Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Established1956
2024 host cityDorchester, Ontario
2024 arenaFlightExec Centre
2023 championTracy Fleury
Current edition

The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The tournament is run by CurlON, the curling association for Southern Ontario. The winning team represents Team Ontario at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

History

The first women's provincial championship occurred in 1956 in North Bay, and was known as the "all-Ontario ladies' curling championship". It pitted the winners of three regional women's curling associations (the Ontario Ladies' Curling Association, covering Southern Ontario, the Northern Ontario Curling Association, covering Northeastern Ontario and the Western Ontario Ladies' Curling Association, covering Northwestern Ontario) against each other in a two-day, double round-robin series.[1]

In 1960, the tournament expanded to four teams, with the winner from Eastern Ontario added to the event, and was reduced to a single round robin. The winner represented Ontario at the Eastern Canadian Championship that year.[2] Each provincial tournament in Eastern Canada would be referred to as "Dominion Silver 'D' competitions, after the Dominion supermarket chain became a sponsor.[3] The tournament went back to a double round robin the following year[4] (with four teams), with the winner going on to represent Ontario at the first official national championships, the 1961 Diamond D Championship. After a Quebec team from Noranda qualified as the Northern Ontario representative in the 1963 championship, the Ontario Ladies Curling Association voted to limit the event to just Ontario teams going forward.[5] In 1964, the field was expanded to six teams, with the addition of two more Southern Ontario qualifiers.[6] Due to a governing body dispute, Southern Ontario teams were barred from the 1968 tournament, leaving just three entries (Eastern Ontario, Northern Ontario and North-Western Ontario) to play a double round robin.[7] The event remained a three-team event until 1972 after the dispute with the Southern Ontario Ladies Curling Association was resolved in 1971.[8] The three Southern Ontario teams were added back, making the event a six team, single round robin event once again.[9] This six team round robin format lasted until 1987,[10] when the field was expanded to a ten team round robin. During this time, the event was known as the Ontario Lassies from c. 1975 to 1982 following the sponsorship of Macdonald Tobacco, and then as the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1982, following the sponsorship of Scott Paper.

Until 1991, the team with the best round robin record won the provincial championship. In 1991, a three-team playoff was introduced, with the top team earning a bye to the final.[11] A page playoff was added in 2003, which involved adding a fourth playoff team. The event was re-named the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2007 when Scott Paper was sold to Kruger Inc.

In 2015, Northern Ontario earned its own direct entry to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and so the Ontario Hearts would thus be a championship for teams from Southern Ontario only. The event remained a ten team event with a four team page playoff until 2017, when it was reduced to eight teams with a three team playoff. In 2018, the event adopted a 12 team triple knockout format for the first time, followed by a page playoff. In 2019, it returned to eight teams with a three team playoff. A last minute decision by CurlON added a ninth team for the 2020 event. The 2021 event was cancelled for the first time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. CurlON appointed a team to represent the province at that year's Hearts. The 2022 event was suspended due to the new provincial regulations caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and CurlON appointed a team again for the second straight year. An eight-team provincial championship was still held in 2022, but in April that year, well after the national championship, with the winner earning a bye to the 2023 provincial championship. In 2023, the event was expanded to twelve teams.

Champions

National champions are indicated in bold. Teams from Northern Ontario are indicated in italics, as prior to 2015, Northern Ontario did not have their own provincial championship. National champions get an automatic bye into the following years' national championships, so they cannot defend their provincial championship. A national championship has been held since 1961, although the provincial women's championship has been held since 1956.

