The 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 14 to 22 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The winners represented Canada at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in Sapporo, Japan.

Changes to competition format Alongside the announcement of Moose Jaw as host in November 2013, it was announced that the tournament would expand to 15 teams, including Nunavut being invited to participate for the first time, Yukon and the Northwest Territories receiving separate berths (after having previously fielded a joint team), and Northern Ontario receiving a separate berth from southern Ontario (as has been the case in the Brier).

Ten teams were to advance directly to the main draw. The remaining would compete in a pre-tournament qualifier, with the top two teams advancing to the main draw. The team who finishes last in the round robin round of the main draw would be relegated to the pre-qualifier in the following year's tournament.

Nunavut would decline its invitation to the Scotties and Brier for 2015, with the pre-qualifier thus reformatted to use a play-in game

Teams After winning the 2013 & 2014 Scotties, Rachel Homan returns again as skip of Team Canada, this time with a new teammate in Joanne Courtney at second. She replaces Alison Kreviazuk who moved to Sweden to be with her partner, Fredrik Lindberg. Courtney played in the 2014 Scotties for Alberta's Val Sweeting rink who returns with a new third in Lori Olson-Johns. They were the silver medalists last year after having lost to Homan in the final. After missing the Scotties last year for the Olympics, where she received a gold medal, Jennifer Jones and her team from Manitoba look to capture her fifth Scotties title. The other favourite is Team Stefanie Lawton, representing Saskatchewan. Although they have never won the Scotties, they have placed 4th four times in previous Scotties tournaments. They are also three-time Canada Cup winners, four-time Grand Slam winners, and are playing on home ice in Saskatchewan.

The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaOttawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Emma Miskew Second: Joanne Courtney Lead: Lisa Weagle Alternate: Cheryl KreviazukSaville SC, Edmonton Skip: Val Sweeting Third: Lori Olson-Johns Second: Dana Ferguson Lead: Rachelle Brown Alternate: Sarah WilkesPrince George CC, Prince GeorgeHowe Sound CC, Squamish Skip: Patti Knezevic Third: Kristen Fewster Second: Jen Rusnell Lead: Rhonda Camozzi Alternate: Nicole Backe Manitoba New Brunswick St. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate: Jennifer Clark-RouireCurl Moncton, Moncton Skip: Sylvie Robichaud Third: Rebecca Atkinson Second: Marie Richard Lead: Jane Boyle Alternate: Carol WhitakerBally Haly G&CC, St. John's Skip: Heather Strong Third: Stephanie Korab Second: Jessica Cunningham Lead: Kathryn Cooper Alternate: Noelle Thomas-Kennell Northern Ontario Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury Skip: Tracy Horgan Third: Jenn Horgan Second: Jenna Enge Lead: Amanda Gates Alternate: Courtney ChenierMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault Third: Christina Black Second: Jane Snyder Lead: Jenn Baxter Alternate: Carole MacLeanBayview CC, Thornhill Skip: Julie Hastings Third: Christy Trombley Second: Stacey Smith Lead: Katrina Collins Alternate: Cheryl McPherson Quebec SaskatchewanCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Suzanne Birt Third: Shelly Bradley Second: Michelle McQuaid Lead: Susan McInnis Alternate: Sinead DolanGlenmore CC, Dollard-des-OrmeauxCC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Lauren Mann Third: Amélie Blais Second: Brittany O'Rourke Lead: Anne-Marie Filteau Alternate: Brenda NichollsNutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Stefanie Lawton Third: Sherry Anderson Second: Stephanie Schmidt Lead: Marliese Kasner Alternate: Lana Vey Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Megan Cormier Second: Danielle Derry Lead: Shona Barbour Alternate: Sharon CormierDeclined invitation Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Sarah Koltun Third: Chelsea Duncan Second: Patty Wallingham Lead: Jenna Duncan Alternate: Lindsay Moldowan

CTRS ranking Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Jones) 1 173.105 (Sweeting) 2 169.430 (Homan) 3 141.788 (Hastings) 9 55.525 (Horgan) 10 54.360 (Lawton/Anderson) 15 28.400 (Mann) 27 18.008 (Arsenault) 46 6.500 (Knezevic) 53 4.000 (Koltun) 85 0.825 (Robichaud) NR 0.000 (Strong) NR 0.000 (Galusha) NR 0.000 (Birt) NR 0.000

Map of teams

Pre-qualifying competition The pre-qualifying competition consisted of a single round robin between the three teams; the two teams with the best records advanced to a play-in game on February 14, whose winner advanced to the main draw.

