1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 22 to March 2, 1997 at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia. The total attendance for the week was 35,390, which was the lowest since.
Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Sandra Schmirler won the tournament after beating Alison Goring's Ontario rink in the final 8–5. This was Saskatchewan's tenth title overall and the third and final one skipped by Schmirler before her death in 2000. At the time, Schmirler joined Connie Laliberte and Vera Pezer as the only skips to win three championships.
Schmirler's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Bern, Switzerland, which they also won. Additionally, they also qualified for the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, which they qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics where they captured the gold medal.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings| Team | Skip | |||||||||
| Sandra Schmirler | 9 | 2 | 83 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 83% | |
| Alison Goring | 7 | 4 | 69 | 62 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 15 | 77% | |
| Cathy Borst | 7 | 4 | 72 | 65 | 45 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 79% | |
| Laura Phillips | 7 | 4 | 65 | 61 | 48 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 78% | |
| Janet Harvey | 6 | 5 | 69 | 67 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 75% | |
| Marilyn Bodogh | 5 | 6 | 67 | 83 | 43 | 53 | 1 | 9 | 78% | |
| 5 | 6 | 67 | 71 | 42 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 74% | ||
| Chantal Osborne | 5 | 6 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 76% | |
| Heidi Hanlon | 4 | 7 | 67 | 75 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 15 | 73% | |
| Kelly Kaylo | 4 | 7 | 61 | 79 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 14 | 75% | |
| Colleen Jones | 4 | 7 | 65 | 72 | 49 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 76% | |
| Kelley Owen | 3 | 8 | 64 | 71 | 43 | 51 | 5 | 10 | 76% |
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.Draw 1
''Saturday, February 22, 12:30 pm''Draw 2
''Saturday, February 22, 6:00 pm''Draw 3
''Sunday, February 23, 8:30 am''Draw 4
''Sunday, February 23, 12:30 pm''Draw 5
''Sunday, February 23, 6:00 pm''Draw 6
''Monday, February 24, 8:30 am''Draw 7
''Monday, February 24, 12:30 pm''Draw 8
''Monday, February 24, 6:00 pm''Draw 9
''Tuesday, February 25, 8:30 am''Draw 10
''Tuesday, February 25, 12:30 pm''Draw 11
''Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 pm''Draw 12
''Wednesday, February 26, 8:30 am''Draw 13
''Wednesday, February 26, 12:30 pm''Draw 14
''Wednesday, February 26, 6:00 pm''Draw 15
''Thursday, February 27, 8:30 am''Draw 16
''Thursday, February 27, 12:30 pm''Draw 17
''Thursday, February 27, 6:00 pm''Playoffs
3 vs. 4
''Friday, February 28, 12:30 pm''1 vs. 2
''Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm''Semifinal
''Saturday, March 1, 12:30 pm''Final
''Sunday, March 2, 10:30 am''Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
''Final Round Robin Percentages''Awards
The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows.All-Star teams
This was the first tournament in which a first and second all-star teams were selected. Team Saskatchewan members Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, and Joan McCusker became the first curlers to be selected to the all-star team on three separate occasions. Schmirler was previously selected in and, Betker in 1987 and, and McCusker in 1994 and.Diana Doe 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 Diana Doe, who was a player and coached junior teams in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. She also was an executive of the British Columbia Curling Association, serving as president in 1989 and was a director of Curling Canada for many years.
Team Ontario skip Alison Goring became the first curler to receive the sportsmanship award on three occasions as she had won in and.
| Name | Team | Position |
| Alison Goring | Skip |
Most Valuable Player Award
Starting in 1997, a curler was chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.| Name | Team | Position |
| Marcia Gudereit | Lead |
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 Contour.| Winner | Runner-Up | Score | ||||
 Shot of the Week AwardBeginning with the 1997 tournament, the Shot of the Week Award was voted on by TSN commentators and presented to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the championship.
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