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^[2] in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[3] The total attendance for the week was 35,390, which was the lowest since 1990.^[1]

1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts
Host city	Vancouver, British Columbia
Arena	PNE Agrodome
Dates	February 22– March 2
Attendance	35,390^[1]
Winner	Saskatchewan
Curling club	Caledonian CC, Regina
Skip	Sandra Schmirler
Third	Jan Betker
Second	Joan McCusker
Lead	Marcia Gudereit
Alternate	Atina Ford
Finalist	Ontario (Goring)
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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 (eleven including Team Canada) 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:^[4]

Team Canada	Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
St. Catharines CC, St. Catharines Skip: Marilyn Bodogh Third: Kim Gellard Second: Corie Beveridge Lead: Jane Hooper Perroud Alternate: Lisa Savage	Ottewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Cathy Borst Third: Heather Godberson Second: Brenda Bohmer Lead: Kate Horne Alternate: Lauren Rouse	Richmond CC, Richmond Skip: Kelley Owen Third: Marla Geiger Second: Sherry Fraser Lead: Christine Jurgenson Alternate: Lindsay Sparkes	Valour Road CC, Winnipeg Skip: Janet Harvey Third: Debbie Jones-Walker Second: Carol Harvey Lead: Alison Harvey Alternate: Karen Porritt
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Nova Scotia	Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Heidi Hanlon Third: Kathy Floyd^[a] Second: June Campbell Lead: Jane Arseneau Alternate: Sheri Stewart^[a]	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Laura Phillips Third: Cathy Cunningham Second: Kathy Kerr Lead: Heather Martin Alternate: Susan Wright	Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Helen Radford Second: Kim Kelly Lead: Nancy Delahunt^[b] Alternate: Mary Mattatall^[b]	Bayview G&CC, Thornhill Skip: Alison Goring Third: Lori Eddy Second: Kim Moore Lead: Mary Bowman Alternate: Yvonne Smith
Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan	Northwest Territories/Yukon
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Rebecca Jean MacPhee Third: Kim Dolan Second: Marion MacAulay Lead: Lou Ann Henry^[c] Alternate: Sandy Matheson^[c]	Buckingham CC, Buckingham Skip: Chantal Osborne Third: France Charette Second: Joelle Sabourin Lead: Sylvie Daniel Alternate: Janique Berthelot	Caledonian CC, Regina Skip: Sandra Schmirler Third: Jan Betker^[d] Second: Joan McCusker Lead: Marcia Gudereit Alternate: Atina Ford^[d]	Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Kelly Kaylo Third: Sharon Cormier Second: Wendy Ondrack Lead: Debbie Moss Alternate: Cheryl Burlington

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings^[4]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs

Team	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	S%
Saskatchewan	Sandra Schmirler	9	2	83	46	47	38	8	13	83%
Ontario	Alison Goring	7	4	69	62	46	46	5	15	77%
Alberta	Cathy Borst	7	4	72	65	45	47	13	9	79%
Newfoundland	Laura Phillips	7	4	65	61	48	41	9	15	78%
Manitoba	Janet Harvey	6	5	69	67	49	46	3	11	75%
Canada	Marilyn Bodogh	5	6	67	83	43	53	1	9	78%
Prince Edward Island	Rebecca Jean MacPhee	5	6	67	71	42	48	4	8	74%
Quebec	Chantal Osborne	5	6	65	62	45	45	7	11	76%
New Brunswick	Heidi Hanlon	4	7	67	75	50	46	4	15	73%
Northwest Territories/Yukon	Kelly Kaylo	4	7	61	79	45	45	9	14	75%
Nova Scotia	Colleen Jones	4	7	65	72	49	46	4	13	76%
British Columbia	Kelley Owen	3	8	64	71	43	51	5	10	76%

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00).^[4][5]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 22, 12:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	3	X	X	9
Canada (Bodogh)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	2

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Owen)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Borst)	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	X	6
Quebec (Osborne)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	4

Draw 2

Saturday, February 22, 6:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Borst)	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	7
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Harvey)	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	5
Ontario (Goring)	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	2	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Jones)	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	5
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Owen)	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	6
Canada (Bodogh)	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	9

