The 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts is a little more than a month away, and fans will finally have an opportunity to pick up single draw tickets when they go on sale beginning Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The 16-team tournament kicks off on Friday, Feb. 14 with the Wild Card game between the top two Canadian Team Ranking System squads who didn’t qualify directly for the Scotties. The format was first used in 2018, and the last two years have seen the Wild Card winner – Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson in 2018 and Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger in 2019 – go on to have outstanding showings. Einarson reached the championship final before falling to Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones; Scheidegger reached the championship pool last year before missing the Page Playoffs by a single win.
The Wild Card game will offer fans a first look at the Scotties and will be completely free, with rush seating at Mosaic Place for anyone interested in getting a first look at a potential national champion.
The overall format will feature the same draw structure as the past two years: two eight-team round robins will take place through to Wednesday, Feb. 19, after which the top four teams from each pool will move on to the championship pool. Teams will play four games against the opposing pool through Friday, Feb. 21, after which the Page Playoffs begin on Saturday, Feb. 22.
The semifinals and final are set for Sunday, Feb. 23.
The tournament will feature a pair of draws at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, followed by an additional draw a day at 8:30 a.m. for three draws a day through Wednesday. The championship pool will have two daily draws at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; the Page Playoffs are at 1 p.m. (3-4) and 6 p.m. (1-2) on Feb. 22, followed by the semifinals at 11 a.m. and final at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23.
A wide selection of ticket packages are available throughout the week, including:
• Opening Weekend ($95) — First five draws on opening Saturday and Sunday.
• Championship Weekend ($199) — Final six draws plus tiebreaker draw if necessary. (Friday, Feb. 21-Sunday, Feb. 23).
• Family Day Holiday Monday Day Package ($49) — Three draws on the holiday Monday at a reduced price!
• Tuesday and Wednesday Day Package ($59) — Three draws in one day.
• Thursday Day Package ($49) — Two guaranteed draws plus tiebreaker (if necessary)
Team Saskatchewan’s preliminary round draws have been set including Draw 1 (1:30 p.m., Feb. 15), Draws 4 and 5 (1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Feb. 16), Draw 8 (6:30 p.m., Feb. 17), Draws 10 and 11 (1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Feb. 18) and the final preliminary round Draw 14 (6:30 p.m., Feb. 19).
Single draw tickets and ticket packages are available at curling.ca/tickets or at the Mosaic Place Box Office in person or over the phone at 306-624-2050.
HeartStop Lounge will be rocking all week during Scotties Tournament of Hearts
With all the high-intensity curling action taking place on the ice at Mosaic Place, fans and curlers alike will need somewhere to unwind.
That’s where the HeartStop Lounge in the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre comes into play.
The Lounge will feature live music, interviews with the players and autograph sessions as just a small part of the fun.
The organizing committee also announced the full line-up of entertainment for the week, including:
• Friday, Feb. 14 - Samara Yung
• Saturday, Feb. 15 - The Dungarees
• Sunday, Feb. 16 - Sask Spirit Sunday! Wear Green - The Dungarees
• Monday, Feb. 17 - Family Day! DJ Music
• Tuesday, Feb. 18 - Prairie Plaid Party! Shantaia
• Wednesday, Feb. 19 - Trivia Night! DJ Music
• Thursday, Feb. 20 - The Bromantics!
• Friday, Feb. 21 - The Chevelles
• Saturday, Feb. 22 - Curling Day in Canada, The Chevelles
• Sunday, Feb. 23 - Championship Sunday!
For more information on the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, be sure to check www.curling.ca/2020scotties/
