The 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 30 to February 5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The winning Rachel Homan rink represented Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on home ice in St. Catharines, Ontario. Homan went on to win her third Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Manitoba's Michelle Englot in the final.
The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 Ontario Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial championship which was held at the same time. The events are usually held separately. The opening ceremonies were scheduled for January 30.
The Rachel Homan rink, who were ranked #1 on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit ranking won the event, after having been upset in the 2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts by club-mates Jenn Hanna and her rink. Hanna did not curl competitively in the 2016âÂÂ17 season.
Qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed again for 2017. Eight teams will qualify from two regional qualifiers (two each) and a challenge round. The top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 4) also qualified.
The event was headlined by the two-time national champion Rachel Homan rink who entered the event in first place on the World Curling Tour. Other top teams in the event included the 2016 WFG Masters and 2014 provincial champion Allison Flaxey rink, and five-time provincial champion Sherry Middaugh.
The team lineups were as follows:
Monday, January 30, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, January 31, 9:30 am
Tuesday, January 31, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 1, 9:30 am
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 pm
Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 2, 9:30 am
Thursday, February 2, 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm
Friday, February 13, 2:30pm
Friday, February 3, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 4, 9:00am
Sunday, February 5
East and west regional qualifiers ran from December 16-December 19, 2016. Two teams from each region qualified.
December 16âÂÂ19, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa
Teams entered:
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December 17âÂÂ19, at the Guelph Curling Club, Guelph
Teams entered:
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January 20âÂÂ22, Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga
Notes:
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