2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts tracker: Final field for national championship

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts field is complete.

The Canadian women’s curling championship runs Feb. 16-25 in Calgary.

The winner will represent Canada on home ice for the world women’s curling championship taking place March 16-24 in Sydney, N.S.

Here’s an overview of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts teams plus a rundown of how they qualified.

Last Updated: Sunday, Jan. 28, 7:50 p.m. ET

Note: Curling Canada announced Nunavut withdrew from the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Jan. 8. An additional team from the Canadian Team Ranking System will round out the 18-team lineup.

CANADA

Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., returns as the four-time defending champion. After tying Colleen Jones last year, Einarson now aims to become the first skip to win five consecutive Scotties Tournament of Hearts championships.

ALBERTA

Selena Sturmay will make her Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut this year.

Sturmay, of Edmonton, stole two points in the 10th end to edge defending champion Kayla Skrlik 6-5 during the Alberta final Sunday in St. Paul.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Clancy Grandy will represent B.C. for the second consecutive season after defeating Corryn Brown 11-3 during Sunday’s final in Esquimalt.

Grandy’s team from Vancouver made it to the championship round of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts last year.

MANITOBA

Kaitlyn Lawes will represent Manitoba as a skip for the first time after her team held on to win 9-8 over Beth Peterson’s club Sunday in Morden.

Lawes, from Winnipeg, made 10 appearances at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the third for Jennifer Jones and skipped Wild Card One last year.

NEW BRUNSWICK

Melissa Adams captured her third New Brunswick Scotties title after defeating Sylvie Quillian 7-4 in the final last Sunday in Oromocto.

Adams, from Fredericton, will represent New Brunswick for a fifth time at the Scotties. She made her debut in 2009 as an alternate, captured provincial titles in 2017 and 2018, and was selected in 2021 when playdowns were cancelled due to COVID-19.

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Stacie Curtis of St. John’s will represent Newfoundland and Labrador title for the seventh time.

Curtis defeated Brooke Godsland 13-5 during Sunday’s final in St. John’s.

Her team finished pool play in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts last year with a 2-6 record and did not advance to the championship round.

NORTHERN ONTARIO

Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay is heading to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the 11th time.

McCarville’s team topped Sarah Burns 6-4 during Sunday’s final in Little Current.

It’ll be McCarville’s third consecutive appearance representing Northern Ontario.

NOVA SCOTIA

Heather Smith defeated Christina Black 5-4 during last Sunday’s final in Halifax.

Smith throws third on her team with Jill Brothers handling last rocks.

The Halifax-born Smith will make a seventh Scotties appearance after serving as the alternate for New Brunswick last season.

ONTARIO

Danielle Inglis won the Ontario title with an 8-7 victory over Carly Howard on Friday in Dorchester.

Inglis, whose team is based in Ottawa, will play in her first Scotties Tournament of Hearts as a skip. She previously served as the alternate on Team Ontario in 2018 and 2021.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Jane DiCarlo will skip P.E.I. after scoring a 9-8 extra-end victory over Amanda Power during Sunday’s final on home ice in Crapaud.

DiCarlo, who skips while throwing third, will make her Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut.

QUEBEC

Laurie St-Georges will represent Quebec for a fourth consecutive time in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

St-Georges doubled up on Noemie Verreault 8-4 during Sunday’s final in Drummondville.

St-Georges’s Montreal-based team finished pool play last year in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 5-3 record but lost 8-3 to B.C., skipped by Clancy Grandy, in a tiebreaker and did not advance.

SASKATCHEWAN

Skylar Ackerman captured her first Saskatchewan title with a 10-9 extra-end victory over Nancy Martin during the final last Sunday in Tisdale.

The 22-year-old Ackerman, from Saskatoon, will make her second Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearance after serving as Saskatchewan’s alternate last year.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Kerry Galusha won the Northwest Territories title with an 8-3 win over Sharon Cormier during the final last Sunday in Hay River.

Galusha, of Yellowknife, throws lead with Jo-Ann Rizzo handling last rocks.

It’ll be Galusha’s 17th appearance as a skip in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

YUKON

Bayly Scoffin claimed the Yukon title after beating Patty Wallingham in the final in Yellowknife.

It’ll be the first Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearance for the 21-year-old Scoffin.

ONTARIO — HOMAN

Ottawa’s Rachel Homan received a pre-qualifier berth based on last season’s Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points.

It’ll be the 10th Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearance for Homan, who won the national title in 2013, 2014 and 2017.

MANITOBA — JONES

Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones received a pre-qualifier berth based on last season’s Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points.

It’ll be the 18th appearance for Jones, who has won a record-tying six Scotties Tournament of Hearts as a skip.

MANITOBA — CAMERON

Winnipeg’s Kate Cameron sealed a wild-card spot by being the highest team on the CTRS not having qualified.

Cameron will be making her seventh Scotties appearance, though first as a skip.

B.C. — BROWN

Corryn Brown of Kamloops, B.C. earned the final wild-card spot after playdowns on Sunday. Brown lost to Clancy Grandy in the B.C. final on Sunday.

Brown will be making her third Scotties appearance.