1992 Canadian Senior Curling Championships

The 1992 Canadian Senior Curling Championships , Canada's national championship for curlers over 50, were held March 14 to 21, 1992 at the Evergreen Centre in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. ^[1]

Team Ontario, consisting of Brian Longley, Joe Gurowka, Art Lobel and Jim Sharples of Toronto won the men's event, defeating the heavily favoured Barry Fry Manitoba team in the final, 4–3. Ontario skip Sharples scored a deuce in the fourth end, and was on the defence thereafter, playing a wide-open game. The game went to an extra game, where Ontario clinched the championship before Sharples even had to throw his last rock. ^[2] The turning point in the extra end was when one of Manitoba's third Don Duguid's stones picked on a stray hair. ^[3] This was the second seniors title for Sharples.

Team Saskatchewan, consisting of Joyce McKee, Doreen Thomas, Donna Trapp and Sheila Rowan of Saskatoon won the women's event, defeating British Columbia's Bessie Low rink in a "see-saw" final, 6–5. After four blank ends, Low scored a deuce in the fifth end following a tap back. In the sixth, Saskatchewan skip Rowan drew to the back eight foot to score three to take the lead. After trading scores of two in the next two ends. In the tenth end, Low flashed a takeout attempt on her first shot, and had to settle for a single, putting the game into an extra end. In the extra, Saskatchewan's third Trapp made a raise triple takeout to clear the house of BC stones, which would eventually lead to a hit-and-stick for Rowan to claim the championship. The Rowan rink was originally skipped by Vera Pezer, but Pezer was away during provincial playdowns, working with the Canadian Olympic team at the 1992 Winter Olympics as a sports psychologist. Following Pezer's departure, the team added McKee to the rink as lead. ^{[1] [2]}

Men's

Standings

Final round-robin standings. ^[4]

Key
	Teams to playoff

Locale	Skip	W	L
Manitoba	Barry Fry	9	2
Ontario	Jim Sharples	8	3
Nova Scotia	Peter Corkum	8	3
Saskatchewan	Don Gunn	7	4
Alberta	Gil Schmaltz	6	5
Northwest Territories/Yukon	Richard Bird	6	5
British Columbia	Larry Anderson [5]	5	6
Northern Ontario	Tom Melnyk	5	6
Newfoundland	Damien Ryan [6]	4	7
New Brunswick	David Buckle	3	8
Quebec	Dick Gelinas	3	8
Prince Edward Island	Wayne Gardiner	2	9

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Final
	Ontario		6
	Nova Scotia		3			Manitoba		3
						Ontario		4

Semifinal

^[7]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Sharples)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	6
Nova Scotia (Corkum)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3

Final

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Ontario (Sharples)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
Manitoba (Fry)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3

Women's

Standings

Final round-robin standings. ^[4]

Key
	Teams to playoff

Locale	Skip	W	L
British Columbia	Bessie Low	8	3
Saskatchewan	Sheila Rowan	8	3
Alberta	Phyllis Raymond	8	3
New Brunswick	Grace Donald	7	4
Manitoba	Joan Ingram	7	4
Quebec	Martha Don	6	5
Northern Ontario	Sheila Ross	6	5
Ontario	Lorraine Coughlan	5	6
Prince Edward Island	Elayne Thompson	5	6
Nova Scotia	Rosemary Beck	3	8
Newfoundland	Janet Quinn [6]	3	8
Yukon/Northwest Territories	Cookie Morgan	0	11

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Final
	Saskatchewan		8
	Alberta		1			British Columbia		5
						Saskatchewan		6

Semifinal

^[7] March 19, 8:00pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Rowan)	1	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	X	X	8
Alberta (Raymond)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	1

Final

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Saskatchewan (Rowan)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	6
British Columbia (Low)	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	5

References

1. "Hats off to Outlook for a job well done". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. February 13, 1992. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
2. "Rowan rink from Saskatoon wins Canadian senior title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 23, 1992. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
3. "Barry rolls Snake eyes". Winnipeg Sun. March 22, 1992. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
4. "Canadian Senior". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 20, 1992. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
5. "Past BC Champions". Curl BC. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
6. "NLCA Champions". Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
7. "Curling". Regina Leader-Post. March 21, 1992. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
8. "Canadian Seniors". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 23, 1992. Retrieved 2023-12-03.