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1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts

Canadian women's curling championship

Summary

Canadian women's curling championship

FieldValue
Name1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts
Host cityRegina, Saskatchewan
ArenaAgridome
DatesFebruary 21–March 1
Attendance154,688
Winner****
Curling clubOttewell CC, Edmonton
SkipCathy Borst
ThirdHeather Godberson
SecondBrenda Bohmer
LeadKate Horne
AlternateRona McGregor
CoachDarryl Horne
Finalist(Anne Merklinger)
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The 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the last major tournament in which Sandra Schmirler participated in prior to her death in 2000. The total attendance for the week set a record 154,688 which broke the previous mark set in by exactly 66,666. As of , this remains the attendance record for the event.

Team Alberta, who was skipped by Cathy Borst won the championship as they defeated Ontario in the final 7–6 in an extra end. This was Alberta's fifth title overall and their first since . This was also the only title skipped by Borst as well. Borst's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Kamloops, British Columbia where they won the bronze medal.

Both the defending champions and the Saskatchewan provincial champions came from the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan making the Caledonian the first curling club to have two teams in the same tournament since the introduction of Team Canada in .

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

Team CanadaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/Yukon
Caledonian CC, Regina
Ottewell CC, Edmonton
Kamloops CC, Kamloops
Brandon CC, Brandon
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John
St. John's CC, St. John's
Mayflower CC, Halifax
Rideau CC, Ottawa
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Riverbend Alma CC, Alma
Caledonian CC, Regina
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Map of teams

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin standings

Key
TeamSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
Cathy Borst1017333432981880%
Anne Merklinger83815643473679%
Sandra Schmirler747457443971180%
Sue Garvey656765464631375%
Cathy Trowell656363374212975%
Kathy Floyd567073474531073%
Kelly Kaylo565678414611470%
Heather Strong47506340446969%
Lois Fowler47657243483672%
Mary Mattatall47707945513775%
Tammi Lowther476267434871177%
Marie-Claude Carlos385176454651067%

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00).

Draw 1

Saturday, February 21, 1:00 pm |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|X| |4 |1|0|1|0|1|2|0|1|0|X| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|X|X| |4 |2|0|2|0|1|0|3|2|X|X| |10 |1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0| |4 |1|0|3|0|0|2|0|2|1|X| |9 |0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|X| |4

Draw 2

Saturday, February 21, 6:30 pm |1|1|0|3|0|3|0|1|0|1| |10 |0|0|2|0|1|0|3|0|3|0| |9 |0|2|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|X| |5 |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|X| |4 |2|0|1|2|0|0|0|1|0|2|0 |8 |0|1|0|0|1|2|2|0|2|0|1 |9 |0|1|1|0|0|0|0|3|0|X| |5 |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|X| |2

Draw 3

Sunday, February 22, 9:00 am |0|0|1|1|1|0|2|0|1|0|1 |7 |0|0|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0 |6 |1|0|2|0|2|2|0|5|X|X| |12 |0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|X|X| |4

Draw 4

Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|X| |4 |0|0|2|0|2|0|2|4|0|X| |10 |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|X| |5 |0|1|0|0|3|0|2|0|0|X| |6 |1|2|0|0|0|2|0|2|2|X| |9 |0|0|1|1|1|0|2|0|0|X| |5 |0|1|0|4|0|1|0|1|0|2| |9 |1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0|2|0| |8

Draw 5

Sunday, February 22, 6:30 pm |1|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|0|1|0 |6 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|1|2|0|1 |7 |0|4|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1| |7 |0|0|2|1|0|0|0|1|1|0| |5 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0| |3 |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|2| |5 |0|1|0|2|0|1|0|1|3|X| |8 |0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|X| |3

Draw 6

Monday, February 23, 9:00 am |0|2|0|0|2|0|2|0|1|X| |7 |0|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0| |5 |0|2|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|3| |7 |1|0|2|1|0|1|0|0|0|0| |5 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0| |4 |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1| |5 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0| |4

