1969_Canadian_Ladies_Curling_Association_Championship

1969 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

1969 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

Canadian women's curling championship


The 1969 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 24 to 27, 1969 at the Fort William Curling and Athletic Club in Fort William, Ontario.[1]

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Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Joyce McKee won the event by finishing the round robin with a 8-1 record. This was Saskatchewan's second championship and second for Joyce McKee's rink with her first coming in 1961.[2]

This was the second time that the championship came down to a "winner take all" final draw (the first was in 1965) as both Ontario and Saskatchewan entered their matchup in with identical 7–1 records in round robin play. Ontario jumped out to a 4–1 lead after four ends, but Saskatchewan rallied with singles in four straight ends to take a 5–4 lead after eight ends. A single by Ontario in the ninth tied things up at 5 heading into the final end. Saskatchewan, with hammer in the final end scored one to clinch the championship by a 6–5 score.

The Quebec rink became the second team ever to finish round robin play winless joining the 1964 Newfoundland rink.

The tournament set a then record for most extra end games in one tournament with eight. This shattered the mark set the previous year of five.

Teams

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

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Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings[4]

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Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00).[4][5]

Draw 1

Monday, February 24, 2:30 pm

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Draw 2

Monday, February 24, 8:00 pm

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Draw 3

Tuesday, February 25, 9:30 am

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Draw 4

Tuesday, February 25, 8:00 pm

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Draw 5

Wednesday, February 26, 9:30 am

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Draw 6

Wednesday, February 26, 2:30 pm

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Draw 7

Wednesday, February 26, 8:00 pm

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Draw 8

Thursday, February 27, 9:30 am

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Draw 9

Thursday, February 27, 8:00 pm

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References

  1. "McKee among leaders in ladies' playdowns". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. February 26, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. pp. 104, 107, 111, 114, 117, 122, 126, 129, 132, 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. "1969 CLCA Curling Championship". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. "Women's Curling Draw". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. February 24, 1969. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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