SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS SANDRA SCHMIRLER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD At every Scott Tournament of Hearts, beginning in 1997, a player is selected by the media for her outstanding play during the playoff round. In 2001, this Award was named The Sandra Schmirler Award in honour of the great Saskatchewan skip who won three Canadian and World titles as well as gold at the Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Sandra's life was cut short in March, 2000 when she lost a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 36. 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 Team Canada Skip 2003 Colleen Jones Team Canada Skip 2004 Colleen Jones Team Canada Skip 2005 Jenn Hanna Ontario Skip 2006 Kelly Scott British Columbia Skip 2007 Kelly Scott Team Canada Skip 2008 Cathy Overton-Clapham Manitoba Third SHOT OF THE WEEK AWARD Beginning in 1997, an award was made to the curler who had the most outstanding shot during the championship. YEAR PLAYER TEAM POSITION 1997 Sandra Schmirler Saskatchewan Skip 1998 Anne Merklinger Ontario Skip 1999 Cathy Borst Team Canada Skip 2000 Julie Skinner British Columbia Third 2001 Marie-France Larouche Quebec Skip 2002 Sherry Anderson Saskatchewan Skip 2003 Cathy Cunningham Newfoundland & Labrador Skip 2004 Lois Fowler Manitoba Skip 2005 Jennifer Jones Manitoba Skip 2006 Jennifer Jones Team Canada Skip 2007 Jan Betker Saskatchewan Skip 2008 Sherry Middaugh Ontario Skip THE SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Each year an award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at The Scott Tournament of Hearts. The winner is selected in a vote by all players at the tournament. Originally, named for a different curler or builder in the area hosting the event, the Award is now named in honour of Marj Mitchell, who skipped Canada to its first world title in 1981. In 1983, shortly after the first Scott Tournament of Hearts held in Regina, where she was a chairperson, Marj died of cancer at the age of 35. YEAR Award PLAYER TEAM 1982 Joyce McKee Award Carol Thompson Ontario 1983 Ina Hansen Award Penny LaRocque Nova Scotia 1984 Elizabeth MacDonald Award Yvonne Smith Ontario 1985 Lura McLuckie Award Cathy Dillon Prince Edward Island 1986 Jo Wallace Award Mabel Thompson Alberta 1987 Myrna McQuarrie Award Kim Duck Ontario 1988 Caroline Ball Award Mary Baird Nova Scotia 1989 Sylvia Fedoruk Award Heidi Hanlon New Brunswick 1990 Lee Tobin Award Jackie-Rae Greening Alberta 1991 Vera Pezer Award Alison Goring Team Canada 1992 Joyce Myers Award Heidi Hanlon New Brunswick 1993 Mabel Mitchell Award Laurie Allen Team Canada 1994 Effie Hezzelwood Award Patti McKnight Ontario 1995 Bob Stewart Award Alison Goring Ontario 1996 Arline Wilson Award Stephanie Marchand Quebec 1997 Diana Doe Award Alison Goring Ontario 1998 Marj Mitchell Award Anne Merklinger Ontario 1999 Marj Mitchell Award Jane Arseneau New Brunswick 2000 Marj Mitchell Award Anne Merklinger Ontario 2001 Marj Mitchell Award Jane Arseneau New Brunswick 2002 Marj Mitchell Award Meredith Doyle Nova Scotia 2003 Marj Mitchell Award Anne Dunn Ontario 2004 Marj Mitchell Award Sherry Anderson Saskatchewan 2005 Marj Mitchell Award Stefanie Richard Prince Edward Island 2006 Marj Mitchell Award Kelly Scott British Columbia 2007 Marj Mitchell Award Stefanie Clark Prince Edward Island 2008 Marj Mitchell Award Stefanie Clark Prince Edward Island THE JOAN MEAD AWARD The Joan Mead Award is named in honour of this former CBC producer who loved the game of curling and was instrumental in many innovative changes to enhance and build television viewership. The Award recognizes builders who have had a significant impact on the sport. YEAR BUILDER 2001 Lloyd Stansell Ice-maker 2002 Warren Hansen Manager, Event Operations and Media, CCA 2003 Vic Rauter TSN broadcaster 2004 Dr. Vera Pezer Curler, Coach, Psychologist, Author 2005 Shirley Morash CCA Past President 2006 Robin Wilson Scott Tournament of Hearts Coordinator 2007 Muriel Fage CCA/SS Foundation Board member 2008 Don Wittman CBC broadcaster (posthumously) THE SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAMS At each Scott Tournament of Hearts, All Star Teams are selected by the media attending the championship. All-star selections are determined by overall shooting percentages during the round robin. In the case of a percentage tie, the player on the higher-ranking team is awarded the all-star position. 