The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 19 to 28 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship. The world championship was supposed to be held at the Curlinghalle Schaffhausen in Schaffhausen, Switzerland; however, the event was cancelled and rescheduled to the "Calgary bubble" of the Markin MacPhail Centre.
The event was originally scheduled to be held in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced that most Curling Canada championships still being held in the 2020–21 curling season would be moved to a centralized "bubble" (similar to that of the NHL as in Edmonton) at Canada Olympic Park. All events were held behind closed doors with no spectators permitted. In addition, due to COVID-19 restrictions and logistics, most provincial playdowns were cancelled, with teams being selected by their respective member associations.
Teams Source: British ColumbiaGimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Meilleur Alternate: Krysten KarwackiSaville SC, Edmonton Skip: Laura Walker Third: Kate Cameron Second: Taylor McDonald Lead: Rachelle Brown Alternate: Dana FergusonMcArthur Island CC, Kamloops Skip: Corryn Brown Third: Erin Pincott Second: Dezaray Hawes Lead: Samantha Fisher Alternate: Stephanie Jackson-Baier Manitoba New Brunswick St. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Lisa Weagle Alternate: Raunora WestcottCapital WC, Fredericton Skip: Melissa Adams Third: Jaclyn Tingley Second: Nicole Arsenault Bishop Lead: Kendra Lister Alternate: Monique MasséSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Sarah Hill Third: Beth Hamilton Second: Lauren Barron Lead: Adrienne Mercer Alternate: Brooke Godsland Northern Ontario Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury Skip: Krysta Burns Third: Megan Smith Second: Sara Guy Lead: Amanda Gates Alternate: Kira BruntonMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Jill Brothers Third: Erin Carmody Second: Jenn Brine Lead: Emma Logan Alternate: Kim KellyOttawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Emma Miskew Second: Sarah Wilkes Lead: Joanne Courtney Alternate: Danielle Inglis Quebec SaskatchewanMontague CC, Montague & Cornwall CC, Cornwall Skip: Suzanne Birt Third: Marie Christianson Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Michelle McQuaid Alternate: Kathy O'RourkeCC Laval-sur-le-Lac, Laval & Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Skip: Laurie St-Georges Third: Hailey Armstrong Second: Emily Riley Lead: Cynthia St-Georges Alternate: Florence BoivinNutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Sherry Anderson Third: Nancy Martin Second: Chaelynn Kitz Lead: Breanne Knapp Alternate: Amber Holland Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Jo-Ann Rizzo Second: Margot Flemming Lead: Shona Barbour Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Lori Eddy Third: Sadie Pinksen Second: Alison Griffin Lead: Kaitlin MacDonaldWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Laura Eby Third: Lorna Spenner Second: Tamar Vandenberghe Lead: Laura Williamson Alternate: Darlene Gammel Wild Card #1 East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Selena Njegovan Second: Liz Fyfe Lead: Kristin MacCuish Alternate: Clancy GrandyAltona CC, Altona Skip: Mackenzie Zacharias Third: Karlee Burgess Second: Emily Zacharias Lead: Lauren Lenentine Alternate: Rachel EricksonAssiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg Skip: Beth Peterson Third: Jenna Loder Second: Katherine Doerksen Lead: Brittany Tran Alternate: Cathy Overton-Clapham
CTRS ranking
As of the 2019–20 season, where at least three out of four players remained on the same team for the 2020–21 season.
Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Einarson) 1 420.069 Wild Card #1 (Fleury) 2 404.325 (Jones) 3 341.765 (Homan) 4 325.931 (Walker) 7 172.405 (Brown) 8 168.227 (Birt) 9 144.430 Wild Card #2 (Zacharias) 11 134.874 Wild Card #3 (Peterson) 12 134.291 (Anderson) 14 122.015 (St-Georges) 28 81.176 (Galusha) 31 76.500 (Brothers) 33 66.155 (Adams) 50 46.066 (Eddy) 100 9.051 (Burns) 112 5.517 (Hill) NR 0.000 (Eby) NR 0.000
Wild card selection In previous years, a wild card game was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship; the winner of this game was usually granted the final spot in the tournament. However, with many provinces cancelling their provincial championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, thus not allowing many teams to compete for a chance to play at the Scotties, Curling Canada opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams directly qualified and did not participate in a play-in game.
For selection, teams must have 3 of 4 returning players from the previous season.
+ CTRS standings for wild card selection Rank Team Member Association Eligibility 1 Kerri Einarson Scotties returning champion 2 Tracy Fleury Was not named provincial representative 3 Jennifer Jones Named provincial representative 4 Rachel Homan Named provincial representative 5 Chelsea Carey Team disbanded 6 Kelsey Rocque Team disbanded 7 Laura Walker Named provincial representative 8 Corryn Brown Named provincial representative 9 Suzanne Birt Won provincials 10 Robyn Silvernagle Team disbanded 11 Mackenzie Zacharias Was not named provincial representative 12 Beth Peterson Was not named provincial representative
Map of teams
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Championship pool Pool ASkip Rachel Homan 7 1 61 35 39 28 1 11 80% Kerri Einarson 7 1 64 35 36 30 3 11 80% Wild Card #3 Beth Peterson 5 3 52 46 33 33 2 9 74% Laura Walker 5 3 60 36 35 29 5 12 77% Kerry Galusha 4 4 54 50 33 34 5 8 73% Wild Card #2 Mackenzie Zacharias 3 5 53 45 35 33 3 9 74% Jill Brothers 3 5 50 53 32 34 3 8 71% Krysta Burns 2 6 37 74 27 40 2 5 64% Laura Eby 0 8 29 86 26 35 4 6 58% Pool BSkip Sherry Anderson 6 2 60 44 36 32 5 10 76% Jennifer Jones 6 2 64 39 37 30 3 12 83% Laurie St-Georges 6 2 60 50 33 31 6 7 74% Wild Card #1 Chelsea Carey 5 3 64 38 37 27 6 12 81% Corryn Brown 4 4 59 53 38 31 1 14 78% Suzanne Birt 4 4 63 62 32 33 5 8 76% Melissa Adams 3 5 48 69 33 35 3 11 68% Sarah Hill 2 6 40 67 27 40 0 6 68% Lori Eddy 0 8 35 71 24 38 3 4 66%
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00).