1956–1990

Hearts Winning team Winning club City Hearts rec. Host site
1956Emily Woolley, Dardie Smith, Mrs. H. J. Coon,[12] Jane ClarkToronto Granite ClubToronton/aNorth Bay[1]
1957Edna Teskey, Jean Beardsley, Veryl Finlay, Anne TrusslerKitchener-Waterloo Granite ClubKitchenern/aToronto[13]
1958Edna Johnston, Lyne Beave, Marnie Brunton, Edith Ross[14]Sudbury Granite Club[15]Sudburyn/aPort Arthur[16]
1959Emily Woolley, Barbara Gibson, Jane Clark, Mary MillsToronto Granite ClubToronton/aSudbury[17]
1960[2]Elsie Forsyth, Helen Morgan, Anne Brown, Ina Oikonen[18]Fort William Curling ClubFort William3—1 (E. Can)[19]Peterborough[2]
1961Emily Woolley, Dardie Smith, Barbara Gibson, Jane ClarkToronto Granite ClubToronto5–4Fort William[4]
1962Fern Irwin, Jane Hanna, Erva Law, Ethel GarlandSt. George's Golf & Country ClubIslington, Etobicoke4–5Toronto[20]
1963Emily Woolley, Dardie Smith, Jane Clark, Mary MillsToronto Granite ClubToronto7–3North Bay[5]
1964Helen Hanright, Lyllis Fulton, Lousie Denny, Russ ManningRCN Curling ClubOttawa5–4Cornwall[6]
1965Fern Irwin, Regina Johnson, Erva Law, Fern MacDonaldDixie Curling ClubCooksville5–4Port Arthur[21]
1966June Shaw, Shirley Wiebe, Dorothy Holmgren, Joan LeCainKenora Curling ClubKenora5–4Dundas[22]
1967June Shaw, Shirley Wiebe, Dorothy Holmgren, Joan LeCainKenora Curling ClubKenora5–4Copper Cliff[23]
1968Peggy Wherrett, Shirley Lake, Doreen McKay, Audrey TewDryden Curling ClubDryden3–6Kingston[24]
1969June Shaw, Shirley Wiebe, Faye Devins, Dorothy HolmgrenKenora Curling ClubKenora7–2Sault Ste. Marie[25]
1970Kay O'Neill, Thelma Graves, Shirley Keeley, Doreen MainKingston Curling ClubKingston6–3Terrace Bay[26]
1971Helen Sillman, Norma Knudson, Elaine Tetley, Marilyn WalkerThunder Bay Curling ClubThunder Bay5–4Arnprior[27]
1972Helen Sillman, Norma Knudson, Marilyn Walker, Elaine TetleyThunder Bay Curling ClubThunder Bay2–7Schumacher[9]
1973Isobel Munro, Thelma Lindsay, Geraldine Macklem, Vyvienne JohnstonArnprior Curling ClubArnprior6–3Thunder Bay[28]
1974Dawn Ventura, Alma Millikin, Sharon Skinner, Joyce PotterRA CentreOttawa6–3Hamilton[29]
1975Bea Cole, Brenda Essery, Jane Chalmers, Deanne BuchanIvanhoe Curling ClubLondon3–6Arnprior[30]
1976Dawn Ventura, Cathy Craig, Lorie Mackie, Rhea PilonRA CentreOttawa6–3Sudbury[31]
1977Nini Mutch, Wyn Hushagen, Doris McKenzie, Rosina Lewicke, Sheila MacIsaac[32]Humber Highland Curling ClubEtobicoke8–2Barrie[33]
1978Sheila Seltzer, Louise Davison, Jane Chalmers, Marlene LintonForest City Curling ClubLondon5–5Woodbridge[34]
1979Pat Reid, Sandi Morton, Carmel O'Malley, Linda StoykaBoulevard ClubToronto3–7Ottawa[35]
1980Christine Bodogh, Marilyn Darte, Norma Quesnell, Mary GellardSt. Catharines Golf & Country ClubSt. Catharines7–5North Bay[36]
1981Sheila Seltzer, Brenda Buchanan, Marcia Poulin, Beth DykalskiSudbury Curling ClubSudbury6–4Thunder Bay[37]
1982Carol Thompson, Lynn Reynolds, Lindy Marchuk, Wendy InouyeRoyal Canadian Curling ClubToronto6–4St. Thomas[38]
1983Anne Provo, Lorraine Lang, Marlene Delorenzi, Valerie AdamsFort William Curling ClubThunder Bay4–6Kingston[39]
1984Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Cynthia Kane, Fran GareauHumber Highland Curling ClubEtobicoke5–5Sault Ste. Marie[40]
1985Pam Leavitt, Susan Bell, Beverly Mainwaring, Debbie BrosseauRoseland Curling ClubWindsor3–7Dryden[41]
1986Marilyn Darte, Kathy McEdwards, Christine Jurgenson, Jan AugustynSt. Catharines Curling ClubSt. Catharines11–1Ottawa[10]
1987Carol Thompson, Anne Dunn, Kimberley Duck, Lindy CrawfordRoyal Canadian Curling ClubToronto6–5Toronto[42]
1988Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy KennedyLakehead Curling ClubThunder Bay10–5Sudbury[43]
1989Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Carol Davis, Fran GareauHumber Highland Curling ClubEtobicoke4–7Nipigon[44]
1990Alison Goring, Kristin Turcotte, Andrea Lawes, Cheryl McPhersonBayview Curling ClubThornhill9–4Brampton[45]

1991–present

A playoff was added in 1991. Runners up from Northern Ontario in italics.

Hearts Winning team Winning club City Hearts rec. Host site Runner up skip (Club)
1991Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Diane PushkarFort William Curling ClubThunder Bay8–5Ottawa[46]Marilyn Bodogh (St. Catharines)
1992Kim Clark, Tracy Kennedy, Patty Wilson, Peggy BarrettePort Arthur Curling ClubThunder Bay4–7Timmins[47]Marilyn Bodogh (St. Catharines)
1993Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey FreyRideau Curling ClubOttawa7–5Thunder Bay[48]Alison Goring (Bayview)
1994Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey FreyRideau Curling ClubOttawa4–7Ottawa[49]Marilyn Bodogh (St. Catharines)
1995Alison Goring, Christine McCrady, Diane McLean, Mary BowmanBayview Curling ClubThornhill7–4Brantford[50]Heather Houston (Thunder Bay)
1996Marilyn Bodogh, Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Jane Hooper-PerroudSt. Catharines Curling ClubSt. Catharines11–3Sault Ste. Marie[51]Anne Merklinger (Rideau)
1997Alison Goring, Lori Eddy, Kim Moore, Mary BowmanBayview Curling ClubThornhill8–6Peterborough[52]Heather Houston (Thunder Bay)
1998Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey FreyRideau Curling ClubOttawa9–5Kenora[53]Heather Houston (Thunder Bay)
1999Kim Gellard, Sherry Scheirich, Sally Karam, Allison RossUnionville Curling ClubUnionville4–7Niagara Falls[54]Janet Brown (Sutton)
2000Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey FreyRideau Curling ClubOttawa11–2Timmins[55]Darcie Simpson (Rideau)
2001Sherry Middaugh, Janet Brown, Andrea Lawes, Sheri CordinaColdwater & District Curling ClubColdwater9–5Kingston[56]Anne Merklinger (Rideau)
2002Sherry Middaugh, Janet Brown, Andrea Lawes, Sheri CordinaColdwater & District Curling ClubColdwater9–4Thunder Bay[57]Darcie Simpson (Rideau)
2003
Details		Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Fran ToddGalt Country ClubCambridge5–6MississaugaDarcie Simpson (Rideau)
2004
Details		Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Andrea Lawes, Sheri CordinaColdwater & District Curling ClubColdwater8–5Copper CliffElaine Uhryn (Soo)
2005
Details		Jenn Hanna, Pascale Letendre, Dawn Askin, Stephanie HannaOttawa Curling ClubOttawa10–6OttawaKrista Scharf (Fort William)
2006
Details		Krista Scharf, Tara George, Tiffany Stubbings, Lorraine LangFort William Curling ClubThunder Bay4–7Fort FrancesJanet McGhee (Uxbridge)
2007
Details		Krista Scharf, Tara George, Tiffany Stubbings, Lorraine LangFort William Curling ClubThunder Bay6–6MississaugaSherry Middaugh (Coldwater)
2008
Details		Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Kim Moore, Andra HarmarkColdwater & District Curling ClubColdwater9–4EspanolaKrista McCarville (Fort William)
2009
Details		Krista McCarville, Tara George, Kari MacLean, Lorraine LangFort William Curling ClubThunder Bay6–5OakvilleAlison Goring (Bayview)
2010
Details		Krista McCarville, Tara George, Ashley Miharija, Kari MacLeanFort William Curling ClubThunder Bay9–5Thunder BayTracy Horgan (Idylwylde)
2011
Details		Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa WeagleOttawa Curling ClubOttawa8–3ThornhillKrista McCarville (Fort William)
2012
Details		Tracy Horgan, Jennifer Seabrook, Jenna Enge, Amanda GatesIdylwylde Golf & Country ClubSudbury4–7KenoraRachel Homan (Ottawa)
2013
Details		Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa WeagleOttawa Curling ClubOttawa12–1WaterlooCathy Auld (Mississaugua)
2014
Details		Allison Flaxey, Katie Cottrill, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan CourtListowel Curling ClubListowel3–8Sault Ste. MarieJulie Hastings (Bayview)
2015
Details		Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina CollinsBayview Country ClubThornhill5–6PenetanguisheneSherry Middaugh (Coldwater)
2016
Details		Jenn Hanna, Brit O'Neill, Stephanie Hanna, Karen SagleOttawa Curling ClubOttawa6–5BramptonRachel Homan (Ottawa)
2017
Details		Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa WeagleOttawa Curling ClubOttawa12–2CobourgJacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua)
2018
Details		Hollie Duncan, Stephanie LeDrew, Cheryl Kreviazuk, Karen SagleRoyal Canadian Curling ClubToronto5–7WhitbyDanielle Inglis (Dixie)
2019
Details		Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa WeagleOttawa Curling ClubOttawa10–4ElmiraJulie Tippin (Woodstock)
2020
Details		Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa WeagleOttawa Curling ClubOttawa11–3CornwallHollie Duncan (Royals)
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.
Team Homan (Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney) represented Ontario at Scotties.[58]		10–3N/AN/A
2022
Details		Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney
Team Duncan (Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Bobbie) represented Ontario at Scotties[59]		Ottawa Curling ClubOttawa4–4
(Team Duncan)		ThornhillCarly Howard (Mississaugua)
2023
Details		Rachel Homan (Fourth), Tracy Fleury (Skip), Emma Miskew, Sarah WilkesOttawa Curling ClubOttawa6–3Port ElginHollie Duncan (Woodstock)

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