2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings and schedule

With two-time defending Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion Rachel Homan representing Canada at the Olympics, the field is wide open at this year’s national women’s curling championship.

The competition runs Jan. 23-Feb. 1 in Mississauga, Ont.

Here are the standings, schedule and results:

ROUND-ROBIN STANDINGS

Pool A

Team	Wins	Losses
Manitoba (Kaitlyn Lawes)	7	0
Canada (Kerri Einarson)	6	1
Ontario (Hailey Armstrong)	5	2
Nova Scotia (Taylour Stevens)	5	2
Saskatchewan (Jolene Campbell)	3	4
B.C. (Taylor Reese-Hansen)	3	4
Quebec (Jolianne Fortin)	2	5
Northwest Territories (Nicky Kaufman)	1	6
Yukon (Bayly Scoffin)	0	8

Pool B

Team	Wins	Losses
Manitoba (Beth Peterson)	7	0
Nova Scotia (Christina Black)	6	1
Alberta (Selena Sturmay)	6	1
Northern Ontario (Krista Scharf)	4	3
Alberta (Kayla Skrlik)	4	3
New Brunswick (Melodie Forsythe)	2	5
Newfoundland and Labrador (Mackenzie Mitchell)	1	6
Nunavut (Julia Weagle)	1	7
Prince Edward Island (Amanda Power)	1	6

Note: The top three teams from both divisions advance to the championship round.

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

ROUND-ROBIN

Draw 16: Thursday, Jan. 29

Alberta (Sturmay) 12, New Brunswick 6
Manitoba (Peterson) 10, Nunavut 4
Alberta (Skrlik) 10, Newfoundland and Labrador 4
Northern Ontario 6, P.E.I. 4

Draw 17: Thursday, Jan. 29: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

Quebec vs. Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan vs. Manitoba (Lawes)
Nova Scotia (Stevens) vs. Ontario
Canada vs. B.C.

Draw 18: Thursday, Jan. 29: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Newfoundland and Labrador vs. P.E.I.
New Brunswick vs. Northern Ontario
Manitoba (Peterson) vs. Alberta (Sturmay)
Nova Scotia (Black) vs. Alberta (Skrlik)

PREVIOUS DRAWS

Draw 1: Friday, Jan. 23

Canada 13, Yukon 4
Ontario 9, Northwest Territories 5
Manitoba (Lawes) 10, B.C. 4
Nova Scotia (Stevens) 10, Quebec 7

Draw 2: Saturday, Jan. 24

Nova Scotia (Black) 9, Nunavut 1
Alberta (Sturmay) 12, P.E.I. 3
Northern Ontario 7, Alberta (Skrlik) 4
Manitoba (Peterson) 7, Newfoundland and Labrador 5

Draw 3: Saturday, Jan. 24

Nova Scotia (Stevens) 11, Saskatchewan 3
Manitoba (Lawes) 11, Quebec 4
Canada 7, Ontario 6
Northwest Territories 10, Yukon 5

Draw 4: Sunday, Jan. 25

Manitoba (Peterson) 13, New Brunswick 3
Northern Ontario 12, Newfoundland and Labrador 5
Alberta (Sturmay) 9, Nova Scotia (Black) 6
Nunavut 8, P.E.I 5

Draw 5: Sunday, Jan. 25

Manitoba (Lawes) 11, Ontario 6
Canada 9, Nova Scotia (Stevens) 6
Quebec 10, Yukon 5
Saskatchewan 8, B.C. 5

Draw 6: Sunday, Jan. 25

Alberta (Sturmay) 15, Northern Ontario 5
Manitoba (Peterson) 7, Nova Scotia (Black) 6
Newfoundland and Labrador 8, Nunavut 2
Alberta (Skrlik) 9, New Brunswick 3

Draw 7: Monday, Jan. 26

Canada 8, Quebec 2
B.C. 11, Yukon 4
Saskatchewan 6, Northwest Territories 5
Manitoba (Lawes) 8, Nova Scotia (Stevens) 2

Draw 8: Monday, Jan. 26

Nova Scotia (Black) 9, Newfoundland and Labrador 1
Alberta (Skrlik) 9, Nunavut 2
P.E.I. 7, New Brunswick 6
Manitoba (Peterson) 9, Northern Ontario 2

Draw 9: Monday, Jan. 26

B.C., 9 Northwest Territories 3
Quebec 7, Saskatchewan 2
Manitoba (Lawes) 9, Canada 4
Ontario 6, Yukon 3

