2017 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2017 Jiffy Lube Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's provincial women's curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the St. Albert Curling Club in St. Albert, Alberta. The winning Shannon Kleibrink team represented Alberta at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines.

2017 Jiffy Lube Alberta
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host citySt. Albert, Alberta
ArenaSt. Albert Curling Club
DatesJanuary 25–29
WinnerTeam Kleibrink
Curling clubOkotoks Curling Club, Okotoks
SkipShannon Kleibrink
ThirdLisa Eyamie
SecondSarah Wilkes
LeadAlison Thiessen
AlternateHeather Nedohin
FinalistVal Sweeting
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The 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medallist Shannon Kleibrink and her Okotoks, Alberta-based team never trailed in the final game against Val Sweeting. It was Kleibrink's fifth career provincial championship, but the first for her teammates. Kleibrink had missed a few games due to a back injury following a routine work-out session[1] and was replaced by two-time Scotties champion Heather Nedohin.[2] For Sweeting, her loss in the final was the second time in a row, as she had lost to Chelsea Carey in the final of the 2016 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[3]

Organizers of the event were pleased with the turnout of the event. It was the first provincial Scotties to be held in St. Albert since 1984.[4]

Qualification Process

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This is how the 12 teams qualified:[5]

Qualification Method Berths Qualifying Team
CTRS leaders 2 Val Sweeting
Casey Scheidegger
Alberta Tour 2 Nadine Chyz
Shannon Kleibrink
Peace Region 2 Delia DeJong
Trisha James
Northern Alberta 3 Holly Baird
Karynn Flory
Holly Scott
Southern Alberta 3 Geri-Lynn Ramsay
Kalynn Virtue
Jodi Marthaller

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s)
Holly Baird Pam Appelman Leslie Rogers Chana Martineau Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Nadine Chyz Heather Jensen Rebecca Konschuh Heather Rogers The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Delia DeJong Teryn Hamilton Amy Janko Megan Watchorn Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
Karynn Flory Richelle Nanninga Sydney Lewko Sarah Brown Avonair Curling Club, Edmonton
Trisha James Michelle Gnam Raeleigh Milner Chelsey Whitney Fairview Curling Club, Fairview
Shannon Kleibrink Lisa Eyamie Sarah Wilkes Alison Thiessen Heather Nedohin Okotoks Curling Club, Okotoks
Jodi Marthaller Tessa Ruetz Nicole Larson Valerie Ekelund Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge
Geri-Lynn Ramsay Jody McNabb Brittany Tran Claire Tully North Hill Curling Club, Calgary
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Stephanie Enright Nikki Smith Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge
Holly Scott Megan Anderson Tara Lamoureux Trina Ball Melissa Pierce Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Kalynn Virtue Shana Snell Amanda Craigie Kaitlin Stubbs Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge

Knockout brackets

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A Event

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First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals A Qualifier
Val Sweeting 7
Holly Baird 13 Holly Baird 3
Karynn Flory 1 Val Sweeting 6
Geri-Lynn Ramsay 7 Geri-Lynn Ramsay 7
Trisha James 6 Nadine Chyz 7
Geri-Lynn Ramsay 9
Geri-Lynn Ramsay 6
Shannon Kleibrink 7
Shannon Kleibrink 5
Kalynn Virtue 6 Kalynn Virtue 4
Delia DeJong 5 Shannon Kleibrink 5
Jodi Marthaller 7 Jodi Marthaller 3
Holly Scott 6 Casey Scheidegger 3
Jodi Marthaller 6

B Event

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Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals B Qualifier
Nadine Chyz 10
Karynn Flory 3 Nadine Chyz 7
Jodi Marthaller 3
Nadine Chyz 6
Kalynn Virtue 5 Val Sweeting 8
Holly Scott 4 Kalynn Virtue 4
Val Sweeting 7
Val Sweeting 7
Casey Scheidegger 8 Casey Scheidegger 6
Delia DeJong 7 Casey Scheidegger 5
Holly Baird 7 Holly Baird 4
Trisha James 3 Casey Scheidegger 6
Geri-Lynn Ramsay 4

C Event

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Third Knockout Semifinals C Qualifier 2
Karynn Flory 6
Holly Scott 8 Holly Scott 5
Geri-Lynn Ramsay 6
Geri-Lynn Ramsay 9
Holly Baird 8
Holly Baird 8
Nadine Chyz 6
Third Knockout Semifinals C Qualifier 2
Delia DeJong 9
Jodi Marthaller 4 Delia DeJong 2
Trisha James 5 Kalynn Virtue 6
Kalynn Virtue 7 Kalynn Virtue 6
Casey Scheidegger 8

Playoffs

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A vs B

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Saturday, January 28, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Val Sweeting 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
Shannon Kleibrink   0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 7

C1 vs C2

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Saturday, January 28, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Geri-Lynn Ramsay 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Casey Scheidegger   0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 X 8

Semifinal

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Sunday, January 29, 11:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Val Sweeting   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5
Casey Scheidegger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3

Final

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Sunday, January 29, 5:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Val Sweeting 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4
Shannon Kleibrink   2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 X 6
2017 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
 
Shannon Kleibrink
5th Alberta Provincial Championship title

References

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  1. ^ "Kleibrink's back out, Nedohin filling in at Alberta Scotties".
  2. ^ "Nedohin skips Team Kleibrink into Alberta Scotties playoffs - Sportsnet.ca".
  3. ^ "Live: Kleibrink wins 5th career Alberta Scotties title - Sportsnet.ca".
  4. ^ "Best ever Alberta Scotties".
  5. ^ "2017 Alberta Scotties results, schedule". Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  6. ^ "2017 Jiffylube Scotties Tournament of Hearts : Website by RAMP InterActive". Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-01-25.