2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Alberta. The winning team of Heather Nedohin, represented Alberta at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished round robin with a 7-4 record, which was enough to finish 4th place and clinch a spot in the playoffs. The team would go on to win both the 3-4 game and the semi-final. They would face British Columbia in the final, where for the first time in fourteen years, Alberta would win the Scotties. [1][2][3]

Qualification Process

Twelve teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows: [4]

Teams Qualification Method Berths Qualifying Team
Team 1 Defending champion from 2011 Alberta Scotties 1 Shannon Kleibrink
Team 2 CTRS points leader at the end of previous season 1 Heather Nedohin
Team 3 CTRS points leader from current season, as of December 5th 1 Cheryl Bernard
Team 4 Alberta Women's Tour points leader after final event, November 28th 1 Crystal Webster
Teams 5-7 Northern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier 3 Valerie Sweeting
Candace Wanechko
Jessie Kaufman
Teams 8-10 Southern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier 3 Casey Scheidegger
Lisa Eyamie
Glenys Bakker
Teams 11-12 Peace Curling Association Qualifier 2 Renée Sonnenberg
Desirée Owen

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Club(s)
Glenys Bakker Heather Jensen Brenda Doroshuk Carly Quigley Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Lori Olson-Johns Jennifer Sadleir Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Lisa Eyamie Maria Bushell Jodi Marthaller Kyla MacLachlan High River Curling Club, High River
Jessie Kaufman Nicky Kaufman Amanda Coderre Stephanie Enright Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Carolyn McRorie* Chelsey Matson Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Heather Nedohin Beth Iskiw Jessica Mair Laine Peters Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Desirée Owen Cary-Anne Sallows Lindsey Makichuk Stephanie Malekoff Grand Prairie Curling Club, Grand Prairie
Casey Scheidegger Kalynn Park Jessie Scheidegger Joelle Horn Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge
Renée Sonnenberg Lawnie MacDonald Kristie Moore Rona Pasika Grand Prairie Curling Club, Grand Prairie
Valerie Sweeting Leslie Rogers Joanne Taylor Rachelle Pidherny Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Candace Wanechko Natalie Hughes Kara Lindholm Kandace Lindholm Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton
Crystal Webster Erin Carmody Geri-Lynn Ramsay Samantha Preston Calgary Curling Club, Calgary

* McRorie replaced Bronwen Webster, who is pregnant and sitting out the rest of the season.

Draw Brackets

A Event

A Qualifier
      
         A5  Shannon Kleibrink 10  
A1  Desirée Owen 4     A1  Casey Scheidegger 3  
A1  Casey Scheidegger 5       A5  Shannon Kleibrink 3  
           A6  Heather Nedohin 7  
         A2  Heather Nedohin 8  
A2  Heather Nedohin 14     A6  Renée Sonnenberg 4  
A2  Candace Wanechko 2       A9  Heather Nedohin 4
           A10  Jessie Kaufman 6
         A7  Crystal Webster 4  
A3  Valerie Sweeting 9     A3  Valerie Sweeting 8  
A3  Glenys Bakker 6       A7  Valerie Sweeting 4  
           A8  Jessie Kaufman 7  
         A4  Jessie Kaufman 6       
A4  Jessie Kaufman 8     A8  Cheryl Bernard 3       
A4  Lisa Eyamie 2  

B Event

B Qualifier
      
         A10  Valerie Sweeting 13  
A6  Renée Sonnenberg 6     B1  Renée Sonnenberg 7  
A1  Desirée Owen 5       B5  Valerie Sweeting 4  
           B6  Shannon Kleibrink 9  
         A9  Shannon Kleibrink 8  
A7  Crystal Webster 11     B2  Crystal Webster 6  
A2  Candace Wanechko 3       B8  Shannon Kleibrink 5
           B9  Heather Nedohin 6
               
               
           B7  Cheryl Bernard 7  
A8  Cheryl Bernard 9       A11  Heather Nedohin 8  
A3  Glenys Bakker 6     B3  Cheryl Bernard 8       
A5  Casey Scheidegger 12     B4  Casey Scheidegger 6       
A4  Lisa Eyamie 6  