Round robin standings LocaleSkip Tracy Horgan 2 0 17 10 10 6 2 4 75 Kerry Galusha 1 1 16 20 8 12 0 0 70 Sarah Koltun 0 2 15 18 9 9 2 2 76

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1 Thursday, February 12, 7:00 pm

Draw 2 Friday, February 13, 8:00 am

Draw 3 Friday, February 13, 3:30 pm

Pre-qualifying final Saturday, February 14, 2:00 pm

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsRelegated to 2016 Pre-qualifying competition LocaleSkip Jennifer Jones 10 1 92 50 52 39 8 17 85% Val Sweeting 9 2 74 61 44 45 11 11 82% Stefanie Lawton 8 3 65 43 49 35 20 16 82% Rachel Homan 7 4 80 59 49 39 16 15 82% Tracy Horgan 6 5 68 62 49 44 10 12 77% Julie Hastings 5 6 70 73 50 49 9 18 77% Mary-Anne Arsenault 5 6 71 69 45 48 16 11 79% Heather Strong 4 7 56 76 43 43 13 11 71% Suzanne Birt 4 7 61 70 43 45 13 12 76% Sylvie Robichaud 4 7 61 79 44 48 12 6 78% Lauren Mann 3 8 64 79 42 53 7 7 75% Patti Knezevic 1 10 47 88 34 56 9 3 74%

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1 Saturday, February 14, 2:00 pm

Draw 2 Saturday, February 14, 7:00 pm

Draw 3 Sunday, February 15, 9:00 am

Draw 4 Sunday, February 15, 2:00 pm

Draw 5 Sunday, February 15, 7:00 pm

Draw 6 Monday, February 16, 9:00 am

Draw 7 Monday, February 16, 2:00 pm

Draw 8 Monday, February 16, 7:00 pm

Draw 9 Tuesday, February 17, 2:00 pm

Draw 10 Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 pm

Draw 11 Wednesday, February 18, 9:00 am

Draw 12 Wednesday, February 18, 2:00 pm

Draw 13 Wednesday, February 18, 7:00 pm

Draw 14 Thursday, February 19, 9:00 am

Draw 15 Thursday, February 19, 2:00 pm

Draw 16 Thursday, February 19, 7:00 pm

Draw 17 Friday, February 20, 9:00 am

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Friday, February 20, 7:00 pm

3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 21, 10:00 am

Semifinal Saturday, February 21, 3:00 pm

Bronze medal game Sunday, February 22, 2:00 pm

Final Sunday, February 22, 7:00 pm

Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Dawn McEwen 90 Lisa Weagle 88 Jenn Baxter 86 Marliese Kasner 85 Rachelle Brown 85 Seconds % Jill Officer 86 Stephanie Schmidt 82 Dana Ferguson 81 Jane Snyder 81 Joanne Courtney 80 Thirds % Kaitlyn Lawes 84 Lori Olson-Johns 82 Emma Miskew 81 Christy Trombley 80 Sherry Anderson 79 Skips % Stefanie Lawton 83 Jennifer Jones 81 Rachel Homan 80 Val Sweeting 79 Sylvie Robichaud 77

Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Dawn McEwen Lead 12

Awards The awards and all-star teams are as follows:

All-Star Teams First Team Skip: Stefanie Lawton, Saskatchewan Third: Kaitlyn Lawes, Manitoba Second: Jill Officer, Manitoba Lead: Dawn McEwen, Manitoba

Second Team Skip: Jennifer Jones, Manitoba Third: Lori Olson-Johns, Alberta Second: Stephanie Schmidt, Saskatchewan Lead: Lisa Weagle, Team Canada

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Sherry Anderson, Saskatchewan

Joan Mead Builder Award Bernadette McIntyre, volunteer, former chair and executive vice-chair of Scotties host committees

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