The 1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 26 to March 5, 1994, at the Waterloo Recreational Sports Complex in Waterloo, Ontario. The total attendance for the week was 44,495.
Team Canada, who was skipped by Sandra Peterson repeated as champions after defeating Manitoba in the final 5–3. This was the second time that Team Canada has won the event and the second of three skipped by Peterson (later Schmirler). Peterson's rink would go onto again represent Canada at the 1994 World Women's Curling Championship held in Oberstdorf, Germany, in which they defended their title there as well.
Teams The teams were listed as follows: Team Canada British ColumbiaManitoba Caledonian CC, Regina Skip: Sandra Peterson Third: Jan Betker Second: Joan McCusker Lead: Marcia Gudereit Alternate: Anita Ford Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie Skip: Gloria Palinkas Third: Crystal McLeod Second: Charlene Robinson Lead: Candy Taylor Alternate: Karen McNamee Prince George CC, Prince George Skip: Diane Dalio Third: Donna Gervais Second: Rae Ann Copeland Lead: Lorraine Flannigan Alternate: Cheryle Wood Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Connie Laliberte Third: Karen Purdy Second: Cathy Gauthier Lead: Janet Arnott Alternate: Kristen KroekerNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNova ScotiaOntario Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Heidi Hanlon Third: Diane Blair Second: Sheri Stewart Lead: Judy Blanchard Alternate: Ellen Brennan St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Laura Phillips Third: Cathy Cunningham Second: Kathy Kerr Lead: Heather Martin Alternate: Susan Thomas Halifax CC, Halifax Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Kay Zinck Second: Angie Romkey Lead: Kim Kelly Alternate: Monica Moriarty Rideau CC, Ottawa Skip: Anne Merklinger Third: Theresa Breen Second: Patti McKnight Lead: Audrey Frey Alternate: Kristin TurcottePrince Edward IslandQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Shelly Danks Third: Nancy Reid Second: Janice MacCullum Lead: Shelley Muzika Alternate: Joan Butcher Buckingham CC, Buckingham Skip: Agnes Charette Third: France Charette Second: Chantal Osborne Lead: Sylvie Daniel Alternate: Joelle Sabourin Prince Albert G&CC, Prince Albert Skip: Sherry Anderson Third: Kay Montgomery Second: Donna Gignac Lead: Elaine McCloy Alternate: Cathy Fahlman Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Shelley Aucoin Third: Margaret Lawrence Second: Rose-Marie Baker Lead: Doris MacKenzie Alternate: Anne Campbell
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers
TeamSkip Sandra Peterson 10 1 84 45 48 39 5 11 83% Connie Laliberte 8 3 71 67 52 47 5 13 77% Sherry Anderson 7 4 71 66 51 47 10 7 76% Laura Phillips 7 4 82 61 50 39 7 16 78% Shelly Danks 7 4 90 70 48 48 4 12 78% Diane Dalio 6 5 67 67 50 43 6 16 73% Heidi Hanlon 4 7 68 87 49 52 1 11 74% Colleen Jones 4 7 72 63 48 49 6 14 82% Anne Merklinger 4 7 70 84 44 50 2 7 78% Agnes Charette 4 7 65 68 46 44 7 11 77% Shelley Aucoin 4 7 57 74 42 49 6 10 70% Gloria Palinkas 1 10 49 94 40 51 3 10 66%
Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 26, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, February 26, 7:30 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, February 27, 9:30 am
Draw 4 Sunday, February 27, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, February 27, 7:30 pm
Draw 6 Monday, February 28, 9:30 am
Draw 7 Monday, February 28, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Monday, February 28, 7:30 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 1, 9:30 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 1, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 1, 7:30 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 2, 9:30 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 3, 9:30 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 3, 2:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 3, 7:30 pm
Tiebreakers
Round 1 Friday, March 4, 9:30 am
Round 2 Friday, March 4, 2:00 pm
Playoffs
Semifinal Friday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Final Saturday, March 5, 1:00 pm
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages KeyAll-Star Team Leads % Kim Kelly 89 Janet Arnott 85 Marcia Gudereit 83 Audrey Frey 80 Heather Martin 80 Seconds % Joan McCusker 85 Patti McKnight 84 Angie Romkey 82 Janice MacCallum 81 Chantal Osborne 78 Thirds % Jan Betker 83 Kay Zinck 82 Theresa Breen 78 Kay Montgomery 78 Cathy Cunningham 77 Skips % Sandra Peterson 80 Laura Phillips 78 Shelly Danks 76 Connie Laliberte 75 Diane Dalio 75 Sherry Anderson 75 Agnes Charette 75 Colleen Jones 75
Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Janet Arnott Lead 20 Heather Martin Lead 12
Awards The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows:
All-Star Team Position Name Team Skip Laura Phillips Third Jan Betker Second Joan McCusker Lead Kim Kelly
Effie Hezzelwood Award 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 Effie Hezzelwood, who competed on Ontario provincial championship winning rinks in 1959 and 1960 and senior championship teams in 1967 and 1971 and was part of the Diamond senior competition winning team in 1983. She was the recipient of the Labatt Award for her contribution to curling in 1983 and honoured with the Canadian Ladies Curling Association Award in 1986 for dedication and outstanding service.
Name Team Position Patti McKnight Second
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