It’ll be a busy five days from January 18 to 22, at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside, as the six-sheet facility will be hosting both the Tankard PEI men’s curling championship and the Scotties Tournament of Hearts PEI women’s championship, along with (on January 21 and 22) the Future Scotties/Tankard developmental event for curlers under age 21. Hosting all the events at one venue at one time is being done as a pilot project, and it is hoped it will increase interest in the Olympic sport of curling.
Admission is just $5 a draw (with up to six games on the ice at once), $8 for an entire day, or $20 for a full event pass. Admission is free for two draws – those featuring only the Future Scotties/Tankard teams, at 9 am on the 21st, and 1 pm on the 22nd. Opening ceremonies go at 5:45 pm on Wednesday the 18th, with the opening draw following at 6:30 pm.
Both the Scotties and the Tankard will play modified triple-knockout formats, where the winning team from each section also gets to compete in the other two sections. If a team wins all three sections, they will win the event without a championship round. If a team wins two sections, they will advance to a championship game against the winner of the other section and will take the championship if they win the game. If the other team wins, there will be a second championship game, with the winner of that game going to the nationals. If there are three separate section winners, the team that played in the most section finals will earn a bye to the second championship game where they will face the winner of a game between the other two finalists.
Scotties
Four teams – the Tammy Dewar-skipped foursome from the Montague Curling Rink, plus three Charlottetown Curling Complex teams, captained by Lisa Jackson, Robyn MacPhee, and Veronica Smith, are entered in the Scotties, with the winning rink advancing to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts, February 18-26 at Meridian Centre, St. Catherines, Ont.
Scotties Team Rosters
| Skip | 3rd | 2nd | Lead | Alt. | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Dewar | Darlene MacLeod London | Robyn MacDonald | Gail Greene | Montague Curling Rink | ||
| Lisa Jackson | Jaclyn Reid | Melissa Morrow | Jodi Murphy | Julie Scales | Charlottetown Curling Complex | |
| Robyn MacPhee | Sarah Fullerton | Meaghan Hughes | Michelle McQuaid | Al Ledgerwood | Charlottetown Curling Complex | |
| Veronica Smith | Jane DiCarlo | Whitney Young | Aleya Quilty | Angela Hodgson | Charlottetown Curling Complex |
Scotties Draw
Seedings: four teams were seeded in the draw as a result of their cashspiel winnings this season: MacPhee #1, Smith #2, Jackson #3, Dewar #4
Scotties event website: peicurling.com/scotties20162017
Tankard
Eight teams – four from the Charlottetown Curling Complex (skips Phil Gorveatt, Eddie MacKenzie, Jamie Newson, and Dennis Watts), two from the host Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex (skipped by Blair Jay and Calvin Smith), a combined Charlottetown/Silver Fox rink skipped by Robert Campbell, and a Tyler Harris-skipped combined rink from Charlottetown and the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, are competing in the PEI Tankard, with the winning team advancing to the Tim Hortons Brier, March 4-12, 2017 at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, NL.
Tankard Rosters
| Skip | 3rd | 2nd | Lead | Alt. | Coach(es) | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Campbell | John Likely | Mark O’Rourke | Rod MacDonald | Charlottetown/Silver Fox | ||
| Phil Gorveatt | Kevin Champion | Mike Dillon | Mark Butler | Charlottetown Curling Complex | ||
| Tyler Harris | Tyler MacKenzie | Sam Ramsay | Mike Trudeau | Charlottetown, Western | ||
| Blair Jay | Barry Cameron | Darrell Thibeau | Alan Montgomery | Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex | ||
| Eddie MacKenzie | Anson Carmody | Robbie Doherty | Sean Ledgerwood | Matthew Nabuurs | Philip Gorveatt, Al Ledgerwood | Charlottetown Curling Complex |
| Jamie Newson | Matt MacLean | Dan Richard | Connor MacPhee | Leslie Noye | Charlottetown Curling Complex | |
| Calvin Smith | Corey Miller | Pat Ramsay | Nick Blanchard | Susan Hubley | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Community Complex | |
| Dennis Watts | Erik Brodersen | Andrew MacDougall | Doug MacGregor | Charlottetown Curling Complex |
Tankard Draw:
Tankard event website: peicurling.com/tankard20162017
Future Scotties/Tankard
The Future Scotties and Future Tankard, a developmental event designed to introduce young curlers to the Scotties and Tankard experience, will be a combined event this time, with the six junior women’s teams and the two junior men’s rinks all playing three games in a partial round-robin format. Six teams entered are from the Cornwall Curling Club, and are skipped by Alexis Burris, Lauren Ferguson, Clara Jack, Rachel MacLean, Bailey O’Grady, and Chase MacMillan, while the Katie Shaw rink is entered from the Charlottetown Curling Complex, and the Cruz Pineau foursome are representing the host Silver Fox curling facility.
