Handicapping the Scotties,

For the first time in Canadian championship curling, the field includes Northern Ontario and separate teams from two territories. Here is a handicapped look at the teams and their individual schedules

Quebec

Glenmore CC (Montreal) & Etchemin CC (Quebec City)

Skip Lauren Mann. Amelie Blais, Brittany O’Rourke, Anne-Marie Filteau, Brenda Nicholls (alternate) and Andy Broder (coach). Sat 3 p.m. vs. Canada Sun 10 a.m. vs. B.C. Sun 3 p.m. vs. Qualifier Mon 10 a.m. vs. Ontario Mon 3 p.m. vs. Saskatchewan Tue 3 p.m. vs. Manitoba Tue 8 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Wed 10 a.m. vs. P.E.I. Wed 3 p.m. vs. Alberta Thu 10 a.m. vs. Nova Scotia Thu 8 p.m. vs. Nfld & Lab

New Brunswick

Curl Moncton

Skip Sylvie Robichaud. Rebecca Atkinson, Marie Richard, Jane Boyle, Carol Whitaker (alternate) and Ellery Robichaud (coach). Sat 8 p.m. vs. P.E.I. Sun 10 a.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Sun 8 p.m. vs. Alberta Mon 3 p.m. vs. Nova Scotia Mon 8 p.m. vs. Qualifier Tue 8 p.m. vs. Quebec Wed 3 p.m. vs. B.C. Wed 8 p.m. vs. Manitoba Thu 3 p.m. vs. Saskatchewan Thu 8 p.m. vs. Canada Fri 10 a.m. vs. Ontario

Alberta

Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton

Skip Val Sweeting. Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown, Sarah Wilkes (alternate) and Garry Coderre (coach). Sat 8 p.m. vs. Qualifier Sun 10 a.m. vs. Nova Scotia Sun 8 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Mon 3 p.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Mon 8 p.m. vs. P.E.I. Tue 8 p.m. vs. B.C. Wed 3 p.m. vs. Quebec Wed 8 p.m. vs. Ontario Thu 3 p.m. vs. Canada Thu 8 p.m. vs. Sask. Fri 10 a.m. vs. Manitoba

Nova scotia

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip Mary-Anne Arsenault. Christina Black, Jane Snyder, Jennifer Baxter, Carole MacLean (alternate) and Peter Corkum (coach). Sat 3 p.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Sun 10 a.m. Alberta Sun 3 p.m. Ontario Mon 10 a.m. vs. Qualifier Mon 3 p.m. New Brunswick Tue 3 p.m. vs. P.E.I. Tue 8 p.m. Saskatchewan Wed 10 a.m. vs. Manitoba Wed 3 p.m. Canada Thu 10 a.m. vs. Quebec Thu 8 p.m. vs. B.C.

Team Canada

Ottawa Curling Club

Skip Rachel Homan. Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle, Cheryl Kreviazuk (alternate) and Richard Hart (coach). Sat 3 p.m. vs. Quebec Sat 8 p.m. vs. Saskatchewan Sun 8 p.m. vs. Ontario Mon 3 p.m. vs. B.C. Mon 8 p.m. vs. Manitoba Tue 8 p.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Wed 3 p.m. vs. Nova Scotia Wed 8 p.m. vs. P.E.I. Thu 3 p.m. vs. Alberta Thu 8 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Fri 10 a.m. vs. Qualifier

On tario

Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill

Skip Julie Hastings. Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Collins, Cheryl McPherson (alternate) and Jim Anderson (coach). Sat 8 p.m. Manitoba Sun 3 p.m. vs. Nova Scotia Sun 8 p.m. Canada Mon 10 a.m. vs. Quebec Mon 8 p.m. Saskatchewan Tue 3 p.m. vs. B.C. Wed 10 a.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Wed 8 p.m. vs. Alberta Thu 10 a.m. Qualifier Thu 3 p.m. P.E.I. Fri 10 a.m. vs. New Brunswick

Manitoba

St. Vital CC, Winnipeg

Skip Jennifer Jones. Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen, Jennifer Clark-Rouire (alternate) and Wendy Morgan (coach). Sat 8 p.m. vs. Ontario Sun 3 p.m. vs. B.C. Sun 8 p.m. vs. Saskatchewan Mon 10 a.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Mon 8 p.m. vs. Canada Tue 3 p.m. vs. Quebec Wed 10 a.m. vs. Nova Scotia Wed 8 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Thu 10 a.m. vs. P.E.I. Thu 3 p.m. vs. Qualifier Fri 10 a.m. vs. Alberta

