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

Teams were as follows:[5]

Locale Skip Third Second Lead Club
 AlbertaKory KohuchCharlene SawatskyRudy NordinCarrie KohuchLethbridge
 British ColumbiaEric WiltzenJan WiltzenBert HinchValerie LahucikKamloops
 ManitobaDoug ArmourMarsha KontzieMel BarclayLinda ArmourSouris
 New BrunswickGrant OdishawDenise BowserRick PerronLeanne PerronBeaver
 NewfoundlandBob OsbornePamela OsborneMike ConwayAnnette Osborne-ConwaySt. John's
 Northern OntarioChris JohnsonBarb McKintyDrew ElorantaLisa GauvreauSudbury
 Nova ScotiaScott SaundersColleen JonesThomas NauglerHelen RadfordHalifax
 OntarioJim HunkerCathy PiccininMorgan CurrieJanice RemaiRideau
 Prince Edward IslandJohn LikelySusan McInnisMark ButlerGail MacNeillCharlottetown
 QuebecGuy HemmingsNathalie AudetMichael FournierJoëlle SabourinThurso
 SaskatchewanWarren BetkerDeanne Miller-JonesJaime MillerSloane Muldoon GirardinWeyburn
 Yukon / Northwest TerritoriesOrest PeechWendy HalesPat PaslawskiTammy BazylinskiWhitehorse

Standings

Final standings[1]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip Wins Losses
 British ColumbiaEric Wiltzen92
 AlbertaKory Kohuch83
 Nova ScotiaScott Saunders83
 Prince Edward IslandJohn Likely74
 Northern OntarioChris Johnson74
 QuebecGuy Hemmings65
 New BrunswickGrant Odishaw65
 ManitobaDoug Armour56
 Yukon / Northwest TerritoriesOrest Peech47
 SaskatchewanWarren Betker38
 OntarioJim Hunker29
 NewfoundlandBob Osborne110

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Final

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2020 Mixed Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 82.
  2. 1 2 "N. Ontario sweeps through playoffs". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. January 20, 1997. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. 1 2 "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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