Draw 1 Friday, February 19, 6:30 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, February 20, 8:30 am
Draw 3 Saturday, February 20, 1:30 pm
The Northwest Territories vs. Canada match was rescheduled to Monday, February 22, at 8:30 am, as Jo-Ann Rizzo of Team Northwest Territories was experiencing food poisoning symptoms. The three other games took place as regularly scheduled.
Draw 4 Saturday, February 20, 6:30 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, February 21, 8:30 am
Draw 6 Sunday, February 21, 1:30 pm
Draw 7 Sunday, February 21, 6:30 pm
Draw 8 Monday, February 22, 1:30 pm
Draw 9 Monday, February 22, 6:30 pm
Draw 10 Tuesday, February 23, 8:30 am
Manitoba's win against Newfoundland and Labrador was Jennifer Jones's 153rd career Scotties win, surpassing Colleen Jones's previous record of 152 wins.
Draw 11 Tuesday, February 23, 1:30 pm
Draw 12 Tuesday, February 23, 6:30 pm
Draw 13 Wednesday, February 24, 8:30 am
Draw 14 Wednesday, February 24, 1:30 pm
Draw 15 Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 pm
Draw 16 Thursday, February 25, 8:30 am
Draw 17 Thursday, February 25, 1:30 pm
Draw 18 Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pm
Championship pool standings The top four teams from each pool advance to the championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin will be carried forward into the championship pool. Wins in tiebreaker games are not carried forward.
Final Championship Pool Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker TeamSkip Rachel Homan 10 2 84 59 57 45 3 17 81% Kerri Einarson 10 2 99 58 58 45 4 18 82% Laura Walker 9 3 92 55 54 43 8 17 78% Jennifer Jones 9 3 99 64 58 44 5 19 83% Wild Card #3 Beth Peterson 7 5 85 76 51 50 2 14 76% Sherry Anderson 6 6 81 80 51 52 5 14 76% Laurie St-Georges 6 6 80 82 46 52 8 9 74% Wild Card #1 Chelsea Carey 6 6 83 68 51 49 7 15 80%
Championship pool results
Draw 19 Friday, February 26, 12:30 pm
Draw 20 Friday, February 26, 6:30 pm
Draw 21 Saturday, February 27, 12:30 pm
Draw 22 Saturday, February 27, 6:30 pm
Tiebreaker Sunday, February 28, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Semifinal Sunday, February 28, 12:30 pm
Final Sunday, February 28, 6:30 pm
Statistics Top 5 player percentages After Championship Pool; minimum 6 games KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Lisa Weagle 90 Samantha Fisher 84 Joanne Courtney 83 Michelle McQuaid 82 WC1 Kristin MacCuish 82 WC3 Brittany Tran 82 Rachelle Brown 82 Seconds % Shannon Birchard 83 Jocelyn Peterman 82 Sarah Wilkes 80 WC1 Liz Fyfe 80 Dezaray Hawes 80 Thirds % Val Sweeting 81 WC1 Selena Njegovan 80 Marie Christianson 80 Kaitlyn Lawes 80 Emma Miskew 78 Skips % Kerri Einarson 83 Rachel Homan 83 Jennifer Jones 79 Laura Walker 78 WC1 Chelsea Carey 77
Awards The awards and all-star teams were as follows: All-Star Teams
First Team Skip: Kerri Einarson, Team Canada Third: Val Sweeting, Team Canada Second: Shannon Birchard, Team Canada Lead: Lisa Weagle, Manitoba
Second Team Skip: Rachel Homan, Ontario Third: Selena Njegovan, Wild Card #1 Second: Jocelyn Peterman, Manitoba Lead: Joanne Courtney, Ontario
Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Laurie St-Georges, Quebec
Joan Mead Builder Award Shannon Kleibrink, long-time committee member of the prestigious Autumn Gold Curling Classic Ladies Bonspiel in Calgary.
Final standings Team Rank 4 Wild Card #3 5 6 7 Wild Card #1 8 T–9 T–9 T–9 T–12 T–12 Wild Card #2 T–12 T–15 T–15 T–17 T–17
Provincial and territorial playdowns Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many provincial playdowns were cancelled, with member associations electing to send their 2020 champions to the Scotties.
Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Cancelled British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Cancelled. The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 29–30 in St. John's. Team Sarah Hill defeated Team Mackenzie Mitchell three games to one in the best of five series. They were the only teams that entered. Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. The 2021 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 30–31 in Yellowknife. Team Kerry Galusha defeated Team Rogers 10–6 in the final to win the event. Three teams entered the championship and played a round robin which qualified two of them for the final. Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. Nunavut Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. The 2021 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 29–30 in O'Leary. Team Suzanne Birt defended their title as provincial champions by defeating Team Darlene London is a best of five series 3 games to 0. They were the only two rinks that entered the event. Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held. Saskatchewan officials blocked a proposed bubble. To account for changes in teams between seasons, teams were selected based on both 2019–20 and 2020–21 season performance. The 2021 Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 15–17 in Whitehorse. Team Laura Eby defeated Team Patty Wallingham 3 games to 2 in a best of five series for the championship. They were the only two rinks to enter.
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