SYDNEY, N.S. — A team-by-team look at the field for the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts field, including skip, teammates, home club, background information and ranking:
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Team Canada
Skip: Jennifer Jones
Teammates: Kaitlyn Lawes (third), Jocelyn Peterman (second) and Dawn McEwen (lead).
Home Club: St. Vital Curling Club (Winnipeg).
Background: Jones is looking for a record seventh national title. Peterman replaced longtime second Jill Officer this season.
CTRS Ranking: No. 3
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Team Alberta
Skip: Chelsea Carey
Teammates: Sarah Wilkes (third), Dana Ferguson (second), Rachel Brown (lead).
Home Club: The Glencoe Club (Calgary).
Background: Carey won in 2016 with a different team. Father Dan Carey serves as coach.
CTRS Ranking: No. 4
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Team British Columbia
Skip: Sarah Wark
Teammates: Kristen Pilote (third), Carley Sandwith (second), Jen Rusnell (lead).
Home Club: Abbotsford Curling Club.
Background: Wark is making her Scotties debut. She has B.C. junior women’s, mixed and mixed doubles championships on her resume.
CTRS Ranking: No. 24
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Team Manitoba
Skip: Tracy Fleury
Teammates: Selena Njegovan (third), Liz Fyfe (second), Kristin MacCuish (lead).
Home Club: East St. Paul Curling Club.
Background: Fleury is representing Manitoba for the first time. She previously played at the Scotties for Ontario and Northern Ontario.
CTRS Ranking: No. 5
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Team New Brunswick
Skip: Andrea Crawford
Teammates: Jillian Babin (third), Jennifer Armstrong (second), Katie Forward (lead).
Home Club: Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club (Saint John).
Background: Crawford returns to the Scotties for first time since 2014. She won a Canadian junior title in 2005.
CTRS Ranking: No. 45
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Team Newfoundland and Labrador
Skip: Kelli Sharpe
Teammates: Stephanie Guzzwell (third), Beth Hamilton (second), Carrie Vautour and Michelle Jewer (lead).
Home Club: Re/Max Centre and St. John’s Curling Club.
Background: A longtime third for Heather Strong, Sharpe is making her seventh career Scotties appearance and first as skip.
CTRS Ranking: Unranked
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Team Northern Ontario
Skip: Krista McCarville
Teammates: Kendra Lilly (third), Jen Gates (second), Sarah Potts (lead).
Home Club: Fort William Curling Club (Thunder Bay).
Background: McCarville won silver at the Scotties in 2016. Also a four-time Ontario representative.
CTRS Ranking: No. 32
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Team Northwest Territories
Skip: Kerry Galusha
Teammates: Sarah Koltun (third), Brittany Tran (second), Shona Barbour (lead).
Home Club: Yellowknife Curling Centre.
Background: Galusha is making her fifth straight Scotties appearance and 16th overall.
CTRS Ranking: No. 34
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Team Nova Scotia
Skip: Jill Brothers
Teammates: Erin Carmody (third), Sarah Murphy (second), Jenn Brine (lead).
Home Club: Mayflower Curling Club (Halifax).
Background: Brothers stole two points in the 10th end for 6-5 win over Mary-Anne Arsenault in provincial final.
CTRS Ranking: No. 36
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Team Nunavut
Skip: Jenine Bodner (throws second)
Teammates: Jennifer Blaney (third but throws fourth), Alison Griffin (second but throws third), Megan Ingram (lead).
Home Club: Iqaluit Curling Club.
Background: Qualified with wins over Robyn Mackey and Sadie Pinksen in double round-robin territorial playdown.
CTRS Ranking: Unranked
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Team Ontario
Skip: Rachel Homan
Teammates: Emma Miskew (third), Joanne Courtney (second), Lisa Weagle (lead).
Home Club: Ottawa Curling Club
Background: Homan is a three-time champion. The team represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
CTRS Ranking: No. 1
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Team Prince Edward Island
Skip: Suzanne Birt
Teammates: Marie Christianson (third), Meaghan Hughes (second), Michelle McQuaid (lead).
Home Club: Charlottetown Curling Club.
Background: A 10-time provincial champion, Birt won a world junior title in 2001.
CTRS Ranking: No. 25
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Team Quebec
Skip: Gabrielle Lavoie
Teammates: Patricia Boudreault (third), Anna Munroe (second), Julie Daigle (lead).
Home Club: Club de Curling Victoria (Quebec City).
Background: Junior team represents Quebec again after Emilia Gagne skipped entry last year. Lavoie won U18 bronze in 2017.
CTRS Ranking: Unranked
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Team Saskatchewan
Skip: Robyn Silvernagle
Teammates: Stefanie Lawton (third), Jessie Hunkin (second), Kara Thevenot (lead).
Home Club: Twin Rivers Curling Club, North Battleford.
Background: Silvernagle making Scotties debut but she can lean on Lawton, who made playoffs in each of her four appearances.
CTRS Ranking: No. 7
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Team Yukon
Skip: Nicole Baldwin
Teammates: Hailey Birnie (third), Ladene Shaw (second), Helen Strong (lead).
Home Club: Whitehorse Curling Club.
Background: Baldwin returns to Scotties for first time since 2016, when she did not make it out of the qualifying round.
CTRS Ranking: Unranked
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Team Wild Card # 1
Skip: Kerri Einarson
Teammates: Val Sweeting (third), Shannon Birchard (second), Briane Meilleur (lead).
Home Club: Gimli Curling Club (Gimli, Man.).
Background: New rink stormed out of gate with four titles. Finished second at Canada Cup and Manitoba Scotties.
CTRS Ranking: No. 2
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Team Wild Card # 2
Skip: Casey Scheidegger
Teammates: Cary-Anne McTaggart (third), Jessie Haughian (second), Kristie Moore (lead).
Home Club: Lethbridge Curling Club (Lethbridge, Alta).
Background: Scheidegger opened season with a victory but has been mediocre since, missing Alberta playoffs after dropping all three qualifiers.
CTRS Ranking: No. 6
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Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press