Draw 10: Tuesday, Jan. 27

Alberta (Skrlik) 10, P.E.I. 4
New Brunswick 9, Newfoundland and Labrador 6
Nova Scotia (Black) 8, Northern Ontario 4
Alberta (Sturmay) 10, Nunavut 2

Draw 11: Tuesday, Jan. 27

Manitoba (Lawes) 9, Yukon 4
Ontario 7, B.C. 3
Nova Scotia (Stevens) 10, Northwest Territories 4
Canada 10, Saskatchewan 4

Draw 12: Tuesday, Jan. 27

Northern Ontario 8, Nunavut 4
Alberta (Sturmay) 9, Alberta (Skrlik) 5
Manitoba (Peterson) 8, P.E.I 7
Nova Scotia (Black) 7, New Brunswick 4

Draw 13: Wednesday, Jan. 28

Nova Scotia (Stevens) 11, B.C. 10
Canada 13, Northwest Territories 2
Saskatchewan 10, Yukon 4
Ontario 8, Quebec 5

Draw 14: Wednesday, Jan. 28: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

Manitoba (Peterson) 8, Alberta (Skrlik) 4
Nova Scotia (Black) 6, P.E.I. 3
New Brunswick 10, Nunavut 5
Alberta (Sturmay) 11, Newfoundland and Labrador 6

Draw 15: Wednesday, Jan. 28: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Ontario 8, Saskatchewan 4
Nova Scotia (Stevens) 9, Yukon 2
B.C. 8, Quebec 5
Manitoba (Lawes) 7, Northwest Territories 4

PLAYOFFS

Friday, Jan. 30, 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT

Page 1-2 qualifiers

Winners advance to the Page 1/2 game. Losers drop to the Page 3/4 qualifier.

Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Page 3-4 qualifiers

Winners advance to the Page 3/4 game.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT

Page 3-4 game

Winner advances to the semifinal.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Page 1-2 game

Winner advances to the final. Loser drops to the semifinal.

Sunday, Feb. 1, 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT

Semifinal

Winner advances to the final.

Sunday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Final

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Senators’ Reimer to start against Avalanche with Ullmark as backup

Linus Ullmark‘s return to the starter’s net will have to wait.

James Reimer will get the crease for the Ottawa Senators‘ tilt against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Sportsnet’s Alex Adams reported.

Ullmark, meanwhile, will back up for a second straight game upon his return from personal leave, which began Dec. 29.

Live coverage of the game will be on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.

The veteran Reimer, 37, holds an .871 save percentage and 3.32 goals-against average in four starts for the Senators since signing with the team earlier in January. Reimer has a 1-2-1 record in that span.

Ullmark has struggled to a 14-8-5 record with an .881 save percentage and 2.95 goals-against average this season.

Mads Sogaard, who started for the Senators in Sunday’s 7-1 thrashing of the Vegas Golden Knights, and Leevi Merilainen — the two other goalies to appear for Ottawa this season — are both currently with AHL Belleville.

Ullmark’s next opportunity to return to game action — barring a relief appearance Wednesday — will come Saturday when the Senators host the New Jersey Devils on Hockey Night in Canada.

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Lawes and Peterson stay undefeated at Scotties Tournament of Hearts

It can be a little tricky to figure out the names and positions for some of the Manitoba players at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

There’s no confusion about their position in the standings.

At 4-0, Manitoba is the only unbeaten team in Pool B at the national women’s curling championship after Beth Peterson posted a 9-2 win over Northern Ontario’s Krista Scharf on Monday afternoon.

“I think they make the big shots when it matters and they’ve figured out how to do that,” said Manitoba coach Jill Officer. “I also think that they’ve figured out how to pick up for each other.

“When there’s maybe a miss, the next person comes along and makes a big one to to bail (them) out if needed. That’s a sign of a great team.”

Peterson, who moved from skip to third last fall, threw 88 per cent. Kelsey Calvert, who now skips and throws fourth, was at 95 per cent.

The foursome, which includes Melissa Gordon-Kurz and Katherine Remillard, kept the Team Peterson name after the back-end position switch, which came after a last-place finish at the Canadian Pre-Trials in late October.

“I brought it up halfway through this year just because I wasn’t feeling great in the (skip) position,” Peterson said. “So it was a team decision for sure, but we’re feeling really comfortable with the positions we’re in (now).”

