The winning Krista McCarville rink represented Northern Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.
[1] The win sent McCarville to her sixth national Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
McCarville had won the Northern Ontario in 2016 as well,[2] and went all the way to the finals of the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Despite this, the Fleury team were the higher ranked rink going into the tournament.
[3] The event was a double-round robin, from which the top two teams played in a final match for the championship.