1966 Diamond D Championship

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1966 Diamond "D" Championship
Host city North Vancouver, British Columbia
Arena Capilano Winter Club
DatesFebruary 28 – March 3
Winner Alberta
Curling club Crestwood CC, Edmonton
Skip Gail Lee
Third Hazel Jamison
Second Sharon Harrington
Lead June Coyle
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The 1966 Diamond "D" Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 28 to March 3, 1966 at the Capilano Winter Club in North Vancouver, British Columbia. [1]

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Team Alberta, who was skipped by Gail Lee won the event by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9–0 record. This was Alberta's first championship. [2] This was also the first time since 1962 in which a rink finished unbeaten and the third time overall.

Alberta also tied a record for most points stolen in one end in their Draw 5 matchup with Quebec as Alberta scored six in the first end en route to a 14-6 win. [3]

This tournament would tie the record set in the inaugural 1961 event for the most extra ends in one tournament with four. This record would be broken in 1968.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [4] [5]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland
Crestwood CC, Edmonton

Skip: Gail Lee
Third: Hazel Jamison
Second: Sharon Harrington
Lead: June Coyle

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Margaret Cooke
Third: Eva Glover
Second: Ruth Hebert
Lead: Marion Ellison

Dauphin CC, Dauphin

Skip: Joyce Beek
Third: Ruth McMillan
Second: Margaret Davis
Lead: Gayle White

Bathurst CC, Bathurst

Skip: Shirley Pilson
Third: Anne Orser
Second: Helen Gammon
Lead: Geraldine Lenihan

Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls

Skip: Violet Pike
Third: Gladys Clarke
Second: Caroline Ball
Lead: Joanne Goodyear

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Halifax Ladies CC, Halifax

Skip: Irene Snow
Third: Jean Nickerson
Second: Helen Duffus
Lead: Ruth Lewis

Kenora CC, Kenora

Skip: June Shaw
Third: Shirley Wiebe
Second: Dorothy Holmgren
Lead: Joan LeCain

RCAF Summerside CC, Summerside

Skip: Kay Hoare
Third: Lila Tucker
Second: Diane Stark
Lead: Muriel Thomas

Port Alfred CC, Port-Alfred

Skip: Nicole Janelle
Third: Roma Jean
Second: Paulette Janelle
Lead: Maurie Gagnon

Delisle CC, Delisle

Skip: Barbara MacNevin
Third: Fay Coben
Second: Florence Hill
Lead: Avis Carr

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [5]

Key
Diamond D champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Alberta Gail Lee 909352
Saskatchewan Barbara MacNevin 728558
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Margaret Cooke 638480
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario June Shaw 547975
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Nicole Janelle 547476
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Joyce Beek 457968
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Irene Snow 366784
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Violet Pike 276881
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Kay Hoare 275192
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Shirley Pilson 277185

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). [5]

Draw 1

Monday, February 28, 2:30 pm [6]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)10002011005
Alberta (Lee)01110100116
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)01001011004
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)00110100339
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)300204001010
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)01003002017
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)300010300310
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)022101032011
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)3100010400110
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)002110202109

Draw 2

Monday, February 28, 8:00 pm [6]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)10001031006
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)023202001111
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)01022000409
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)10200111017
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)10200100105
Alberta (Lee)030110310110
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)100210401110
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)04100101007
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)000200000X2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)212011212X12

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 1, 9:00 am [7]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)140104000414
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)00101051109
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)011022101210
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)10010002004
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)202001201210
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)03012001007
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)00031003007
Alberta (Lee)212001300110
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)002100101X5
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)230012010X9

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 1, 8:00 pm [7]

Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Lee)10031001017
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)02100110106
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)10120210007
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)04002001119
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)10010101307
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)01103020018
Team1234567891011Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)101202001018
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)010010020307
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)111101040X9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)000010302X6

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 2, 9:00 am [8]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)00100310128
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)31011003009
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)00011120016
Alberta (Lee)612000041014
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)12003010018
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)002101024010
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)222203011X13
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)000020100X3
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)01110032008
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)20001200139

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 2, 2:30 pm [8]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)021020022211
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)30010110006
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)10102102018
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)01020020207
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)010100101X4
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)101043040X13
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Lee)121044001X13
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)000100110X3
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)102031110211
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)01030000408

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 2, 8:00 pm [8]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)10200111006
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)030310001311
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)02020010106
Alberta (Lee)20102002018
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)110110330010
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)00100100147
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)0001100520211
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)111004100109
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)110310440X14
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)001001002X4

Draw 8

Thursday, March 3, 9:00 am [9]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)10000100204
Alberta (Lee)010410230314
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)02311000108
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)10000111037
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)101030203111
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)03020101007
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)30002030008
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)013201012111
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)110303001211
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)00301011006

Draw 9

Thursday, March 3, 8:00 pm [9]

Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)101110022210
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Snow)02000130006
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Pilson)01100001115
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Janelle)100512100010
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Cooke)1020201031010
Alberta (Lee)0104020300111
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Shaw)021002212010
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)10042000029
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Beek)101041021010
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Hoare)01020010026

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