Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the provincial women's championships of curling in Northern Ontario, Canada. Beginning with the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the winning team has a direct entry to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship.

Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Established2008
2024 host cityLittle Current
2024 arenaNEMI Recreation Complex
2024 championKrista McCarville
Current edition

In 2008, following the formation of the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA), Northern Ontario held its first provincial women's curling championship,[1] with the top four teams playing in the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Prior to 2007, Northeastern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario each had their own qualifying tournaments for the Ontario championship. Northern Ontario was awarded a direct entry to the national championship beginning in 2015.

The tournament has only been won by two skips, Tracy Fleury and Krista McCarville.

Winners

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Year Team Winning club Host Runner-up skip (club)
2024 Krista McCarville, Andrea Kelly Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Little Current Krysta Burns (Northern Credit Union)
2023 Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Kenora Krysta Burns (Sudbury)
2022 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.[2]
Team McCarville (Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala and Sarah Potts) represented Northern Ontario at Scotties.
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2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.[4]
Team Burns (Krysta Burns, Megan Smith, Sara Guy and Amanda Gates) represented Northern Ontario at Scotties.
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2020 Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Jen Gates Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay New Liskeard Krysta Burns (Idylwylde)
2019 Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Jen Gates, Sarah Potts Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Nipigon Jenna Enge (Idylwylde/Port Arthur)
2018 Tracy Fleury, Crystal Webster, Amanda Gates, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Greater Sudbury Sudbury Krista McCarville (Fort William)
2017 Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Nipigon Tracy Fleury (Idylwylde)
2016 Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Timmins Tracy Fleury (Idylwylde)
2015 Tracy Horgan, Jennifer Horgan, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Greater Sudbury Thunder Bay Kendra Lilly (Fort William)
2014 Tracy Horgan, Jennifer Horgan, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Greater Sudbury Sault Ste. Marie Ashley Kallos (Fort William)
2013 Krista McCarville, Ashley Miharija, Kari Lavoie, Sarah Lang Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Atikokan Tracy Horgan (Idylwylde)
2012 Tracy Horgan, Jennifer Horgan, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Greater Sudbury Copper Cliff Krista McCarville (Fort William)
2011 Krista McCarville, Ashley Miharija, Kari MacLean, Sarah Lang Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Nipigon Ashley Kallos (Fort William)
2010 Tracy Horgan, Jennifer Horgan, Amanda Gates, Andrea Souliere-Poland Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Greater Sudbury Cochrane Marlo Dahl (Port Arthur)
2009 Krista McCarville, Tara George, Kari MacLean, Lorraine Lang Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Tracy Horgan (Idylwylde)
2008 Tracy Horgan, Jennifer Horgan, Amanda Gates, Andrea Souliere-Poland Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Greater Sudbury Espanola Krista McCarville (Fort William)
2007[b] Krista Scharf, Tara George, Tiffany Stubbings, Lorraine Lang Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay

Number of titles

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As of the 2024 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Curler Titles
Krista McCarville 10
Tracy Fleury 6
Amanda Gates 6
Jennifer Wylie 6
Ashley Sippala 7
Sarah Potts 7
Kendra Lilly 7
Jenna Enge 4
Kari Lavoie 3
Andrea Souliere-Poland 2
Jen Gates 2
Lorraine Lang 2
Tara George 2
Tiffany Stubbings 1
Andrea Kelly 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Team McCarville was appointed to be Northern Ontario's representative at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but declined and was replaced by Krysta Burns
  2. ^ Listed as champions by the NOCA, but held before the formation of the organization. This team would win both the 2006 and 2007 Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts.

References

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  1. ^ "Four northern curling rinks off to Ontario Scotties".
  2. ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts still a go, despite cancellation of some regional qualifiers". CBC. December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Team McCarville to represent Northern Ontario at 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Northern Ontario Curling Association. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Heroux, Devin (December 4, 2020). "Why Calgary was chosen as curling hub despite being a COVID-19 hotspot". Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Heroux, Devin (December 17, 2020). "'Family first': Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville declines invite to Scotties bubble". Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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See also

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