Canada’s Top Women’s Curlers Headline the 2020 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS on TSN, Beginning February 14

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TORONTO (February 11, 2020) – Curling fans have a Valentine’s date with TSN as the network’s exclusive Season of Champions curling coverage continues with the 2020 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, beginning Friday, Feb. 14 and culminates with the final on Sunday, Feb. 23. Sixteen teams from across the country compete for the opportunity to represent Team Canada at the upcoming WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, airing live on TSN. Live from Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Sask., coverage begins with the Wild Card Game featuring six-time SCOTTIES winners Team Jennifer Jones taking on Canada’s #1-ranked Team Tracy Fleury on Friday, Feb.14 at 8:30 p.m. ET on TSN (complete broadcast schedule is available here). Calling all the action from Moose Jaw is play-by-play announcer Vic Rauter alongside analysts Cheryl Bernard, a 2010 Olympic silver medallist; and Russ Howard, a two-time BRIER and MEN’S WORLD CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS winner and 2006 Olympic gold medallist. Bryan Mudryk delivers the play-by-play call for morning draws alongside analyst Cathy Gauthier, a three-time SCOTTIES champion. Curling Day in Canada on TSN On Saturday, Feb. 22, TSN celebrates Canada’s love for curling with a unique hour-long special on Curling Day in Canada, highlighting the passion for the game witnessed in rinks across the country. Airing immediately following the first page playoff at the SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, the special is hosted by Mudryk and Bob Weeks live from the SCOTTIES, and features compelling stories from across Canada’s curling community, an exclusive interview with top-ranked curler John Epping, and a special curling-themed Quiz from TSN’s BarDown. The field at the 2020 Scotties Tournament Of Hearts features:

• Team Canada – Skip: Chelsea Carey
• Team Alberta – Skip: Laura Walker
• Team British Columbia – Skip: Corryn Brown
• Team Manitoba – Skip: Kerri Einarson
• Team New Brunswick – Skip:  Andrea Crawford
• Team Newfoundland & Labrador – Skip: Erica Curtis
• Team Northern Ontario – Skip: Krista McCarville
• Team Northwest Territories – Skip: Kerry Galusha
• Team Nova Scotia – Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault
• Team Nunavut – Skip: Lori Eddy
• Team Ontario – Skip: Rachel Homan
• Team Prince Edward Island – Skip: Suzanne Birt
• Team Québec – Skip: Noémie Verreault
• Team Saskatchewan – Skip: Robyn Silvernagle
• Team Yukon – Skip: Hailey Birnie

  TSN.ca highlights the tournament with written features, stories, and special video segments, as well as interviews and reports from on-site in Moose Jaw. TSN’s SCOTTIES coverage is available for live streaming and on-demand viewing to TSN and TSN Direct subscribers via TSN.ca/Live and the TSN app. French-language coverage of the SCOTTIES is available on RDS. Following the SCOTTIES, TSN heads to Kingston, Ont. to deliver live coverage of the 2020 TIM HORTONS BRIER, running Feb. 28 – March 8 at the Leon’s Centre.