2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling tournament was held February 16–24, 2008 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. The winner was the 2005 champion team from Manitoba, under skip Jennifer Jones. In winning, they became the first team since Kelley Law's rink from B.C. in 2000 to win the championship after playing a tie-breaker game.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

Locale	Skip
	Shannon Kleibrink	10	1	–	89	56	51	40	12	16	84%
	Sherry Middaugh	9	2	–	92	58	50	41	12	16	80%
	Marie-France Larouche	8	3	–	89	67	45	45	10	9	80%
	Jennifer Jones	7	4	1–0	78	65	49	44	6	17	83%
	Heather Strong	7	4	0–1	78	77	53	46	11	14	79%
	Mary-Anne Arsenault	6	5	–	75	76	46	49	11	12	80%
	Michelle Englot	5	6	1–0	64	68	45	42	9	17	77%
	Kelly Scott	5	6	0–1	70	73	43	44	15	14	83%
	Allison MacInnes	4	7	–	70	74	43	49	11	10	74%
	Suzanne Gaudet	3	8	–	60	82	40	51	6	6	76%
	Kerry Galusha	1	10	1–0	59	92	45	52	5	13	73%
	Sylvie Robichaud	1	10	0–1	57	93	41	48	12	10	73%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time.

Draw 1

''Saturday, February 16, 2:30 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 16, 7:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, February 17, 9:30 am''

Draw 4

Sunday, February 17, 2:00 pm

Draw 5

''Sunday, February 17, 7:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, February 18, 9:30 am''

Draw 7

''Monday, February 18, 2:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Monday, February 18, 7:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, February 19, 9:30 am''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, February 19, 2:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, February 20, 9:30 am''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, February 20, 2:00 pm''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, February 21, 9:30 am''

Draw 16

''Thursday, February 21, 2:00 pm''

Draw 17

''Thursday, February 21, 7:00 pm''

Tiebreaker

''Friday, February 22, 9:30 am''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Friday, February 22, 2:00 pm''

3 vs. 4

''Friday, February 22, 7:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Saturday, February 23, 10:30 am''

Final

''Sunday, February 24, 11:30 am''

Statistics

Top 5 Player Percentages

''Round robin only''

Awards

All-Star teams

Position	Name	Team
Skip	Sherry Middaugh
Third	Cathy Overton-Clapham
Second	Sasha Carter
Lead	Dawn Askin

[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.

Name	Position	Team
Stefanie Clark	Lead

[Sandra Schmirler [Most Valuable Player Award]]

The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Name	Position	Team
Cathy Overton-Clapham	Third

Joan Mead Builder Award

The Joan Mead Builder Award recognizes a builder in the sport of curling named in the honour of the late CBC curling producer Joan Mead.

Name	Contribution
Don Wittman	CBC broadcaster

[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 Fusion SEL V6.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Shot of the Week Award

The Shot of the Week Award was awarded to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the tournament as voted on by TSN commentators.

Name	Position	Team
Sherry Middaugh	Skip

Playdowns

Names in italics indicate defending provincial champions

Alberta

January 22–26, Peace Memorial Multiplex, Wainwright

Skip	W	L
Shannon Kleibrink	7	2
Renée Sonnenberg	5	1
Cheryl Bernard	4	3
Faye White	4	3
Cathy King	3	3
Tiffany Odegard	3	3
Heather Rankin	2	3
Karen Powell	2	3
Chana Martineau	2	3
Megan Kirk	1	3
Deb Santos	0	3
Glenys Bakker	0	3

A vs. B: Sonnenberg 8-4 Bernard
C vs. C: Kleibrink 6-2 Odegard
Semi-final: Kleibrink 10-5 Bernard
Final: Kleibrink 7-6 Sonnenberg

British Columbia

January 23–27, Trail Curling Club, Trail

Skip	W	L
Jody Maskiewich	6	1
Allison MacInnes	6	1
Kristen Recksiedler	5	2
Marla Mallett	4	3
Shellan Reed	4	3
Jill Winters	2	5
Sandra Jenkins	1	6
Simone Groundwater	0	7

Semi-final: MacInnes 6-4 Recksiedler
Final: MacInnes 6-5 Maskiewich

''Defending champion, Kelley Law did not participate/qualify''

Manitoba

January 23–27, Gimli Recreation Centre, Gimli
Red Group

Skip	W	L
Jennifer Jones	6	1
Kristy Jenion	5	2
Maureen Bonar	4	3
Kerri Flett	4	3
Chelsea Carey	3	4
Tasha Hunter	3	4
Calleen Neufeld	3	4
Michelle Hlady	0	7

