1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship

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1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship
Host city Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Arena Charlottetown Curling Club
DatesFebruary 26–March 2
WinnerFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Curling club Sutherland Ladies CC, Saskatoon
Skip Vera Pezer
Third Sheila Rowan
Second Joyce McKee
Lead Lee Morrison
FinalistFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Joan Ingram)
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The 1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship , the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 26 to March 2 at the Charlottetown Curling Club [1] in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. [2]

Contents

Manitoba and Saskatchewan both finished round robin play tied for first with 8–1 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams. Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Vera Pezer defeated Manitoba in the tiebreaker 6–4 to capture the championship. Saskatchewan defeated Manitoba in the final draw 7–5 in an extra end to force the tiebreaker.

It was the sixth overall title for Saskatchewan and their fifth in a row. This was also the third straight title for the Pezer rink, becoming the first rink to win three straight championships. After the win, the team decided to retire from competitive curling. [3]

The Nova Scotia rink finished winless for the second time in three years and became the fourth rink to accomplish the dubious feat. Nova Scotia only scored 37 points, setting a then-record for fewest points scored in a single tournament. This broke the previous mark of 43 also set by Nova Scotia in 1971.

Teams

The teams were as follows: [4]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland
Thistle Ladies CC, Edmonton

Skip: Betty Cole
Third: Shirley Fisk
Second: Bonnie Cessford
Lead: Sharon Grey

Nanaimo Ladies CC, Nanaimo

Skip: Karin Kaese
Third: Shannon Blackburn
Second: Loretto Ahlstrom
Lead: Donna Dunn

Fort Garry Business Girls CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Joan Ingram
Third: Lorraine Bradawaski
Second: Dorothy Rose
Lead: Jackie Tinney

Capital WC, Fredericton

Skip: Sheila McLeod
Third: Lois Walker
Second: Agnes Freeze
Lead: Isabelle Lougheed

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

Skip: Ann Bowering
Third: Joan Pope
Second: Jean Burden
Lead: Chris Cathcart

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Dartmouth Ladies CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Elizabeth Hodgins
Third: Faye Thornham
Second: Marjorie White
Lead: Shelaugh Thomson

Arnprior CC, Arnprior

Skip: Isobel Munro [5]
Third: Thelma Lindsay
Second: Geraldine Macklem
Lead: Vyvienne Johnston

Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud

Skip: Elayne Thompson
Third: Ruth Cutcliffe
Second: Louise Thompson
Lead: Frances Roberts

Montreal Caledonia CC, Westmount

Skip: Lee Tobin
Third: Francine Collison
Second: Marilyn Hone
Lead: Michelle Garneau

Sutherland Ladies CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Vera Pezer
Third: Sheila Rowan
Second: Joyce McKee
Lead: Lee Morrison

Round Robin Standings

Final round robin standings [4]

Key
Teams to Tiebreaker
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Vera Pezer 816950
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Joan Ingram 817648
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Betty Cole 638649
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Karin Kaese 638970
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Isobel Munro 639067
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Elayne Thompson 546973
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Lee Tobin 365366
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Ann Bowering 275184
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Sheila McLeod 186386
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Elizabeth Hodgins 093790

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00). [4] [6]

Draw 1

Monday, February 26, 2:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)100003001X5
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)010100240X8
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)032003111X11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)100030000X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)010023051X12
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)100200400X7
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)000010010X2
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)011201203X10
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)032002001X8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)300330320X14

Draw 2

Monday, February 26, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)202002121X10
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)010110000X3
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)40001010208
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)01110101016
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)030022200211
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)10210002208
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)310101050314
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)00100030105
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)112000001016
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)000101110105

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 27, 2:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)312303002X14
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)000020110X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)01100011015
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)10011200207
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)10101002005
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)01010010216
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)20220220XX10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)02001001XX4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)01040100208
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)303000100411

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 27, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)323213XXXX14
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)000000XXXX0
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)102001411X10
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)010230000X6
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)000022120X7
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)102000001X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)01011011005
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)10100000114
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)00110102128
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)21001020006

Draw 5

Wednesday, February 28, 9:30 am

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)031012000310
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)10030011107
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)100011120X6
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)000200003X5
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)00010111015
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)00101000103
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)01221001119
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)20000120005
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)020111001017
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)100000210206

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 28, 2:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)00510043XX13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)11002100XX5
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)02010013108
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)10202100017
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)020025030X12
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)101100102X6
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)302202100010
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)02001001217
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)211210111X10
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)000001000X1

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 28, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)401030230X13
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)010202002X7
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)003030004X10
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)110102120X8
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)011302003X10
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)100010200X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)041003041114
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)10032020008
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)042502XXXX13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)100030XXXX4

Draw 8

Thursday, March 1, 2:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)032510000X11
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)100001211X6
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)201020102X8
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)010101010X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)01010103006
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)10201010218
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)021100321X10
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)100011000X3
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)02100201017
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)100120501010

Draw 9

Thursday, March 1, 8:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tobin)00020101026
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hodgins)02100010105
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Bowering)01310201019
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (McLeod)10003020208
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Munro)211330004X14
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Thompson)000003110X5
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Cole)050300020313
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Kaese)102013102010
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram)001102001005
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)020010010127

Tiebreaker

Friday, March 2, 9:30 am [7]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Pezer)120100020X6
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ingram) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg003001000X4

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