2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts

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The 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador from February 19 to 27, 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The tournament included 12 teams, one from each of Canada's provinces, one from Canada's territories and the defending champion Colleen Jones, whose team was known as Team Canada. Oddly, Jones' team is the only returning team from the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts as all other provincial champions lost in their playdowns. Colleen Jones, who had won the last four tournaments (for a total of 6) is joined by Cathy King who won the tournament in 1998. Also participating is 2002 Manitoba champion Jennifer Jones, 2001 Yukon/Northwest Territories champion Kerry Koe, 4-time Newfoundland champion Heather Strong, 2000 Nova Scotia champion (and former third of Colleen Jones) Kay Zinck, 3-time Prince Edward Island champion skip Rebecca Jean MacPhee, 1996 Quebec champion second Brenda Nicholls (playing skip this time), 1993 New Brunswick champion second Sandy Comeau (playing skip this time) as well as newcomers Kelly Scott of British Columbia, Jenn Hanna of Ontario and Stefanie Lawton of Saskatchewan.

After the round-robin play, 4 teams were tied for the last playoff spot, and defending champion of the last 4 years, Colleen Jones was eliminated in her first tie-breaker match against New Brunswick's Sandy Comeau who would later lose to Jenn Hanna of Ontario. As Colleen Jones was eliminated, it had become clear there was a new era in Canadian women's curling, and that was of youth. Three of the four playoff teams were former national junior champions (Lawton in 2001, Jennifer Jones in 1994 and Scott in 1995), and the other was a runner-up (Hanna in 1998). In the end, it was Jennifer Jones over Hanna, in a very close game that came down to the final shot.

Television coverage

Controversy arose during the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, as it was the first major tournament where the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation had full rights to televise the games. Previously, The Sports Network showed all the draws except the semi-final and the final, which was covered by the CBC. However, in a decision made in 2004, the Canadian Curling Association awarded the new contract to CBC, which had a higher bid than TSN. This would mean only the afternoon draws would be covered on the main network while evening draws were shown on the Digital Cable Channel, CBC Country Canada which only reached half a million Canadian homes. Morning draws, which TSN did not want to renew anyway were not shown at all. Many Canadian fans were outraged come Tournament time, as they were disappointed with what many considered inferior coverage on the CBC as well as the scheduling problems. Some games were moved to The Score and some games on CBC Country Canada were cut short because of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulations that restricted the channel to only 12.4 hours of sports per week. This angered fans, and the CCA as well as many event sponsors were sent many angry letters and phone calls, some people even threatening to boycott the sponsors.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:<ref name="archive">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Team Canada	Template:Font color	British Columbia
Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Kim Kelly Second: Mary Anne Arsenault Lead: Nancy Delahunt Alternate: Mary Sue Radford	Saville Centre CC, Edmonton Skip: Cathy King Third: Lori Armitstead Second: Raylene Rocque Lead: Tracy Bush Alternate: Beth Iskiw	Kelowna CC Kelowna Skip: Kelly Scott Third: Michelle Allen Second: Sasha Carter Lead: Renee Simons Alternate: Cheryl Noble
Manitoba	New Brunswick	Newfoundland and Labrador
St. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Cathy Overton-Clapham Second: Jill Officer Lead: Cathy Gauthier Alternate: Trish Eck	Beaver CC, Moncton Skip: Sandy Comeau Third: Stacey Leger Second: Allison Farrell Lead: Sandi Prosser Alternate: Stacy Sampson	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Heather Strong Third: Laura Strong Second: Beth Hamilton Template:Efn Lead: Susan O'Leary Alternate: Marcie BrownTemplate:Efn
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Kay Zinck Third: Mary Mattatall Second: Candice Mittelstadt Lead: Monica Moriarty Template:Efn Alternate: Meaghan SmartTemplate:Efn	Ottawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Jenn Hanna Third: Pascale Letendre Second: Dawn Askin Lead: Steph Hanna Alternate: Joelle Sabourin	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Fourth: Shelly Bradley Skip: Rebecca Jean MacPhee Second: Robyn MacPhee Lead: Stefanie Richard Alternate: Kim Dolan
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Northwest Territories/Yukon
CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy Skip: Brenda Nicholls Third: Allison Ross Second: Catherine Derick Lead: Marie-Josée Fortier Alternate: Julie Rainville	CN Curling Club, Saskatoon Skip: Stefanie Lawton Third: Marliese Miller Second: Sherri Singler Lead: Chelsey Bell Alternate: Sherry Anderson	Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Fourth: Monique Gagnier Skip: Kerry Koe Second: Kelli Sharpe Lead: Heather McCagg-Nystrom Alternate: Shona Barbour

