| 1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | Saskatchewan Place |
| Dates | February 23–March 2 |
| Attendance | 72,245[1] |
| Winner |  British Columbia |
| Curling club | Juan de Fuca CC, Victoria |
| Skip | Julie Sutton |
| Third | Jodi Sutton |
| Second | Melissa Soligo |
| Lead | Karri Willms |
| Alternate | Elaine Dagg-Jackson |
| Finalist |  New Brunswick (Heidi Hanlon) |
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The 1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 23 to March 2, 1991 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[2] The total attendance was a then-record 72,245, which more than doubled the previous mark set in 1987.[1]
Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Julie Sutton won the event after defeating New Brunswick in the final 7–5. This was BC's seventh title overall and the first of two titles won by Sutton (later Skinner), who also won as a third in 2000. This was also New Brunswick's last playoff appearance until 2022.
The Sutton rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1991 Canada Safeway World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Winnipeg, Manitoba where they got the silver medal after losing to Norway in the final. Additionally, they also would represent Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics held in Albertville, France since there were no Olympic Trials for the 1992 games.
The 121 blank ends in the event set a new tournament record for the most blank ends in a single tournament, which was tied the following year and to date remains a record. Yukon/Northwest Territories 7–6 victory over Prince Edward Island in the opening draw of the event was the fifth game to go into a second extra end and the third straight tournament in which this occurred.[3]
- ^ a b "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Hearts Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2023.