1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship Explained

1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship
Host City:Victoria, British Columbia
Arena:Victoria Memorial Arena
Dates:February 24–28
Attendance:25,024[1]
Winner:
Curling Club:Nutana CC, Saskatoon
Skip:Emily Farnham
Third:Linda Saunders
Second:Pat McBeath
Lead:Donna Collins

The 1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 24 to 28, 1974 at the Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] The attendance for the week was 25,024.

Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Emily Farnham won the event by finishing round robin play undefeated with a 9–0 record. This was Saskatchewan's sixth consecutive championship and seventh overall. This was the only national championship appearance for Farnham. The event capped a stellar season for the team, which won 120 out of 122 games, with one of their two losses coming against a men's team.[3]

Saskatchewan's six consecutive championships set a record for the most consecutive championships by one province in either the men's and women's national championships surpassing Manitoba's five consecutive Brier championships from to .

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

British ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland
St. Albert Ladies CC, St. Albert
Skip: Marilyn Johnston
Third: Elaine Souness
Second: Irene Fielder
Lead: Marie Schultheiss
Kelowna Ladies CC, Kelowna
Skip: Marion Radcliffe
Third: Karen Lovdahl
Second: Phyliss McCrady
Lead: Darlene Tucker
Portage CC, Portage la Prairie
Skip: Merline Darbyshire
Third: Marjorie Marsh
Second: Pat McCaughan
Lead: Susan Dahl
Capital WC, Fredericton
Skip: Dorothy Sedgewick
Third: Jean Greenbank
Second: Mary McLellan
Lead: Nancy Syroid
Carol CC, Labrador City
Skip: Sue-Anne Bartlett
Third: Ann Bright
Second: Frances Hiscock
Lead: Mavis Pike
Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Mayflower CC, Halifax
Skip: Joyce Myers
Third: Sharon Horne
Second: Penny LaRocque
Lead: Vickie Noseworthy
RA Centre, Ottawa
Skip: Dawn Ventura
Third: Alma Milikin
Second: Sharon Skinner
Lead: Joyce Potter
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Marie Toole
Third: Cathy Dillon
Second: Jeannie Boomhower
Lead: Pauline Johnston
Lachine CC, Lachine
Skip: Frida Payson
Third: Margaret Wilkinson
Second: Margaret Earle
Lead: Eleanor Weldon
Nutana CC, Saskatoon
Skip: Emily Farnham
Third: Linda Saunders
Second: Pat McBeath
Lead: Donna Collins

Round Robin Standings

Final round robin standings

ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
9 0 89 43
7 2 78 64
6 3 70 62
6 3 82 67
5 4 68 69
5 4 69 58
3 6 67 91
2 7 71 77
2 7 52 79
0 9 56 92

Round Robin results

Draw 9

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ottawa Citizen, March 1, 1974, pg 19, "It's (?) Saskatchewan again"
  2. Victoria Victorian, 30 Jan 1974, pg 66. "Lots of lassies to sweep into Victoria for the 'Lassie'"
  3. Web site: Team Farnham's friendship rooted in '74 championship - Curling Canada – 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts . 2019-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190220062851/https://www.curling.ca/2015scotties-en/2015/02/19/team-farnhams-friendship-rooted-in-74-championship/ . 2019-02-20 . dead .
  4. Web site: 1974 Macdonald Lassies . Curling Canada Stats Archive . Curling Canada . 23 February 2023.