Map of teams

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Round robin standings

Final round robin standings<ref name="archive"/>

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Locale	Skip	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Tooltip	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:MB	Jennifer Jones	9	2	–	82	55	49	38	10	18	80%
Template:BC	Kelly Scott	8	3	–	64	50	46	34	20	20	80%
Template:SK	Stefanie Lawton	7	4	–	69	56	42	46	17	7	83%
Template:ON	Jenn Hanna	6	5	3–0	65	69	44	45	11	7	83%
Template:AB	Cathy King	6	5	1–2; 1–1	68	62	45	45	13	12	79%
Template:CAN	Colleen Jones	6	5	1–2; 1–1	77	68	49	44	11	15	82%
Template:NB	Sandy Comeau	6	5	1–2; 1–1	69	77	46	52	7	12	77%
Template:NS	Kay Zinck	5	6	–	65	62	42	46	11	10	76%
Template:QC	Brenda Nicholls	4	7	2–0	63	73	45	50	9	14	79%
Template:NTYT	Kerry Koe	4	7	1–1	70	73	49	44	11	14	77%
Template:PE	Template:Nowrap	4	7	0–2	70	73	49	44	11	14	77%
Template:NL	Heather Strong	1	10	–	53	75	39	47	15	9	77%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).<ref name="archive" />

Draw 1

Saturday, February 19, 2:00 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox

Draw 2

Saturday, February 19, 7:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox

Draw 3

Sunday, February 20, 9:30 am

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Tiebreakers

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First Round

Friday, February 25, 8:00 am Template:Curlingbox Template:Player percentages

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Second Round

Friday, February 25, 12:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Player percentages

Playoffs

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1 vs. 2

Friday February 25, 6:00 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Player percentages

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 25, 6:00 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Player percentages

Semifinal

Saturday, February 26, 2:00 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Player percentages

Final

Sunday, February 27, 12:30 pm

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Jones had to make a difficult in-off to score four and win the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

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The Shot

The final game between Jenn Hanna of Ontario and Jennifer Jones of Manitoba came down to the very last shot. Ontario had control of the game, and looked like they were going to pull if off at the end. However, in the last end they did not have the hammer, meaning Jones would have last rock. Ontario had a rock on the button that was well guarded, and the only way at it was an in-off a rock sitting just outside the house. Jones made this very difficult shot, which gave her four points and the win. This would later become known as "The Shot".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Statistics

Top 5 Player Percentages

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Key
	First All-Star Team
	Second All-Star Team

Leads	%
Template:Flagicon Nancy Delahunt	91
Template:Flagicon Susan O'Leary	91
Template:Flagicon Chelsey Bell	88
Template:Flagicon Steph Hanna	87
Template:Flagicon Monica Moriarty	84
Template:Flagicon Tracy Bush	84
Template:Flagicon Marie-Josée Fortier	84

Seconds	%
Template:Flagicon Dawn Askin	84
Template:Flagicon Sherri Singler	83
Template:Flagicon Mary-Anne Arsenault	83
Template:Flagicon Sasha Carter	80
Template:Flagicon Robyn MacPhee	80

Thirds	%
Template:Flagicon Marliese Miller	82
Template:Flagicon Pascale Letendre	82
Template:Flagicon Allison Ross	82
Template:Flagicon Lori Armitstead	81
Template:Flagicon Michelle Allen	79

Skips	%
Template:Flagicon Jennifer Jones	80
Template:Flagicon Stefanie Lawton	80
Template:Flagicon Jenn Hanna	80
Template:Flagicon Kelly Scott	79
Template:Flagicon Cathy King	78

Perfect games

Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown

Player	Team	Position	Shots	Opponent
Susan O'Leary	Template:NL	Lead	20	Template:BC

Awards

All-Star teams

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Skip	Jennifer Jones	Template:MB
Third	Marliese Miller	Template:SK
Second	Dawn Askin	Template:ON
Lead	Nancy Delahunt	Template:CAN

Second Team<ref name="allstars" />
Position	Name	Team
Skip	Jenn Hanna	Template:ON
Third	Pascale Letendre	Template:ON
Second	Sherri Singler	Template:SK
Lead	Susan O'Leary	Template:NL

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name	Position	Team
Stefanie Richard	Lead	Template:PE

Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award

The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name	Position	Team
Jenn Hanna	Skip	Template:ON

Joan Mead Builder Award

The Joan Mead Builder Award recognizes a builder in the sport of curling named in the honour of the late CBC curling producer Joan Mead.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name	Contribution(s)
Shirley Morash	Past Canadian Curling Association president

Ford Hot Shots

The Ford Hot Shots was a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Ford Freestyle SEL.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Winner	Runner-Up	Score
Template:Flagicon Jenn Hanna	Template:Flagicon Kay Zinck	18–15

Shot of the Week Award

The Shot of the Week Award was awarded to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the tournament as voted on by TSN commentators.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name	Position	Team
Jennifer Jones	Skip	Template:MB

Provincial playdowns

Defending provincial champions are indicated in bold.

