1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts

The 1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 23 to March 2, 1991 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[2] The total attendance was a then-record 72,245, which more than doubled the previous mark set in 1987.[1]

1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts
Host citySaskatoon, Saskatchewan
ArenaSaskatchewan Place
DatesFebruary 23–March 2
Attendance72,245[1]
Winner British Columbia
Curling clubJuan de Fuca CC, Victoria
SkipJulie Sutton
ThirdJodi Sutton
SecondMelissa Soligo
LeadKarri Willms
AlternateElaine Dagg-Jackson
Finalist New Brunswick (Heidi Hanlon)
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Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Julie Sutton won the event after defeating New Brunswick in the final 7–5. This was BC's seventh title overall and the first of two titles won by Sutton (later Skinner), who also won as a third in 2000. This was also New Brunswick's last playoff appearance until 2022.

The Sutton rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1991 Canada Safeway World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Winnipeg, Manitoba where they got the silver medal after losing to Norway in the final. Additionally, they also would represent Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics held in Albertville, France since there were no Olympic Trials for the 1992 games.

The 121 blank ends in the event set a new tournament record for the most blank ends in a single tournament, which was tied the following year and to date remains a record. Yukon/Northwest Territories 7–6 victory over Prince Edward Island in the opening draw of the event was the fifth game to go into a second extra end and the third straight tournament in which this occurred.[3]

Teams

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The teams were listed as follows:[4]

Team CanadaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Bayview G&CC, Thornhill

Skip: Alison Goring
Third: Kristin Turcotte
Second: Andrea Lawes
Lead: Cheryl McPherson
Alternate: Anne Merklinger

Avonair CC, Edmonton

Skip: Deb Shermack
Third: Jackie-Rae Greening
Second: Diane Alexander
Lead: Leanne Usher
Alternate: Sandy Symyrozum

Juan de Fuca CC, Victoria

Skip: Julie Sutton
Third: Jodi Sutton
Second: Melissa Soligo
Lead: Karri Willms
Alternate: Elaine Dagg-Jackson

Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Kathie Allardyce
Third: Cathy Overton
Second: Laurie Ellwood
Lead: Jill Proctor
Alternate: Kim Overton

New BrunswickNewfoundlandNova ScotiaOntario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Heidi Hanlon
Third: Kathy Floyd
Second: Sheri Stewart
Lead: Mary Harding
Alternate: Ellen Brennan

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Cathy Cunningham
Third: Maria Thomas
Second: Kathy O'Driscoll
Lead: Susan Wright
Alternate: Heather Martin

Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Colleen Jones
Third: Mary Mattatall
Second: Kim Kelly
Lead: Nancy Reid
Alternate: Nancy Delahunt

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Heather Houston
Third: Lorraine Lang
Second: Diane Adams
Lead: Diane Pushkar
Alternate: Mary Susan Bell

Prince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Angela Roberts
Third: Kathy O'Rourke
Second: Susan McCurdy
Lead: Bea Graham-MacDonald
Alternate: Anne Dillon

Glenmore CC, Montreal

Skip: Francine Poisson[a]
Third: Katie Brown
Second: Cindy McHugh
Lead: Margaret Pross
Alternate: Agnes Charette[a]

Caledonian CC, Regina

Skip: Sandra Peterson
Third: Jan Betker
Second: Joan Inglis
Lead: Marcia Schiml
Alternate: Anita Ford

Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Anna Lidgren
Third: Merna Hensley
Second: Shelley Aucoin
Lead: Rose Putland
Alternate: Margaret Lawrence

Round Robin standings

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Final Round Robin standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
TeamSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
 British ColumbiaJulie Sutton10171504737101672%
 New BrunswickHeidi Hanlon837568464551069%
 OntarioHeather Houston748656513652073%
 AlbertaDeb Shermack7470504038111073%
 SaskatchewanSandra Peterson746748423291372%
 CanadaAlison Goring656363404291373%
 Nova ScotiaColleen Jones5677524437171673%
 ManitobaKathie Allardyce566565404717966%
 Yukon/Northwest TerritoriesAnna Lidgren475787414771063%
 QuebecFrancine Poisson38558634497863%
 Prince Edward IslandAngela Roberts2948753946131163%
 NewfoundlandCathy Cunningham29478136445865%

Round Robin results

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All draw times are in Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00).[4][5]