Draw 7

Monday, February 23, 1:00 pm |1|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|3|X| |10 |0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|0|X| |5 |1|0|1|1|0|1|0|2|0|0| |6 |0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|1| |7 |0|0|0|2|0|1|2|1|0|X| |6 |0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|X| |2 |1|0|2|0|1|0|0|2|0|X| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|X| |4

Draw 8

Monday, February 23, 6:30 pm |1|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|1| |6 |0|0|2|0|1|0|0|2|0|0| |5 |2|0|2|0|1|1|2|0|2|X| |10 |0|2|0|1|0|0|0|3|0|X| |6 |2|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1| |6 |0|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|1|0| |5 |0|0|0|0|0|0|X|X|X|X| |0 |2|0|2|1|2|1|X|X|X|X| |8

Draw 9

Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am |1|0|0|0|0|0|3|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|2|1|1|1|0|0|0|1| |6 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0| |5 |1|1|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|1| |8 |2|0|3|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |7 |0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|X| |4 |0|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|0|3|4|1|0|0|X|X| |9

Draw 10

Tuesday, February 24, 1:00 pm |1|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|1| |7 |0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|2|0| |6 |1|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|1|X| |6 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|2|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|2| |6 |0|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0| |4 |1|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |5 |0|1|0|1|2|0|2|0|0|X| |6

Draw 11

Tuesday, February 24, 6:30 pm |0|4|0|4|1|1|X|X|X|X| |10 |1|0|1|0|0|0|X|X|X|X| |2 |1|0|3|0|1|0|1|2|0|X| |8 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|X| |5 |3|0|0|1|2|1|1|0|X|X| |8 |0|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |3 |2|0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1| |6 |0|1|1|1|1|0|1|0|0|0| |5

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 25, 9:00 am |1|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|1| |6 |0|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|1|0| |4 |3|0|3|1|0|0|3|X|X|X| |10 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|X|X|X| |3 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|X| |4 |1|0|1|0|4|0|0|2|0|X| |8 |0|3|1|1|4|X|X|X|X|X| |9 |0|0|0|0|0|X|X|X|X|X| |0

Draw 13

Wednesday, February 25, 1:00 pm |1|0|0|0|3|0|1|1|0|0| |6 |0|0|4|1|0|1|0|0|1|1| |8 |0|0|2|0|0|0|X|X|X|X| |2 |1|0|0|3|1|4|X|X|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|X| |5 |1|0|2|0|1|3|1|0|1|X| |9 |1|0|1|1|1|0|0|1|0|0|2 |7 |0|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|1|0 |5

Draw 14

Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 pm |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|1|X| |6 |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|1| |6 |0|1|0|0|2|0|2|2|0|0| |7 |1|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0|X| |4 |0|2|0|3|0|0|2|0|1|X| |8 |0|2|0|1|0|3|0|0|0|0| |6 |0|0|2|0|3|0|1|1|1|1| |9

Draw 15

Thursday, February 26, 9:00 am |0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|3| |9 |1|0|0|3|0|1|0|1|0|0| |6 |2|2|1|0|1|0|1|1|X|X| |8 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|1|0|0|1|0|3|0|X| |6 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|X| |3 |2|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0| |6 |0|2|1|0|3|0|1|1|0|1| |9

Draw 16

Thursday, February 26, 1:00 pm |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|1| |6 |0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|0| |5 |0|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|X| |4 |0|1|1|0|0|3|0|2|0|X| |7 |1|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|2| |7 |0|0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0|0| |6

Draw 17

Thursday, February 26, 6:30 pm |3|2|4|0|X|X|X|X|X|X| |9 |0|0|0|1|X|X|X|X|X|X| |1 |0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X|X|X| |2 |0|2|0|2|0|4|X|X|X|X| |8 |0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|2| |9 |0|0|4|0|0|3|0|1|0|0| |8 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |2 |0|0|1|1|1|0|5|1|X|X| |9

Tiebreaker

Friday, February 27, 9:00 am |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|X| |4 |0|1|0|0|1|0|2|2|0|X| |6 | Keri-Lynn Schikowski | 91% | Karen Daku | 79% | Kristy Lewis | 78% | Cathy Trowell | 68% | Val Lahucik | 79% | Allison MacInnes | 84% | Jan Wiltzen | 84% | Sue Garvey | 86%

