The South Okanagan Events Centre is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Penticton , British Columbia , Canada. It is home to the Penticton Vees ice hockey team. The arena opened to the public in September 2008. Previously, the Vees played at Penticton Memorial Arena .
11-530: The centre hosted the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian national women's curling championship from January 27 to February 4. The centre is home to the Young Stars Rookie Tournament, which is an annual tournament featuring rookies and prospects from the Calgary Flames , Vancouver Canucks , Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers . This article about a Canadian ice hockey arena
22-420: Is a Canadian curler from Parksville, British Columbia . She skipped for British Columbia at the 2014 Canadian Junior Curling Championships to place second. Van Osch also represented British Columbia playing third for her sister Kesa Van Osch at the 2012 Canadian Junior Curling Championships where she led her team to a third-place finish. This biographical article relating to Canadian curling
33-650: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in British Columbia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts , Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 27–February 4, 2018 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton , British Columbia . The winning team represented Canada at
44-509: The 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held from March 17–25 at the Memorial Gardens in North Bay , Ontario . The 2018 tournament was the first to use a new 16-team format, featuring representation by all fourteen member associations of Curling Canada , the second-place team from the 2017 tournament (as champion Rachel Homan declined to participate due to her qualification for
55-567: The 2018 Winter Olympics ), and a new wildcard team. As part of this new format, the Bronze medal game was removed from the schedule. Curling Canada introduced a new 16-team format for both the Tournament of Hearts and Brier for 2018, under which all 14 member associations of Curling Canada were represented in the main field, rather than being limited by a pre-qualifying tournament. The teams were divided into two pools for round robin play, after which
66-2967: The national women's championship, mostly as alternates. Scotties veteran skip Sherry Anderson ( Saskatchewan ) led a team of Tournament of Hearts rookies. The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Michelle Englot Third: Kate Cameron Second: Leslie Wilson-Westcott Lead: Raunora Westcott Alternate: Briane Meilleur Skip: Casey Scheidegger Third: Cary-Anne McTaggart Second: Jessie Scheidegger Lead: Kristie Moore Alternate Susan O'Connor Skip: Kesa Van Osch Third: Marika Van Osch Second: Kalia Van Osch Lead: Amy Gibson Alternate: Rachelle Kallechy Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Shannon Birchard Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate Kaitlyn Lawes Skip: Sylvie Robichaud Third: Melissa Adams Second: Nicole Arsenault Bishop Lead: Kendra Lister Skip: Stacie Curtis Third: Erin Porter Second: Julie Devereaux Lead: Erica Trickett Skip: Tracy Fleury Third: Crystal Webster Second: Jennifer Wylie Lead: Amanda Gates Alternate: Jenna Walsh Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault Third: Christina Black Second: Jenn Baxter Lead: Jennifer Crouse Alternate: Carole MacLean Skip: Hollie Duncan Third: Stephanie LeDrew Second: Cheryl Kreviazuk Lead: Karen Sagle Alternate: Danielle Inglis Skip: Robyn MacPhee Third: Sarah Fullerton Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Michelle McQuaid Skip: Émilia Gagné Third: Mélina Perron Second: Marie-Pier Harvey Lead: Chloé Arnaud Alternate: Isabelle Thiboutot Skip: Sherry Anderson Third: Kourtney Fesser Second: Krista Fesser Lead: Karlee Korchinski Alternate: Kim Schneider Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Sarah Koltun Second: Megan Koehler Lead: Shona Barbour Skip: Amie Shackleton Third: Geneva Chislett Second: Christianne West Lead: Denise Hutchings Alternate: Robyn Mackey Skip: Chelsea Duncan Third: Jenna Duncan Second: Kara Price Lead: Jody Smallwood Alternate: Loralee Johnstone Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Selena Kaatz Second: Liz Fyfe Lead: Kristin MacCuish A wildcard play-in game
77-584: The round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the Championship Pool. Wins in tiebreaker games were not carried forward. Final Championship Pool Standings All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time ( UTC−8:00 ). Thursday, February 01, 14:00 Kalia Van Osch Kalia Van Osch (born October 8, 1993, in Nanaimo , British Columbia )
88-498: The team that finished in the same position in the opposite pool for the purpose of determining final tournament ranking. For example, the winner of the game between fifth place teams was ranked ninth place overall, the loser of that game was ranked tenth place, and so on. All game times are listed in Pacific Standard Time ( UTC−8:00 ). Friday, February 02, 09:00 Friday, February 02, 09:00 Friday, February 02, 09:00 Friday, February 02, 09:00 All wins and losses earned in
99-651: The top four teams from each advanced to the Championship Pool. Defending champion Rachel Homan declined to participate as Team Canada in order to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics ; Michelle Englot 's team, who finished as runner-up in the 2017 tournament, participated in her place. The final spot in the tournament was filled by a wildcard play-in game held on the Friday before the tournament. The rinks of Hollie Duncan ( Ontario ), Émilia Gagné ( Quebec ), and Casey Scheidegger ( Alberta ) made their Scotties debut; although members of Team Ontario had previous experience at
110-739: The tournament. Friday, January 26, 18:30 Final Round Robin Standings All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time ( UTC−8:00 ). Saturday, January 27, 14:00 Saturday, January 27, 19:00 Sunday, January 28, 09:00 Sunday, January 28, 14:00 Sunday, January 28, 19:00 Monday, January 29, 09:00 Monday, January 29, 14:00 Monday, January 29, 19:00 Tuesday, January 30, 09:00 Tuesday, January 30, 14:00 Tuesday, January 30, 19:00 Wednesday, January 31, 09:00 Wednesday, January 31, 14:00 Wednesday, January 31, 19:00 Thursday, February 1, 09:00 Each team that finished fifth through eight in their pool played
121-564: Was played on January 26; it was contested between the top two teams on the CTRS standings who did not win their respective provincial championships, and was played between The Glencoe Club 's Chelsea Carey rink from Calgary and the East St. Paul Curling Club 's Kerri Einarson rink from the Winnipeg exurb of East St. Paul . With Einarson's victory, Manitoba was represented by three different teams in
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