# 1966 Diamond D Championship

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.
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. 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.
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:
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland |
| Crestwood 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 Goodyear |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | 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 |

## Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings
Key :
* Diamond D champion
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
| Alberta | Gail Lee | 9 | 0 | 93 | 52 |
| Saskatchewan | Barbara MacNevin | 7 | 2 | 85 | 58 |
| British Columbia | Margaret Cooke | 6 | 3 | 84 | 80 |
| Ontario | June Shaw | 5 | 4 | 79 | 75 |
| Quebec | Nicole Janelle | 5 | 4 | 74 | 76 |
| Manitoba | Joyce Beek | 4 | 5 | 79 | 68 |
| Nova Scotia | Irene Snow | 3 | 6 | 67 | 84 |
| Newfoundland | Violet Pike | 2 | 7 | 68 | 81 |
| Prince Edward Island | Kay Hoare | 2 | 7 | 51 | 92 |
| New Brunswick | 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 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cooke) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |

### Draw 2

Monday, February 28, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cooke) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 12 |

### Draw 3

Tuesday, March 1, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cooke) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 |

### Draw 4

Tuesday, March 1, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Lee) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cooke) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |

### Draw 5

Wednesday, March 2, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 13 |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cooke) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |

### Draw 6

Wednesday, March 2, 2:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Lee) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 13 |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |

### Draw 7

Wednesday, March 2, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cooke) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | X | 14 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |

### Draw 8

Thursday, March 3, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cooke) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 9

Thursday, March 3, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Nova Scotia (Snow) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Pilson) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Quebec (Janelle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| British Columbia (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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Shaw) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Beek) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Prince Edward Island (Hoare) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |