1987 Scott Tournament of Hearts


The 1987 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held from February 28 to March 7, 1987 at the Lethbridge Sportsplex in Lethbridge, Alberta. The total attendance for the week was a then-record 34,277, which shattered the previous mark set in by over 10,000.
Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Pat Sanders won the event after defeating Manitoba in the final 9–3 in nine ends. BC advanced to the final after defeating Quebec in the semifinal 10–6. This was BC's sixth championship and the only title skipped by Sanders.
Sanders' rink would represent Canada at the 1987 World Women's Curling Championship held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where they won Canada's fourth straight world championship.
New Brunswick's 11–1 victory over Alberta in Draw 7 tied a record set in for the most stolen ends in a single game by one team as New Brunswick stole six ends in that game.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings
TeamSkip
Kathie Ellwood837655443981365%
Pat Sanders837955463971871%
Karen Gould747464444061968%
Helene Tousignant747266464681266%
Kathy Fahlman747660464071573%
Carol Thompson657374464241967%
Shelley Aucoin656169474081766%
Cindy Crocker566467474081768%
Marilyn Darte475773374691271%
Heidi Hanlon476874384751464%
Virginia Jackson38617942515970%
Kim Dolan110568139487970%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time.

Draw 1

''Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 28, 6:30 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 1, 1:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Sunday, March 1, 6:30 pm''

Draw 5

''Monday, March 2, 8:30 am''

Draw 6

''Monday, March 2, 1:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Monday, March 2, 6:30 pm''

Draw 8

''Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 am''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 3, 1:00 pm''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 pm''

Draw 11

''Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 am''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 4, 1:00 pm''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm''

Draw 14

''Thursday, March 5, 1:00 pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, March 5, 6:30 pm''

Tiebreakers

Round 1

''Friday, March 6, 8:30 am''

Round 2

''Friday, March 6, 1:00 pm''

Playoffs

Semifinal

''Friday, March 6, 6:30 pm''

Final

''Saturday, March 7, 11:00 am''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Final Round Robin Percentages''

Awards

The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows:

Myrna McQuarrie Award

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament.
Prior to 1998, the award was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year. For this edition, the award was named after Myrna McQuarrie, a Lethbridge native, who skipped Alberta to a women's national championship in and represented Alberta in the women's national championship.
NameTeamPosition
Kim DuckSecond