The 2010

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

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championship, was held from January 30 to February 7 at the

Essar Centre The GFL Memorial Gardens, formerly the "Essar Centre", is a 4,928 seat sports and entertainment centre in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. It opened on September 29, 2006, replacing the now demolished Sault Memorial Gardens. The new b ...

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. The event was described as having a weaker field than normal, as many of the usual provincial champions did not qualify. The event featured only two teams that have won the Scotties before:

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 ...

who qualified as last year's champion, and

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 C ...

of British Columbia. Making her first trip to the Scotties as a skip is Saskatchewan's

Amber Holland Amber Holland (born July 10, 1974) is a Canadian curler from Loreburn, Saskatchewan. Holland skipped Saskatchewan's team to a national women's championship in 2011 by defeating defending champion Jennifer Jones in the Scotties Tournament of He ...

, who won the 2008

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. Ontario will be represented by

Krista McCarville Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curling, curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the Curling at the 2003 Winter Universiade, 2003 Winter Univ ...

who won a bronze medal at the

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. Making their second trips to the Scotties as skips are Quebec's

Ève Bélisle Ève Bélisle (born September 14, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Montreal. She is a three-time Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion and two-time Quebec Mixed champion. Career Bélisle became one of very few women to ever skip a team t ...

, and Nova Scotia's

Nancy McConnery Nancy McConnery (born Nancy Horne on February 26, 1963) is a Canadian curler from Blockhouse, Nova Scotia. She currently skips her own team out of the Windsor Curling Club in Windsor, Nova Scotia. McConnery has represented both New Brunswi ...

. New Brunswick will be represented by former Canadian Junior champion

Andrea Kelly Andrea Danyell Kelly ( née Lee, January 28, 1974), known professionally as Drea, is an American choreographer, dancer, and actress. She is the ex-wife of singer-songwriter R. Kelly. Background and personal life Andrea Danyell Lee was born in ...

who is making her third appearance at the event. Newfoundland and Labrador will be represented former Canadian Mixed Champion

Shelley Nichols Shelley Hardy (born May 19, 1982 in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador as Shelley Nichols) is a Canadian curler originally from St. John's. She currently plays third on Team Lauren Mann. Hardy played third for Jennifer Guzzwell at the 20 ...

, while P.E.I. will also be represented by a Canadian Mixed champion in

Kathy O'Rourke Kathleen O'Rourke (born April 30, 1964) is a Canadian curler from Cumberland, Prince Edward Island. She is a six-time provincial champion and is a former Canadian Mixed Champion. She is currently the coach of the Suzanne Birt rink. Career O'Ro ...

. Making their debuts as skips are Alberta's

Val Sweeting Valerie Sweeting (born July 9, 1987 in Redvers, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Lottie Lake, Alberta She currently plays third for Team Kerri Einarson. Sweeting skipped Alberta to a silver medal at the and Scotties Tournament of H ...

, Manitoba's

Jill Thurston Jill Thurston (born December 2, 1971) is a Canadian curler. She skipped her own team out of the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Juniors Thurston would represent Manitoba at the 1991 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. H ...

and the Territories'

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 ...

Teams

Round-Robin Standings

British Columbia placed third by virtue of a pre-event draw challenge used to rank teams in case round-robin results failed to provide separation.

Results

''All times local (Eastern Time Zone, et)''

Draw 1

''January 30, 3:00 PM ET '' STOH2010 nb-on en

Draw 2

''January 30, 7:30 PM et''

Draw 3

''January 31, 10:30 AM et'' STOH2010 pei-ab

Draw 4

''January 31, 3:00 PM et''

Draw 5

''January 31, 7:30 PM et''

Draw 6

''February 1, 10:30 AM et''

Draw 7

''February 1, 3:00 PM et''

Draw 8

''February 1, 7:30 PM et'' STOH2010 bc-on

Draw 9

''February 2, 10:30 AM et''

Draw 10

''February 2, 3:00 PM et''

Draw 11

''February 2, 7:30 PM et'' STOH2010 on-pei

Draw 12

''February 3, 9:30 AM et''

Draw 13

''February 3, 2:00 PM et''

Draw 14

''February 3, 6:30 PM et'' STOH2010 mb-nt

Draw 15

''February 4, 10:30 AM et''

Draw 16

''February 4, 3:00 PM et''

Draw 17

''February 4, 7:30 PM et''

Tiebreaker

''February 5, 3:00 PM et''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''February 5, 7:30 PM et''

3 vs. 4

''February 6, 1:00 PM et''

Semifinal

''February 6, 7:00 PM et''

Final

''February 7, 2:30 PM et''

Top 5 Player percentages

Awards

Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award *

Erin Carmody Erin Carmody (born August 4, 1988) is a Canadian curler, originally from Prince Edward Island but residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia as of 2019. As of 2022, she plays third on Team Sarah Murphy. A native of the city of Summerside, Carmody was a ...

, PEI Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award *

, British Columbia All-Star Teams ''First Team'' *Skip:

, British Columbia *Third:

Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham (born Cathy Overton, July 19, 1969) nicknamed "Cathy O" is a Canadian curler. Overton-Clapham is one of Manitoba's most decorated female curlers, with one world championship, five national championships, and thirteen Scot ...

, Team Canada *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 ...

, Team Canada *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 ...

, Team Canada ''Second Team'' *Skip:

, Team Canada *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:

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 *Lead:

Jacquie Armstrong Jacquie Armstrong (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She previously played lead for the Kelly Scott rink. Armstrong joined the rink in 2009, replacing Renee Simons. Prior to 2009, Armstrong play ...

, British Columbia

Notes

References

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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 ...