Future Scotties Team Rosters
| Skip | 3rd | 2nd | Lead | Alt. | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Burris | Sydney Howatt | Meghan Sherren | Madelyn Cantwell | A.J.Campbell | Cornwall Curling Club | |
| Lauren Ferguson | Emma Coffin | Sierra Clyke | Emily Sanderson | Edgar Coffin, Dario Zannier | Cornwall Curling Club | |
| Clara Jack | Beth Welsh | Aurora Ulvstal | Darrah MacLeod | Aleya Quilty, Hanny MacLeod | Cornwall Curling Club | |
| Rachel MacLean | Jordan Dunphy-Condon | Olivia Barbour | Avery Nicholson | Carl Nicholson | Cornwall Curling Club | |
| Bailey O’Grady | Gillian Barbrick | Meaghan Perry | Katelyn Burgoyne | Ann Doucette | Cornwall Curling Club | |
| Katie Shaw | Amy Spence | Izzy Tatlock | Lexie Murray | Grace Bulger | Leigh Gustafson, David Murphy | Charlottetown Curling Complex |
Future Tankard Team Rosters
| Skip | 3rd | 2nd | Lead | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase MacMillan | Liam Barbrick | Davis Nicholson | Jack MacFadyen | Rob Roberts | Cornwall Curling Club |
| Cruz Pineau | Brock Rochford | Noah Gallant | Brayden Snow | Shelley MacFadyen | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club |
Future Scotties/Tankard Event website: peicurling.com/futures20162017
Combined Draw and Schedule
Here is the combined draw and schedule for the Scotties, Tankard, and Future Scotties/Tankard events:
Scotties (Women’s), Tankard (Men’s),
Future Scotties/Tankard Schedule
S=Scotties, T=Tankard, F=Future. Qualifier games have game # in yellow.
| Date | Draw | Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | Ice 5 | Ice 6 |
| Jan-18 | 5:45 | On-ice Ceremony | ||||||
| 1 | 6:30 | S1 | S2 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |
| Jan-19 | 2 | 10am | T5 | T8 | T6 | T7 | ||
| 3 | 3pm | T10 | T9 | T11 | S4 | S3 | ||
| 6:30pm | Banquet | |||||||
| Jan-20 | 4 | 1pm | T13 | T12 | S5 | T15 | T14 | |
| 5 | 6pm | S7 | S6 | T16 | T17 | T18 | MacMillan vs Pineau |
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| Jan-21 | 6 | 9am | Pineau vs O’Grady | Shaw vs MacLean | Burris vs Ferguson | Jack vs MacMillan | ||
| 7 | 1pm | Ferguson vs Jack | MacLean vs Burris | S8 | T20 | T19 | O’Grady vs Shaw | |
| 8 | 6pm | T21 | S9 | |||||
| Jan-22 | 9 | 10am | WA | MA | ||||
| 10 | 1pm | MacLean vs Ferguson | Pineau vs Shaw | MacMillan vs O’Grady | Burris vs Jack | |||
| 11 | 3:30pm | MB | WB | |||||
Explanation for MA/MB (Tankard) and WA/WB (Scotties) championship games:
(Qualifier games are in yellow text on the schedule)
Scenarios
1. If one team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
2. If one team wins two qualifiers. They play in both championship games (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in the first championship game and must win it in order to advance to the second championship game (and has to win both games to win the event).
3. If there are three separate winners of the qualifiers: the team that played in the most qualifying games gets a bye to the second championship and the other winners play off in the first championship game. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to the second game and the other two teams play off in the first.
Results
End by end results for all games will be instantly available using Curling Canada’s results system. Current games for Scotties, Tankard, and Future Scotties/Tankard will be displayed on the sidebar of PEICurling.com.
The full scoreboard for all Curl PEI events is available at PEICurling.com/scoreboard.
Direct link to full scoreboard for Scotties, Tankard, and Future Scotties/Tankard events: peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2241