1961 Diamond D Championship

Canadian women's curling championship March 2026 1961 Diamond "D" Championship Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club February 27– March 3 Saskatchewan Hub City CC, Saskatoon Joyce McKee Sylvia Fedoruk Barbara MacNevin Rose McFee 1960 (invitational) 1962 The 1961 Diamond "D" Championship was the first official Canadian women's curling championship. It was held from February 27 to March 3, 1961, at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. The format was a round robin, which was the same format used for the Macdonald Brier. All games in the round robin were 10 ends in length with any tiebreaker playoff games being 12 ends in length. Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Joyce McKee won the inaugural event by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9–0 record. This would be the first of five national championships won by McKee. Alberta, British Columbia, and New Brunswick finished round robin play tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the three teams to determine the runner-up. Alberta beat British Columbia 10-9 in the first tiebreaker game. New Brunswick would capture the runner-up spot by defeating Alberta in the second tiebreaker playoff game 13–6. Teams The teams are listed as follows:1961 Diamond D Curling Championship https://stats.curling.io/canadian-women/1961 Curling Canada Stats Archive Curling Canada 12 April 2023 white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundlandEdmonton CC, Edmonton2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide, 1961-2016 Player Appearances Skip: Dorothy Thompson Third: Ila Watson Second: Vivian Kortgaard Lead: Ruth Hayes Nanaimo CC, Nanaimo Skip: Margaret Fuller Third: Sylvia Koster Second: Edna Quinney Lead: Fernande Smith Strathclair CC, Strathclair Skip: Irene Parker Third: Shirley Winstone Second: Lola Grills Lead: Olive Gamey Beaver CC, Moncton Skip: Mona Comeau Third: Kay Cormack Second: Vera Shutt Lead: Evelyn Brooks Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls Skip: Violet Pike Third: Margaret Ryan Second: Joan Baker Lead: Ruby TittemoreNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebec Saskatchewan Lunenburg CC, Lunenburg Skip: Mona Rhodenizer Third: Grace Walters Second: Margaret Jensen Lead: Catherine Creighton Toronto Granite Club, Toronto Skip: Emily Woolley Third: Dadie Smith Second: Barbara Gibson Lead: Jane Clark Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Elizabeth MacDonald Third: Sally Rodd Second: Evelyn Goss Lead: Nora MacDonald Mount Royal CC, Mount Royal Skip: Helena Ellyett Third: Annabelle MacDonald Second: Frances Aboud Lead: Margaret Lavery Hub City CC, Saskatoon Skip: Joyce McKee Third: Sylvia Fedoruk Second: Barbara MacNevin Lead: Rosa McFee Map of teams left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 53.53 -113.49 Black pog.svg 80 top Thompson Canada 49.16 -123.94 Black pog.svg 80 top Fuller #ffe Canada 50.47 -100.33 Black pog.svg 80 top Parker #ffe Canada 46.13 -64.77 Black pog.svg 80 left Comeau #ffe Canada 48.94 -55.65 Black pog.svg 80 top Pike #ffe Canada 44.38 -64.32 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Rhodenizer #ffe Canada 43.71 -79.40 Black pog.svg 80 top Woolley Canada 46.24 -63.13 Black pog.svg 80 top MacDonald Canada 45.52 -73.64 Black pog.svg 80 top Ellyett Canada 52.14 -106.69 Black pog.svg 80 top McKee Round robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyDiamond D championTeams to Tiebreaker ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Saskatchewan Joyce McKee 9 0 88 48 Alberta Dorothy Thompson 6 3 84 61 Margaret Fuller 6 3 85 64 New Brunswick Mona Comeau 6 3 82 73 Ontario Emily Woolley 5 4 85 65 Manitoba 1905 Irene Parker 4 5 73 79 Helena Ellyett 3 6 62 80 Prince Edward Island Elizabeth MacDonald 2 7 48 88 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Violet Pike 2 7 68 89 Mona Rhodenizer 2 7 63 91 Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC-05:00)Ladies' Championship Curling Draw https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102086223/the-ottawa-citizen/ 18 May 2022 The Ottawa Citizen newspapers.com February 27, 1961 16 Draw 1 Monday, February 27 9:00 AMMonday's Results https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102088199/star-phoenix/ 18 May 2022 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspapers.com February 28, 1961 14 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 9 (Fuller) 0 2 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 13 (Rhodenizer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 Ontario (Woolley) 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 12 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 X 12 (Ellyett) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 New Brunswick (Comeau) 1 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 12 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 Alberta (Thompson) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6 Draw 2 Monday, February 27 8:00 PM Ontario (Woolley) 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 10 (Ellyett) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 8 (Fuller) 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 3 X 15 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 1 11 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 11 (Rhodenizer) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 10 Alberta (Thompson) 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 9 Draw 3 Tuesday, February 28 9:00 AMMcKee Only Undefeated Rink https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102090737/star-phoenix/ 