Draw 1

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Saturday, February 23, 1:30 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 011000002015
 Manitoba (Allardyce)000010020104
Sheet B12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Sutton) 03021103XX10
 New Brunswick (Hanlon)00100010XX2
Sheet C123456789101112Final
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts) 0120100101006
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren)0003001020017
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Alberta (Shermack) 01000020205
 Newfoundland (Cunningham)00100002014
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring) 10300101006
 Ontario (Houston)01020010217

Draw 2

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Saturday, February 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring) 10020100138
 Newfoundland (Cunningham)00202020006
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren) 010011100X4
 Alberta (Shermack)002100041X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Allardyce) 02010100239
 Ontario (Houston)00201011005
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 210040121X11
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts)002102000X5
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (Peterson) 020020123X10
 Quebec (Poisson)100103000X5

Draw 3

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Sunday, February 24, 1:30 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Alberta (Shermack) 020010100105
 New Brunswick (Hanlon)001101020027
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (Peterson) 20000010104
 Manitoba (Allardyce)00010002025
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Newfoundland (Cunningham) 01000010XX2
 British Columbia (Sutton)10002103XX7
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Quebec (Poisson) 100000XXXX1
 Ontario (Houston)062114XXXX14
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 3001223XXX11
 Canada (Goring)0010000XXX1

Draw 4

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Sunday, February 24, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Ontario (Houston) 010001101X4
 British Columbia (Sutton)001210010X5
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring) 001002320X8
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts)010110000X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Quebec (Poisson) 100000XXXX1
 Alberta (Shermack)022423XXXX13
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren) 010100301X6
 New Brunswick (Hanlon)002012040X9
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Newfoundland (Cunningham) 02000010003
 Saskatchewan (Peterson)10100001115

Draw 5

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Monday, February 25, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren) 11003003019
 Nova Scotia (Jones)00000210306
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts) 010011010105
 Manitoba (Allardyce)102100001016

Draw 6

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Monday, February 25, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts) 000102001X4
 Alberta (Shermack)100020040X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Ontario (Houston) 20200311XX9
 Saskatchewan (Peterson)01010000XX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Newfoundland (Cunningham) 101101031X8
 New Brunswick (Hanlon)010030200X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring) 200210011X7
 Quebec (Poisson)011001000X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren) 00020110105
 British Columbia (Sutton)11003000016

Draw 7

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Monday, February 25, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 201040200211
 Ontario (Houston)01010302108
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Quebec (Poisson) 2003301XXX9
 Newfoundland (Cunningham)0100010XXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring)02001100105
 Saskatchewan (Peterson) 30110000027
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Allardyce) 00001011014
 British Columbia (Sutton)00100300105
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Alberta (Shermack) 01020010015
 Nova Scotia (Jones)00200100104

Draw 8

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Tuesday, February 26, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Alberta (Shermack) 22101020XX8
 Canada (Goring)00010001XX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Ontario (Houston) 011302003X10
 Newfoundland (Cunningham)100030200X6

Draw 9

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Tuesday, February 26, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren) 10101030107
 Quebec (Poisson)01020002016
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts) 10002001116
 Ontario (Houston)01010210005
Sheet C12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Sutton) 10110020016
 Alberta (Shermack)02001002005
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Saskatchewan (Peterson) 001001010014
 Nova Scotia (Jones)000010100103
Sheet E1234567891011Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 100200110229
 Manitoba (Allardyce)002021002007

Draw 10

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Tuesday, February 26, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Sutton) 001000010X2
 Saskatchewan (Peterson)100213001X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Allardyce) 401000000X5
 Quebec (Poisson)020300113X10
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 204001001019
 Nova Scotia (Jones)010110020308
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring) 020014003X10
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren)000100110X3
Sheet E1234567891011Final
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts) 000020010014
 Newfoundland (Cunningham)000000101103

Draw 11

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Wednesday, February 27, 9:00 am

Sheet C1234567891011Final
 British Columbia (Sutton) 301000012019
 Quebec (Poisson)020300200108
Sheet D12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 00100100046
 Saskatchewan (Peterson)00001020003

Draw 12

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Wednesday, February 27, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Allardyce) 000020001X3
 Canada (Goring)102002110X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Newfoundland (Cunningham) 1000100XXX2
 Nova Scotia (Jones)0451004XXX14
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Alberta (Shermack) 200200102X7
 Saskatchewan (Peterson)010010020X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts) 101002000X4
 Quebec (Poisson)020210010X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Ontario (Houston) 322042XXXX13
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren) 000100XXXX1

Draw 13

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Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Newfoundland (Cunningham) 10100010104
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren)02021100017
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 201020100X6
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts)010000012X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 21000010004
 Ontario (Houston)00210000115
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring)000030010X4
 British Columbia (Sutton) 010301102X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Allardyce) 02001203XX8
 Alberta (Shermack)00100010XX2