Calvert previously played under her maiden name of Kelsey Rocque. Peterson’s maiden name is still used even though she goes by her married name of Beth Turnbull off the ice.

The team beat Kate Cameron and Kaitlyn Lawes on the final day of the Manitoba playdowns for the right to wear the buffalo at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.

“We just kept winning and now we’re here and we just kept it that way,” Calvert said of the team name. “It’s not a big deal to me and I don’t think it’s a big deal to Beth. We’re just out there and we’re playing for each other.

“It doesn’t matter what team name we’re under, we want to play well.”

They have done just that over the first four days of round-robin play, outscoring their opponents 36-16.

Facing a tough opponent in Scharf, Peterson made a double-takeout that stuck to help Manitoba score three points for a 5-2 lead in the sixth end. Another three-ender followed in the eighth and the teams shook hands.

Peterson said the early January timing of the provincial playdowns helped the team enter this 10-day event in strong form.

“We went on a roll there in the end, (we) lost two in a row but then won four in a row,” she said. “I think we’re still kind of riding that high, to be honest.”

In the evening session, Lawes (5-0) moved into sole possession of first place in Pool A with a 9-4 win over Canada’s Kerri Einarson. Lawes made a highlight-reel angle-raise double-takeout to score three in the second end and never looked back.

“They’re such a great team, so we knew that any opportunity that we had, we’d have to take advantage,” Lawes said.

Peterson, who lost provincial finals in each of the two previous seasons, made her only previous Scotties appearance in 2021 as a wild-card skip. Calvert debuted as an alternate in 2020 and finished third in 2024 as a second on a wild-card team skipped by Cameron.

“Kelsey just slipped back into that skip position that she used to play and just looked really comfortable with it,” said Officer. “I feel like Beth is very chatty and has a lot of energy and I actually think she’s able to bring that to the entire team now being in that third position.

“I think that’s been a real benefit.”

Lawes is also wearing Manitoba colours as one of three pre-qualified entries. She claimed the final spot in the 18-team field as the highest-ranked team that hadn’t won a provincial/territorial title.

The berth became available when Einarson replaced Rachel Homan as the Canada entry. Homan didn’t return to defend her title as she’s preparing for the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics.

In the afternoon draw, Nova Scotia’s Christina Black rolled to a 9-1 victory over Mackenzie Mitchell of Newfoundland and Labrador. Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik downed Nunavut’s Julia Weagle 9-2.

Prince Edward Island’s Amanda Power picked up a single point in the 10th end for a 7-6 win over New Brunswick’s Melodie Forsythe.

In the evening, Ontario’s Hailey Armstrong defeated Yukon’s Bayly Scoffin 6-3, B.C.’s Taylor Reese-Hansen topped Nicky Kaufman of the Northwest Territories 9-3 and Quebec’s Jolianne Fortin beat Saskatchewan’s Jolene Campbell 7-2.

Einarson fell to 4-1, ahead of four teams at 2-2. Black was alone in second place in Pool B at 3-1 with Skrlik and Alberta’s Selena Sturmay next at 2-1.

The top three teams in each pool at the end of round-robin play Thursday night will advance to the playoffs. The final is scheduled for Sunday.

The winning team will represent Canada at the world women’s curling championship in March in Calgary.

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Red-hot Sabres melting winter blues away one win at a time

On a Monday morning where much of Canada and the United States is buried under snow, how can you not think of Buffalo?

This time of year, it’s usually winter weather events or football — or the two things combined — that call our attention to Western New York. But with the Bills falling a couple rounds shy of the Super Bowl and well-seasoned shovelers in Buffalo rarely fazed by any dumping of the white stuff, the thing creating “Can you believe it!” conversation right now in the Queen City is the stunning play of the Sabres.

With its latest victory — a 5-0 whitewash of the Islanders in New York on Saturday afternoon — Buffalo has moved above the wild-card fray and into third place in the Atlantic Division. Only three teams in the Eastern Conference — Tampa Bay, Carolina and Detroit — have a better points percentage than the Sabres’ .618.

In case you stopped paying attention after the 10-game winning streak in December, Buffalo is 8-3-1 in January. The Sabres close out a five-game road trip on Tuesday in Toronto with a chance to end the journey 4-1-0. In all, over a 22-game stretch that started Dec. 9 and represents more than 25 per cent of an NHL schedule, the Sabres are 18-3-1. Buffalo’s .841 points percentage in that time is an NHL-best, followed — if you can believe it — by two fellow Atlantic Division competitors in Tampa Bay (.810) and Detroit (.739).

