The 1971 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 22 to 26, 1971[1] at Memorial Stadium, in St. John's, Newfoundland.[2]

For the second consecutive year, there would be a three-way tiebreaker playoff to determine the championship as Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan all finished round robin play with 6–3 records. Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Vera Pezer captured the championship by defeating both British Columbia 10–7 in the semifinal and Alberta 9–2 in the final. This was Saskatchewan's fourth championship and third in a row. This would be the first of three straight titles for Pezer. Pezer's second, Joyce McKee became the first player to have won three Canadian women's championships as McKee previously won as a skip in 1961 and 1969.

The event had particularly good ice conditions for the time, due in part to cool weather and small crowds. The small crowds were blamed on a lack of a middle class in Newfoundland, and the small numbers of curlers in the province.[3]

British Columbia's 3–2 victory over Saskatchewan in Draw 5 set two tournament records for the fewest combined points scored between two teams in one game (5) and the most blank ends in one game (5). The lowest combined score would be matched four more times (1986, 1988, and twice in 1999). The blank ends record was matched in 1981 and eventually was broken in 1986.[4]

The Nova Scotia rink ended up becoming the third team to finish round robin play winless. At the time, the team set tournament records for most points allowed (112), fewest points scored (43), and worst point differential (-69).

Teams

The teams were as follows:[5][6]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: Kay Baldwin
Third: Joyce Bucholz
Second: Shriley Mitchell
Lead: Gladys Tainish

Kimberley Ladies CC, Kimberley

Skip: Ina Hansen
Third: Ada Calles
Second: Carol Klinck
Lead: Gilberte Bailey

Brandon CC, Brandon

Skip: Mabel Mitchell
Third: Mildred Murray
Second: Evelyn Bird
Lead: June Clark

 Bathurst Ladies CC, Bathurst

Skip: Shirley Pilson
Third: Anne Orser
Second: Patricia Maher
Lead: Geraldine Lenihan

Carol CC, Labrador City

Skip: Sue-Anne Bartlett
Third: Ann Bright
Second: Frances Hiscock
Lead: Mavis Pike

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Stellar CC, Stellarton

Skip: Clare Purdy
Third: Florence Ives
Second: Joan MacLeod
Lead: Betty Rann

 Thunder Bay CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Helen Sillman
Third: Norma Knudson
Second: Elaine Tetley
Lead: Marilyn Walker

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Marie Toole
Third: Jennie Boomhower
Second: Cathy Dillon
Lead: Pauline Johnston

Port Alfred CC, Port-Alfred

Skip: Nicole Janelle
Third: Paulette Janelle
Second: Doris LaPointe
Lead: Denise Cote

 Sutherland Ladies CC, Saskatoon

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

Map of teams

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings[6]

Key
Teams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip W L PF PA
 British Columbia Ina Hansen 6 3 75 66
 Alberta Kay Baldwin 6 3 89 62
 Saskatchewan Vera Pezer 6 3 71 56
 Manitoba Mabel Mitchell 5 4 77 72
 Quebec Nicole Janelle 5 4 84 61
 Prince Edward Island Marie Toole 5 4 66 72
 Ontario Helen Sillman 5 4 62 66
 Newfoundland Sue Anne Bartlett 4 5 71 66
 New Brunswick Shirley Pilson 3 6 67 72
 Nova Scotia Clare Purdy 0 9 43 112

Round Robin results

All times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC-03:30).[6][7]

Draw 1

Monday, February 22, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 13
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 9
 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3
 Quebec (Janelle) 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 11
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 7
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 9

Draw 2

Monday, February 22, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Baldwin) 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 14
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 9
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 8
 Quebec (Janelle) 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 7

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 23, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 10
 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
 Quebec (Janelle) 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 X 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 8
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 4 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 X X 13
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X X 3

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 23, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 5 0 X 10
 Quebec (Janelle) 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 9
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 X 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5
 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 X 10

Draw 5

Wednesday, February 24, 9:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 9
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 9
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 1 0 3 0 4 3 X X 12
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 X 9
 Quebec (Janelle) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 24, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 6
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Baldwin) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 9
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
 Quebec (Janelle) 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 X 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 3 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 X X 13
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 X X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
 Ontario (Sillman) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 8

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 24, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 X 9
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 1 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 X 12
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4
 Alberta (Baldwin) 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 12
 Quebec (Janelle) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 4
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 9

Draw 8

Thursday, February 25, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Janelle) 0 3 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 14
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 0 3 0 2 0 3 2 3 X X 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 8
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 10

Draw 9

Thursday, February 25, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Sillman) 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 X 12
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pezer) 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 9
 Prince Edward Island (Toole) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Hansen) 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 12
 Nova Scotia (Purdy) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Baldwin) 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 7
 Quebec (Janelle) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Pilson) 0 5 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 X 12
 Manitoba (Mitchell) 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 6

Tiebreakers

Semifinal Final
1  Alberta 2
2  Saskatchewan 10  Saskatchewan 9
3  British Columbia 7

Semifinal

Friday, February 26, 9:30 am

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

Final

Friday, February 26, 2:30 pm

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

References

  1. ^ "Women's Curling Starting". Regina Leader-Post. February 22, 1971. p. 23. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Defenders Bemoan Lack of Strategy". Vancouver Sun. February 25, 1971. p. 24. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Even with three losses Pezer has a second chance". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. February 26, 1971. p. 24. Archived from the original on 2022-06-11. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Canadian Women Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. pp. 103, 106, 110, 114, 117, 122, 126, 129, 132, 135. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "1971 CLCA Curling Championships". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Gals curling starts today". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. p. 12. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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