Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

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Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award
SportCurling
CompetitionScotties Tournament of Hearts
Awarded forThe player that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
History
First award1982
First winnerOntario
Most winsSaskatchewan Sherry Anderson (4)
Most recentNova Scotia

The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is the sportsmanship award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held to crown the Canadian women's curling championship.[1] When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship in 1982, they decided to present an annual award for sportsmanship. From 1982 to 1997, the award had a different name each year, as the convention was to name the annual award after an individual from the host region who exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling.[1] In 1998, the decision was made to honour Marj Mitchell each year. Mitchell curled for Saskatchewan and captured the national and world championships in 1982.[1] Mitchell died of cancer in 1983.

Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award winners prior to 1998[]

Prior to 1998, the Sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year.

Year Player Team Award Name
1982  Ontario Joyce McKee Award
1983 Penny LaRocque  Nova Scotia Award
1984  Ontario Award
1985  Prince Edward Island Award
1986  Alberta Award
1987  Ontario Myrna McQuarrie Award
1988  Nova Scotia Award
1989 Heidi Hanlon  New Brunswick Sylvia Fedoruk Award
1990  Alberta Lee Tobin Award
1991 Alison Goring  Canada Vera Pezer Award
1992 Heidi Hanlon  New Brunswick Award
1993 Laurie Allen  Canada Award
1994  Ontario Award
1995 Alison Goring  Ontario Award
1996  Quebec Award
1997 Alison Goring  Ontario Award

Winners of the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award[]

Starting in 1998, the Sportsmanship Award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts was permanently renamed the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in honour of Mitchell, a Saskatchewan curler who died of cancer in 1983.

Year Player Team
1998 Anne Merklinger  Ontario
1999  New Brunswick
2000 Anne Merklinger  Ontario
2001  New Brunswick
2002 Meredith Doyle  Nova Scotia
2003  Ontario
2004 Sherry Anderson  Saskatchewan
2005 Stefanie Richard  Prince Edward Island
2006 Kelly Scott  British Columbia
2007 Stefanie Clark  Prince Edward Island
2008 Stefanie Clark  Prince Edward Island
2009 Cori Bartel  Alberta
2010 Kelly Scott  British Columbia
2011 Cathy Overton-Clapham[2]  Manitoba
2012 Amanda Gates[3]  Ontario
2013 Sasha Carter[4]  British Columbia
2014 Sherry Anderson  Saskatchewan
2015 Sherry Anderson[5]  Saskatchewan
2016 Ashley Howard  Saskatchewan
2017 Kerry Galusha  Northwest Territories
2018 Sherry Anderson  Saskatchewan
2019 Sarah Potts[6]  Northern Ontario
2020 Rachelle Brown  Canada
2021 Laurie St-Georges[7]  Quebec
2022 [8]  Nova Scotia

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan's Amber Holland named MVP". Canadian Curling Association. 28 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Heather Nedohin named MVP at 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Canadian Curling Association. 26 February 2012.
  4. ^ "All-Star teams announced at 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Canadian Curling Association. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Curling Canada | Scotties All-Stars, Sportsmanship and Builder Award winners announced".
  6. ^ Chronicle-Journal Staff; The Canadian Press (February 23, 2019). "McCarville bows out of Scotties". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "All-stars, Award-winners named!". Curling Canada. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Campbell, Ian (February 4, 2022). "Home stretch at The Scotties: Playoffs have brought fans back to the venue in Thunder Bay". Sports Illustrated. The Curling News. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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