Alberta

@ the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge. Cathy King defeated Shannon Kleibrink in the finals 5–4 on January 30.
Results:

Cathy King, Saville Centre CC, Edmonton (5–2) won semi-final, won final
Shannon Kleibrink, Calgary Winter Club (6–1) lost final
Renelle Bryden, Calgary CC (5–2) lost semi-final
Deb Santos, Saville Centre CC, Edmonton (4–3)
Renée Sonnenberg, Grande Prairie CC (4–3)
Diane Foster, Garrison CC and Calgary CC (2–5)
Cindy Serna, Saville Centre CC, Edmonton (2–5)
Jodi Busche, Fort St. John and Grande Prairie CC (0–7)

British Columbia

@ the Marpole Curling Club in Vancouver. Kelly Scott's team wins final on January 22 over Patti Knezevic 7–6.

Kelly Scott, Kelowna CC (6–1) won final
Patti Knezevic, Prince George Golf & CC (5–2) won semi, lost final
Pat Sanders, Duncan CC (4–3) - won tie-breaker, lost semi
Jerri-Pat Armstrong, Cranbrook CC (4–3) - lost tie-breaker
Toni Wills, Gordon Ears Winter Club, Maple Ridge (3–4)
Janelle Yardley, Kamloops CC (3–4)
Georgina Wheatcroft, Valley CC, Cloverdale (2–5)
Kristy Lewis, Richmond CC (1–6)

Manitoba

@ the Souris Glenwood Arena in Souris. Jennifer Jones defeated Kristy Jenion 5–4 in the finals on January 30.
Results:
Red Group

Lois Fowler, Wheat City CC, Brandon (6–1) lost "red1-black1" game, lost semi-final
Liza Park, Brandon CC (5–2) lost "red2-black2" game
Joelle Duguid, Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg (4–3)
Karen Young, Springfield CC, Dugald (4–3)
Janet Harvey, Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg (4–3)
Chris Scalena, Starbuck CC (3–4)
Gwen Wooley, Morden CC (2–5)
Lois Mosiondz, The Pas CC (1–6)

Black Group

Jennifer Jones, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (6–1) won tie-breaker, won "red2-black2" game, won semi-final, won final
Kristy Jenion, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (6–1) won "red1-black1" game, lost final
Kristen Williamson, Brandon CC (6–1) lost tie-breaker
Barb Spencer, Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg (3–4)
Terry Ursel, Plumas CC (3–4)
Ainsley Champagne, Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg (2–5)
Linda Stewart, Swan River CC (2–5)
Jackie McCormick, Arborg CC (0–7)

New Brunswick

@ the Thistle St. Andrew's Curling Club in Saint John. Sandy Comeau's team wins the final on January 23 over Heidi Hanlon 6–3

Sandy Comeau, Beaver CC, Moncton (5–2) - wins tie-breaker, wins semi, wins final
Heidi Hanlon, Thistle St. Andrew's CC, Saint John (6–1) - loses final
Melissa Adams, Grand Falls CC/Curling Beauséjour Inc., Moncton (5–2) - lost semi
Sylvie Robichaud, Curling Beauséjour Inc., Moncton (5–2) - lost tie-breaker
Susan Dobson, Thistle St. Andrew's CC, Saint John (4–3)
Kathy Floyd, Thistle St. Andrew's CC, Saint John (2–5)
Karen McDermott, Beaver CC, Moncton (1–6)
Maureen McMaster, Beaver CC, Moncton (0–7)

Newfoundland and Labrador

@ the Carol Curling Club in Labrador City. Heather Strong's team wins final on January 23 over Laura Phillips 6–5

Heather Strong, St. John's CC (4–0) won final
Laura Phillips, St. John's CC (3–1) won semi, lost final
Cathy Cunningham, St. John's CC (2–2) lost semi
Debbie Porter, Carol CC, Labrador City (1–3)
Marcie Brown, St. John's CC (0–4)

Nova Scotia

@ the Yarmouth Curling Club in Yarmouth. Kay Zinck defeated Virginia Jackson 7–3 in the finals on January 30.
Teams:

Kay Zinck, Mayflower CC, Halifax (7–0) won final
Virginia Jackson, Truro CC (5–2) won semi-final, lost final
Heather Smith-Dacey, Mayflower CC, Halifax (5–2) lost semi-final
Jillian Mouzar, Mayflower CC, Halifax (4–3)
Lisa DePaoli, Glooscap CC, Kentville (3–4)
Sue-Ann Bartlett, Mayflower CC, Halifax (2–5)
Teri Lake, Mayflower CC, Halifax (1–6)
Denise Pelrine, Mayflower CC, Halifax (1–6)