C Event

C Qualifier 1
      
         C1  Desirée Owen 5  
B1  Desirée Owen 9     B9  Cheryl Bernard 8  
B2  Candace Wanechko 3       C4  Cheryl Bernard 4
           C5  Valerie Sweeting 10
         B7  Casey Scheidegger 5
         B8  Valerie Sweeting 6    
      
C Qualifier 2
B5  Renée Sonnenberg 8  
B3  Glenys Bakker 1     C2  Renée Sonnenberg 2  
B4  Lisa Eyamie 4     C3  Crystal Webster 6  
B6  Crystal Webster 8       C6  Crystal Webster 9
           B10  Shannon Kleibrink 7
             
                 
      

Results

Draw 1

January 25, 9:30 AM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4

Scheidegger 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nedohin 2 1 0 2 0 4 5 X X X 14

Wanechko 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sweeting 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 9

Bakker 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kaufman 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 X X 8

Eyamie 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 2

January 25, 6:30 PM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kleibrink 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 X X X 10

Scheidegger 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X X X 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sonnenberg 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4

Nedohin 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 8

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Webster 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 4

Sweeting 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 X 8

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bernard 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3

Kaufman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 X 6

Draw 3

January 26, 9:00 AM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kleibrink 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3

Nedohin 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 7

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweeting 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4

Kaufman 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 7

Draw 4

January 26, 2:00 PM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5

Sonnenberg 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wanechko 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 3

Webster 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 X X 11

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bakker 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 6

Bernard 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 X 9

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eyamie 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 6

Scheidegger 0 1 5 1 0 3 1 0 1 X 12

Draw 5

January 26, 6:30 PM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweeting 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 3 3 X 13

Sonnenberg 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 7

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kleibrink 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 8

Webster 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bernard 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8

Scheidegger 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6

A Final

January 26, 6:30 PM MT

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kaufman 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 6

Nedohin 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 6

January 27, 9:00 AM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 X X X 9

Wanechko 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X X X 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bakker 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1

Sonnenberg 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 X X X 8

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eyamie 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Webster 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 X 8

Draw 7

January 27, 2:00 PM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweeting 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

Kleibrink 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 X 9

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Bernard 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 7

Nedohin 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 8

January 27, 6:30 PM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scheidegger 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 5

Sweeting 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 5

Bernard 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 X 8

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sonnenberg 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2

Webster 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6

B Final

January 27, 6:30 PM MT

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kleibrink 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5

Nedohin 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 6

C Final 1

January 28, 1:00 PM MT

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bernard 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 4

Sweeting 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X X 10

C Final 2

January 28, 1:00 PM MT

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Webster 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 9

Kleibrink 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7

Playoffs

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
A1  Jessie Kaufman 6  
B1  Heather Nedohin 3         A1  Jessie Kaufman 5
      B1  Heather Nedohin 6   B1  Heather Nedohin 8
  C2  Crystal Webster 5  
C1  Valerie Sweeting 4
C2  Crystal Webster 5  

A1 vs. B1

January 28, 6:30 PM MT

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kaufman 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 6

Nedohin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 3

C1 vs. C2

January 28, 6:30 PM MT

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweeting 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4

Webster 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5

Semifinal

January 29, 9:30 AM MT

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nedohin 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6

Webster 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5

Final

January 29, 2:00 PM MT

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kaufman 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Nedohin 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 8

2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Alberta
Heather Nedohin
Alberta Provincial Championship title

Qualifying Events

Northern Qualification

The Northern Qualification for the 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 6 to 8 at the Thistle Curling Club in Edmonton. The event qualified three teams to the provincial playdowns.[5]

