2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials


The 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials was held from December 2 to 10 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario. The event is also known and advertised as the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings. The winners of the men's and women's events will be chosen to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The women's final was won by Team Rachel Homan in front of her home town crowd. She defeated Team Chelsea Carey 6–5, after Carey missed a pivotal double takeout on her last shot of the 10th end.
The men's final was won by Team Kevin Koe from Alberta. He defeated Team Mike McEwen 7–6, drawing to the button for one on the last stone of the 10th end.

Men

Teams


;Notes
  1. Ryan Harnden threw second stones and Peter Steski threw lead stones during Draw 19.
  2. Jim Cotter threw fourth stones during Draws 16, 18 & 19.
  3. Rick Sawatsky threw lead stones during Draw 19.

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Scores

Draw 1

Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm

Draw 2

Saturday, December 2, 7:00pm

Draw 3

Sunday, December 3, 9:00am

Draw 4

Sunday, December 3, 2:00pm

Draw 5

Sunday, December 3, 7:00pm

Draw 6

Monday, December 4, 9:00am

Draw 7

Monday, December 4, 2:00pm

Draw 8

Monday, December 4, 7:00pm

Draw 9

Tuesday, December 5, 9:00am

Draw 10

Tuesday, December 5, 2:00pm

Draw 11

Tuesday, December 5, 7:00pm

Draw 12

Wednesday, December 6, 9:00am

Draw 13

Wednesday, December 6, 2:00pm

Draw 14

Wednesday, December 6, 7:00pm

Draw 15

Thursday, December 7, 9:00am

Draw 16

Thursday, December 7, 2:00pm

Draw 17

Thursday, December 7, 7:00pm

Draw 18

Friday, December 8, 9:00am

Draw 19

Friday, December 8, 2:00pm

Draw 20

Friday, December 8, 7:00pm

Playoffs

Semifinal

Saturday, December 9, 7:00 pm

Final

Sunday, December 10, 7:00 pm

Player percentages

After Round Robin Play; Includes games played at other positions
Leads%Seconds%Thirds%Skips%
Karrick Martin86.3Brad Thiessen86.9Darren Moulding85.3Brendan Bottcher81.1
Colin Hodgson92.0Derek Samagalski91.1Braeden Moskowy85.9Reid Carruthers86.5
Tim March88.8Pat Janssen84.8Mat Camm85.4John Epping82.1
Geoff Walker88.1Brett Gallant86.7Mark Nichols86.1Brad Gushue86.8
Ryan Harnden87.3E. J. Harnden88.4Ryan Fry84.6Brad Jacobs79.3
Ben Hebert91.8Brent Laing90.1Marc Kennedy86.4Kevin Koe87.7
Dallan Muyres85.3Kirk Muyres83.8Steve Laycock82.7Matt Dunstone78.9
Denni Neufeld90.1Matt Wozniak88.4B. J. Neufeld85.0Mike McEwen85.3
Tyrel Griffith86.3Catlin Schneider83.5Jim Cotter85.6John Morris82.9

Women

Teams

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Scores

Draw 1

Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm

Draw 2

Saturday, December 2, 7:00pm

Draw 3

Sunday, December 3, 9:00am

Draw 4

Sunday, December 3, 2:00pm

Draw 5

Sunday, December 3, 7:00pm

Draw 6

Monday, December 4, 9:00am

Draw 7

Monday, December 4, 2:00pm

Draw 8

Monday, December 4, 7:00pm

Draw 9

Tuesday, December 5, 9:00am

Draw 10

Tuesday, December 5, 2:00pm

Draw 11

Tuesday, December 5, 7:00pm

Draw 12

Wednesday, December 6, 9:00am

Draw 13

Wednesday, December 6, 2:00pm

Draw 14

Wednesday, December 6, 7:00pm

Draw 15

Thursday, December 7, 9:00am

Draw 16

Thursday, December 7, 2:00pm

Draw 17

Thursday, December 7, 7:00pm

Draw 18

Friday, December 8, 9:00am

Draw 19

Friday, December 8, 2:00pm

Draw 20

Friday, December 8, 7:00pm

Playoffs

Semifinal

Saturday, December 9, 2:00 pm

Final

Sunday, December 10, 2:00 pm

Player percentages

After Round Robin Play
Leads%Seconds%Thirds%Skips%
Laine Peters89.2Jocelyn Peterman81.6Cathy Overton-Clapham77.3Chelsea Carey80.0
Raunora Westcott86.4Leslie Wilson-Westcott72.1Kate Cameron73.7Michelle Englot66.1
Morgan Court83.5Lynn Kreviazuk73.3Clancy Grandy72.0Allison Flaxey71.1
Lisa Weagle81.0Joanne Courtney85.2Emma Miskew83.0Rachel Homan85.4
Dawn McEwen91.5Jill Officer78.7Kaitlyn Lawes82.0Jennifer Jones73.6
Sarah Potts85.4Ashley Sippala81.8Kendra Lilly81.8Krista McCarville82.4
Kristie Moore88.1Jessie Scheidegger81.1Cary-Anne McTaggart78.9Casey Scheidegger79.8
Rachelle Brown87.3Dana Ferguson82.0Lori Olson-Johns75.6Val Sweeting76.9
Tess Bobbie80.3Rachelle Vink78.0Chantal Duhaime77.3Julie Tippin74.0

Pre-trials

The pre-trials, officially called the Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials took place from November 6 to 12 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The top two finishers of the men's and women's events qualified to participate in the Trials.

Men's

Teams

  1. Nicholas Connolly threw second stones for the last round robin game and playoffs due to Brandon Klassen falling ill.

    Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker 1
Saturday, November 11, 07:30
Tiebreaker 2
Saturday, November 11, 15:30

Playoffs

A Semifinals
Saturday, November 11, 13:30
A Finals
Sunday, November 12, 9:00
B Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 11, 19:00
Saturday, November 11, 20:30
B Semifinals
Sunday, November 12, 14:00
B Finals
Sunday, November 12, 19:30

Women's

Teams

Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker 1
Friday, November 10, 23:30
Tiebreaker 2
Saturday, November 11, 07:30
Tiebreaker 3
Saturday, November 11, 12:30

Playoffs

A Semifinals
Saturday, November 11, 13:30
A Finals
Saturday, November 11, 19:00
B Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 11, 19:00
B Semifinals
Sunday, November 12, 9:00
B Finals
Sunday, November 12, 14:00

Qualification process

The qualification process for the 2017 Olympic trials differed slightly from the process used at the 2013 trials. For both the men's and women's categories, a pool of twenty-one teams is designated as eligible to represent Canada at the 2018 Olympics, based on rankings from the Canadian Team Ranking System. From the pool of twenty-one, seven teams were selected to qualify directly for the 2017 Canadian Curling Trials in December. The remaining fourteen teams competed in a pre-trials tournament, and the top two teams qualified for the nine-team trials. The winner of each trials will represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Nine teams qualify for the Olympic Trials based on the following criteria. These are the final berths as decided on May 2, 2017

Men

Women

* Must Medal at World's. If that criterion is not met, the berth will go to the highest team not yet qualified from that season's CTRS standings. Jennifer Jones replaced Chelsea Carey's berth as the 2016 Scotties Winner due to this clause.