Ford Hot Shots

The Ford Hot Shots is the annual skills competition preceding both the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's women's and men's national curling championships respectively.[1]

History

When Ford became a sponsor of the World Curling Championships in 1995, it also began a tradition of the skills competition preceding Canada's national championships.[2]

Disciplines

There are six disciplines that each competitor must do:[3]

The "Hackner Double"
The "Schmirler in-off"

The 2017 versions of the event will include five new disciplines:[4]

Scoring

In each shot, where the shooter rock comes to rest determines how many points are earned. A rock that ends up on the button receives 5 points. A rock that ends up in the 4 foot gets 4 points. 8 foot, 3, 12 foot 2 and one point if a "shot has been to have provided some sort of positive result."[5]

Prizes

The winner of the Hot Shots receives a 2 year lease on a Ford vehicle. First and second runners-up receive cash ($2000 and $1000 respectively). In 2009, the women's winner received a lease on a 2009 Ford Flex SEL FWD and the men's winner received a lease on a 2009 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4. In 2013 the lease vehicle was a Ford Fusion SE.[1]

Winning women's vehicles:[6]

Winners

Year Women Men
1995 Saskatchewan Kay Montgomery Ontario Ed Werenich
1996 Manitoba Gerri Cooke New Brunswick Rick Perron
1997 British Columbia Sherry Fraser Northern Ontario Mike Coulter
1998 New Brunswick Allison Franey British Columbia Greg McAulay
1999 Alberta Marcy Balderston Manitoba Steve Gould
2000 British Columbia Kelley Law Alberta Don Bartlett
2001 Canada Kelley Law New Brunswick Jeff Lacey
2002 British Columbia Kristy Lewis British Columbia Pat Ryan
2003 Prince Edward Island Suzanne Gaudet New Brunswick Marc LeCocq
2004 Ontario Andrea Lawes Alberta Randy Ferbey
2005 Ontario Jenn Hanna Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols
2006 Nova Scotia Colleen Jones Manitoba Steve Gould
2007 Northwest Territories Kelli Turpin Alberta John Morris
2008 Manitoba Jill Officer Saskatchewan Steve Laycock
2009 Alberta Cheryl Bernard Ontario Craig Savill
2010 Saskatchewan Amber Holland Ontario Glenn Howard
2011 Canada Jennifer Jones Ontario Richard Hart
2012 Northwest Territories Kerry Galusha Ontario Wayne Middaugh
2013 Ontario Rachel Homan Alberta Marc Kennedy
2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Heather Strong Saskatchewan Kirk Muyres
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Heather Strong Manitoba Colin Hodgson
2016 Canada Jennifer Jones Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
2017 Ontario Rachel Homan Northern Ontario Brad Jacobs

References

  1. 1 2 "Marc Kennedy wins Ford Hot Shots competition". March 2, 2013. Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/blog/2017/02/16/new-skills-unveiled-for-23rd-annual-ford-hot-shots-competition/
  3. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/blog/2016/03/05/brad-gushue-wins-ford-hot-shots-competition/
  4. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/blog/2017/02/16/new-skills-unveiled-for-23rd-annual-ford-hot-shots-competition/
  5. ↑ http://cloudfront6.curling.ca/w2/files/2014/05/2013-2014_Ford_Season_of_Champions_Fact_Book.pdf
  6. ↑ 2017 Scotties Media Guide: Overall Records
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