Province records first win at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Team Newfoundland and Labrador, skipped by Mackenzie Mitchell, picked up their first win last night at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
The St. John’s-based rink dominated Nunavut in an 8-2 victory. They are now 1-2 heading into today’s action.
Team NL battled hard in the tournament opener but fell 7-5 to Manitoba. They dropped a 12-5 decision to Northern Ontario Sunday. Team Mitchell is back in action
The event will feature 18 teams — Team Canada, three Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) qualifiers (Team Kayla Skrlik of Calgary, Team Christina Black of Halifax and Team Kaitlyn Lawes of Winnipeg) and 14 provincial/territorial champions.
Team Einarson has assumed the Team Canada position, taking the place of 2025 Scotties champs Team Rachel Homan of Ottawa, who will be playing for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Team Einarson won silver at the 2025 Scotties in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Teams will play a complete eight-game round robin within their pools. From there, the top three teams in each pool advance to the playoffs.
The semifinal (Sunday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m.) winner takes on the winner of the Page 1v2 game in the final at 7 p.m. on Sunday.