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Club(s)
Pamela Appelman* Diane McNallie Jaclyn Iskiw Glenna Rubin Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Trina Ball Jillian Martin Amie Dowell Kaitlin Cleveley Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Dawn Corbeil Michelle Corbeil Krista Regnier Alana Horn Lloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster
Delia DeJong Jessica Monk Amy Janko Michelle Dykstra Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Brenda Doroshuk Marianna Greenbough Paula Knight Tracey Mattock-Wallbank Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Kelly Erickson Erica Ortt Hilary McDermott Erin Brennan Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Lisa Johnson Michelle Ries Natalie Holloway Shawna Nordstrom Spruce Grove Curling Club, Spruce Grove
Jessie Kaufman Nicky Kaufman Amanda Coderre Stephanie Enright Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Chana Martineau Lesley Ewoniak Brittany Zelmer Marie Graham Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Tiffany Odegard Andrea McCutcheon Jennifer VanWieren Heather Kushnir Granite Curling Club, Edmonton
Susan Ouellette-Milliken Brenda Brouwer Christa Perepelitza Michelle Mills Cold Lake Curling Club, Cold Lake
Vanessa Pouliot Melissa Pierce Megan Anderson Jamie Forth Crestwood Curling Club, Crestwood
Tiffany Steuber Lisa Miller Jenilee Goertzen Cindy Westgard Thistle Curling Club, Edmonton
Valerie Sweeting Leslie Rogers Joanne Taylor Rachelle Pidherny Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Candace Wanechko Natalie Hughes Kara Lindholm Kandace Lindholm Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton
Alicia Wenger Ashlee Foster Jennifer Stiglitz Giselle Gervais Lloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster
Holly Whyte Heather Steele Deanne Nichol Deena Benoit Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Nola Zingel Heather Kuntz Jill Watson Melissa Martens Lloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster

* Appleman withdrew from the competition but was included in the event. Each team scheduled against Appleman received a bye to the next draw.

Results

A Event

A Qualifier
      
          Brenda Doroshuk 11  
          Chana Martineau 6  
            Brenda Doroshuk 5  
 Pamela Appleman X      Valerie Sweeting 9  
 Dawn Corbeil WO      Valerie Sweeting 6  
          Dawn Corbeil 3  
            Valerie Sweeting 8  
          Tiffany Steuber 7  
          Tiffany Odegard 13  
          Susan Ouellette-Milliken 4  
          Tiffany Odegard 7
          Tiffany Steuber 9  
          Tiffany Steuber 10  
          Alicia Wenger 5  
            Valerie Sweeting 7
          Lisa Johnson 2
          Lisa Johnson 11
          Kelly Erickson 6  
          Lisa Johnson 8
          Jessie Kaufman 3  
          Jessie Kaufman 9  
 Trina Ball 5      Holly Whyte 5  
 Holly Whyte 9      Lisa Johnson 7  
          Candace Wanechko 5  
          Candace Wanechko 10       
          Delia DeJong 9       
          Candace Wanechko 11
          Nola Zingel 8  
          Vanessa Pouliot 3
          Nola Zingel 8  
      

B Event

Second Knockout To B Semifinal
 Delia DeJong 9  
 Kelly Erikson 3      Delia DeJong 7  
 Chana Martineau 11      Chana Martineau 5  
 Susan Ouellette-Milliken 4        Jessie Kaufman 2  
            Delia DeJong 9  
               
               
            Delia DeJong 6
            Tiffany Odegard 7
          Trina Ball WO  
          Pamela Appleman X  
            Tiffany Odegard 13  
            Trina Ball 7  
                    
                    
      
Second Knockout To B Qualifier
      
          Brenda Doroshuk 6  
 Holly Whyte 7      Holly Whyte 11  
 Dawn Corbeil 6        Tiffany Steuber 10  
            Holly Whyte 3  
               
               
            Tiffany Steuber 4
            Candace Wanechko 9
          Nola Zingel 7  
 Alicia Wenger 3      Vanessa Pouliot 6  
 Vanessa Pouliot 11        Candace Wanechko 6  
            Vanessa Pouliot 5  
                    
                    
      
  B Semifinal     B Qualifier
                 
     Candace Wanechko 9
   Lisa Johnson 3      Tiffany Odegard 3
   Tiffany Odegard 12  

C Event

Second Knockout To C Qualifier
 Alicia Wenger WO  
 Pamela Appleman X      Alicia Wenger 4  
 Susan Ouellette-Milliken 5      Kelly Erikson 9  
 Kelly Erikson 15        Lisa Johnson 1  
            Kelly Erikson 9  
               
               
            Kelly Erikson 6
            Delia DeJong 3
          Delia DeJong 10  
 Nola Zingel 6      Trina Ball 1  
 Trina Ball 10        Delia DeJong 10  
            Tiffany Steuber 7  
                    
                    
      
Second Knockout To C Qualifier
      
          Dawn Corbeil 5  
 Dawn Corbeil 11      Holly Whyte 7  
 Chana Martineau 6        Holly Whyte 3  
            Jessie Kaufman 10  
          Vanessa Pouliot 5  
          Jessie Kaufman 8  
            Tiffany Odegard 4
            Jessie Kaufman 6
               
               
                  C Qualifier
                 
                 Kelly Erikson 2
                 Jessie Kaufman 5
      

Southern Qualification

The Southern Qualification for the 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 6 to 9 at the Airdrie Curling Club in Airdrie. The event qualified three teams to the provincial playdowns.[6]

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Club(s)
Glenys Bakker Heather Jensen Brenda Doroshuk Carly Quigley Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Nicole Blenkin Sandi Weber Kristina Hadden Mandy Seinen Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Jacqueline Brett Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Norma Brown Strathmore Curling Club, Strathmore
Nadine Chyz Rebecca Pattison Whitney More Kimberly Anderson Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary
Tanilla Doyle Lindsay Amudsen-Meyer Janice Bailey Christina Faulkner Highwood Curling Club, Calgary
Lisa Eyamie Maria Bushell Jodi Marthaller Kyla MacLachlan High River Curling Club, High River
Dana Ferguson Nikki Smith Denise Kinghorn Cori Morris Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Morgan Muise Lyndsay Allen Sarah Horne Michelle Collin Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Sheri Pickering Cheyanne Creasser Karen Schiml Donna Phillips Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Casey Scheidegger Kalynn Park Jessie Scheidegger Joelle Horn Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge
Michele Smith (fourth) Heather Armstrong Shana Snell (skip) Alanna Blackwell Calgary Curling Club, Calgary

A Event


First Knockout A Qualifier
      
          Tanilla Doyle 13  
 Tanilla Doyle 6      Nicole Blenkin 6  
 Shana Snell 4        Tanilla Doyle 3  
            Sheri Pickering 6  
          Morgan Muise 5  
 Morgan Muise 6      Sheri Pickering 7  
 Glenys Bakker 4        Sheri Pickering 3
            Casey Scheidegger 8
          Jacqueline Brett 1  
 Nadine Chyz 6      Nadine Chyz 10  
 Dana Ferguson 3        Nadine Chyz 4  
            Casey Scheidegger 7  
          Lisa Eyamie 5       
 Casey Scheidegger 11      Casey Scheidegger 7       
 Norma Brown 2  

B Event

Second Knockout To B Qualifier
 Shana Snell 8  
 Morgan Muise 6      Shana Snell 9  
          Nadine Chyz 7  
            Shana Snell 1
 Dana Ferguson 6        Lisa Eyamie 8
 Lisa Eyamie 7      Lisa Eyamie 11
          Tanilla Doyle 9    
      
Second Knockout To B Qualifier
 Glenys Bakker 7  
 Nicole Blenkin 3      Glenys Bakker 9  
 Norma Brown 7      Norma Brown 1  
 Jacqueline Brett 6        Glenys Bakker 10
            Sheri Pickering 9
             
                  B Qualifier
      
 Lisa Eyamie 6
 Glenys Bakker 4

C Event

Third Knockout To C Qualifier
 Dana Ferguson 7  
 Norma Brown 9      Norma Brown 5  
          Shana Snell 8  
            Shana Snell 4
 Morgan Muise 8        Tanilla Doyle 6
 Tanilla Doyle 9      Sheri Pickering 7
          Tanilla Doyle 10    
      
Third Knockout To C Qualifier
 Nicole Blenkin 10  
 Jacqueline Brett 3      Nadine Chyz 7  
          Nicole Blenkin 4  
            Nadine Chyz 6
            Glenys Bakker 7
             
                  C Qualifier
      
 Tanilla Doyle 4
 Glenys Bakker 5

References

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  2. "2011-2012 Provincial and Territorial Playdowns » Canadian Curling Association". Curling.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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