Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2023: Results, standings, schedule & TV channel for women’s curling championship
The first major Canadian curling event of 2023 is here.
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts begins today in Kamloops when Canada’s top female curlers gather for a week and a half.
The annual competition determines Canada’s representative at the World Women’s Curling Championships. In addition, the winning club will receive a cash prize and gold rings in the four-heart design of the Tournament of Hearts logo.
Kerri Einarson and her crew are back as Team Canada. Einarson and her team are the three-time defending champion, having won in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
MORE: Full rosters for all 18 teams at the Scotties 2023
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Scotties.
When is the Scotties 2023?
This tournament starts on Friday February 17th and runs until Sunday February 26th.
Billiards will be played from the 17th to the 23rd. The playoffs and page playoffs take place on the 24th and 25th before the semifinals and finals round out the action on the 26th.
What channel will the Scotties be on in 2023?
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be broadcast on TSN, with live streaming available on TSN.ca and the TSN App.
Longtime curling announcer Vic Rauter will be in the dressing room, sharing play-by-play duties with Bryan Mudryk. Cathy Gauthier, Joanne Courtney and Russ Howard join the team as analysts.
| Date | time (ET) | Match | channel |
| Friday February 17th | 21 clock | pool game | TSN1/3 |
| Saturday February 18th | 4 p.m | pool game | TSN1/4 |
| 21 clock | pool game | TSN1/4/5 | |
| Sunday February 19th | 11:30 a.m | pool game | TSN2 |
| 4:30 p.m | pool game | TSN2 | |
| 9:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1 | |
| Monday February 20th | 11:30 a.m | pool game | TSN1 |
| 4:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1 | |
| 9:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1/3 | |
| Tuesday February 21st | 11:30 a.m | pool game | TSN1/3 |
| 4:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1/3 | |
| 9:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1/3/5 | |
| Wednesday February 22nd | 11:30 a.m | pool game | TSN1 |
| 4:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1 | |
| 9:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1/3 | |
| Thursday 23 February | 11:30 a.m | pool game | TSN1 |
| 4:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1/3 | |
| 9:30 p.m | pool game | TSN1/3 | |
| Friday February 24th | 11:30 a.m | Tiebreaker | TSN1 |
| 4:30 p.m | final 1 | TSN1 | |
| 9:30 p.m | endgame 2 | TSN1 | |
| Saturday February 25th | 4:30 p.m | side playoff | TSN1/3/4 |
| 21 clock | side playoff | TSN1 | |
| Sunday February 26th | 3 pm | semifinals | TSN1 |
| 21 clock | final | TSN1/3/4/5 |
Where will the 2023 Scotties be held?
The 42nd edition of the tournament will be held at the Sandman Center in Kamloops, BC
This is the first time Kamloops has hosted the Scotties, and the first time the tournament will be held in British Columbia since 2018, when it was held in Penticton.
What is the Scotties 2023 purse?
The 18 teams compete for a total prize money of 300,000 US dollars.
Here is the prize money breakdown for the event:
1: $100,000
2nd: $60,000
3rd: $40,000
Championship Pool (4th-8th): $15,000
Non-Championship Pool (9th-18th): $2,500
In addition to $100,000, the 2023 Scotties winner will represent Canada at the 2023 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship. This tournament will be held in mid-March and Sandviken, Sweden will host the event.
2023 Scotties pools
The 18 teams in the tournament will be divided into two pools of nine. There is a team from each province in Canada, in addition to a team from Northern Ontario. There are three wildcard teams and finally Team Canada, which is last year’s winning team.
Each team plays against each other during the pool game, eight games in total. The top three teams from each pool advance to the championship round.
Pelvis A
| team | games | wins | losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quebec | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| alberta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| wildcard 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saskatchewan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
basin B
| team | games | wins | losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manitoba | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Brunswick | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ontario | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| wildcard 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| wildcard 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ontario | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Scotties odds
According to Sports Interaction, Einarson’s Team Canada, which is participating in the tournament, is the favorite to win the Scotties again. The team sits at +135 to win it all.
