2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts


The 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to 27, 2000 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. The total attendance for the week was 54,778.
Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Kelley Law won the event beating Ontario in the final 9–4. This was BC's eighth title overall and the sixth time a province has won a title on home soil. Law's rink became the first rink to win the championship as a fourth seed since the introduction of the Page playoff system in and also became the first rink since and fourth team ever to win a championship after having to win a tiebreaker game.
Law's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 2000 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Glasgow, Scotland, which they won. The national championship also qualified them for the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Regina, Saskatchewan, which they also won and got to represent Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Ogden, Utah, United States.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings
LocaleSkip
Anne Merklinger1018658574452080%
Connie Laliberte928351553862281%
June Campbell837254484271280%
Kelley Law741–08462554122278%
Kay Zinck740–164704547101076%
Heather Nedohin656970474611276%
Colleen Jones56727842536580%
Janique Berthelot471–07387474751571%
Heidi Hanlon470–16473455031474%
Shelly Bradley381–0597241489878%
Heather Strong380–16282415141074%
Sandra Hatton011548538545770%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.

Draw 1

''Saturday, February 19, 3:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 19, 7:30 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, February 20, 9:00 am''

Draw 4

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

Draw 5

''Sunday, February 20, 7:30 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, February 21, 9:00 am''

Draw 7

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

Draw 8

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

Draw 9

''Tuesday, February 22, 9:00 am''

Draw 10

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

Draw 11

''Tuesday, February 22, 7:30 pm''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, February 23, 8:00 am''

Draw 13

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

Draw 14

''Wednesday, February 23, 7:30 pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, February 24, 8:00 am''

Draw 16

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

Draw 17

''Thursday, February 24, 7:30 pm''

Tiebreaker

''Friday, February 25, 9:00 am''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

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

3 vs. 4

''Friday, February 25, 7:30 pm''

Semifinal

''Saturday, February 26, 4:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, February 27, 10:30 am''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Final Round Robin Percentages''

Awards

All-Star teams

PositionNameTeam
SkipAnne Merklinger
ThirdCathy Walter
SecondDebbie Jones-Walker
LeadNancy Delahunt

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.
NameTeamPosition
Anne Merklinger Skip

[Sandra Schmirler [Most Valuable Player Award|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
Julie SkinnerThird

[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 Taurus SE.
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
Julie SkinnerThird