Black Group

Skip	W	L
Barb Spencer	6	1
Terry Ursel	5	2
Liza Park	4	3
Darcy Robertson	4	3
Linda Stewart	4	3
Lois Fowler	2	5
Kim Link	2	5
Kendra Green	1	6

Red 1 vs. Black 1: Spencer 9-6 Jones
Red 2 vs. Black 2: Jenion 7-4 Ursel
Semi-final: Jones 10-6 Jenion
Final: Jones 8-5 Spencer

New Brunswick

January 23–27, Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, Saint John

Skip	W	L
Becky Atkinson	6	1
Andrea Kelly	5	2
Sylvie Robichaud	5	2
Heidi Hanlon	4	3
Sandy Comeau	4	3
Sharon Levesque	2	5
Shelly Graham	1	6
Bridget Thornton	1	6

Semi-final: Robichaud 9-3 Kelly
Final: Robichaud 6-5 Atkinson

Newfoundland and Labrador

January 23–27, Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club, St. John's

Skip	W	L
Heather Strong	5	1
Shelley Nichols	5	1
Bobbie Sauder	4	2
Cindy Miller	3	3
Michelle Jewer	2	4
Barb Pinsent	2	4
Vicki Anstey	0	6

Semi-final: Nichols 6-5 Sauder
Final: Strong 9-3 Nichols

Nova Scotia

January 22–27, Halifax Curling Club, Halifax

Skip	W	L
Colleen Pinkney	5	2
Mary-Anne Arsenault	5	2
Mary Mattatall	4	3
Meredith Harrison	4	3
Theresa Breen	4	3
Sarah Rhyno	3	4
Nancy McConnery	2	5
Jocelyn Nix	1	6

Tie-breaker: Breen 6-5 Harrison
1 vs. 2: Pinkney 6-5 Arsenault
3 vs. 4: Mattatall 8-7 Breen
Semi-final: Arsenault 6-5 Mattatall
Final: Arsenault 7-6 Pinkney

''Defending champion Jill Mouzar is playing third for Harrison''

Ontario

January 21–27, Espanola Curling Club, Espanola

Skip	W	L
Sherry Middaugh	8	1
Krista McCarville	6	3
Alison Goring	6	3
Janet McGhee	6	3
Jenn Hanna	6	3
Julie Reddick	5	4
Colleen Madonia	3	6
Tracy Horgan	3	6
Amy Stachiw	2	7
Meri Bolander	0	9

Tie-breaker: McGhee 9-3 Hanna
1 vs. 2: McCarville 6-5 Middaugh
3 vs. 4: Goring 7-3 McGhee
Semi-final: Middaugh 7-2 Goring
Final: Middaugh 7-6 McCarville

Prince Edward Island

January 18–22, Charlottetown Curling Club, Charlottetown
Triple knock out tournament

Skip	W	L
Suzanne Gaudet	7	1
Shelly Bradley	4	3
Donna Butler	4	3
Rebecca Jean MacPhee	3	3
Shirley Berry	2	3
Krista Cameron	2	3
Lori Robinson	2	3
Karen Currie	1	3
Faith LeClair	0	3

Quebec

January 13–20, Club de curling Etchemin, Saint-Romuald
Section A

Skip	W	L
Marie-France Larouche	7	0
Véronique Brassard	5	2
Kimberly Mastine	5	2
Joëlle Belley	4	3
Geneviève Frappier	4	3
Annie Cadorette	2	5
Mélanie Provost	1	6
Julie Hamel	0	7

Section B

Skip	W	L
Ève Bélisle	7	0
Chantal Osborne	6	1
Hélène Pelchat	5	2
Véronique Grégoire	3	4
Jessica Marchand	2	5
Nathalie Gagnon	2	5
Claudy Daoust	2	5
Sophie Morissette	1	6

Page playoffs

Tie-breaker: Brassard 9-2 Mastine
A2 vs. B2: Osborne 10-7 Brassard
A1 vs. B1: Larouche 6-5 Bélisle
Semi-final: Bélisle 7-6 Osborne
Final: Larouche 11-8 Bélisle

Saskatchewan

January 23–27, North Battleford Granite Curling Club, North Battleford

Skip	W	L
Michelle Englot	6	2
Ros Stewart	6	2
Stefanie Lawton	6	2
Sherry Anderson	5	3
Amber Holland	3	5
Angela Gordon	3	5
Linda Burnham	3	5
Cathy Trowell	2	6
Rene Miettinen	2	6

Semi-final: Lawton 7-5 Stewart
Final: Englot 5-4 Lawton

''Defending champion, Jan Betker did not participate/qualify''

Northwest Territories/Yukon

January 24–27 at the Yellowknife Curling Club, Yellowknife

Skip	W	L
Kerry Galusha	6	0
Sharon Cormier	3	3
Leslie Grant	2	4
Gloria Allen	1	5