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1966 Diamond D Championship
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Canadian women's curling championship
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1966 Diamond "D" Championship North Vancouver, British Columbia Capilano Winter Club February 28 – March 3 Alberta Crestwood CC, Edmonton Gail Lee Hazel Jamison Sharon Harrington June Coyle 1965 1967
The 1966 Diamond "D" Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 28 to March 3, 1966 at the Capilano Winter Club in North Vancouver, British Columbia.Brier Win Inspired Girls March 4, 1966 25 Vancouver Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93810580/the-vancouver-sun/ January 30, 2022
Team Alberta, who was skipped by Gail Lee won the event by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9–0 record. This was Alberta's first championship.1966 Diamond 'D' Ladies Championship - Curlingzone This was also the first time since 1962 in which a rink finished unbeaten and the third time overall.
Alberta also tied a record for most points stolen in one end in their Draw 5 matchup with Quebec as Alberta scored six in the first end en route to a 14-6 win.Canadian Women Records https://stats.curling.io/canadian-women/records Curling Canada Stats Archive 20 February 2023
This tournament would tie the record set in the inaugural 1961 event for the most extra ends in one tournament with four. This record would be broken in 1968.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/01/2022-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-2.pdf 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 2022-04-051966 Diamond D Curling Championship https://stats.curling.io/canadian-women/1966 Curling Canada Stats Archive Curling Canada 20 February 2023
white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundlandCrestwood CC, Edmonton
Skip: Gail Lee
Third: Hazel Jamison
Second: Sharon Harrington
Lead: June Coyle Vancouver CC, Vancouver
Skip: Margaret Cooke
Third: Eva Glover
Second: Ruth Hebert
Lead: Marion Ellison Dauphin CC, Dauphin
Skip: Joyce Beek
Third: Ruth McMillan
Second: Margaret Davis
Lead: Gayle White Bathurst CC, Bathurst
Skip: Shirley Pilson
Third: Anne Orser
Second: Helen Gammon
Lead: Geraldine Lenihan Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls
Skip: Violet Pike
Third: Gladys Clarke
Second: Caroline Ball
Lead: Joanne GoodyearNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebec Saskatchewan Halifax Ladies CC, Halifax
Skip: Irene Snow
Third: Jean Nickerson
Second: Helen Duffus
Lead: Ruth Lewis Kenora CC, Kenora
Skip: June Shaw
Third: Shirley Wiebe
Second: Dorothy Holmgren
Lead: Joan LeCain RCAF Summerside CC, Summerside
Skip: Kay Hoare
Third: Lila Tucker
Second: Diane Stark
Lead: Muriel Thomas Port Alfred CC, Port-Alfred
Skip: Nicole Janelle
Third: Roma Jean
Second: Paulette Janelle
Lead: Maurie Gagnon Delisle CC, Delisle
Skip: Barbara MacNevin
Third: Fay Coben
Second: Florence Hill
Lead: Avis Carr
Map of teams
left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 53.53 -113.49 Black pog.svg 80 top Lee
Canada 49.26 -123.11 Black pog.svg 80 top Cooke #ffe
Canada 51.15 -100.05 Black pog.svg 80 top Beek #ffe
Canada 47.62 -65.65 Black pog.svg 80 top Pilson
Canada 48.94 -55.65 Black pog.svg 80 top Pike #ffe
Canada 44.65 -63.59 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Snow
Canada 49.77 -94.48 Black pog.svg 80 top Shaw #ffe
Canada 46.40 -63.78 Black pog.svg 80 right Hoare
Canada 48.43 -71.06 Black pog.svg 80 top Janelle
Canada 51.93 -107.13 Black pog.svg 80 top MacNevin #ffe
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin standings
KeyDiamond D champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Alberta Gail Lee 9 0 93 52 Saskatchewan Barbara MacNevin 7 2 85 58 Margaret Cooke 6 3 84 80 June Shaw 5 4 79 75 Nicole Janelle 5 4 74 76 Joyce Beek 4 5 79 68 Irene Snow 3 6 67 84 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Violet Pike 2 7 68 81 Kay Hoare 2 7 51 92 Shirley Pilson 2 7 71 85
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).
Draw 1
Monday, February 28, 2:30 pmEast to try again https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119251041/ 20 February 2023 The Vancouver Province Newspapers.com February 28, 1966 13
(Beek) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 Alberta (Lee) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
(Hoare) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 (Shaw) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 9
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 7
(Pilson) 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 10 (Snow) 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 11
(Cooke) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 10 (Janelle) 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 9
Draw 2
Monday, February 28, 8:00 pm
(Janelle) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 6 (Snow) 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 11
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 9 (Pilson) 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7
(Shaw) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 Alberta (Lee) 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 10
(Cooke) 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 1 10 (Beek) 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
(Hoare) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 X 12
Draw 3
Tuesday, March 1, 9:00 amWild Roland Marg Cooke rink survives shock https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119251596/ 20 February 2023 The Vancouver Province Newspapers.com March 1, 1966 15
(Cooke) 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 14 (Shaw) 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 9
(Beek) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
(Hoare) 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 10 (Snow) 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7
(Pilson) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 Alberta (Lee) 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 10
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 5 (Janelle) 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 9
Draw 4
Tuesday, March 1, 8:00 pm
Alberta (Lee) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 (Snow) 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
(Beek) 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 (Janelle) 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 9
(Pilson) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 7 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 8
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 (Shaw) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 7
(Cooke) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 X 9 (Hoare) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 X 6
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 2, 9:00 amWild Roland B.C., Alberta level after four rounds https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119252247/ 20 February 2023 The Vancouver Province Newspapers.com March 2, 1966 17
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 8 (Snow) 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 9
(Janelle) 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 6 Alberta (Lee) 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 14
(Beek) 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 (Shaw) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 10
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 2 2 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 X 13 (Hoare) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3
(Cooke) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 (Pilson) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 9
Draw 6
Wednesday, March 2, 2:30 pm
(Shaw) 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 11 (Snow) 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
(Janelle) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 8 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
(Cooke) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 4 0 X 13
Alberta (Lee) 1 2 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 X 13 (Hoare) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 3
(Beek) 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 11 (Pilson) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 8
Draw 7
Wednesday, March 2, 8:00 pm
(Hoare) 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 (Janelle) 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 11
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 Alberta (Lee) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8
(Pilson) 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 10 (Shaw) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 7
(Cooke) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 2 11 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 9
(Beek) 1 1 0 3 1 0 4 4 0 X 14 (Snow) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4
Draw 8
Thursday, March 3, 9:00 amWild Roland Alberta the gems in big Diamond D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119253117/ 20 February 2023 The Vancouver Province Newspapers.com 12
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 Alberta (Lee) 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 3 0 3 14
(Cooke) 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 (Snow) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 7
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 1 11 (Beek) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
(Pilson) 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 8 (Hoare) 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 11
(Shaw) 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 11 (Janelle) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Draw 9
Thursday, March 3, 8:00 pm
Saskatchewan (MacNevin) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 10 (Snow) 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6
(Pilson) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 (Janelle) 1 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 10
(Cooke) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 10 Alberta (Lee) 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 11
(Shaw) 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 9
(Beek) 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 10 (Hoare) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 6
References
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