1967 Diamond D Championship Explained

1967 Diamond "D" Championship
Host City:Mount Royal, Quebec
Arena:Town of Mount Royal Arena
Dates:February 27 – March 2
Winner:
Curling Club:Fort Garry Business Girls CC, Fort Garry
Skip:Betty Duguid
Third:Joan Ingram
Second:Laurie Bradawaski
Lead:Dot Rose

The 1967 Diamond "D" Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 27 to March 2, 1967 at the Town of Mount Royal Arena in Mount Royal, Quebec.[1]

Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Betty Duguid won the event by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9–0 record. This was Manitoba's second championship in three years with Manitoba's previous title coming in 1965.[2] This was the second consecutive championship in which the championship rink finished unbeaten and the fourth time overall.

Quebec's 14–13 victory Prince Edward Island in Draw 1 tied the record for the highest combined score by both teams in one game with 27. This tied the record set in 1963 as Ontario defeated New Brunswick by the same score.

This would also be the last women's championship that was sponsored by Dominion Stores as the tournament organizers were unable to reach a compromise with the sponsor.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3] [4]

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings

ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
9 0 94 57
7 2 94 60
5 4 67 77
5 4 75 64
5 4 76 74
4 5 68 74
4 5 85 60
2 7 65 93
2 7 54 84
2 7 55 90

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time .[5]

Draw 1

Monday, February 27, 2:00 pm

Draw 2

Monday, February 27, 8:00 pm

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 28, 2:00 pm

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 28, 8:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 1, 9:00 am

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 1, 2:00 pm

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 1, 8:30 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, March 2, 2:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, March 3, 8:30 pm

Notes and References

  1. News: Perfect Record for Manitoba, Quebec Rink Finishes Second. March 3, 1967. 19. Montreal Star. June 22, 2022.
  2. https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=388 1967 Diamond 'D' Ladies Championship - Curlingzone
  3. Web site: 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide . Curling Canada . 25 May 2022 . 104, 107, 111, 114, 117, 122, 126, 129, 132, 135 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405105800/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/01/2022-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-2.pdf . 2022-04-05.
  4. Web site: 1967 Diamond D Curling Championship . Curling Canada Stats Archive . Curling Canada . 20 February 2023.
  5. News: No Chance For Repeat in Ladies Curling . 20 February 2023 . The Montreal Gazette . Newspapers.com . February 27, 1967 . 27.