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1970 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York, United States, between 18 and 22 of March 1970.

1970 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host cityUtica, New York, United States
ArenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
Dates18–22 March 1970
Winner Canada
Curling clubGranite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
SkipDon Duguid
ThirdRod Hunter
SecondJim Pettapiece
LeadBryan Wood
Finalist Scotland
« 1969
1971 »

The event was sparsely attended, with only 200–300 fans for some of the afternoon games and about 2,000 for the final. In one draw, bored high school students began booing and cheering shots before throwing paperclips onto the ice, which "caused havoc with a number of shots."[1]

Teams edit

  Canada   France   Germany   Norway[Note 1]
Granite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Skip: Don Duguid
Third: Rod Hunter
Second: Jim Pettapiece
Lead: Bryan Wood

Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève

Skip: Pierre Boan
Third: Jean Albert Sulpice
Second: Alain Bozon
Lead: Maurice Sulpice

EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf

Skip: Manfred Räderer
Third: Ernst Hege
Second: Peter Jacoby
Lead: Hansjörg Jacoby

Stabekk CC, Oslo

Skip: Josef Bjaanaes[Note 2]
Fourth: Knut Bjaanaes
Third: Geir Søiland
Second: Per Dammen[2]

  Scotland   Sweden   Switzerland   United States
St. Martins CC, Perth

Skip: Bill Muirhead
Third: George Haggart
Second: Derek Scott
Lead: Murray Melville

Stallmästargården CK, Stockholm

Fourth: Claes Källén
Third: Christer Källén
Second: Sture Lindén
Skip: Tom Schaeffer[Note 2]

Lausanne CC, Lausanne

Skip: Roland Schenkel
Third: Paul Metraux
Second: Ernst Pochon
Lead: Michel Weill

Grafton CC, Grafton, North Dakota

Skip: Art Tallackson
Third: Glenn Gilleshammer
Second: Ray Holt
Lead: Trueman Thompson

Notes
^Note 1 Unclear participants.
^Note 2 Throws first rocks.

Standings edit

Country Skip W L
  Canada Don Duguid 7 0
  Scotland Bill Muirhead 6 1
  Sweden Tom Schaeffer 4 3
  United States Art Tallackson 4 3
  Norway Josef Bjaanaes 4 3
  France Pierre Boan 1 6
  Germany Manfred Räderer 1 6
  Switzerland Roland Schenkel 1 6

Results edit

Draw 1 edit

Team Final
  Scotland (Muirhead) 16
  Germany (Räderer) 6
Team Final
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 19
  France (Boan) 4
Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 16
  Switzerland (Schenkel) 8
Team Final
  United States (Tallackson) 14
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 8

Draw 2 edit

Team Final
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 17
  United States (Tallackson) 3
Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 9
  Scotland (Muirhead) 5
Team Final
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 14
  Germany (Räderer) 6
Team Final
  Switzerland (Schenkel) 11
  France (Boan) 9

Draw 3 edit

Team Final
  Scotland (Muirhead) 10
  Switzerland (Schenkel) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 8
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 4
Team Final
  United States (Tallackson) 9
  France (Boan) 8
Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 20
  Germany (Räderer) 4

Draw 4 edit

Team Final
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 17
  France (Boan) 7
Team Final
  Germany (Räderer) 8
  Switzerland (Schenkel) 7
Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 12
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 4
Team Final
  Scotland (Muirhead) 8
  United States (Tallackson) 7

Draw 5 edit

Team Final
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 11
  Germany (Räderer) 6
Team Final
  Scotland (Muirhead) 7
  France (Boan) 6
Team Final
  United States (Tallackson) 15
  Switzerland (Schenkel) 3
Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 14
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 6

Draw 6 edit

Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 10
  United States (Tallackson) 8
Team Final
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 10
  Switzerland (Schenkel) 5
Team Final
  Scotland (Muirhead) 9
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 7
Team Final
  France (Boan) 14
  Germany (Räderer) 4

Draw 7 edit

Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 16
  France (Boan) 5
Team Final
  United States (Tallackson) 12
  Germany (Räderer) 11
Team Final
  Scotland (Muirhead) 9
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 6
Team Final
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 11
  Switzerland (Schenkel) 4

Tiebreaker edit

Tiebreaker 1 edit

Team Final
  United States (Tallackson) 10
  Norway (Bjaanaes) 7

Tiebreaker 2 edit

Team Final
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 6
  United States (Tallackson) 3

Playoffs edit

Semi-Final Final
1   Canada 11
2   Scotland 8 2   Scotland 4
3   Sweden 7

Semifinal edit

Team Final
  Scotland (Muirhead) 8
  Sweden (Schaeffer) 7

Final edit

Team Final
  Canada (Duguid) 11
  Scotland (Muirhead) 4
1970 Air Canada Silver Broom
 
Canada
10th title

References edit

  1. ^ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 4, 1970, pg 24
  2. ^ 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom
  • "Air Canada Silver Broom 1970". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.

External links edit

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