1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts


The 1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 20 to 28, 1999 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The total attendance for the week was 48,224.
Team Nova Scotia, who was skipped by Colleen Jones won the event after beating defending champion Cathy Borst and Team Canada 6–4 in the final. This was Nova Scotia's first championship since and third overall and the second championship skipped by Jones, who previously won in.
The seventeen years between championships for Jones not only broke the women's record for longest period between title wins, which was held by Marilyn Bodogh who went ten years between titles, but also broke the Canadian record regardless of gender between title wins which was previously held by Ab Gowanlock, who went fifteen years between Brier wins.
Jones' rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1999 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held on home soil in Saint John, New Brunswick where they missed the playoffs after finishing round robin play with a 4–5 record. This was the first time since 1982 in which Canada missed the playoffs at the world championship.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings
TeamSkip
Connie Laliberte8369554439121479%
Colleen Jones8366574337111577%
Cindy Street747453454181678%
Cathy Borst747357443721382%
Heather Strong655560404271276%
6561644346111176%
Kathy Floyd566467454351373%
Renée Handfield5662664443111276%
Kim Gellard47637744521672%
Maureen Miller476367464481371%
Pat Sanders385775364711672%
Janique Berthelot386372444791475%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time.

Draw 1

''Saturday, February 20, 3:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 20, 8:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, February 21, 10:00 am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, February 21, 3:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Sunday, February 21, 8:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, February 22, 10:00 am''

Draw 7

''Monday, February 22, 3:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Monday, February 22, 8:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, February 23, 10:00 am''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, February 23, 3:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, February 23, 8:00 pm''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 am''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, February 24, 3:00 pm''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, February 24, 8:00 pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, February 25, 10:00 am''

Draw 16

''Thursday, February 25, 3:00 pm''

Draw 17

''Thursday, February 25, 8:00 pm''

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

''Friday, February 26, 3:00 pm''

1 vs. 2

''Friday, February 26, 8:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Saturday, February 27, 3:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, February 28, 11:30 am''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Final Round Robin Percentages''

Awards

The all-star team and award winners were as follows.

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

The Marj Mitchell 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. The award is named after Marj Mitchell who skipped her team to a Canadian championship in before dying from cancer in 1983.
NameTeamPosition
Jane ArseneauLead

Most Valuable Player Award

The Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the curler chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.
NameTeamPosition
Kim KellyThird

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 Mercury Mystique LS.
WinnerRunner-UpScore

Shot of the Week Award

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.
NameTeamPosition
Cathy BorstSkip