Draw 3

Sunday, February 23, 8:30 am

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Bodogh)	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	6
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Harvey)	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	X	8
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	4

Draw 4

Sunday, February 23, 12:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Osborne)	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	1	X	7
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	3

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Nova Scotia (Jones)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	7
Ontario (Goring)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Newfoundland (Phillips)	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	7
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	5
Manitoba (Harvey)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4

Draw 5

Sunday, February 23, 6:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	2	0	4	0	6	X	X	X	X	X	12
Nova Scotia (Jones)	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	X	2

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	7
Alberta (Borst)	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	10

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Goring)	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6
Quebec (Osborne)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	8
British Columbia (Owen)	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	7

Draw 6

Monday, February 24, 8:30 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Goring)	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	2	8
Alberta (Borst)	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	8
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Owen)	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	1	X	9
Nova Scotia (Jones)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Osborne)	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5
Newfoundland (Phillips)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	`	0	4

Draw 7

Monday, February 24, 12:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Phillips)	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2	X	9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	9
Manitoba (Harvey)	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5
British Columbia (Owen)	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Borst)	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	4	10
Canada (Bodogh)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	7

Draw 8

Monday, February 24, 6:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Jones)	2	0	0	3	0	1	3	X	X	X	9
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	2

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	X	5
Quebec (Osborne)	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	5	X	11

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Harvey)	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	1	8
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Bodogh)	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	X	5
Ontario (Goring)	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	X	8

Draw 9

Tuesday, February 25, 8:30 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Owen)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	5
Manitoba (Harvey)	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	5
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	7
Alberta (Borst)	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Jones)	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	X	7
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	4

Draw 10

Tuesday, February 25, 12:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	6
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Alberta (Borst)	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	6
Nova Scotia (Jones)	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Osborne)	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	8
Canada (Bodogh)	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	2	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	4
Ontario (Goring)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	X	7

Draw 11

Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Goring)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	2
British Columbia (Owen)	1	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	X	X	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Harvey)	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	5
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	4
Quebec (Osborne)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Bodogh)	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	6
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	0	3	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	X	11

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 26, 8:30 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Harvey)	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	X	7
Canada (Bodogh)	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
British Columbia (Owen)	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	6
Quebec (Osborne)	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Jones)	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	5
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Goring)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	2
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	1	X	X	7

Draw 13

Wednesday, February 26, 12:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	0	3	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	X	9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	X	5
Ontario (Goring)	0	0	3	0	2	0	2	2	0	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Borst)	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	X	6
Manitoba (Harvey)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Osborne)	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	5
Nova Scotia (Jones)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	7

Draw 14

Wednesday, February 26, 6:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Phillips)	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	X	6
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	8
British Columbia (Owen)	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Bodogh)	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	X	X	4
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	0	2	1	2	0	0	3	3	X	X	11

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	2	1	0	2	1	2	0	1	X	X	9
Alberta (Borst)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	2

Draw 15

Thursday, February 27, 8:30 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Borst)	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5
Quebec (Osborne)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Bodogh)	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	X	X	7
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	2

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Goring)	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	X	8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	X	7
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	X	6

Draw 16

Thursday, February 27, 12:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	6
British Columbia (Owen)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Jones)	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	7
Canada (Bodogh)	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Hanlon)	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	X	8
Ontario (Goring)	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Osborne)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	4
Manitoba (Harvey)	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	X	7

Draw 17

Thursday, February 27, 6:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Manitoba (Harvey)	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	8
Nova Scotia (Jones)	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Phillips)	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	2	1	X	9
Prince Edward Island (MacPhee)	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	X	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Owen)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	3
Alberta (Borst)	0	0	1	0	1	4	2	3	X	X	11

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	4
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	1	X	8

Playoffs

	Page playoffs					Semifinal					Final
	1	Saskatchewan	6								1	Saskatchewan	8
	2	Ontario	5								2	Ontario	5
						2	Ontario	9
						4	Newfoundland	4
	3	Alberta	6
	4	Newfoundland	7

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 28, 12:30 pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Alberta (Borst)	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	6
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	7

Player percentages
Alberta		Newfoundland
Kate Horne	84%	Heather Martin	85%
Brenda Bohmer	77%	Kathy Kerr	80%
Heather Godberson	82%	Cathy Cunningham	78%
Cathy Borst	63%	Laura Phillips	80%
Total	76%	Total	81%

