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1963 Diamond D Championship
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Canadian women's curling championship
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1963 Diamond "D" Championship Saint John, New Brunswick St. Andrew's Curling Club February 25–28 New Brunswick Beaver CC, Moncton Mabel DeWare Harriet Stratton Forbis Stevenson Marjorie Fraser 1962 1964
The 1963 Diamond "D" Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 25 to 28, 1963 at the St. Andrew's Curling ClubReed and Hansen to Tangle Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103919077/edmonton-journal/ 17 June 2022 Edmonton Journal newspapers.com February 26, 1963 7 in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Team New Brunswick, who was skipped by Mabel DeWare won the event by finishing the round robin with an 8-1 record. This was New Brunswick's first championship.1963 Diamond 'D' Ladies Championship - Curlingzone As of 2024, DeWare's rink is the only New Brunswick rink has won a Canadian women's curling championship. This was also the first time in which a team won the championship on their home soil.
British Columbia and Ontario finished tied for second with 7-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker between the two teams to determine the runner-up. British Columbia won runner-up as they defeated Ontario 6-4. This was also the first tiebreaker that was scheduled for 10 ends as the previous tiebreakers in 1961 were scheduled for 12 ends.
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 2022-04-052017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide, 1961-2016 Player Appearances
white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundlandCalgary WC, Calgary
Skip: Vera Reed
Third: Bernie McKenzie
Second: Phyllis Crist
Lead: Irene Halverson Kimberley CC, Kimberley
Skip: Ina Hansen
Third: Ada Calles
Second: Isabel Leith
Lead: May Shaw Bethany CC, Bethany
Skip: Irene Burton
Third: Marjorie Parrott
Second: Evelyn Boyd
Lead: Margaret Storey Beaver CC, Moncton
Skip: Mabel DeWare
Third: Harriet Stratton
Second: Forbis Stevenson
Lead: Marjorie Fraser Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls
Skip: Violet Pike
Third: Margaret Ryan
Second: Joan Baker
Lead: Ruby TittemoreNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebec Saskatchewan Mayflower CC, Halifax
Skip: Shirley Robertson
Third: Marlene Mullenger
Second: Ada Matheson
Lead: Molly Nelson Granite CC, Toronto
Skip: Emily Woolley
Third: Dadie Smith
Second: Jane Clark
Lead: Mary Mills RCAF Summerside CC, Summerside
Skip: Fern Seel
Third: Bernice Cook
Second: Kay Hoare
Lead: Elsie Farquhar Royal Montreal CC, Montreal
Skip: Inez Kerr
Third: Phyllis Campbell
Second: Grace Pratt
Lead: Mary Gordon Moose Jaw CC, Moose Jaw
Skip: Mildred Binner
Third: Velma Starrak
Second: Peggy Johnson
Lead: Jean Balderston
Map of teams
left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 51.05 -114.07 Black pog.svg 80 top Reed
Canada 49.67 -115.98 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Hansen #ffe
Canada 50.22 -99.47 Black pog.svg 80 top Burton
Canada 46.13 -64.77 Black pog.svg 80 left DeWare #ffe
Canada 48.94 -55.65 Black pog.svg 80 top Pike #ffe
Canada 44.66 -63.60 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Robertson
Canada 43.71 -79.40 Black pog.svg 80 top Woolley
Canada 46.40 -63.78 Black pog.svg 80 top Seel
Canada 45.49 -73.58 Black pog.svg 80 top Kerr
Canada 50.39 -105.55 Black pog.svg 80 top Binner
Round robin standings
Source: 1963 Diamond D Curling Championship https://stats.curling.io/canadian-women/1963 Curling Canada Stats Archive 31 January 2023
KeyDiamond D championTeams to Tiebreaker
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA New Brunswick Mabel DeWare 8 1 102 52 Ina Hansen 7 2 90 47 Ontario Emily Wooley 7 2 94 49 Alberta Vera Reed 6 3 79 58 Inez Kerr 4 5 76 85 Shirley Robertson 4 5 68 75 Saskatchewan Mildred Binner 4 5 64 78 Prince Edward Island Fern Seel 3 6 65 98 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Violet Pike 1 8 50 94 Manitoba 1905 Irene Burton 1 8 44 96
Round robin results
Source:
Draw 1
Monday, February 25
Prince Edward Island (Seel) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 New Brunswick (DeWare) 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 X 14
Saskatchewan (Binner) 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 7 Ontario (Wooley) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
Alberta (Reed) 2 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 10 (Kerr) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 (Robertson) 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 12
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 (Hansen) 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 13
Draw 2
Monday, February 25
(Robinson) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 Alberta (Reed) 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 10
Prince Edward Island (Seel) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 (Hansen) 1 0 4 0 0 3 3 1 1 X 13
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 8 Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
(Kerr) 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 10 Saskatchewan (Binner) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 8
New Brunswick (DeWare) 4 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 13 Ontario (Wooley) 0 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 1 14
Draw 3
Tuesday, February 26 Hansen Loses Match, Then Scores Shutout https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117649405/ 31 January 2023 Edmonton Journal newspapers.com February 27, 1963
Saskatchewan (Binner) 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
New Brunswick (DeWare) 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 3 0 X 14 (Kerr) 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 X 7
Ontario (Wooley) 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 X 12 (Robinson) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
(Hansen) 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 10 Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4
Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 11 Prince Edward Island (Seel) 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7
Draw 4
Tuesday, February 26
(Kerr) 4 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 X 12 Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 5
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4 Ontario (Wooley) 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 X 12
New Brunswick (DeWare) 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 9 (Hansen) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
Prince Edward Island (Seel) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 (Robinson) 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 3 2 X 14
Alberta (Reed) 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 10 Saskatchewan (Binner) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Draw 5
Tuesday, February 26
Ontario (Wooley) 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 7 Alberta (Reed) 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 X 9
(Hansen) 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 X X 16 Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
Saskatchewan (Binner) 0 2 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 12 Prince Edward Island (Seel) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 11
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 4 New Brunswick (DeWare) 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 X 10
(Robinson) 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 10 (Kerr) 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 3 13
Draw 6
Wednesday, February 27 New Brunswick Dark Horse Zeroes in on Curling Title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117651044/ 31 January 2023 Edmonton Journal newspapers.com February 28, 1963 7
Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 Ontario (Wooley) 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 X 13
New Brunswick (DeWare) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 X 8 Alberta (Reed) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Saskatchewan (Binner) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 (Hansen) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 7
Prince Edward Island (Seel) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 10 (Kerr) 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 9
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 5 (Robinson) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 X 8
Draw 7
Wednesday, February 27
Ontario (Wooley) 0 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 9 (Hansen) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 5
Alberta (Reed) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 5 Prince Edward Island (Seel) 0 1 2 0 4 0 4 1 0 X 12
Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Saskatchewan (Binner) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 7
(Robinson) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 X 6 New Brunswick (DeWare) 0 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 X 10
(Kerr) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 9
Draw 8
Thursday, February 28 Moncton Rink Clinches Title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117651882/ 31 January 2023 Edmonton Journal newspapers.com March 1, 1963 10
Alberta (Reed) 3 3 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 X 14 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Saskatchewan (Binner) 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 7 (Robinson) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
(Hansen) 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 X 12 (Kerr) 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 7
Prince Edward Island (Seel) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 Ontario (Wooley) 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 X 14
New Brunswick (DeWare) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 9 Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7
Draw 9
Thursday, February 28
New Brunswick (DeWare) 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 4 1 X 15 Saskatchewan (Binner) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
(Robinson) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 (Hansen) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 8
Manitoba 1905 (Burton) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 X 4 Alberta (Reed) 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 X 12
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6 Prince Edward Island (Seel) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 X 9
Ontario (Wooley) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 7 (Kerr) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Tiebreaker
Friday, March 1Hansen Takes Second Spot https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103970487/times-colonist/ 18 June 2022 Victoria Times-Colonist newspapers.com March 1, 1963 10
(Hansen) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 6 Ontario (Wooley) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 4
Records
This event set or tied several scoring records of which have either been tied or still stand as of 2023.Canadian Women Records https://stats.curling.io/canadian-women/records Curling Canada Stats Archive 31 January 2023
Ontario's 14-13 victory over eventual champion New Brunswick in Draw 2 set the record the most combined points scored between two teams in a single game (27). This record was later tied in 1967 and still has not been surpassed since.
Draw 5 saw the following records set or tied:
British Columbia's 16-0 win over Manitoba was the first time that a team scored a shutout in the Canadian women's championship. To date, the 16 points scored by British Columbia is the most points ever scored by a winning team in a shutout.
Saskatchewan's steal of 6 points in the fifth end tied the record for most stolen points scored in a single end. This also occurred in 1961 and has been matched four other times since (most recently in 2019).
Quebec's 7 points in the sixth end against Nova Scotia set the record for most points scored in a single end. This record has since been matched three times (1972, 2020, and 2023).
References
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