Perhaps the most unexpected stat for the Sabres during this run is the 2.36 goals-against average that leads the NHL. That’s built largely on the back of strong showings by no less than three goalies, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.922 save percentage in 10 starts), Alex Lyon (.927 in eight starts, including Saturday’s shutout on Long Island) and Colten Ellis (.913 in four starts) all standing tall in the crease.

That stinginess — even if not all the underlying numbers are encouraging — has to be heartening because while there have been times where Buffalo looks capable on the offensive side of the puck in recent years, we’re talking about a club that, in the past three full seasons, surrendered more goals than all but five NHL teams.

Of course, when it comes to the attack, no Sabre is deadlier than Tage Thompson, and he indeed paces the team by a wide margin with 14 goals and 30 points since that Dec. 9 date. Still, this is about far more than one player and Buffalo is getting contributions up and down the lineup. In fact, seven players in addition to Thompson are scoring at a 20-goal clip during this incredible stretch of hockey for Buffalo. That includes young bright spots like Zach Benson (20 years old), Noah Ostlund (21) and 23-year-old Josh Doan, who kicked off his weekend by securing nearly $50 million on a seven-year extension inked with the club on Thursday. 

Yes, good-news stories are all around the Sabres these days, with fans hoping the next one could feature native Western New Yorker and pending-UFA Alex Tuch working out an extension to stay with the club.

Of course, the biggest question of all remains whether a 14-season playoff drought will end this spring. How wonderful it would be for Buffalo to have people paying attention to the city in that season again, too.

Weekend takeaways

• Check out the Anaheim Ducks season chopped up into four chunks: 11-3-1, 10-10-1, 0-8-1, 7-0-0. The Ducks’ 4-3 OT win over Calgary Sunday night gave Anaheim its seventh straight victory on the heels of a nine-game losing streak. You expect ups and down out of a young team, but this has been an exceptionally high-or-low showing from the Ducks. It’s probably worth noting four wins on their current hot streak have come in extra time. Whatever the case, Anaheim is now second in the Pacific Division by points percentage and has re-entered the playoff chat in a serious way. 

• Beckett Sennecke sparked the Ducks’ ‘W’ in Calgary with a hat trick, including the overtime winner. Sennecke now leads all rookies with 18 goals and is on pace for 28 this season. It was a good weekend for freshmen overall, with 18-year-old Ben Kindel — the youngest forward in the league — netting two goals against the Canucks on Sunday in a homecoming that saw the B.C. boy playing in front of, basically, an entire section of family and friends. That same day, six-foot-four Ottawa Senator Stephen Halliday netted two goals in just over seven minutes of work against Vegas. Meanwhile, Fraser Minten scored the game-tying goal for Boston in the third period of a 4-3 win over Montreal on Saturday. Minten is up to 13 goals this year, with seven of them coming in 11 January outings. Not only do we have some incredible high-end rookies this year — Sennecke, Matthew Schaefer, Ivan Demidov, Jesper Wallstedt — but the crop also features a very intriguing upper-middle class that could make this freshman crew one we remember for a long time.

• In addition to Sennecke, Colorado’s Brock Nelson (hello, 21 goals in his past 26 games) also notched a hatty on Sunday in Toronto. That followed a Saturday when Edmonton’s Evan Bouchard, Mason Marchment of the Jackets and Montreal’s Cole Caufield all buried hat tricks. As it stands, the number of three-goal showings by players in January sits at a staggering 25. According to the league, that’s the most hat tricks in a calendar month since March 1996 (26). 

Red-and-white power rankings

1. Montreal Canadiens (28-17-7): The Canadiens blew a 3-2 third-period lead in Boston on Saturday in a 4-3 setback versus the Bruins. Only three teams have a worse save percentage than the .878 posted by Canadiens goalies this season. 

2. Edmonton Oilers (26-19-8): The Oilers have five games to go before the Olympic break and it feels like Connor McDavid will almost certainly head to Italy sitting on 100 points. He’s got a league-best 90 following a five-point effort during Saturday’s 6-5 OT win over the Capitals. Of course, that was still one shy of the six (3-3-6) posted by D-man Bouchard.

3. Toronto Maple Leafs (24-19-9): The struggling Leafs host the red-hot Sabres on Tuesday. After that, Toronto plays six straight games — and 11 of its next 15 — on the road. 

