Entries have now closed for the PEI Scotties Tournament of  Hearts provincial women’s curling championship, which takes place January 27-31 at the Cornwall Curling Club, with the winners advancing to the national Scotties championship,  February 19-27, 12 kilometres away at the Charlottetown Civic Centre.

Six teams have entered,  including the defending  champion and Canadian silver medallist Kathy O’Rourke rink, the Suzanne Birt team who were runners up at the recent Hub City Shootout in Moncton (Birt is also a five-time provincial women’s champ and a World Junior champ), along with the reigning PEI senior women’s champs, the Shirley Berry team from Cornwall and Charlottetown, the Donna Butler rink from Cornwall, the Tammy Dewar foursome from Montague, and the Kim Dolan team from Charlottetown. Dolan, an eight time PEI women’s champ, is backed up by six-time champ Rebecca Jean (MacPhee) MacDonald at third.  MacDonald also played third on this year’s Canadian Mixed championship rink.

Team rosters, draw,  and results, when available, are at peicurling.com/scotties.