1971 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

1971 Canadian Ladies
Curling Association Championship
1971 Canadian Ladies; Curling Association Championship
Host city	St. John's, Newfoundland
Arena	Memorial Stadium
Dates	February 22–26
Winner	Saskatchewan
Curling club	Sutherland Ladies CC, Saskatoon
Skip	Vera Pezer
Third	Sheila Rowan
Second	Joyce McKee
Lead	Lee Morrison
Finalist	Alberta (Kay Baldwin); British Columbia (Ina Hansen)
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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 edit

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

Round Robin standings edit

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 edit

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

Draw 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Semifinal			Final

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

Semifinal edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ "Women's Curling Starting". Regina Leader-Post. February 22, 1971. p. 23. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "Defenders Bemoan Lack of Strategy". Vancouver Sun. February 25, 1971. p. 24. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Canadian Women Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "1971 CLCA Curling Championships". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ "Gals curling starts today". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. p. 12. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[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.

[1971CLCA-6] "1971 CLCA Curling Championships". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[draw-7] "Gals curling starts today". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. p. 12. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

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