The 1994 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, Canada's national championship for curlers over 50, were held March 19 to 26, 1994[1] at the Hillcrest Sports Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[2]
Alberta, skipped by Cordella "Red" Schwengler won the women's event, defeating Newfoundland's Sue Anne Bartlett in the final. The Alberta rink had been adopted as the fan favourites in the final, as their third Betty Clarke was a native-Saskatchewanian. The team went undefeated in the round robin before losing their last two games, settling for third place heading into the playoffs. The opposing skip, Sue Anne Bartlett, was playing in her first senior championship. At the time, she had a record 12 appearances at the Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, and had lost just one round robin match.[3]
New Brunswick, skipped by David Sullivan won the men's event, defeating British Columbia's Jim Horswell rink. The win added a trophy to the list of Sullivan family accolades which included a win by his son Jim and nephew Charlie and at the 1988 World Junior Curling Championships, where David was the coach.[3]
The men's teams were as follows:[1]
| Province / Territory | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Pankoski | Bert Proskiw | Mitch Hansuk | Herb Zmurchuk | |||
| Jim Horswell | John Burbee | Neil King | Bob Miscovitch | Prince George | ||
| Winnipeg | ||||||
| Fredericton | ||||||
| John Bowiec | Nick Kozak | |||||
| Stewart Mann | Wayne Gorman | John Hiltz | Don Batten | |||
| Roger Goss | John Stewart | Paul Szczygiel | ||||
| Maurice Bourbonnais | Bob Laroche | Jean Jacques Lafontaine | Royal Sabourin | |||
| Roger Maybey | Jim Wells | Tom Warren | Selwyn Warren | |||
| Ernie Cherwyk | Garry Robertson | Alex Riddy | ||||
| Garry Miller | Allan Gee | Dwayne Backstrom |
Final round-robin standings.[4]
| Locale | Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Horswell | 8 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | |||
| Al Pankoski | 8 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 5 | |||
| Garry Miller | 5 | 6 | ||
| Roger Maybey | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 6 | |||
| Roger Goss | 4 | 7 | ||
| Maurice Bourbonnais | 3 | 8 | ||
| Stewart Mann | 1 | 10 |
Due to the four-way tie for first, a four team playoff was adopted rather than the usual three.[2]
March 26, 1:00pm[5]
The women's teams were as follows:[1]
| Province / Territory | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eve Skakun | Una Hazen | Sandy Allen | Elizabeth Karpluk | |||
| Mariyln Sigurdson | June Reece | Patricia Gould | Diana Klinck | |||
| Joan Freeman | Rose Donovan | Jeannine Tucker | ||||
| Gertrude Peck | Betty McLean | |||||
| Lucille Frick | ||||||
| Mary Harper | Elise Doane | Marilyn Corkum | Shirley Ann Rankin | |||
| Genevieve Enman | Maria Gaudet | Wanda MacLean | Marilyn Banks | |||
| Louiselle Munger | Monique Burgess | Patricia Tardif | Nora Amiot | |||
| Pat Buglass | Marilynne Earl | Lori Harvie | ||||
| Madeline Boyd | Arla Repka | Peggy Duncan | Elizabeth Friesen |
Final round-robin standings.[4]
| Locale | Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 2 | |||
| 9 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 4 | |||
| Eve Skakun | 6 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 5 | |||
| Marilyn Sigurdson | 6 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 6 | |||
| Genevieve Enman | 3 | 8 | ||
| Louiselle Munger | 2 | 9 | ||
| Mary Harper | 2 | 9 | ||
| Madeline Boyd | 1 | 10 |
March 26, 1:00pm[5]