1968 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

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1968 Canadian Ladies
Curling Association Championship
Host city St. James, Manitoba
Arena St. James Civic Centre
DatesFebruary 26 – March 1
Winner Alberta
Curling club Crestwood CC, Edmonton
Skip Hazel Jamison
Third Gail Lee
Second Jackie Spencer
Lead June Coyle
FinalistFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Myrtle Fashoway)
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The 1968 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 26 to March 1, 1968, at the St. James Civic Centre in St. James, Manitoba (now part of Winnipeg). [1]

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Alberta and British Columbia both finished round robin play tied for first with 7–2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams to determine the championship. Team Alberta, who was skipped by Hazel Jamison captured the championship after defeating BC in the tiebreaker 11–4. This was Alberta's second championship overall as they previously won in 1966. [2] This was the first time in which a tiebreaker playoff determined the women's championship as the previous three tiebreaker playoffs (1961, 1963, and 1964) were to determine second place.

This championship would set a record for the most extra ends games in one tournament with five. This broke the previous mark of four which was happened twice in both 1961 and 1966. This would end up being broken the next year.

Event Summary

Heading into the Wednesday evening draw (Draw 7), four teams had a shot of winning the championship as British Columbia and Manitoba were tied for first at 5–1, Alberta and Saskatchewan tied for third at 4–2.

Everything held status quo in the Wednesday evening draw with BC defeating New Brunswick 9–4, Alberta beating Newfoundland 10–2, Saskatchewan beating Prince Edward Island 8–7, and Manitoba defeating Ontario 8–7 in an extra end. With BC still having to face Manitoba and Alberta in both Friday draws, things remained wide open heading into the final day of round robin play.

The penultimate draw on Thursday morning would end up seeing more clarity on whom would be in contention heading into the final draw on Thursday evening. The first one to fall was Saskatchewan as they lost to New Brunswick 6–4, thus eliminating Saskatchewan from championship contention. Alberta would stay alive as they used scored five in the second end and never looked back in their 9–5 victory over Quebec. Meanwhile, Manitoba appeared to have a stranglehold in their matchup with BC as they lead 6–2 through six ends. However, BC would score five in the last four ends to win 7–6 and took over sole possession of first place.

The final draw would have huge implications, especially with the Alberta vs. BC matchup. If BC won, then they'd clinch the title outright, while an Alberta win would force a tiebreaker playoff. If both Alberta and Manitoba won, then a three-way tiebreaker would determine the championship. The latter scenario wouldn't come to fruition as Manitoba blew yet another lead (this time 7–5) after six ends as New Brunswick scored seven in the last four ends to win 12–7 and eliminate Manitoba.

It then appeared that BC would come away with the title as they lead Alberta after six ends 7–2. However that would change quickly as Alberta scored five in the seventh end to tie the game. The two teams traded singles in the next two ends with things all knotted up at 8 heading into the final end with BC having hammer. On Jamison's last rock of the game, she drew to the side of the button, but Fashoway made an angle raise to the other side of the button. The rocks were too close to the pin to be measured, so an umpire had to make the decision to determine which rock was closer, and awarded the point, and the victory to Alberta. [3] This forced a tiebreaker playoff on Friday morning to determine the championship.

In the rematch between Alberta and BC on Friday morning, Alberta would score singles in each of the first three ends to jump out to a 3–0 lead. BC would cut Alberta's lead down to one with two in the fourth. But that was as close as BC would get as Alberta put the game away with five in the fifth and a steal of two in the sixth to take a commanding 10–2 lead and eventually capture the championship 11–4 after BC conceded the tenth end.

