2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts | |
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Host city | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
Arena | Fort William Gardens |
Dates | January 28 – February 6 |
Winner | Canada |
Curling club | Gimli CC, Gimli, Manitoba |
Skip | Kerri Einarson |
Third | Val Sweeting |
Second | Shannon Birchard |
Lead | Briane Meilleur |
Alternate | Krysten Karwacki |
Coach | Reid Carruthers |
Finalist | Northern Ontario (Krista McCarville) |
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The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 28 to February 6 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[1][2] The winning team represented Canada at the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia.[3]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ontario public health orders, the tournament was held behind closed doors with no public spectators for the second season in a row. As Ontario began to permit a maximum capacity of 500 spectators at indoor sporting events beginning January 31, Curling Canada explored admitting limited public spectators for the playoff draws, but ultimately decided against doing so.[4][5] Organizers later invited tournament volunteers and junior curlers from the Thunder Bay area to attend the playoff draws.[6][7]