1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship
The 1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship, Canada's national women's curling championship was held February 26 to March 2 at the [1] in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[2]
Team Saskatchewan, skipped by Vera Pezer won the title in a tiebreaker against Manitoba's rink. It was the fifth straight title for Saskatchewan, and third straight for the Pezer rink. After the win, the team decided to retire from competitive curling.[3]
Teams[]
The teams were as follows[4]
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland |
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, Edmonton
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Nanaimo Ladies CC, Nanaimo
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, Winnipeg
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, Fredericton
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St. John's CC, St. John's
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Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan |
, Dartmouth
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, Arnprior
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, Crapaud
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, Westmount
Skip: Lee Tobin |
Sutherland Ladies CC, Saskatoon
Skip: Vera Pezer |
Standings[]
Key | |
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Teams to Tie-Breakers |
Final round robin standings[5]
Locale | Skip | W | L |
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Saskatchewan | Vera Pezer | 8 | 1 |
Manitoba | 8 | 1 | |
Alberta | 6 | 3 | |
British Columbia | 6 | 3 | |
Ontario | 6 | 3 | |
Prince Edward Island | 5 | 4 | |
Quebec | Lee Tobin | 3 | 6 |
Newfoundland | 2 | 7 | |
New Brunswick | 1 | 8 | |
Nova Scotia | 0 | 9 |
Tiebreaker[]
The tiebreaker playoff game for the championship was held in the morning of March 2.[6]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
References[]
- ^ Ottawa Journal, 3 Mar 1973, pg 17, "Saskatchewan continues reign as ladies' champs
- ^ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 9 Feb 1973, pg 16, "Pezer crew wins provincial honor" (sic)
- ^ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 3 Mar 1973, pg 31, "Champs call it quits"
- ^ 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: All-time Player Appearances
- ^ 2017 Scotties Media Guide: 1961–2016 W-L Records
- ^ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 3 Mar 1973, pg 30, "Pezer retains Lassie curling title"
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