Curl Sask announced Wednesday morning that the event — which decides the province’s representative for the national Scotties tournament — will take place from Jan. 5-9, 2022 at the Assinboia Curling Club in the Prince of Wales Cultural and Recreation Centre.
“We have hosted this event in the past and have always had great success thanks to our amazing volunteers, sponsors, and of course, fans!” said Ron Greensides, host committee chairman, in a press release. “There are a lot of exciting things happening in our community including a new hockey arena being built directly across the street. Hosting this event will definitely add to the excitement. We are looking forward to being able to fill the stands and rock the house like we have before!”
The tournament was last hosted by Melville in 2020, with North Battleford’s Robyn Silvernagle claiming the title and going on to represent Saskatchewan at the national Scotties at Mosaic Place.
Interestingly enough, Silvernagle’s third Stefanie Lawton skipped teams to provincial titles the previous two times the event was held in Assiniboia in 2005 and 2015.
The Assiniboia Curling Club offers a perfect venue for the event, with seating for 700 inside the four-sheet arena and room for a further 300 inside the lounge viewing area.
The 2021 Scotties, as well as the men’s Tankard, were to be held in Estevan earlier this year, but both events were cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. Sherry Anderson was named the Saskatchewan representative for the national Scotties and would reach the championship pool in the Calgary bubble before finishing with a 6-6 record.
