1997 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

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1997 AT&T Canada Canadian
Mixed Curling Championship
Host cityKindersley, Saskatchewan
ArenaKindersley Curling Club
DatesJanuary 11–19, 1997
Attendance19,910
Winner Northern Ontario
Curling clubSudbury Curling Club, Sudbury, Ontario
SkipChris Johnson
ThirdBarb McKinty
SecondDrew Eloranta
LeadLisa Gauvreau
Finalist British Columbia
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The 1997 AT&T Canada Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 11–19 at the Kindersley Curling Club in Kindersley, Saskatchewan.[1]

Team Northern Ontario won the event, defeating British Columbia in the final. To get to the final, Northern Ontario had to beat Prince Edward Island in a tiebreaker, and then win two playoff matches against Nova Scotia and Alberta. In the final, the team had to come back from being down 5–2 after give ends. They scored two in the sixth, and stole one in the seventh and eighth ends to take the lead. They then forced B.C. to take one in the ninth, giving them the hammer (last rock advantage) into the final end. To win the game, Northern Ontario skip Chris Johnson had to make a perfect double takeout for the win, which he made.[2] It was the third national title for Northern Ontario, which had previously won in 1979 and 1981.[3]

The event set a record attendance at the time for the Canadian Mixed, with 19,910 spectators.[2]

The final was televised on TSN.[4]

Teams[edit]

Teams were as follows:[5]

Locale Skip Third Second Lead Club
 Alberta Kory Kohuch Charlene Sawatsky Rudy Nordin Carrie Kohuch Lethbridge
 British Columbia Eric Wiltzen Jan Wiltzen Bert Hinch Valerie Lahucik Kamloops
 Manitoba Doug Armour Marsha Kontzie Mel Barclay Linda Armour Souris
 New Brunswick Grant Odishaw Denise Bowser Rick Perron Leanne Perron Beaver
 Newfoundland Bob Osborne Pamela Osborne Mike Conway Annette Osborne-Conway St. John's
 Northern Ontario Chris Johnson Barb McKinty Drew Eloranta Lisa Gauvreau Sudbury
 Nova Scotia Scott Saunders Colleen Jones Thomas Naugler Helen Radford Halifax
 Ontario Jim Hunker Cathy Piccinin Morgan Currie Janice Remai Rideau
 Prince Edward Island John Likely Susan McInnis Mark Butler Gail MacNeill Charlottetown
 Quebec Guy Hemmings Nathalie Audet Michael Fournier Joëlle Sabourin Thurso
 Saskatchewan Warren Betker Deanne Miller-Jones Jaime Miller Sloane Muldoon Girardin Weyburn
 Yukon / Northwest Territories Orest Peech Wendy Hales Pat Paslawski Tammy Bazylinski Whitehorse

Standings[edit]

Final standings[1]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip Wins Losses
 British Columbia Eric Wiltzen 9 2
 Alberta Kory Kohuch 8 3
 Nova Scotia Scott Saunders 8 3
 Prince Edward Island John Likely 7 4
 Northern Ontario Chris Johnson 7 4
 Quebec Guy Hemmings 6 5
 New Brunswick Grant Odishaw 6 5
 Manitoba Doug Armour 5 6
 Yukon / Northwest Territories Orest Peech 4 7
 Saskatchewan Warren Betker 3 8
 Ontario Jim Hunker 2 9
 Newfoundland Bob Osborne 1 10

Tiebreakers[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Final[edit]

January 19, 6:30pm[3]

Sheet [1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 7
 British Columbia (Wiltzen) (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "2020 Mixed Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 82.
  2. ^ a b "N. Ontario sweeps through playoffs". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. January 20, 1997. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. ^ a b "Johnson claims title". Regina Leader-Post. January 20, 1997. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  4. ^ "Weyburn rink reaches for top". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. January 10, 1997. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  5. ^ "Curling". Regina Leader-Post. January 10, 1997. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
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