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	X	6
Ontario (Goring)	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	5

Player percentages
Saskatchewan		Ontario
Marcia Gudereit	84%	Mary Bowman	78%
Joan McCusker	86%	Kim Moore	83%
Jan Betker	75%	Lori Eddy	66%
Sandra Schmirler	76%	Alison Goring	76%
Total	80%	Total	76%

Semifinal

Saturday, March 1, 12:30 pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Goring)	1	0	0	3	1	0	3	1	X	X	9
Newfoundland (Phillips)	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	4

Player percentages
Ontario		Newfoundland
Mary Bowman	95%	Heather Martin	84%
Kim Moore	72%	Kathy Kerr	73%
Lori Eddy	78%	Cathy Cunningham	89%
Alison Goring	83%	Laura Phillips	47%
Total	82%	Total	73%

Final

Sunday, March 2, 10:30 am

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Schmirler)	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	X	8
Ontario (Goring)	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	5

Player percentages
Saskatchewan		Ontario
Marcia Gudereit	92%	Mary Bowman	88%
Joan McCusker	84%	Kim Moore	83%
Jan Betker	79%	Lori Eddy	69%
Sandra Schmirler	71%	Alison Goring	67%
Total	81%	Total	77%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages^[4]

Key
	First All-Star Team
	Second All-Star Team

Leads %   Jane Hooper Perroud 88   Heather Martin 87   Mary Bowman 86   Marcia Gudereit 85   Sylvie Daniel 83   Kate Horne 83

Seconds %   Joan McCusker 82   Kim Kelly 81   Corie Beveridge 80   Brenda Bohmer 78   Joelle Sabourin 77   Kathy Kerr 77   Sherry Fraser 77

Thirds %   Jan Betker 85   Heather Godberson 83   Kim Dolan 77   Lori Eddy 77   Cathy Cunningham 76

Skips %   Sandra Schmirler 80   Janet Harvey 75   Chantal Osborne 74   Marilyn Bodogh 73   Kelley Owen 72   Colleen Jones 72   Laura Phillips 72   Alison Goring 72

Awards

The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows.^[6]

All-Star Teams

This was the first tournament in which a first and second all-star teams were selected. Team Saskatchewan members Sandra Schmirler (skip), Jan Betker (third), and Joan McCusker (second) became the first curlers to be selected to the all-star team on three separate occasions. Schmirler was previously selected in 1987 and 1993, Betker in 1987 and 1994, and McCusker in 1994 and 1995.

First Team

Position	Name	Team
Skip	Sandra Schmirler (3)	Saskatchewan
Third	Jan Betker (3)	Saskatchewan
Second	Joan McCusker (3)	Saskatchewan
Lead	Jane Hooper Perroud	Ontario

Second Team

Position	Name	Team
Skip	Alison Goring	Ontario
Third	Heather Godberson	Alberta
Second	Corie Beveridge	Canada
Lead	Heather Martin	Newfoundland

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.^[7]

Team Ontario skip Alison Goring became the first curler to ever receive the sportsmanship award on three different occasions as she previously won in 1991 and 1995.

Name	Team	Position
Alison Goring (3)	Ontario	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	Saskatchewan	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
Sherry Fraser	Jan Betker	18–17

Shot of the Week Award

Beginning 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.

Name	Team	Position
Sandra Schmirler	Saskatchewan	Skip

Notes

1. Team New Brunswick alternate Sheri Stewart threw third stones in Draw 16.
2. Team Nova Scotia alternate Mary Mattatall threw lead stones in Draw 17.
3. Team Prince Edward Island alternate Sandy Matheson threw lead stones in Draw 17.
4. Team Saskatchewan alternate Atina Ford threw third stones in Draw 17.

References

1. "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
2. Vancouver Province, 24 Feb, 1997, pg A43
3. (web-archive)
4. "1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
5. "Hearts schedule". The Vancouver Sun. Newspapers.com. February 21, 1997. p. E1. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
6. "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 148. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
7. "Ms. Diana Evelyn Doe Obituary". Lyle Reeves Funerals. Retrieved 28 March 2023.