The 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 1 to 9 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec. The defending champion Rachel Homan rink won their second straight title, with Homan becoming the youngest skip to ever win back-to-back championships. The team went undefeated throughout the tournament, with the team never even being forced to throw their final rock in any of their games.
Teams Returning as defending champions were the Rachel Homan rink from Ottawa, representing Team Canada as a result of winning the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. None of the other qualified teams had won the Scotties. Perhaps the next most decorated team in the event was 2000 Canadian Junior champion, three-time Canada Cup champion and four-time Grand Slam event winner Stefanie Lawton and her Saskatoon rink. The only other team in the event with a Grand Slam event win was team Manitoba, skipped by Chelsea Carey from Winnipeg, who was playing in her first Scotties. Carey qualified out of a Manitoba provincial which excluded the Jennifer Jones rink who were preparing to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Returning to the Scotties was 11-time Newfoundland and Labrador champion Heather Strong and her rink from St. John's as well as 11-time Prince Edward Island champion Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown rink. Also returning was 2005 Canadian Junior champion Andrea Crawford, from Oromocto, who represented New Brunswick for the 7th time. 2011 Scotties bronze medalist and 1991 Canadian junior champion Heather Smith (formerly Smith-Dacey) and her team from Halifax represented Nova Scotia for the 5th time. Allison Ross and her rink from Dollard-Des-Ormeaux represented the host province of Quebec, and played in her fourth Scotties. Val Sweeting and her rink from Edmonton played in her second Scotties representing Alberta. Making their Scotties debut was the 2012 British Columbia junior champion Kesa Van Osch rink from Victoria. 2009 Canadian Mixed champion Alli Flaxey (formerly Nimik) represented her adopted province of Ontario. Her team hails from Listowel, and included second Lynn Kreviazuk, sister of Team Canada second Alison. Finally, representing the Yukon/Northwest Territories was the Sarah Koltun rink from Whitehorse. Koltun, an eight-time territorial junior champion, was fresh from representing the Yukon at the 2014 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.
The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaOttawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Emma Miskew Second: Alison Kreviazuk Lead: Lisa Weagle Alternate: Stephanie LeDrewSaville SC, Edmonton Skip: Val Sweeting Third: Joanne Courtney Second: Dana Ferguson Lead: Rachelle Pidherny Alternate: Renée SonnenbergVictoria CC, Victoria Skip: Kesa Van Osch Third: Stephanie Baier Second: Jessie Sanderson Lead: Carley Sandwith Alternate: Patti Knezevic Manitoba New Brunswick Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Kristy McDonald Second: Kristen Foster Lead: Lindsay Titheridge Alternate: Breanne MeakinGage G&CC, Oromocto Skip: Andrea Crawford Third: Rebecca Atkinson Second: Danielle Parsons Lead: Jodie deSolla Alternate: Jane BoyleBally Haly G&CC, St. John's Skip: Heather Strong Third: Laura Strong Second: Jessica Cunningham Lead: Kathryn Cooper Alternate: Noelle Thomas-Kennell Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Heather Smith Third: Jill Brothers Second: Blisse Joyce Lead: Teri Lake Alternate: Stephanie McVicarListowel CC, Listowel Skip: Allison Flaxey Third: Katie Cottrill Second: Lynn Kreviazuk Lead: Morgan Court Alternate: Kim TuckCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Kim Dolan Third: Rebecca Jean MacDonald Second: Sinead Dolan Lead: Michala Robison Alternate: Jackie Reid Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest TerritoriesGlenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Skip: Allison Ross Third: Melissa Gannon Second: Brittany O'Rourke Lead: Pamela Nugent Alternate: Lisa DaviesNutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Stefanie Lawton Third: Sherry Anderson Second: Sherri Singler Lead: Marliese Kasner Alternate: Dailene SivertsonWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Sarah Koltun Third: Chelsea Duncan Second: Patty Wallingham Lead: Andrea Sinclair Alternate: Lindsay Moldowan
Map of teams
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs LocaleSkip Rachel Homan 11 0 94 43 49 32 14 17 90% Chelsea Carey 9 2 79 54 48 37 18 13 85% Stefanie Lawton 8 3 78 52 44 40 17 7 85% Val Sweeting 8 3 79 65 49 42 13 13 84% Andrea Crawford 6 5 59 68 42 41 21 11 80% Kesa Van Osch 6 5 66 62 43 41 21 7 80% Heather Strong 4 7 55 71 40 51 14 6 78% Heather Smith 4 7 70 70 42 43 17 13 82% Kim Dolan 3 8 54 78 43 48 16 10 77% Allison Flaxey 3 8 64 73 42 49 13 7 82% Allison Ross 2 9 51 82 39 47 13 9 75% Sarah Koltun 2 9 52 81 38 47 13 7 76%
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 1, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, February 1, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, February 2, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Sunday, February 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, February 2, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Monday, February 3, 2:00 pm
Draw 7 Monday, February 3, 7:30 pm
Draw 8 Tuesday, February 4, 9:00 am
Draw 9 Tuesday, February 4, 2:00 pm
Draw 10 Tuesday, February 4, 7:30 pm
Draw 11 Wednesday, February 5, 9:00 am
Draw 12 Wednesday, February 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 13 Wednesday, February 5, 7:00 pm
Draw 14 Thursday, February 6, 9:00 am
Draw 15 Thursday, February 6, 2:00 pm
Draw 16 Thursday, February 6, 7:30 pm
Draw 17 Friday, February 7, 9:00 am
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, February 7, 7:30 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 8, 11:00 am
Semifinal Saturday, February 8, 4:00 pm
Bronze medal game Sunday, February 9, 2:30 pm
Final Sunday, February 9, 7:30 pm
Statistics Top 5 player percentages After Draw 17 Leads % Teri Lake 90 Morgan Court 89 Lisa Weagle 88 Lindsay Titheridge 88 Rachelle Pidherny 88 Seconds % Alison Kreviazuk 90 Sherri Singler 88 Jessie Sanderson 85 Dana Ferguson 84 Kristen Foster 84 Thirds % Emma Miskew 91 Sherry Anderson 85 Joanne Courtney 83 Katie Cottrill 82 Kristy McDonald 82 Skips % Rachel Homan 90 Chelsea Carey 85 Stefanie Lawton 84 Val Sweeting 82 Heather Smith 78
Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Stefanie Lawton Skip 18 Rachel Homan Skip 18 Teri Lake Lead 16
Awards The awards and all-star teams are as follows:
All-Star Teams First Team Skip: Rachel Homan, Canada Third: Emma Miskew, Canada Second: Alison Kreviazuk, Canada Lead: Teri Lake, Nova Scotia
Second Team Skip: Chelsea Carey, Manitoba Third: Sherry Anderson, Saskatchewan Second: Sherri Singler, Saskatchewan Lead: Morgan Court, Ontario
Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Sherry Anderson, Saskatchewan
Joan Mead Builder Award Linda Moore, colour commentator for TSN
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