1961 Diamond D Championship

1961 Diamond "D" Championship
Host cityOttawa, Ontario
ArenaOttawa Hunt and Golf Club
DatesFebruary 27– March 3
WinnerSaskatchewan
Curling clubHub City CC, Saskatoon
SkipJoyce McKee
ThirdSylvia Fedoruk
SecondBarbara MacNevin
LeadRose McFee
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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:[1]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland
Edmonton CC, Edmonton[2]

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 Tittemore

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec 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

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Provincial Winners

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings[1]

Key
Diamond D champion
Teams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip W L PF PA
Saskatchewan Joyce McKee 9 0 88 48
Alberta Dorothy Thompson 6 3 84 61
 British Columbia Margaret Fuller 6 3 85 64
New Brunswick Mona Comeau 6 3 82 73
Ontario Emily Woolley 5 4 85 65
 Manitoba Irene Parker 4 5 73 79
 Quebec Helena Ellyett 3 6 62 80
Prince Edward Island Elizabeth MacDonald 2 7 48 88
 Newfoundland Violet Pike 2 7 68 89
 Nova Scotia Mona Rhodenizer 2 7 63 91

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC-05:00)[1][3]

Draw 1

Monday, February 27 9:00 AM[4]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 9
 British Columbia (Fuller) 0 2 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 X 12
 Quebec (Ellyett) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
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[4]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Woolley) 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 10
 Quebec (Ellyett) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 1 11
 Manitoba (Parker) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 11
 Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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 AM[5]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Thompson) 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 10
 Quebec (Ellyett) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5
 Manitoba (Parker) 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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[5]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 7
 Quebec (Ellyett) 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
 Manitoba (Parker) 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 X 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (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 PM[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Fuller) 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8
 Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer) 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Ellyett) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 9
 Manitoba (Parker) 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Woolley) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 7
 British Columbia (Fuller) 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 2 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 12
 Manitoba (Parker) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (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 AM[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Woolley) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
 Manitoba (Parker) 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Quebec (Ellyett) 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
 British Columbia (Fuller) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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 PM[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
 Quebec (Ellyett) 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Thompson) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
 Manitoba (Parker) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 8

Draw 9

Thursday, March 2 8:00 PM[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Fuller) 0 1 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 X 12
 Manitoba (Parker) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Quebec (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

  2nd Place
New Brunswick 13
Alberta 10 Alberta 6
 British Columbia 9

Round 1

Friday, March 3 10:30 AM[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Thompson) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 10
 British Columbia (Fuller) 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 9

Round 2

Friday, March 3 1:00 PM[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
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

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  2. ^ 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide, 1961-2016 Player Appearances
  3. ^ "Ladies' Championship Curling Draw". The Ottawa Citizen. newspapers.com. February 27, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Monday's Results". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. February 28, 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "McKee Only Undefeated Rink". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. March 1, 1961. p. 27. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "McKee Records Sixth Straight Victory". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. March 2, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Ladies' Curling Scores". The Ottawa Citizen. newspapers.com. March 3, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b "McKee Completes Sweep". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. March 3, 1961. p. 19. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b "The Playoffs". The Ottawa Citizen. newspapers.com. March 4, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 18 May 2022.