1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship

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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
, Edmonton

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Nanaimo Ladies CC, Nanaimo

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, Winnipeg

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Second: Dorothy Rose
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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
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Sutherland Ladies CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Vera Pezer
Third: Sheila Rowan
Second: Joyce McKee
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Standings[]

Key
Teams to Tie-Breakers

Final round robin standings[5]

Locale Skip W L
 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 and Labrador 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) a hammer icon 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4

References[]

  1. ^ Ottawa Journal, 3 Mar 1973, pg 17, "Saskatchewan continues reign as ladies' champs
  2. ^ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 9 Feb 1973, pg 16, "Pezer crew wins provincial honor" (sic)
  3. ^ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 3 Mar 1973, pg 31, "Champs call it quits"
  4. ^ 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: All-time Player Appearances
  5. ^ 2017 Scotties Media Guide: 1961–2016 W-L Records
  6. ^ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 3 Mar 1973, pg 30, "Pezer retains Lassie curling title"


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