The 2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Nova Scotia, was held from January 24 to 29 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The winning Mary Mattatall team represented Nova Scotia at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.
The winning Mattatall rink were all senior-aged, with all members of the team being over 50 years old. Mattatall won her sixth provincial title of her career, and her first since 2005 when she played third for Kay Zinck. Third Andrea Saulnier and second Jill Alcoe-Holland had both won provincial seniors titles in 2010 and lead Marg Cutcliffe won the provincial masters championship in 2016 for curlers over 60.
The top seed in the event was the defending champion Jill Brothers team, which earned a direct spot in the tournament along with former World Champion Mary-Anne Arsenault.
Teams Teams were as follows:
Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) Mary-Anne Arsenault Christina Black Jennifer Crouse Jennifer Baxter Dartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth Theresa Breen Tanya Hilliard Jocelyn Adams Amanda Simpson Dartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth Jill Brothers Erin Carmody Blisse Joyce Jenn Brine Sarah Murphy Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax Christie Gamble Brigitte MacPhail Kaitlyn Veitch Michelle Lang Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax Kristen MacDiarmid Kelly Backman Liz Woodworth Julia Williams Marie Christianson Mayflower Curling Club, HalifaxMary Mattatall Andrea Saulnier Jill Holland-Alco Margaret Cutlliffe Glooscap Curling Club, Kentville Mayflower Curling Club, HalifaxNancy McConnery Jocelyn Nix Mackenzie Proctor Shelley Barker Windsor Curling Club, WindsorJulie McEvoy Sheena Moore Jill Thomas Caeleigh MacLean CFB Halifax Curling Club, Halifax
Round robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Skip WL Mattatall 6 1 Brothers 5 2 Breen 4 3 McEvoy 4 3 Arsenault 3 4 MacDarmid 3 4 Gamble 2 5 McConnery 1 6
Scores Draw 1 Arsenault 9-8 McConnery Brothers 5-4 Gamble Mattatall 7-4 Breen McEvoy 10-5 MacDiarmid
Draw 2 Breen 9-4 Gamble Arsenault 6-5 McEvoy MacDiarmid 8-6 McConnery Mattatall 7-6 Brothers
Draw 3 Mattatall 7-5 MacDiarmid Breen 10-4 McConnery Brothers 6-4 McEvoy Gamble 7-4 Arsenault
Draw 4 McEvoy 8-7 McConnery Mattatall 8-4 Gamble MacDiarmid 6-5 Arsenault Brothers 7-4 Breen
Draw 5 Arsenault 7-5 Mattatall McConnery 8-6 Brothers McEvoy 5-4 Breen MacDiarmid 8-3 Gamble
Draw 6 Brothers 6-4 MacDiarmid Mattatall 7-6 McEvoy Gamble 11-7 McConnery Breen 7-5 Arsenault
Draw 7 McEvoy 9-4 Gamble Breen 7-6 MacDiarmid Brothers 6-5 Arsenault Mattatall 7-4 McConnery
Tiebreaker Breen 8-4 McEvoy
Playoffs
Semifinal Saturday, January 28, 6:00pm
Final Sunday, January 29, 2:00pm
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