Playoffs

| RD1-seed1 =1 | RD1-team1 = | RD1-score1 = 7 | RD1-seed2 = 2 | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2 = 6 | RD1-seed3 = 3 | RD1-team3 = | RD1-score3 = 9 | RD1-seed4 = 4 | RD1-team4 = | RD1-score4 = 3

| RD2-seed1 = 2 | RD2-team1 = | RD2-score1 = 9 | RD2-seed2 = 3 | RD2-team2 = | RD2-score2 = 3

| RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = | RD3-score1 = 7 | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = | RD3-score2 = 6

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 27, 1:00 pm |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|0|2|0|4|0|2|X|X| |9 | Val Lahucik | 81% | Allison MacInnes | 64% | Jan Wiltzen | 77% | Sue Garvey | 72% | Marcia Gudereit | 80% | Joan McCusker | 84% | Jan Betker | 86% | Sandra Schmirler | 91%

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 27, 6:30 pm |1|0|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|1|1 |7 |0|1|1|0|0|2|0|1|1|0|0 |6 | Kate Horne | 72% | Brenda Bohmer | 72% | Heather Godberson | 68% | Cathy Borst | 57% | Audrey Frey | 85% | Patti McKnight | 78% | Theresa Breen | 89% | Anne Merklinger | 66%

Semifinal

Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|1|1|0|3|0|3|X|X| |9 | Marcia Gudereit | 80% | Joan McCusker | 78% | Jan Betker | 73% | Sandra Schmirler | 66% | Audrey Frey | 88% | Patti McKnight | 75% | Theresa Breen | 81% | Anne Merklinger | 83%

Final

Sunday, March 1, 12:30 pm |0|2|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1 |7 |1|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|2|0 |6 | Kate Horne | 70% | Brenda Bohmer | 77% | Heather Godberson | 89% | Cathy Borst | 78% | Audrey Frey | 84% | Patti McKnight | 74% | Theresa Breen | 85% | Anne Merklinger | 75%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages

Key
Leads%
NS Heather Hopkins85
CAN Marcia Gudereit84
PE Julie Scales81
ON Audrey Frey81
AB Kate Horne78
MB Jocelyn Beever78
Seconds%
AB Brenda Bohmer82
ON Patti McKnight78
SK Karen Daku77
PE Shelley Muzika77
CAN Joan McCusker76
Thirds%
CAN Jan Betker85
ON Theresa Breen80
AB Heather Godberson80
BC Jan Wiltzen77
PE Susan McInnis76
Skips%
AB Cathy Borst80
ON Anne Merklinger76
CAN Sandra Schmirler75
SK Cathy Trowell72
PE Tammi Lowther72

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Perfect Games

PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
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Awards

The all-star team and award winners were as follows.

All-Star teams

Team Canada third Jan Betker became the first curler to be selected to the all-star team on four separate occasions as Betker was previously selected in , , and (first team).

First Team

PositionNameTeam
SkipCathy Borst
ThirdJan Betker (4)
SecondBrenda Bohmer
LeadMarcia Gudereit

Second Team

PositionNameTeam
SkipAnne Merklinger
ThirdHeather Godberson (2)
SecondPatti McKnight
LeadHeather Hopkins

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

The Marj Mitchell 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. Beginning in 1998, the award was permanently named after Marj Mitchell who skipped her team to a Canadian championship in before dying from cancer in 1983.

NameTeamPosition
Anne MerklingerSkip

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
Brenda BohmerSecond

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 Mercury Mystique LS.

WinnerRunner-UpScore
NB Allison FraneyAB Kate Horne17–15

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
Anne MerklingerSkip

Notes

References

References

  1. "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide".
  2. ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]'', 21 Feb 1998, pg C9
  3. "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts – team and player identification".
  4. "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada.
  5. (February 20, 1998). "Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian Women's Curling Championship". Newspapers.com.
  6. "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide".
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