# 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials

The 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from November 22 to 30, 1997 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. They were held to determine the Canadian National men's and women's Teams for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

## Men
### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Province |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | Scott Grant | Manitoba |
| Mike Harris | Richard Hart | Collin Mitchell | George Karrys | Paul Savage | Ontario |
| Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Scott Patterson | Phil Loevenmark | Larry Merkley | Ontario |
| Brent MacDonald | Brad Hannah | Blake MacDonald | Wade Johnston | Mark Johnson | Alberta |
| Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Rudy Ramcharan | Don Bartlett | | Alberta |
| Wayne Middaugh | Graeme McCarrel | Ian Tetley | Scott Bailey | | Ontario |
| Kevin Park | Les Rogers | Jerry Semen | Kerry Park | Scott Park | Alberta |
| Dave Smith | Jonathan Mead | Peter Nicholls | Don Harvey | John Helston | Manitoba |
| Jeff Stoughton | Ken Tresoor | Garry Vandenberghe | Steve Gould | Arnold Asham | Manitoba |
| Ed Werenich | John Kawaja | Pat Perroud | Neil Harrison | Vic Peters | Ontario |

### Final standings

| Skip | W | L |
| Mike Harris | 7 | 2 |
| Ed Werenich | 6 | 3 |
| Kevin Martin | 6 | 3 |
| Kerry Burtnyk | 5 | 4 |
| Brent MacDonald | 5 | 4 |
| Jeff Stoughton | 5 | 4 |
| Dave Smith | 4 | 5 |
| Wayne Middaugh | 3 | 6 |
| Russ Howard | 3 | 6 |
| Kevin Park | 1 | 8 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| | | Mike Harris | 6 |
| Kevin Martin | 9 | Kevin Martin | 5 |
| Ed Werenich | 6 | | |

#### Semi-final

| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ed Werenich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Kevin Martin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 |

#### Final

| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kevin Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Harris | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |

## Women
### Qualification

| Qualification method | Qualifying team |
| Playoff between 1994 and 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts champions | Sandra Schmirler |
| 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts champions | Marilyn Bodogh |
| Husky Classic winner | Shannon Kleibrink |
| Welton Beauchamp Classic winner | Sherry Sheirich |
| MT&T Mobility Classic winner | Mary Mattatall |
| SaskPower Classic winner | Anne Merklinger |
| Women's Curling Tour points | Kelley Owen (Law) |
| Women's Curling Tour points | Cathy Borst |
| 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts champions | Sandra Schmirler Alison Goring (runner-up) |
| SaskPower Final Draw | Connie Laliberte |

### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
| Marilyn Bodogh | Kim Gellard | Corie Beveridge | Jane Hooper Perroud | | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Cathy Borst | Heather Godberson | Brenda Bohmer | Kate Horne | | Alberta Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alison Goring | Lori Eddy | Kim Moore | Mary Bowman | Yvonne Smith | Toronto, Ontario |
| Shannon Kleibrink | Glenys Bakker | Shannon Nimmo | Joanne Sipka | Sally Shigehiro | Calgary, Alberta |
| Connie Laliberte | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Jill Staub | Janet Arnott | Maureen Bonar | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Kelley Law | Marla Geiger | Sherry Fraser | Christine Jurgenson | | British Columbia Richmond, British Columbia |
| Mary Mattatall | Angie Bryant | Lisa MacLeod | Heather Hopkins | Hayley Clarke | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Anne Merklinger | Theresa Breen | Patti McKnight | Audrey Frey | Christine McCrady | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sherry Scheirich | Colleen Zielke | Sandra Mulroney | Judy Leonard | Kimberly Ann Hodson | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sandra Schmirler | Jan Betker | Joan McCusker | Marcia Gudereit | Atina Ford | Regina, Saskatchewan |

### Final standings

| Skip | W | L |
| Sandra Schmirler | 7 | 2 |
| Shannon Kleibrink | 6 | 3 |
| Kelley Law | 6 | 3 |
| Anne Merklinger | 5 | 4 |
| Cathy Borst | 5 | 4 |
| Marilyn Bodogh | 5 | 4 |
| Connie Laliberte | 3 | 6 |
| Alison Goring | 3 | 6 |
| Sherry Scheirich | 3 | 6 |
| Mary Mattatall | 2 | 7 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| | | Sandra Schmirler | 9 |
| Shannon Kleibrink | 7 | Shannon Kleibrink | 6 |
| Kelley Law | 4 | | |

#### Semi-final

| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Shannon Kleibrink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Kelley Law | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

#### Final

| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Shannon Kleibrink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sandra Schmirler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |