The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award is awarded to the top player in the playoff round of the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[1] The winner is selected by members of the media, and is awarded at the victory banquet held after the final game of the bonspiel. The top player at the tournament has been recognized since 1997, when Marcia Gudereit won the award. After Sandra Schmirler's death at 36 due to cancer, the award was renamed starting in 2001.[1] The current holder of the Schmirler Award is Kerri Einarson of Team Canada.
| Sport | Curling |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scotties Tournament of Hearts |
| Awarded for | Top player during the playoffs of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. |
| History | |
| First award | 1997 |
| First winner |  Marcia Gudereit |
| Most wins |  Kerri Einarson (4) |
| Most recent |  Kerri Einarson (4) |
Kerri Einarson has won the Schmirler Award four times, the most of any woman. Colleen Jones, Kelly Scott, Jennifer Jones, Rachel Homan, and Chelsea Carey are the only other women who have won the award more than once.[1] Colleen Jones won all three of her MVP awards while playing as Team Canada. Scott won the award once while representing her home province of British Columbia and the next year playing as Team Canada as the reigning champion, while Jennifer Jones won it while representing Manitoba in 2015 and 2018, and representing Team Canada in 2009. Homan won her first MVP award after successfully defending her Scotties championship in 2014, then winning again representing Ontario in 2017. Carey won both of her MVP awards while representing Alberta. Einarson won her first MVP with her first Scotties title representing Manitoba in 2020, then defended both as Team Canada in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Past winners edit
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Marcia Gudereit | Saskatchewan |
Lead |
| 1998 | Brenda Bohmer |  Alberta |
Second |
| 1999 | Kim Kelly |  Nova Scotia |
Third |
| 2000 | Julie Skinner |  British Columbia |
Third |
| 2001 | Nancy Delahunt | Nova Scotia |
Lead |
| 2002 | Colleen Jones | Canada |
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| 2003 | Colleen Jones | Canada |
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| 2004 | Colleen Jones | Canada |
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| 2005 | Jenn Hanna |  Ontario |
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| 2006 | Kelly Scott | British Columbia |
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| 2007 | Kelly Scott | Canada |
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| 2008 | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Manitoba |
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| 2009 | Jennifer Jones | Canada |
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| 2010 | Erin Carmody |  Prince Edward Island |
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| 2011 | Amber Holland | Saskatchewan |
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| 2012 | Heather Nedohin | Alberta |
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| 2013 | Lisa Weagle | Ontario |
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| 2014 | Rachel Homan | Canada |
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| 2015 | Jennifer Jones | Manitoba |
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| 2016 | Chelsea Carey | Alberta |
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| 2017 | Rachel Homan | Ontario |
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| 2018 | Jennifer Jones | Manitoba |
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| 2019 | Chelsea Carey | Alberta |
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| 2020 | Kerri Einarson | Manitoba |
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| 2021 | Kerri Einarson | Canada |
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| 2022 | Kerri Einarson | Canada |
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| 2023 | Kerri Einarson | Canada |
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Saskatchewan's Amber Holland named MVP". Canadian Curling Association. 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Heather Nedohin named MVP at 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Canadian Curling Association. 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Ontario skip Rachel Homan beats Jennifer Jones to capture Scotties Tournament of Hearts gold in Kingston".
- ^ "Homan Runs the Table at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Front Page News".
- ^ "Chelsea Carey leads Alberta to Scotties title | CBC Sports".
- ^ Kryk, John (February 27, 2017). "Third time proves lucky charm for Rachel Homan's Ontario rink at Scotties Tournament of Hearts". National Post. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ McCormick, Murray (February 4, 2018). "Jones back on top, capturing Scotties women's curling championship". Toronto Sun. Postmedia News. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ Strong, Gregory (February 24, 2019). "Alberta's Carey beats Ontario's Homan to win Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Winnipeg Free Press. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Palmer, Randy (February 24, 2020). "Manitoba's Einarson wins Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Moose Jaw Today. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Dreger, Clayton (March 1, 2021). "Einarson wins 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CHVN-FM. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "It's a three-peat! Team Canada holds on for third-straight Scotties title". Curling Canada. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "It's a four-peat! Team Canada's Einarson peels back off the wall to win a fourth straight Scotties title". Curling Canada. February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.