1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 17 to 25, 1996 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The total attendance for the week was 51,029.
Team Ontario, who was skipped by Marilyn Bodogh won the title on home soil defeating Cheryl Kullman's Alberta rink in the final 7-4. This was Ontario's fourth title overall and the fifth time that the host province had won the event. Bodogh's victory was her second title as a skip with her other championship coming in. The ten years between title wins by Bodogh set a then-record for the longest period between title wins breaking the mark of eight years set by Janet Arnott, Connie Laliberte, and Joyce McKee.
Bodogh's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1996 World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Hamilton, Ontario, which they also won as well. Additionally, they also clinched a berth in the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings| Team | Skip | |||||||||
| Marilyn Bodogh | 10 | 1 | 92 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 80% | |
| Cheryl Kullman | 7 | 4 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 74% | |
| Sherry Scheirich | 7 | 4 | 75 | 51 | 46 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 77% | |
| Connie Laliberte | 6 | 5 | 72 | 72 | 48 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 77% | |
| Maureen Bonar | 6 | 5 | 66 | 64 | 45 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 76% | |
| Jodi Busche | 6 | 5 | 70 | 63 | 44 | 43 | 5 | 14 | 70% | |
| Susan McInnis | 6 | 5 | 67 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 77% | |
| Colleen Jones | 6 | 5 | 70 | 67 | 46 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 77% | |
| Laura Phillips | 5 | 6 | 74 | 75 | 46 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 74% | |
| Stephanie Marchand | 4 | 7 | 57 | 70 | 39 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 75% | |
| Barb Hutton | 2 | 9 | 49 | 81 | 39 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 64% | |
| Donna Scott | 1 | 10 | 43 | 94 | 31 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 68% |
Round Robin results
All draw times are in Eastern Standard Time.Draw 1
''Saturday, February 17, 2:30 pm''Draw 2
''Saturday, February 17, 7:30 pm''Draw 3
''Sunday, February 18, 9:30 am''Draw 4
''Sunday, February 18, 2:30 pm''Draw 5
''Sunday, February 18, 7:30 pm''Draw 6
''Monday, February 19, 9:30 am''Draw 7
''Monday, February 19, 2:30 pm''Draw 8
''Monday, February 19, 7:30 pm''Draw 9
''Tuesday, February 20, 9:30 am''Draw 10
''Tuesday, February 20, 2:30 pm''Draw 11
''Tuesday, February 20, 7:30 pm''Draw 12
''Wednesday, February 21, 9:30 am''Draw 13
''Wednesday, February 21, 2:30 pm''Draw 14
''Wednesday, February 21, 7:30 pm''Draw 15
''Thursday, February 22, 9:30 am''Draw 16
''Thursday, February 22, 2:30 pm''Draw 17
''Thursday, February 22, 7:30 pm''Tiebreakers
Round 1
''Friday, February 23, 6:30 am''Round 2
''Friday, February 23, 10:30 am''Round 3
''Friday, February 23, 2:30 pm''Playoffs
1 vs. 2
''Friday, February 23, 7:30 pm''3 vs. 4
''Friday, February 23, 7:30 pm''Semifinal
''Saturday, February 24, 2:30 pm''Final
''Sunday, February 25, 1:30 pm''Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
''Final Round Robin Percentages''Awards
The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows.All-Star Team
This was the final tournament in which only one all-star team was selected.| Position | Name | Team |
| Skip | Sherry Scheirich | |
| Third | Kim Gellard | |
| Second | Tricia MacGregor | |
| Lead | Judy Pendergast |
Arline Wilson 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 Arline Wilson, who was a member of the Northern Ontario team who won the 1991 Canadian Senior Women's Curling Championship team.
| Name | Team | Position |
| Stephanie Marchand | Skip |
Ford Hot Shots
Starting with the 1995 tournament, Ford began a tradition of 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 Mercury Mystique.| Winner | Runner-Up | Score |
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