British Columbia

Prince George Golf & CC

Skip Patti Knezevic. Kristen Fewster, Jen Rusnell, Rhonda Camozzi, Nicole Backe (alternate) and Jay Batch (coach). Sat 3 p.m. vs. Sask. Sun 10 a.m. vs. Quebec Sun 3 p.m. vs. Manitoba Mon 10 a.m. vs. PEI Mon 3 p.m. vs. Canada Tue 3 p.m. vs. Ontario Tue 8 p.m. vs. Alberta Wed 10 a.m. vs. Qualifier Wed 3 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Thu 10 a.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Thu 8 p.m. vs. Nova Scotia

Saskatchewan

Nutana CC, Saskatoon

Skip Stefanie Lawton. Sherry Anderson, Stephanie Schmidt, Marliese Kasner, Lana Vey (alternate) and Rick Folk (coach). Sat 3 p.m. vs. B.C. Sat 8 p.m. vs. Canada Sun 8 p.m. vs. Manitoba Mon 3 p.m. vs. Quebec Mon 8 p.m. vs. Ontario Tue 8 p.m. vs. Nova Scotia Wed 3 p.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Wed 8 p.m. vs. Qualifier Thu 3 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Thu 8 p.m. vs. Alberta Fri 10 a.m. vs. P.E.I.

Nfld & Labrador

Bally Haly Country Club, St. John’s

Skip Heather Strong. Stephanie Korab, Jessica Cunningham, Kathryn Cooper, Noelle Thomas-Kennell (alternate) and Geoff Cunningham (coach). Sat 3 p.m. vs. Nova Scotia Sun 10 a.m. vs. New Brunswick Sun 3 p.m. vs. P.E.I. Mon 10 a.m. vs. Manitoba Mon 3 p.m. vs. Alberta Tue 3 p.m. vs. Qualifier Tue 8 p.m. vs. Canada Wed 10 a.m. vs. Ontario Wed 3 p.m. vs. Saskatchewan Thu 10 a.m. vs. B.C. Thu 8 p.m. vs. Quebec

Northern On tario

Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Sudbury Skip Tracy Horgan. Jennifer Horgan, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Courtney Chenier (alternate) and Andrea Ronnebeck (coach). ❚ If Northern Ontario advances from the qualifying round, it would play the same schedule listed under Northwest Territories.

P.E.I.

Charlottetown Curling Complex

Skip Suzanne Birt. Shelly Bradley, Michelle McQuaid, Susan McInnis, Sinead Dolan (alternate) and Kim Dolan (coach). Sat 8 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Sun 3 p.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Sun 8 p.m. vs. Qualifier Mon 10 a.m. vs. B.C. Mon 8 p.m. vs. Alberta Tue 3 p.m. vs. Nova Scotia Wed 10 a.m. vs. Quebec Wed 8 p.m. vs. Canada Thu 10 a.m. vs. Manitoba Thu 3 p.m. vs. Ontario Fri 10 a.m. vs. Saskatchewan

NW territories

Yellowknife Curling Centre

Skip Kerry Galusha. Megan Cormier, Danielle Derry, Shona Barbour, Sharon Cormier (alternate) and Jock Tyre (coach). Sat 8 p.m. vs. Alberta Sun 3 p.m. vs. Quebec Sun 8 p.m. vs. P.E.I. Mon 10 a.m. vs. Nova Scotia Mon 8 p.m. vs. New Brunswick Tue 3 p.m. vs. Nfld & Lab Wed 10 a.m. vs. B.C. Wed 8 p.m. vs. Saskatchewan Thu 10 a.m. vs. Ontario Thu 3 p.m. vs. Manitoba Fri 10 a.m. vs. Canada

Yukon

Whitehorse Curling Club Skip Sarah Koltun. Chelsea Duncan, Patty Wallingham, Jenna Duncan, Lindsay Moldowan (alternate) and Bill Tschirhart (coach). ❚ If Yukon advances from the qualifying round, it would play the same schedule listed under Northwest Territories.