# 1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship

The 1973 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 26 to March 2 at the Charlottetown Curling Club in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Manitoba and Saskatchewan both finished round robin play tied for first with 8–1 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams. Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Vera Pezer defeated Manitoba in the tiebreaker 6–4 to capture the championship. Saskatchewan defeated Manitoba in the final draw 7–5 in an extra end to force the tiebreaker.
It was the sixth overall title for Saskatchewan and their fifth in a row. This was also the third straight title for the Pezer rink, becoming the first rink to win three straight championships. After the win, the team decided to retire from competitive curling.
The Nova Scotia rink finished winless for the second time in three years and became the fourth rink to accomplish the dubious feat. Nova Scotia only scored 37 points, setting a then-record for fewest points scored in a single tournament. This broke the previous mark of 43 also set by Nova Scotia in 1971.

## Teams

The teams were as follows:
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland |
| Thistle Ladies CC, Edmonton Skip: Betty Cole Third: Shirley Fisk Second: Bonnie Cessford Lead: Sharon Grey | Nanaimo Ladies CC, Nanaimo Skip: Karin Kaese Third: Shannon Blackburn Second: Loretto Ahlstrom Lead: Donna Dunn | Fort Garry Business Girls CC, Winnipeg Skip: Joan Ingram Third: Lorraine Bradawaski Second: Dorothy Rose Lead: Jackie Tinney | Capital WC, Fredericton Skip: Sheila McLeod Third: Lois Walker Second: Agnes Freeze Lead: Isabelle Lougheed | St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Ann Bowering Third: Joan Pope Second: Jean Burden Lead: Chris Cathcart |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan |
| Dartmouth Ladies CC, Dartmouth Skip: Elizabeth Hodgins Third: Faye Thornham Second: Marjorie White Lead: Shelaugh Thomson | Arnprior CC, Arnprior Skip: Isobel Munro Third: Thelma Lindsay Second: Geraldine Macklem Lead: Vyvienne Johnston | Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud Skip: Elayne Thompson Third: Ruth Cutcliffe Second: Louise Thompson Lead: Frances Roberts | Montreal Caledonia CC, Westmount Skip: Lee Tobin Third: Francine Collison Second: Marilyn Hone Lead: Michelle Garneau | Sutherland Ladies CC, Saskatoon Skip: Vera Pezer Third: Sheila Rowan Second: Joyce McKee Lead: Lee Morrison |

## Round Robin Standings

Final round robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Tiebreaker
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
| Saskatchewan | Vera Pezer | 8 | 1 | 69 | 50 |
| Manitoba | Joan Ingram | 8 | 1 | 76 | 48 |
| Alberta | Betty Cole | 6 | 3 | 86 | 49 |
| British Columbia | Karin Kaese | 6 | 3 | 89 | 70 |
| Ontario | Isobel Munro | 6 | 3 | 90 | 67 |
| Prince Edward Island | Elayne Thompson | 5 | 4 | 69 | 73 |
| Quebec | Lee Tobin | 3 | 6 | 53 | 66 |
| Newfoundland | Ann Bowering | 2 | 7 | 51 | 84 |
| New Brunswick | Sheila McLeod | 1 | 8 | 63 | 86 |
| Nova Scotia | Elizabeth Hodgins | 0 | 9 | 37 | 90 |

## Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00).

### Draw 1

Monday, February 26, 2:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Cole) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 11 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | 12 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Munro) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 14 |

### Draw 2

Monday, February 26, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Munro) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Alberta (Cole) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 3

Tuesday, February 27, 2:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Cole) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 14 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Munro) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |

### Draw 4

Tuesday, February 27, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 14 |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Munro) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Alberta (Cole) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 5

Wednesday, February 28, 9:30 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Ontario (Munro) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alberta (Cole) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 6

Wednesday, February 28, 2:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | X | X | 13 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 12 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Munro) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Cole) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |

### Draw 7

Wednesday, February 28, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 13 |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| Ontario (Munro) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Cole) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 13 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 4 |

### Draw 8

Thursday, March 1, 2:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Munro) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Cole) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |

### Draw 9

Thursday, March 1, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Tobin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Nova Scotia (Hodgins) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Bowering) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| New Brunswick (McLeod) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Munro) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 14 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Cole) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| British Columbia (Kaese) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

## Tiebreaker

Friday, March 2, 9:30 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Pezer) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Manitoba (Ingram) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |