That contest – which will be played on Friday, Feb. 14 at Mosaic Place – will feature the top two teams not already qualified for the Scotties through provincial and territorial playdowns.
As of Friday three of the top teams on the CTRS hail from Manitoba.
That includes Gimli, Man.’s Kerri Einarson, who has played in the last two Wild Card games. She would defeat Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger in 2019 to qualify for the main Scotties draw and would go on to post the top record in round robin Pool B at 6-1 before finishing 7-4 through the championship pool.
Einarson currently leads the CTRS standings with 179.06 points after finishing third in the Canada Inns Women’s Classic in Portage la Prairie this past weekend to go along with tournament victories in the Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic in Calgary during the Oct. 11 weekend and in the Booster Juice Shootout in Maple Ridge, B.C. Sept. 12-15.
East St. Paul, Man.’s Tracey Fleury holds down second place with 168.080 points, including a victory in the Morris, Man. Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker to open the season and top five showings in five other tournaments. A four-time Scotties qualifier, Fleury has represented Northern Ontario three times and most recently Manitoba in 2019.
A pair of Canadian curling legends hold down the next two spots.
Kanata, Ont.’s Rachel Homan is third with 155.623 points. A three-time Scotties champion and 10-time Grand Slam winner, Homan – who was in Moose Jaw this past summer for the Optimist All-Star Night – has taken the ice in three events this season and posted top-three finishes in each. She won the Colonial Square Ladies Classic in Saskatoon during the Sept. 27 weekend.
Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones holds down fourth with 138.058 points. A six-time Scotties champion – most recently in 2018 – two-time world champion and reigning Olympic gold medalist, Jones has also played in three tournaments this fall, winning the Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ont. during the Sept. 10 weekend.
Rounding out the top five is Edmonton Saville’s Kelsey Rocque. The two-time world junior curling champion and 2017 Winter Universiade winner, Rocque has 128.968 points through six events, with a victory in the Prestige Hotels and Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, B.C. Oct. 3-6.
Tickets are currently on sale for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw Feb. 15-23, with ticket packages including:
• Opening Weekend Package ($95) — First five draws on opening Saturday and Sunday
• Championship Weekend Package ($199) — Final six draws plus tiebreaker draw if necessary. (Friday, Feb. 21-Sunday, Feb. 23).
• Family Day Holiday Monday Day Package ($49) — Three draws on the holiday Monday at a reduced price!
• Tuesday and Wednesday Day Package ($59) — Three draws in one day • Thursday Day Package ($49) — Two guaranteed draws plus tiebreaker (if
necessary).
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