Eighteen teams ready to rumble for Scotties title inside Calgary curling bubble
The NHL, NBA and WNBA got it done in the summer. Then the World Juniors followed suit over the holidays. The Australian Open is finding its way as well. Now, it’s curling’s turn to enter the bubble. It all starts on Friday. Here s TSN.ca s preview of the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Final - Ontario 7, Manitoba 8 (11)
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The NHL, NBA and WNBA got it done in the summer. Then the World Juniors followed suit over the holidays. The Australian Open is finding its way as well. Now, it’s curling’s turn to enter the bubble.
This week in good news (Jan. 31-Feb. 6) Written by CHVN Saturday, Feb 06 2021, 12:47 PM 2019 Provincial champions Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, and Kristin MacCuish have a Wild Card berth at the 2021 Scotties.
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A deep-freeze couldn t stop Manitobans from getting outside to spread joy (especially with the hope of an early spring), plus new faith-based entertainment is coming to screens and stereos near you and the province will be well-represented at the 2021 Scotties.
Get ready to spend a day this summer celebrating the grandparents in your life.
An international day of celebration for grandparents and the elderly has now been instituted by the Pope, Vatican News reports.
Zacharias, Peterson ready to prove they belong with Canada’s best inside Scotties bubble
Manitoba skips Mackenzie Zacharias and Beth Peterson will each make their Scotties Tournament of Hearts debuts later this month inside the Calgary curling bubble. And both are ready to prove they belong with Canada s elite on the pebbled ice.
Ryan Horne, TSN.ca Staff Team Mackenzie Zacharias celebrates Canadian junior title , Curling Canada
Last February, Mackenzie Zacharias and her rink from the Altona Curling Club in Manitoba stood atop the podium in Krasnoyarsk, Russia as world junior champions.
Less than 12 months later, after one of the most unbelievable years in quite some time, Team Zacharias is going to its first career Scotties Tournament of Hearts inside the Calgary curling bubble.
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Manitoba teams were awarded four of the six Wild Card berths for the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the 2021 Brier.
2020 World Junior champion Mackenzie Zacharias of the Altona Curling Club, 2019 Manitoba champion Tracy Fleury of East St. Paul and Beth Peterson of Winnipeg will compete at the Scotties in Calgary later this month.
Chelsea Carey will replace Fleury at the skip position in Calgary. Fleury will stay home with her young daughter Nina who is receiving treatment for a medical condition.
To claim a Wild Card berth, three of the four players who compiled the points during the 2019-2020 season must still be on the team.