1997 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

1997 AT&T Canada Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Kindersley, Saskatchewan Kindersley Curling Club January 11–19, 1997 19,910 Sudbury Curling Club, Sudbury, Ontario Chris Johnson Barb McKinty Drew Eloranta Lisa Gauvreau 1996 1998 The 1997 AT&T Canada Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 11–19 at the Kindersley Curling Club in Kindersley, Saskatchewan.2020 Mixed Guide https://www.curling.ca/files/2019/11/2020-Mixed-Guide-Formatted.pdf Curling Canada 82 2021-11-14 2022-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221113161232/https://www.curling.ca/files/2019/11/2020-Mixed-Guide-Formatted.pdf dead 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.N. Ontario sweeps through playoffs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88919078/star-phoenix/ 2021-11-14 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix January 20, 1997 It was the third national title for Northern Ontario, which had previously won in 1979 and 1981.Johnson claims title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88919505/the-leader-post/ 2021-11-14 Regina Leader-Post January 20, 1997 The event set a record attendance at the time for the Canadian Mixed, with 19,910 spectators. The final was televised on TSN.Weyburn rink reaches for top https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88919665/star-phoenix/ 2021-11-14 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix January 10, 1997 Teams Teams were as follows:Curling https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88920110/the-leader-post/ 2021-11-14 Regina Leader-Post January 10, 1997 LocaleSkipThirdSecondLeadClub Kory Kohuch Charlene Sawatsky Rudy Nordin Carrie Kohuch Lethbridge Eric Wiltzen Jan Wiltzen Bert Hinch Valerie Lahucik Kamloops Doug Armour Marsha Kontzie Mel Barclay Linda Armour Souris Grant Odishaw Denise Bowser Rick Perron Leanne Perron BeaverNewfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland 20px Bob Osborne Pamela Osborne Mike Conway Annette Osborne-Conway St. John's Chris Johnson Barb McKinty Drew Eloranta Lisa Gauvreau Sudbury Scott Saunders Colleen Jones Thomas Naugler Helen Radford Halifax Jim Hunker Cathy Piccinin Morgan Currie Janice Remai Rideau John Likely Susan McInnis Mark Butler Gail MacNeill Charlottetown Guy Hemmings Nathalie Audet Michael Fournier Joëlle Sabourin Thurso Warren Betker Deanne Miller-Jones Jaime Miller Sloane Muldoon Girardin Weyburn / Northwest Territories Orest Peech Wendy Hales Pat Paslawski Tammy Bazylinski Whitehorse Standings Final standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Province Skip Wins Losses Eric Wiltzen 9 2 Kory Kohuch 8 3 Scott Saunders 8 3 John Likely 7 4 Chris Johnson 7 4 Guy Hemmings 6 5 Grant Odishaw 6 5 Doug Armour 5 6 / Northwest Territories Orest Peech 4 7 Warren Betker 3 8 Jim Hunker 2 9Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland 20px Bob Osborne 1 10 Tiebreakers 8-4 Playoffs Page playoff system Semifinal Final 200px 1 11 2 4 3 4 4 5 2 4 4 9 1 6 4 7 Final January 19, 6:30pm (Johnson) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 7 (Wiltzen) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 References Category:Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Category:Curling competitions in Saskatchewan Category:1997 in Canadian curling Category:1997 in Saskatchewan Category:Kindersley Category:January 1997 sports events in Canada