4. Ottawa Senators (24-21-7): It still only counted for two points in the standings, but Ottawa’s 7-1 slaughter of Vegas Sunday night felt cathartic for the Sens, especially with goalie Linus Ullmark returning to dress as Mads Sogaard’s backup. 

5. Calgary Flames (21-25-6): Stick tap to 21-year-old D-man Hunter Brzustewicz, who netted his first NHL goal Sunday night during a 4-3 loss to Anaheim. 

6. Winnipeg Jets (20-24-7): It’s obviously been a long year in Winnipeg, but Saturday’s 5-1 beatdown on home ice at the hands of the Red Wings might represent a low point. 

7. Vancouver Canucks (17-30-5): The Canucks welcome native son Macklin Celebrini to town for a match with the Sharks on Tuesday. In the midst of a lost season, it’s important to remember the hope somebody like Celebrini represents for a rebuilding team. That might be a high bar, but Vancouver will add one heck of a prospect at some point in 2026. 

The week ahead

• Two of the hottest teams in the league will meet Monday night in Tampa, as the surging Utah Mammoth — in search of a sixth straight victory — visit a Lightning squad that has just two losses in its past 16 outings. 

• Patrick Kane is now just two points from passing Mike Modano as the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history. His next chance to move up the board comes Tuesday in Detroit, when the Wings host the L.A. Kings.

• Thursday brings a massive 15-game slate, with Connor Bedard in Pittsburgh to battle Sidney Crosby and the Penguins, while Celebrini’s Sharks are in Edmonton to take on McDavid and the Oilers. 

• The Bruins and Bolts will take it outside on Sunday afternoon. After Miami hosted the Rangers and Panthers in the first-ever NHL outdoor game waged in Florida on Jan. 2, Raymond James Stadium — home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers — will be the site of the second, an Atlantic clash between Boston and Tampa. 

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Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun switches from Canada to U.S.

Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun is switching national allegiances.

The 20-year-old, who has represented Canada since 2022, announced Monday that he will represent the United States going forward.

Born in Montreal, Kharun is a two-time Olympic medallist, earning bronze in the men’s 100- and 200-metre butterfly events at the Paris 2024 Games.

He also won bronze in the 100 butterfly at the 2025 world championships.

In an Instagram post, Kharun said he grew up in Las Vegas and has lived in America his whole life. He thanked Canada for its support while saying he always felt like an American.

“I’d like to thank everyone in Canada. It’s been incredible to travel the world representing Canada and while competing with the top Canadian athletes,” Kharun wrote on Instagram. “Despite the incredible support I’ve received from Canada, I’ve always felt like an American. I grew up in Las Vegas. I’ve lived in America my whole life. I’ve never represented a club team outside of USA Swimming. I’ve got a long career left as a swimmer and I’d like to be based at home. And that home is in the USA.”

In a statement from Swimming Canada, high-performance director and national coach John Atkinson said Kharun’s accomplishments with the Canadian program can never be taken away.

“What he has done as part of our national team is part of our history. We wish him all the best and he remains a friend to our national team,” Atkinson said.

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Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun switches from Canada to U.S.

Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun is switching national allegiances.

The 20-year-old, who has represented Canada since 2022, announced Monday that he will represent the United States going forward.

Born in Montreal, Kharun is a two-time Olympic medallist, earning bronze in the men’s 100- and 200-metre butterfly events at the Paris 2024 Games.

He also won bronze in the 100 butterfly at the 2025 world championships.

In an Instagram post, Kharun said he grew up in Las Vegas and has lived in America his whole life. He thanked Canada for its support while saying he always felt like an American.

“I’d like to thank everyone in Canada. It’s been incredible to travel the world representing Canada and while competing with the top Canadian athletes,” Kharun wrote on Instagram. “Despite the incredible support I’ve received from Canada, I’ve always felt like an American. I grew up in Las Vegas. I’ve lived in America my whole life. I’ve never represented a club team outside of USA Swimming. I’ve got a long career left as a swimmer and I’d like to be based at home. And that home is in the USA.”

In a statement from Swimming Canada, high-performance director and national coach John Atkinson said Kharun’s accomplishments with the Canadian program can never be taken away.

“What he has done as part of our national team is part of our history. We wish him all the best and he remains a friend to our national team,” Atkinson said.

— with files from Sportsnet Staff

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