Here are the pre-tournament odds for all teams.
| team | opportunities |
|---|---|
| Canada | +135 |
| ontario | +210 |
| wildcard 1 | +550 |
| Manitoba | +750 |
| wildcard 2 | +1000 |
| Nova Scotia | +1800 |
| Northern Ontario | +2000 |
| New Brunswick | +2500 |
| British Columbia | +2800 |
| alberta | +4500 |
| wildcard 3 | +6600 |
| Northwest Territories | +8000 |
| Saskatchewan | +8000 |
| Prince Edward Island | +15000 |
| Quebec | +17500 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | +50000 |
| Yukon | +250000 |
| Nunavut | +250000 |
Scotties Results 2023
Draw 1 (Friday, February 17, 9pm ET)
Sheet A
Saskatchewan —
Nova Scotia —
Sheet B
Placeholder 1 —
alberta —
Sheet C
Canada —
Quebec —
Sheet D
British Columbia –
Prince Edward Island –
Draw 2 (Saturday, February 18, 4pm ET)
Sheet A
Northern Ontario —
Manitoba —
Sheet B
Wildcard 3 —
placeholder 2 —
Sheet C
Northwest Territories –
New Brunswick-
Sheet D
Canada —
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Draw 3 (Saturday, February 18, 9pm ET)
Sheet A
Prince Edward Island –
nunavut —
Sheet B
Canada —
British Columbia –
Sheet C
Placeholder 1 —
Nova Scotia —
Sheet D
alberta —
Saskatchewan —
Draw 4 (Sunday, February 19, 11:30 am ET)
Sheet A
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Yukon —
Sheet B
Northwest Territories –
Canada —
Sheet C
Wildcard 3 —
Manitoba —
Sheet D
placeholder 2 —
Northern Ontario —
Draw 5 (Sunday, February 19, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Placeholder 1 —
Canada —
Sheet B
Nova Scotia —
Prince Edward Island –
Sheet C
British Columbia –
Saskatchewan —
Sheet D
Quebec —
nunavut —
Draw 6 (Sunday, February 19, 9:30pm ET)
Sheet A
Wildcard 3 —
Northwest Territories –
Sheet B
Manitoba —
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Sheet C
Canada —
Northern Ontario —
Sheet D
New Brunswick-
Yukon —
Draw 7 (Monday, February 20, 11:30 am ET)
Sheet A
Nova Scotia —
British Columbia –
Sheet B
Northern Ontario —
New Brunswick-
Sheet C
nunavut —
alberta —
Sheet D
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Northwest Territories –
Draw 8 (Monday, February 20, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba —
Canada —
Sheet B
Saskatchewan —
Quebec —
Sheet C
Yukon —
placeholder 2 —
Sheet D
Prince Edward Island –
Canada —
Draw 9 (Monday, February 20, 9:30pm ET)
Sheet A
alberta —
Quebec —
Sheet B
Canada —
Yukon —
Sheet C
Nova Scotia —
Canada —
Sheet D
Northern Ontario —
Wildcard 3 —
Draw 10 (Tuesday, February 21, 11:30 am ET)
Sheet A
placeholder 2 —
New Brunswick-
Sheet B
British Columbia –
nunavut —
Sheet C
Manitoba —
Northwest Territories –
Sheet D
Saskatchewan —
Placeholder 1 —
Draw 11 (Tuesday, February 21, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada —
Saskatchewan —
Sheet B
New Brunswick-
Wildcard 3 —
Sheet C
alberta —
Prince Edward Island –
Sheet D
Yukon —
Manitoba —
Draw 12 (Tuesday, February 21, 9:30 PM ET)
Sheet A
Northwest Territories –
Northern Ontario —
Sheet B
Quebec —
Placeholder 1 —
Sheet C
placeholder 2 —
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Sheet D
nunavut —
Nova Scotia —
Draw 13 (Wednesday, February 22, 11:30 am ET)
Sheet A
Quebec —
Prince Edward Island –
Sheet B
placeholder 2 —
Manitoba —
Sheet C
Saskatchewan —
nunavut —
Sheet D
Wildcard 3 —
Canada —
Draw 14 (Wednesday, February 22, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
New Brunswick-
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Sheet B
alberta —
Nova Scotia —
Sheet C
Northern Ontario —
Yukon —
Sheet D
Placeholder 1 —
British Columbia –
Draw 15 (Wednesday, February 22, 9:30pm ET)
Sheet A
nunavut —
Placeholder 1 —
Sheet B
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Northern Ontario —
Sheet C
Quebec —
British Columbia –
Sheet D
Northwest Territories –
placeholder 2 —
Draw 16 (Thursday, February 23, 11:30 am ET)
Sheet A
Yukon —
Wildcard 3 —
Sheet B
Prince Edward Island –
Saskatchewan —
Sheet C
New Brunswick-
Canada —
Sheet D
Canada —
alberta —
Draw 17 (Thursday, February 23, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada —
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Sheet B
Yukon —
Northwest Territories –
Sheet C
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Wildcard 3 —
Sheet D
Manitoba —
New Brunswick-
Draw 18 (Thursday, February 23, 9:30pm ET)
Sheet A
British Columbia –
alberta —
Sheet B
nunavut —
Canada —
Sheet C
Prince Edward Island –
Placeholder 1 —
Sheet D
Nova Scotia —
Quebec —