Ontario

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@ the Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa. After going down 1–4 early on in round-robin play, Jenn Hanna's team from the Ottawa Curling Club wins eight straight to win the championships over Krista Scharf 6–4 on January 30.
Results:

Jenn Hanna, Ottawa CC, Ottawa 5–4; won second tie-breaker, won "3–4" game, won semi-final, won final
Krista Scharf, Fort William CC, Thunder Bay 6–3; won "1–2" game, lost final
Chrissy Cadorin, Guelph CC 7–2; lost "1–2" game, lost semi-final
Jo-Ann Rizzo, Brant CC, Brantford 6–3; lost "3–4" game
Janet McGhee, Uxbridge & District CC 5–4; won first tie-breaker, lost second
Kathy Brown, Sutton CC 5–4; lost first tie-breaker
Tara George, Fort William CC, Thunder Bay 4–5
Kim Moore, North Halton Golf & Country Club, Georgetown 3–6
Elaine Uhryn, Soo Curlers' Association, Sault Ste. Marie 3–6
Dawn Schwar, Sudbury CC 1–8

Sherry Middaugh, the defending champion did not qualify.

Prince Edward Island

@ the Crapaud Community Curling Club in Crapaud. Rebecca Jean MacPhee clinched the tournament with a 7–5 win over Suzanne Gaudet on January 26.
Results: (teams knocked out after 3 losses)

Rebecca Jean MacPhee, Charlottetown CC (6–0)
Suzanne Gaudet, Charlottetown CC (4–3)
Shirley Berry, Cornwall CC (4–3)
Kathy O'Rourke, Charlottetown CC (3–3)
Leslie MacDougall, Charlottetown CC (3–3)
Tammy Dewar, Montague CC (3–3)
Donna Butler, Cornwall CC (2–3)
Nola Murphy, Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club, Summerside (2–3)
Bev Beaton, Charlottetown CC (1–3)
Melissa Andrews, Crapaud Community CC (1–3)
Karen Currie, Cornwall CC (0–3)

Quebec

@ Le Club de Curling Laval-sur-le-Lac in Laval. Brenda Nicholls defeated Marie-France Larouche 10–9 in the finals on January 30.
Results:
A

Marie-France Larouche, CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald & CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy (5–1) wins "A1-B1" game, loses final
Ève Bélisle, CC Lachine/CC Longue-Pointe, Montreal (5–1) loses "A2-B2" game
Nathalie Gagnon, CC Riverbend, Alma / CC Kénogami Jonquière (4–2)
Claire Léveillé, CC Rouyn-Noranda (3–3)
Bonnie Dunn, CC Otterburn Legion/CC Glenmore, Dollard-des-Ormeaux (2–4)
Ruth Lavoie, CC Kénogami, Jonquière/CC Chicoutimi (1–5)
Cindy Kyle, CC Glenmore, Dollard-des-Ormeaux (1–5)

B

Brenda Nicholls, CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy (5–1) loses "A1-B1" game, wins semi-final, wins final
Chantal Osborne, CC Thurso (5–1) wins "A2-B2" game, loses semi-final
Élise Lafontaine, CC Laurier, Victoriaville (4–2)
Cheryl Morgan, CC Longue-Pointe, Montreal/CC Lachine (3–3)
Louise Desrosiers, CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy (2–4)
Élaine Roy, CC Kénogami, Jonquière/Port-Alfred, La Baie/CC Chicoutimi (1–5)
Chatnal Gadoua, CC Lacolle (1–5)

Saskatchewan

@ the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia. Stefanie Lawton defeated Sherry Anderson 9–2 in the final on February 6.
Results:

Stefanie Lawton, CN CC, Saskatoon (5–2) (won semi-final, won final)
Sherry Anderson, Delisle CC (6–1) (lost final)
Chantelle Eberle, Bushell Park CC, Moose Jaw (5–2) (lost semi-final)
Cindy Street, Tartan CC, Regina (3–4)
Jan Betker, Callie CC, Regina (3–4)
Sue Altman, Foam Lake CC (3–4)
Michelle Englot, Davidson CC (2–5)
Heather Torrie, Nutana CC, Saskatoon (1–6)

Yukon/Northwest Territories

@ the Whitehorse Curling Club in Whitehorse, Yukon. Double-round robin, no final. Kerry Koe wins in a tie-breaker on January 23 over Nicole Baldwin 9–5.

Kerry Koe, Northwest Territories (4–2) wins tiebreaker 9–5
Nicole Baldwin, Yukon (4–2) loses tiebreaker 9–5
Maureen Miller, Northwest Territories (3–3)
Sandra Mikkelsen, Yukon (1–5)

defending champion Stacey Stable did not qualify

Notes

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References

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External links

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