Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the provincial women's championships of curling in Northern Ontario, Canada. Beginning with the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the winning team will have a direct entry to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship.
| Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2008 |
| 2020 host city | New Liskeard, Temiskaming Shores |
| 2020 arena | Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena |
| 2020 champion | Krista McCarville |
| Current edition | |
In 2008, following the formation of the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA), Northern Ontario held its first provincial women's curling championship,[1] with the top four teams playing in the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Prior to 2007, Northeastern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario each had their own qualifying tournaments for the Ontario championship. Northern Ontario was awarded a direct entry to the national championship beginning in 2015.
The tournament has only been won by two skips, Tracy Fleury and Krista McCarville.
Winners
Number of titles
As of the 2020 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
| Curler | Titles |
|---|---|
| Krista McCarville | 8 |
| Tracy Fleury | 6 |
| Amanda Gates | 6 |
| Jennifer Wylie | 6 |
| Ashley Sippala | 5 |
| Sarah Potts | 5 |
| Jenna Enge | 4 |
| Kendra Lilly | 4 |
| Kari Lavoie | 3 |
| Andrea Souliere-Poland | 2 |
| Jen Gates | 2 |
| Lorraine Lang | 2 |
| Tara George | 2 |
| Tiffany Stubbings | 1 |
Notes
- Team McCarville was appointed to be Northern Ontario's representative at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but declined and was replaced by Krysta Burns
- Listed as champions by the NOCA, but held before the formation of the organization. This team would win both the 2006 and 2007 Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts.
References
- "Four northern curling rinks off to Ontario Scotties".
- "Scotties Tournament of Hearts still a go, despite cancellation of some regional qualifiers". CBC. December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- "Team McCarville to represent Northern Ontario at 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Northern Ontario Curling Association. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- Heroux, Devin (December 4, 2020). "Why Calgary was chosen as curling hub despite being a COVID-19 hotspot". Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- Heroux, Devin (December 17, 2020). "'Family first': Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville declines invite to Scotties bubble". Retrieved December 17, 2020.
External links
See also
Canadian women's provincial and territorial curling championships | |
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