Teams

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

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland
Crestwood CC, Edmonton

Skip: Hazel Jamison
Third: Gail Lee
Second: Jackie Spencer
Lead: June Coyle

Cranbrook Ladies CC, Cranbrook

Skip: Myrtle Fashoway
Third: Anne McLay
Second: Fernande Hawkes
Lead: Eleanor Campbell

Brandon CC, Brandon

Skip: Mabel Mitchell
Third: Shirley Bray
Second: Mildred Murray
Lead: June Clark

St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Barbara Likely
Third: Anita McInerney
Second: Willa Archibald
Lead: Mildred Patterson

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Jeanette Blair
Third: Christine Mills
Second: Elsie May
Lead: Ruth Carter

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Shirley Robertson
Third: Doris Anthony
Second: Donna Fleming
Lead: Hazel Belliveau

Dryden CC, Dryden

Skip: Peggy Wherrett
Third: Shirley Lake
Second: Doreen McKay
Lead: Audrey Tew

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Gladys Carruthers
Third: Anita Cudmore
Second: Wanda Robinson
Lead: Audrey MacKinnon

Hudson-Whitlock G&CC, Hudson Heights

Skip: Peggy Bradshaw
Third: Frances Bedbrook
Second: Margaret Larsen
Lead: Lillian Connolly

Delisle CC, Delisle

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

Map of teams

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [5]

Key
Teams to Tiebreaker
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Alberta Hazel Jamison 729351
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Myrtle Fashoway 727949
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Mabel Mitchell 637971
Saskatchewan Barbara MacNevin 636156
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Shirley Robertson 457162
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Barbara Likely 455873
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Peggy Wherrett 366380
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Jeanette Blair 365979
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Gladys Carruthers 366185
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Peggy Bradshaw 275876

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00). [5]

Draw 1

Monday, February 26, 2:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)010100000X2
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)003012111X9
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)200400031X10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)000021000X3
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)210304120X13
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)002010001X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)204010122X12
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)010102000X4
Team1234567891011Final
Alberta (Jamison)1203002100110
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)003012001209

Draw 2

Monday, February 26, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)130120113X12
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)001001000X2
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)002101010X5
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)230030104X13
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)320305002015
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)00101020004
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)013011030X9
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)100100101X4
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Jamison)20000020206
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)01021201018

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 27, 9:30 am

Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)010040300X8
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)000100010X2
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)00104102008
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)320200202112
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)014104020X12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)100010501X8
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)302000032X10
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)010111100X5
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Jamison)320011212X12
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)002300000X5

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 27, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)00100100XX2
Alberta (Jamison)31052032XX16
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)101004003211
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)04021011009
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)1020100100510
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)010100101105
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)00301000015
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)110101231010
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)120110122111
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)00100400005

Draw 5

Wednesday, February 28, 9:30 am

Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)013000010X5
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)400311302X14
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)011101010027
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)000010201105
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)000212110X7
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)211000001X5
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)142030010112
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)00010510108
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)2001201003110
Alberta (Jamison)040003011009

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 28, 2:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)31230110XX11
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)00001001XX2
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)201020113X10
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)010100000X2
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)01001102016
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)20220010108
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)230230011X12
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)002001200X5
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Jamison)32200122XX12
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)00011000XX2

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 28, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)030121011X9
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)201000100X4
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Jamison)120101113X10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)001010000X2
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)110100102X6
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)002022010X7
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)02200100218
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)10012012007
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)300200020018
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)021010101107

Draw 8

Thursday, February 29, 9:30 am

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)00101000XX2
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)11020222XX10
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)214110001X10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)000002030X5
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)101010101X5
Alberta (Jamison)050102010X9
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)02001000104
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)10100012016
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)00122100006
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)11000012117

Draw 9

Thursday, February 29, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Bradshaw)20101020006
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Blair)01000103117
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Mitchell)00301300007
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Likely)120200121312
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (MacNevin)021001111X7
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wherrett)100310000X5
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Robertson)10100122108
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Carruthers)02041000029
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)10202201008
Alberta (Jamison)01010050119

Tiebreaker

Friday, March 1, 9:30 am [6]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fashoway)000200101X4
Alberta (Jamison)111051010X11

References

  1. "MacNevin provincial champion". Regina Leader-Post. February 10, 1968. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. 1968 Ladies Curling Championship - Curlingzone
  3. "Jamison Retires After Winning Shot". Sault Star. January 28, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. pp. 104, 107, 111, 114, 117, 122, 126, 129, 132, 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "1968 CLCA Curling Championship". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. "Ladies' Curling Crown To Jamison's Edmonton Rink". Red Deer Advocate. March 2, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2022.