Western Canada Women's Curling Championship

Last updated

The Eaton's Western Canada Women's Curling Championship was the championship for women's curling in Western Canada from 1953 to 1960.

The event was the forerunner of Canada's national women's curling championship (now called the Scotties Tournament of Hearts), which officially began in 1961.

The event was announced in November 1952, with the formation of the Western Canada Ladies Curling Association, [1] and the event was initially called the Eaton Western Ladies' Curling Championship. Eaton's, the main sponsor of the event, donated a specially designed trophy to be awarded to the winning team. They also provided financial compensation of the transportation and accommodation of the teams. [2]

The event usually featured the provincial champions of Canada's four western provinces, namely British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The inaugural event did not feature a team from BC, [3] and in 1957, a team from Quebec was invited. The event was held as a double round-robin, with a playoff only held to break ties.

The winner of the last event in 1960, Joyce McKee from Saskatchewan played off against the champions of Eastern Canada (Ruth Smith of Quebec) for the first Canadian championship. It was the only year a championship was organized for Eastern Canada. In January 1960, the Western Canada Ladies Curling Association voted to form a full national championship featuring teams from all of Canada's 10 provinces to be held in 1961. [4]

Champions

TournamentWinning ProvinceWinning TeamHost
1953 [5] Saskatchewan Janet Perkin, Phyllis Day, Jean Graham, Joyce Miller Regina, Saskatchewan
1954 [6] Alberta Dorothy Thompson, Ila Watson, Hazel Olson, Pat Damburger Edmonton, Alberta
1955 [7] Manitoba Ethel Wright, Norma McLean, Jean McKenzie, Philomene Floch Winnipeg, Manitoba
1956 [8] British Columbia Marie McAllister, Betty Tansley, Lois Haddon, Isabel Campbell Vancouver, British Columbia
1957 [9] British Columbia Marg Fuller, Pat Good, Sylvia Koster, Edna Quinney Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1958 [10] British Columbia Lois Haddon, Betty Townsley, Isabel Campbell, Ruth Ward, Calgary, Alberta
1959 [11] Manitoba Isabelle Ketchen, Doris McFarlane, Isabel Phillips, Ruth McConnell Brandon, Manitoba
1960 Saskatchewan Joyce McKee, Sylvia Fedoruk, Donna Belding, Muriel Coben Victoria, British Columbia

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheryl Bernard</span> Canadian curler and Olympic medalist

Cheryl Bernard is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final. Her first major tournament win came at the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Edmonton, Alberta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Koe</span> Canadian curler (born 1975)

Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The tournament is run by CurlON, the curling association for Southern Ontario. The winning team represents Team Ontario at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

The Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Alberta provincial women's curling tournament run by Curling Alberta. The winning team represents Alberta at the Canadian women's national championship, called the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts</span>

The Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the annual Saskatchewan provincial women's curling championship. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the national women's championship. The bonspiel is organized by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association.

The 2011–12 curling season began in September 2011 and ended in April 2012.

Dana Ferguson is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joanne Courtney</span> Canadian curler

Joanne M. Courtney is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. From 2014 to 2022, she was a member of the Rachel Homan rink which won the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship and represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nutana Curling Club</span>

The Nutana Curling Club is a curling club located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1929 and first opening its doors in 1930, the club was originally located in the city's historic Nutana neighbourhood. The club relocated to the south-central Nutana Suburban Centre neighbourhood in 1966. Once one of six curling clubs in Saskatoon, Nutana is one of three clubs still operating along with the Sutherland Curling Club and the CN Curling Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachelle Brown</span> Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta

Rachel "Rachelle" Brown is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.

Brittany Tran is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently plays third on Team Kayla Skrlik.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nadine Scotland</span> Canadian curler

Nadine Scotland is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.

Dorothy Rose is a former Canadian curler and softball player. She won national championships in both sports, winning in softball in 1965 and curling in 1967.

The Bridgewater Curling Club is a curling club and facility in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.

Gail Patricia Lee née Jamison is a former Canadian curler and golfer from Edmonton.

LeRoy (Roy) Vinthers is a Canadian curler from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a former British Columbia provincial champion skip, and was the runner-up at the 1977 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship. Vinthers grew up in Inglis, Manitoba.

Diane Foster is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She is a former World Senior Curling Champion.

Dorenda Alene Bailey better known as Dorenda Schoenhals is a Canadian curler. She is a former Canadian women's, mixed and university champion.

The 1960 Diamond "D" Championship, Canadian women's curling championship was an invitational curling tournament held to determine Canada's national women's curling champions that year. It was held on March 25 at the Oshawa Curling rink in Oshawa, Ontario.

Joan Elaine Andersen was a Canadian curler and journalist.

References

  1. ↑ "Women Curlers form Western Association". Calgary Herald. November 6, 1952. p. 25. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Plan Championship for Women Curlers". Calgary Albertan. November 6, 1952. p. 13. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Trail Women Sweep Clean in Bonspiel". Vancouver Sun. February 24, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ "National Curling Final Approved by Women". Victoria Times Colonist. January 13, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Saskatchewan Rink Capture Women's Title". Calgary Herald. March 6, 1953. p. 30. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Women's Curling Triumph Adds Another Laurel For Host Province". Edmonton Journal. March 17, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Wright Rink Wins Title". Vancouver Sun. March 17, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Newly-Formed Rink Wins Curling Title". Vancouver Sun. March 15, 1956. p. 30. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Fuller Rink Wins Title". Nanaimo Daily News. March 15, 1957. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "B.C. Wins Third Straight". Calgary Albertan. March 14, 1958. p. 23. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Flin Flon Foursome Cops Western Crown". Edmonton Journal. March 13, 1959. p. 46. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.