Draw 14

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Thursday, February 28, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Quebec (Poisson) 001001000X2
 Nova Scotia (Jones)110130201X9
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (Peterson) 2022032XXX11
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren)0100100XXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Goring) 01020110005
 New Brunswick (Hanlon)00101000114
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Newfoundland (Cunningham) 11000211017
 Manitoba (Allardyce)00031000206
Sheet E12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Sutton) 01001020217
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts)10110102006

Draw 15

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Thursday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (Peterson) 00200115XX9
 Prince Edward Island (Roberts)00001000XX1
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Jones) 00000101002
 British Columbia (Sutton)00001010136
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Lidgren) 10200010206
 Manitoba (Allardyce)01001103028
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Ontario (Houston) 10200100116
 Alberta (Shermack)01002020005
Sheet E12345678910Final
 Quebec (Poisson) 11020000004
 New Brunswick (Hanlon)00102110016

Tiebreakers

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 To Semifinal
1  Ontario6
2  Alberta3  Saskatchewan3
3  Saskatchewan6

Round 1

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Friday, March 1, 9:00 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Alberta (Shermack) 000100011X3
 Saskatchewan (Peterson)001022100X6
Player percentages
 Alberta  Saskatchewan
Leanne Usher94%Marcia Schiml89%
Diane Alexander85%Joan Inglis70%
Jackie-Rae Greening74%Jan Betker81%
Deb Shermack68%Sandra Peterson82%
Total80%Total80%

Round 2

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Friday, March 1, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Ontario (Houston) 001010103X6
 Saskatchewan (Peterson)000101010X3
Player percentages
 Ontario  Saskatchewan
Diane Pushkar68%Marcia Schiml90%
Diane Adams75%Joan Inglis70%
Lorraine Lang68%Jan Betker73%
Heather Houston74%Sandra Peterson76%
Total71%Total77%

Playoffs

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SemifinalFinal
1  British Columbia7
2  New Brunswick92  New Brunswick5
3  Ontario7

Semifinal

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Friday, March 1, 7:00 pm

Sheet C1234567891011Final
 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 001020031029
 Ontario (Houston)110100200207
Player percentages
 New Brunswick  Ontario
Mary Harding77%Diane Pushkar73%
Sheri Stewart75%Diane Adams81%
Kathy Floyd66%Lorraine Lang67%
Heidi Hanlon61%Heather Houston68%
Total70%Total72%

Final

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Saturday, March 2, 1:30 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Sutton) 10001002217
 New Brunswick (Hanlon)00110120005
Player percentages
 British Columbia  New Brunswick
Karri Willms82%Mary Harding71%
Melissa Soligo76%Sheri Stewart85%
Jodie Sutton63%Kathy Floyd66%
Julie Sutton73%Heidi Hanlon64%
Total72%Total72%

Statistics

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Top 5 player percentages

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Final Round Robin Percentages[4]

Key
All-Star Team
Leads%
Cheryl McPherson79
Leanne Usher77
Marcia Schiml75
Diane Pushkar73
Jill Proctor72
Margaret Pross72
Seconds%
Sheri Stewart77
Kim Kelly76
Andrea Lawes76
Diane Adams75
Melissa Soligo72
Thirds%
Jackie-Rae Greening78
Lorraine Lang73
Mary Mattatall72
Jan Betker72
Kristin Turcotte71
Kathy Floyd71
Jodie Sutton71
Skips%
Julie Sutton75
Sandra Peterson71
Colleen Jones71
Heather Houston70
Deb Shermack69

Awards

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The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows:[6]

All-Star Team

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PositionNameTeam
SkipJulie Sutton  British Columbia
ThirdJackie-Rae Greening (2)  Alberta
SecondSheri Stewart  New Brunswick
LeadCheryl McPherson  Canada

Vera Pezer Award

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The Scotties Tournament of Hearts 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.

Prior to 1998, the award was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year. For this edition, the award was named after Vera Pezer, who is considered to be one of the most accomplished women's curlers of all-time. Pezer skipped a then-record four women's championships, including three straight from 1971 to 1973, which was a record at the time as well.

NameTeamPosition
Alison Goring  CanadaSkip

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Team Quebec alternate Agnes Charette threw skip stones in Draw 14.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Hearts Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Scott Tournament of Hearts". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Newspapers.com. February 21, 1991. p. B5. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 148. Retrieved 28 February 2023.