Welcome, all for the biggest curling in 2021. Scotties tournament of hearts 2021 is here. There were some doubts about conducting the event because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But now organizers have decided to go ahead with some protocols to be followed. Watch Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2021 Live Stream.
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts began on the 19th of February 2021. The event will take place at Calgary, Alta. About 18 teams will take part in the tournament, two more than the usual 16 teams.
The two teams are duking it out for an entry as wild cards. Each team will place more than one game that otherwise would have played for the final place due to the travel and the protocols of the COVID-19 undertaken.
Every region and territory will be represented with the maximum representatives chosen without playdowns. The only ones to hold playdowns were Newfoundland and Labrador (Team Sarah Hill), Northwest Territories (Team Kerry Galusha), Prince Edward Island (Team Suzanne Birt), and Yukon (Team Laura Eby).
WHEN WILL THE 2021 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS TAKE PLACE?
The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts has begun on Feb. 19, and the finals will be held on Feb. 28 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
WHERE IS THE 2021 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS TAKING PLACE?
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts was earlier scheduled to take place at Thunder Bay, Ont. But now it will take place in Calgary, Alta. The Markin MacPhail Centre situated in the Canada Olympic Park will be serving as the host.
WHAT CHANNEL IS THE 2021 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS ON IN CANADA?
The Scotties will be broadcast on TSN and RDS2, with live streaming available on TSN.ca, the TSN app, and ESPN+.
WHAT IS THE PURSE FOR THE 2021 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS?
For the first time in 2020, the purses for both the women’s and men’s curling championships were the same.
Here’s the breakdown for 2021:
Total purse: $300,000
1st: $100,000
2nd: $60,000
3rd: $40,000
Championship Pool (4th-8th): $15,000
Non-Championship Pool (9th-18th): $2,500
2021 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS POOL SCHEDULE, RESULTS
Draw 1 (Feb. 19, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Northern Ontario — 8
Northwest Territories — 7
Sheet B
Yukon — 2
Wild Card 3 — 10
Sheet C
Alberta — 10
Nova Scotia — 5
Sheet D
Canada — 7
Wild Card 2 — 3
Draw 2 (Feb. 20, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Newfoundland/Labrador
New Brunswick
Sheet B
Manitoba
Quebec
Sheet C
Nunavut
Wild Card 1
Sheet D
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Draw 3 (Feb. 20, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Yukon
Nova Scotia
Sheet B
Alberta
Wild Card 2
Sheet C
Northwest Territories
Canada
Sheet D
Wild Card 3
Ontario
Draw 4 (Feb. 20, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba
Wild Card 1
Sheet B
Nunavut
Saskatchewan
Sheet C
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Sheet D
Quebec
British Columbia
Draw 5 (Feb. 21, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada
Wild Card 3
Sheet B
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Sheet C
Yukon
Ontario
Sheet D
Northern Ontario
Alberta
Draw 6 (Feb. 21, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Sheet B
Wild Card 1
New Brunswick
Sheet C
Manitoba
British Columbia
Sheet D
Newfoundland/Labrador
Nunavut
Draw 7 (Feb. 21, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Ontario
Alberta
Sheet B
Canada
Northern Ontario
Sheet C
Nova Scotia
Wild Card 3
Sheet D
Wild Card 2
Yukon
Draw 8 (Feb. 22, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
British Columbia
Nunavut
Sheet B
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland/Labrador
Sheet C
Wild Card 1
Quebec
Sheet D
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Draw 9 (Feb. 22, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Northwest Territories
Wild Card 2
Sheet B
Wild Card 3
Alberta
Sheet C
Northern Ontario
Yukon
Sheet D
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Draw 10 (Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Sheet B
Quebec
Nunavut
Sheet C
Newfoundland/Labrador
Manitoba
Sheet D
British Columbia
Wild Card 1
Draw 11 (Feb. 23, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Nova Scotia
Canada
Sheet B
Northern Ontario
Ontario
Sheet C
Wild Card 3
Wild Card 2
Sheet D
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Draw 12 (Feb. 23, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Wild Card 1
Prince Edward Island
Sheet B
Newfoundland/Labrador
British Columbia
Sheet C
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Sheet D
Nunavut
New Brunswick
Draw 13 (Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Wild Card 3
Northern Ontario
Sheet B
Wild Card 2
Nova Scotia
Sheet C
Ontario
Northwest Territories
Sheet D
Yukon
Canada
Draw 14 (Feb. 24, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Quebec
Newfoundland/Labrador
Sheet B
Saskatchewan
Wild Card 1
Sheet C
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Sheet D
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Draw 15 (Feb. 24, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Wild Card 2
Ontario
Sheet B
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Sheet C
Canada
Alberta
Sheet D
Nova Scotia
Northern Ontario
Draw 16 (Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Sheet B
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Sheet C
Prince Edward Island
Nunavut
Sheet D
Wild Card 1
Newfoundland/Labrador
Draw 17 (Feb. 25, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Alberta
Yukon
Sheet B
Ontario
Canada
Sheet C
Wild Card 2
Northern Ontario
Sheet D
Northwest Territories
Wild Card 3
Draw 18 (Feb. 25, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Nunavut
Manitoba
Sheet B
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Sheet C
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland/Labrador
Sheet D
New Brunswick
Quebec
Watch 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Live Stream
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no fans that are allowed to watch the tournament in the stadium. The bubble in Calgary is no different than the NHL held in Edmonton and Toronto and the 2021 IIHF World Juniors Championship held in Edmonton.
The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be telecasted on the TSN along with RDS2, and the live streaming will be available on TSN.ca, the TSN app, and ESPN+.
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