1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts | |
Host City: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
Arena: | Charlottetown Civic Centre |
Dates: | February 20–28 |
Attendance: | 48,224[1] |
Winner: | |
Curling Club: | Mayflower CC, Halifax |
Skip: | Colleen Jones |
Third: | Kim Kelly |
Second: | Mary-Anne Waye |
Lead: | Nancy Delahunt |
Alternate: | Laine Peters |
Finalist: | (Cathy Borst) |
The 1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 20 to 28, 1999[2] at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[3] The total attendance for the week was 48,224.
Team Nova Scotia, who was skipped by Colleen Jones won the event after beating defending champion Cathy Borst and Team Canada 6–4 in the final. This was Nova Scotia's first championship since and third overall and the second championship skipped by Jones, who previously won in .
The seventeen years between championships for Jones not only broke the women's record for longest period between title wins, which was held by Marilyn Bodogh who went ten years between titles (and), but also broke the Canadian record regardless of gender between title wins which was previously held by Ab Gowanlock, who went fifteen years between Brier wins (and).
Jones' rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1999 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held on home soil in Saint John, New Brunswick where they missed the playoffs after finishing round robin play with a 4–5 record. This was the first time since 1982 (also skipped by Jones) in which Canada missed the playoffs at the world championship.
The teams were listed as follows:[4]
Team Canada | British Columbia | Manitoba | ||
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Ottewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Cathy Borst Third: Heather Godberson Second: Brenda Bohmer Lead: Kate Horne Alternate: Rona McGregor | Sexsmith CC, Sexsmith Skip: Renée Handfield Third: Marcy Balderston Second: Tina McDonald Lead: Karen McNamee Alternate: Raylene Rocque | Juan de Fuca CC, Victoria Skip: Pat Sanders Third: Michelle Harding Second: Cindy Tucker Lead: Denise Byers Alternate: Shalegh Beddington | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Connie Laliberte Third: Cathy Overton-Clapham Second: Debbie Jones-Walker Lead: Janet Arnott Alternate: Jill Staub | |
New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Nova Scotia | Ontario | |
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Fourth: Marie-Anne Power Skip: Kathy Floyd Second: Allison Franey Lead: Jane Arseneau Alternate: Mary Harding | St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Heather Strong Third: Kelli Sharpe Second: Susan Wright Lead: Michele Renouf Alternate: Kim Bourque | Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Kim Kelly Second: Mary-Anne Waye Lead: Nancy Delahunt Alternate: Laine Peters | Unionville CC, Unionville Skip: Kim Gellard Third: Sherry Scheirich Second: Sally Karam Lead: Allison Ross Alternate: Mary Gellard | |
Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Northwest Territories/Yukon | |
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Rebecca Jean MacPhee Third: Kim Dolan Second: Kathy O'Rourke Lead: Lou Ann Henry Alternate: Shelly Bradley | Rosemere CC, Montreal Skip: Janique Berthelot Third: Joelle Sabourin Second: Annie Lemay Lead: Nancy Lemire | Hillcrest Sports, Moose Jaw Skip: Cindy Street Third: Brandee Davis Second: Allison Tanner Lead: Shannon Wilson Alternate: Amber Holland | Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Maureen Miller Third: Wendy Ondrack Second: Twyla Tincher Lead: Debbie Moss Alternate: Sandra Penkala |
Final Round Robin standings
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Connie Laliberte | 8 | 3 | 69 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 12 | 14 | 79% | ||||||||||
Colleen Jones | 8 | 3 | 66 | 57 | 43 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 77% | ||||||||||
Cindy Street | 7 | 4 | 74 | 53 | 45 | 41 | 8 | 16 | 78% | ||||||||||
Cathy Borst | 7 | 4 | 73 | 57 | 44 | 37 | 2 | 13 | 82% | ||||||||||
Heather Strong | 6 | 5 | 55 | 60 | 40 | 42 | 7 | 12 | 76% | ||||||||||
6 | 5 | 61 | 64 | 43 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 76% | |||||||||||
5 | 6 | 64 | 67 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 13 | 73% | |||||||||||
Renée Handfield | 5 | 6 | 62 | 66 | 44 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 76% | ||||||||||
Kim Gellard | 4 | 7 | 63 | 77 | 44 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 72% | ||||||||||
Maureen Miller | 4 | 7 | 63 | 67 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 13 | 71% | ||||||||||
Pat Sanders | 3 | 8 | 57 | 75 | 36 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 72% | ||||||||||
Janique Berthelot | 3 | 8 | 63 | 72 | 44 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 75% |
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time .[5]
Saturday, February 20, 3:00 pm
Saturday, February 20, 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 21, 10:00 am
Sunday, February 21, 3:00 pm
Sunday, February 21, 8:00 pm
Monday, February 22, 10:00 am
Monday, February 22, 3:00 pm
Monday, February 22, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, February 23, 10:00 am
Tuesday, February 23, 3:00 pm
Tuesday, February 23, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 am
Wednesday, February 24, 3:00 pm
Wednesday, February 24, 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 25, 10:00 am
Thursday, February 25, 3:00 pm
Thursday, February 25, 8:00 pm
Friday, February 26, 3:00 pm
Friday, February 26, 8:00 pm
Saturday, February 27, 3:00 pm
Sunday, February 28, 11:30 am
Final Round Robin Percentages
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First All-Star Team | ||
Second All-Star Team |
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Player | Team | Position | Shots | Opponent | |
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Lead | 18 | ||||
Third | 8 |
The all-star team and award winners were as follows.[6]
Position | Name | Team | |
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Skip | |||
Third | |||
Second | |||
Lead |
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Skip | |||
Third | |||
Second | |||
Lead |
The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament. The award is named after Marj Mitchell who skipped her team to a Canadian championship in before passing away from cancer in 1983.
The Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the curler chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.
The Ford Hot Shots was a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Mercury Mystique LS.
The Shot of the Week Award was voted on by TSN commentators and presented to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the championship.