1982 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Arleen Day, SK Third Lynne Andrews, MB Second Donna Cunliffe, BC Lead Barbara Jones-Gordon, NS 1983 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Shelly Bildfell, Y/NWT Third Sharon Horne, NS Second Cathy Caudle, NS Lead Penny Ryan, AB 1984 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Connie Laliberte, MB Third Gillian Thompson, SK Second Chris Gervais, SK Lead Laurie Carney, BC 1985 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Susan Seitz, AB Third Lindsay Sparkes, BC Second Debbie Jones, BC Lead Debbie Herbert, NL 1986 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Linda Moore, CAN Third Kathy McEdwards, ON Second Chris Gervais, SK Lead Laurie Carney, CAN 1987 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Kathie Ellwood, MB Third Sandra Schmirler, SK Second Jan Betker, SK Lead Sheila Schneider, SK 1988 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Michelle Schneider, SK Third Cindy Tucker, BC Second Georgina Hawkes, BC Lead Tracy Kennedy, ON 1989 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Chris More, MB Third Karen Purdy, MB Second Diane Alexander, AB Lead Tracy Kennedy, CAN 1990 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Heather Rankin, NS Third Jackie-Rae Greening, AB Second Andrea Lawes, ON Lead Lorie Kehler, SK 1991 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Julie Sutton, BC Third Jackie-Rae Greening, AB Second Sheri Stewart, NB Lead Cheryl McPherson, CAN 1992 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Lisa Walker, BC Third Kathy Fahlman, SK Second Kim Kelly, NS Lead Karri Willms, CAN 1993 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Sandra Peterson, SK Third Cathy Cunningham, NL Second Patti McKnight, ON Lead Mary-Anne Arsenault, NS 1994 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Laura Phillips, NL Third Jan Betker, CAN Second Joan McCusker, CAN Lead Kim Kelly, NS 1995 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Rebecca Jean MacPhee, PEI Third Kay Montgomery, SK Second Joan McCuster, CAN Lead Janet Arnott, MB 1996 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Sherry Scheirich, SK Third Kim Gellard, ON Second Tricia MacGregor, PEI Lead Judy Pendergast, AB 1997 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Sandra Schmirler, SK Skip Alison Goring, ON Third Jan Betker, SK Third Heather Godberson, AB Second Joan McCusker, SK Second Corie Beveridge, CAN Lead Jane Hooper-Perroud, CAN Lead Heather Martin, NL 1998 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Cathy Borst, AB Skip Anne Merklinger, ON Third Jan Betker, CAN Third Heather Godberson, AB Second Brenda Bohmer, AB Second Patti McKnight, ON Lead Marcia Gudereit, CAN Lead Heather Hopkins, NS 1999 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Colleen Jones, NS Skip Connie Laliberte, MB Third Heather Godberson, CAN Third Marcy Balderston, AB Second Brenda Bohmer, CAN Second Mary-Anne Waye, NS Lead Lou Ann Henry, PEI Lead Kate Horne, CAN 2000 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Connie Laliberte, MB Skip Anne Merlinger, ON Third Cathy Overton-Clapham, MB Third Cathy Walter, SK Second Karen Daku, SK Second Debbie Jones-Walker, MB Lead Tricia MacGregor, PEI Lead Nancy Delahunt, CAN 2001 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Marie-France Larouche, QUE Skip Kelley Law, CAN Third Kim Kelly, NS Third Lisa Whitaker, BC Second Georgina Wheatcroft, CAN Second Roberta Materi, SK Lead Sheri Cordina, ON Lead Karen McNamee, AB 2002 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Sherry Anderson, SK Skip Sherry Middaugh, ON Third Janet Brown, ON Third Lawnie MacDonald, AB Second Mary-Anne Waye, CAN Second Lynn Fallis-Kurz, MB Lead Nancy Delahunt, CAN Lead Allison Franey, NB 2003 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Colleen Jones, CAN Skip Suzanne Gaudet, PEI Third Sherry Linton, SK Third Rebecca Jean MacPhee, PEI Second Robyn MacPhee, PEI Second Joan McCusker, SK Lead Nancy Delahunt, CAN Lead Kate Horne, AB 2004 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Colleen Jones, CAN Skip Lois Fowler, MB Third Amy Nixon, AB Third Kim Kelly, CAN Second Maureen Bonar, MB Second Mary-Anne Arsenault, CAN Lead Nancy Delahunt, CAN Lead Heather Martin, NL 2005 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Jennifer Jones, MB Skip Jenn Hanna, ON Third Marliese Miller, SK Third Pascale Letendre, ON Second Dawn Askin, ON Second Sherri Singler, SK Lead Nancy Delahunt, CAN Lead Susan O’Leary, NL 2006 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Kelly Scott, BC Skip Heather Strong, NL Third Jeanna Schraeder, BC Third Cathy Overton-Clapham, CAN Second Mary-Anne Arsenault, NS Second Sasha Carter, BC Lead Georgina Wheatcroft, CAN Lead Nancy Delahunt, NS 2007 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Kelly Scott, CAN Skip Jan Betker, SK Third Jeanna Schraeder, CAN Third Lana Vey, SK Second Jill Officer, MB Second Sasha Carter, CAN Lead Marcia Gudereit, SK Lead Darah Provencal, BC 2008 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS FIRST ALL STAR TEAM: SECOND ALL STAR TEAM: Skip Shannon Kleibrink, AB Skip Sherry Middaugh, ON Third Amy Nixon, AB Third Cathy Overton-Clapham, MB Second Jill Officer, MB Second Sasha Carter, CAN Lead Chelsey Bell, AB Lead Dawn Askin, MB