

, Manitoba * 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:

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:

, British Columbia * Third:

Beth Iskiw Beth Iskiw (born April 20, 1979 in Truro, Nova Scotia as Beth Roach) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. As a junior, Iskiw won four straight provincial junior titles in her native Nova Scotia from 1996 to 1999, playing third ...

, Alberta * Second:

Jessica Mair Jessica Amundson (born May 14, 1984 as Jessica Mair) is a Canadian curler. She played second for the 2012 national champion Heather Nedohin rink. Before joining the Nedohin rink, Amundson was a top collegiate curler. In 2005, she won the Alber ...

, Alberta * 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 ...

, Alberta

Notes

References

External links

* {{2011–12 curling season Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sports competitions in Red Deer, Alberta Curling in Alberta