18 May 2022 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspapers.com March 1, 1961 27 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 10 Ontario (Woolley) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 4 Alberta (Thompson) 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 10 (Ellyett) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 (Fuller) 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 9 New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 (Rhodenizer) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 Draw 4 Tuesday, February 28 2:00 PM Ontario (Woolley) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 X 7 New Brunswick (Comeau) 1 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 X 10 (Rhodenizer) 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 8 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 7 (Ellyett) 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 8 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 X 12 (Fuller) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 Alberta (Thompson) 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 1 X 11 Draw 5 Wednesday, March 1 12:30 PMMcKee Records Sixth Straight Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102093675/star-phoenix/ 18 May 2022 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspapers.com March 2, 1961 16 (Fuller) 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 (Rhodenizer) 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 10 Alberta (Thompson) 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 4 2 13 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 1 X 11 New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 (Ellyett) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 9 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 8 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Ontario (Woolley) 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 10 Draw 6 Wednesday, March 1 8:00 PM Ontario (Woolley) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 7 (Fuller) 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 2 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 12 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 8 New Brunswick (Comeau) 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 9 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 (Ellyett) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 X 11 (Rhodenizer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 Alberta (Thompson) 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 10 Draw 7 Thursday, March 2 9:00 AMLadies' Curling Scores https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102096943/the-ottawa-citizen/ 18 May 2022 The Ottawa Citizen newspapers.com March 3, 1961 15 Ontario (Woolley) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 11 (Rhodenizer) 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 7 New Brunswick (Comeau) 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 Alberta (Thompson) 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 11 (Ellyett) 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 (Fuller) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 8 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 7 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 11 Draw 8 Thursday, March 2 2:00 PMMcKee Completes Sweep https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102094684/star-phoenix/ 18 May 2022 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspapers.com March 3, 1961 19 Ontario (Woolley) 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 13 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 (Rhodenizer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 (Ellyett) 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 11 New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 13 (Fuller) 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 Saskatchewan (McKee) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 7 Alberta (Thompson) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 8 Draw 9 Thursday, March 2 8:00 PM (Fuller) 0 1 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 X 12 Manitoba 1905 (Parker) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Pike) 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 Saskatchewan (McKee) 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 10 (Rhodenizer) 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 8 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 Ontario (Woolley) 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 X 13 Alberta (Thompson) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4 (Ellyett) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 8 New Brunswick (Comeau) 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 Tiebreakers yes no   2nd Place Alberta 10 9 New Brunswick 13 Alberta 6 Round 1 Friday, March 3 10:30 AMThe Playoffs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102097811/the-ottawa-citizen/ 18 May 2022 The Ottawa Citizen newspapers.com March 4, 1961 11 Alberta (Thompson) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 10 (Fuller) 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 9 Round 2 Friday, March 3 1:00 PM Alberta (Thompson) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 X 13 References Category:1961 in Ontario Category:Scotties Tournament of Hearts Diamond D Championship Category:Curling competitions in Ottawa Diamond D Championship Diamond D Championship Diamond D Championship Diamond D Championship Category:Women's sports in Ottawa