The 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Alberta. The winning team of Heather Nedohin, represented Alberta at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished round robin with a 7-4 record, which was enough to finish 4th place and clinch a spot in the playoffs. The team would go on to win both the 3-4 game and the semi-final. They would face British Columbia in the final, where for the first time in fourteen years, Alberta would win the Scotties.
Qualification Process Twelve teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows:
Teams Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Team 1 Defending champion from 2011 Alberta Scotties 1 Shannon Kleibrink Team 2 CTRS points leader at the end of previous season 1 Heather Nedohin Team 3 CTRS points leader from current season, as of December 5 1 Cheryl Bernard Team 4 Alberta Women's Tour points leader after final event, November 28 1 Crystal Webster Teams 5-7 Northern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier 3 Val Sweeting Candace Wanechko Jessie Kaufman Teams 8-10 Southern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier 3 Casey Scheidegger Lisa Eyamie Glenys Bakker Teams 11-12 Peace Curling Association Qualifier 2 Renée Sonnenberg Desirée Owen
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Glenys Bakker Heather Jensen Brenda Doroshuk Carly Quigley Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Lori Olson-Johns Jennifer Sadleir Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Lisa Eyamie Maria Bushell Jodi Marthaller Kyla MacLachlan High River Curling Club, High River Jessie Kaufman Nicky Kaufman Amanda Coderre Stephanie Enright Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Carolyn McRorie* Chelsey Matson Calgary Winter Club, Calgary Heather Nedohin Beth Iskiw Jessica Mair Laine Peters Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Desirée Owen Cary-Anne Sallows Lindsey Makichuk Stephanie Malekoff Grand Prairie Curling Club, Grand Prairie Casey Scheidegger Kalynn Park Jessie Scheidegger Joelle Horn Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge Renée Sonnenberg Lawnie MacDonald Kristie Moore Rona Pasika Grand Prairie Curling Club, Grand Prairie Val Sweeting Leslie Rogers Joanne Taylor Rachelle Pidherny Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Candace Wanechko Natalie Hughes Kara Lindholm Kandace Lindholm Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton Crystal Webster Erin Carmody Geri-Lynn Ramsay Samantha Preston Calgary Curling Club, Calgary * McRorie replaced Bronwen Webster, who is pregnant and sitting out the rest of the season.
Draw Brackets A Event
B Event
C Event
Results Draw 1 January 25, 9:30 AM MT
Draw 2 January 25, 6:30 PM MT
Draw 3 January 26, 9:00 AM MT
Draw 4 January 26, 2:00 PM MT
Draw 5 January 26, 6:30 PM MT
A Final January 26, 6:30 PM MT
Draw 6 January 27, 9:00 AM MT
Draw 7 January 27, 2:00 PM MT
Draw 8 January 27, 6:30 PM MT
B Final January 27, 6:30 PM MT
C Final 1 January 28, 1:00 PM MT
C Final 2 January 28, 1:00 PM MT
Playoffs
A1 vs. B1 January 28, 6:30 PM MT
C1 vs. C2 January 28, 6:30 PM MT
Semifinal January 29, 9:30 AM MT
Final January 29, 2:00 PM MT
Qualifying Events Northern Qualification The Northern Qualification for the 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 6 to 8 at the Thistle Curling Club in Edmonton. The event qualified three teams to the provincial playdowns.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Pamela Appelman* Diane McNallie Jaclyn Iskiw Glenna Rubin Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Trina Ball Jillian Martin Amie Dowell Kaitlin Cleveley Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Dawn Corbeil Michelle Corbeil Krista Regnier Alana Horn Lloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster Delia DeJong Jessica Monk Amy Janko Michelle Dykstra Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Brenda Doroshuk Marianna Greenbough Paula Knight Tracey Mattock-Wallbank Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Kelly Erickson Erica Ortt Hilary McDermott Erin Brennan Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Lisa Johnson Michelle Ries Natalie Holloway Shawna Nordstrom Spruce Grove Curling Club, Spruce Grove Jessie Kaufman Nicky Kaufman Amanda Coderre Stephanie Enright Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Chana Martineau Lesley Ewoniak Brittany Zelmer Marie Graham Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Tiffany Odegard Andrea McCutcheon Jennifer VanWieren Heather Kushnir Granite Curling Club, Edmonton Susan Ouellette-Milliken Brenda Brouwer Christa Perepelitza Michelle Mills Cold Lake Curling Club, Cold Lake Vanessa Pouliot Melissa Pierce Megan Anderson Jamie Forth Crestwood Curling Club, Crestwood Tiffany Steuber Lisa Miller Jenilee Goertzen Cindy Westgard Thistle Curling Club, Edmonton Val Sweeting Leslie Rogers Joanne Taylor Rachelle Pidherny Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Candace Wanechko Natalie Hughes Kara Lindholm Kandace Lindholm Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton Alicia Wenger Ashlee Foster Jennifer Stiglitz Giselle Gervais Lloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster Holly Whyte Heather Steele Deanne Nichol Deena Benoit Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Nola Zingel Heather Kuntz Jill Watson Melissa Martens Lloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster * Appleman withdrew from the competition but was included in the event. Each team scheduled against Appleman received a bye to the next draw.
Results A Event
B Event
C Event
Southern Qualification The Southern Qualification for the 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 6 to 9 at the Airdrie Curling Club in Airdrie. The event qualified three teams to the provincial playdowns.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Glenys Bakker Heather Jensen Brenda Doroshuk Carly Quigley Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Nicole Blenkin Sandi Weber Kristina Hadden Mandy Seinen Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Jacqueline Brett Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Norma Brown Strathmore Curling Club, Strathmore Nadine Chyz Rebecca Pattison Whitney More Kimberly Anderson Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary Tanilla Doyle Lindsay Amudsen-Meyer Janice Bailey Christina Faulkner Highwood Curling Club, Calgary Lisa Eyamie Maria Bushell Jodi Marthaller Kyla MacLachlan High River Curling Club, High River Dana Ferguson Nikki Smith Denise Kinghorn Cori Morris Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Morgan Muise Lyndsay Allen Sarah Horne Michelle Collin Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Sheri Pickering Cheyanne Creasser Karen Schiml Donna Phillips Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Casey Scheidegger Kalynn Park Jessie Scheidegger Joelle Horn Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge Michele Smith (fourth) Heather Armstrong Shana Snell (skip) Alanna Blackwell Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
A Event
B Event
C Event
External links Final on YouTube
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