| 1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Arena | Aitken Centre |
| Dates | February 27–March 5 |
| Attendance | 16,929[1] |
| Winner |  Ontario |
| Curling club | Lakehead Ladies CC, Thunder Bay |
| Skip | Heather Houston |
| Third | Lorraine Lang |
| Second | Diane Adams |
| Lead | Tracy Kennedy |
| Alternate | Gloria Taylor |
| Finalist |  Canada (Pat Sanders) |
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The 1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held from February 27 to March 5, 1988 at the Aitken Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[2] The total attendance for the week was 16,929.[1]
Team Ontario, who was skipped by Heather Houston won the title beating defending champion Pat Sanders and Team Canada 6–5 in the final. Ontario made it to the final after winning two tiebreaker games over Manitoba and British Columbia before beating Saskatchewan 7–4 in the semifinal. This was Ontario's second championship overall and the first of back-to-back championships skipped by Houston. Ontario joined Saskatchewan in 1980 as the only teams to win the title after playing in a tiebreaker game and the first to win a title after winning multiple tiebreaker games since the playoffs were instituted in 1979.
Houston's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1988 World Women's Curling Championship in Glasgow, Scotland where they took home the silver medal after losing to West Germany in the final.
Prince Edward Island's 3–2 victory over Canada in Draw 13 tied records for the lowest combined score by both teams in one game (5) and the most blank ends in one game (6).[3]
- ^ a b "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "1988 SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS - CCA STATS" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. 10 January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Hearts Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2023.