1972 Air Canada Silver Broom
| 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Arena | Olympic Eisstadion |
| Dates | March 19–21, 1972 |
| Winner |
 Canada |
| Curling club | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Skip | Orest Meleschuk |
| Third | Dave Romano |
| Second | John Hanesiak |
| Lead | Pat Hailley |
| Finalist |
 United States |
The 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom was held at the Olympic Eisstadion in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from March 19–21, 1972. The 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom was the site of the infamous incident that led to the Curse of LaBonte.
Teams
| Canada |
United States |
 Germany |
 Scotland |
| Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Skip: Orest Meleschuk |
Grafton CC, North Dakota Skip: Robert LaBonte |
EC Oberstdorf Skip: Manfred Räderer |
Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton Skip: Alex F. Torrance |
 Switzerland |
 Norway |
 France |
 Sweden |
| Dübendorf CC Fourth: Peter Attinger, Jr. |
Stabekk CC, Oslo Skip: Knut Bjaanaes |
Mont d' Arbois CC, Megève Skip: Pierre Boan |
Djursholms CK, Stockholm Skip: Kjell Oscarius |
*Throws second rocks.
Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Orest Meleschuk | 7 | 0 |
| United States | Robert LaBonte | 4 | 3 |
| Germany | Manfred Räderer | 4 | 3 |
| Scotland | Alex F. Torrance | 4 | 3 |
| Switzerland | Peter Attinger, Jr. | 4 | 3 |
| Norway | Knut Bjaanaes | 3 | 4 |
| France | Pierre Boan | 2 | 5 |
| Sweden | Kjell Oscarius | 0 | 7 |
Round Robin Results
Draw 1
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
11
|
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
6
|
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Torrance) |
7
|
| Germany (Räderer) |
5
|
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) |
7
|
| Sweden (Oscarius) |
6
|
| Team | Final |
| United States (LaBonte) |
7
|
| Norway (Bjaanaes) |
5
|
Draw 2
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Torrance) |
5
|
| Sweden (Oscarius) |
3
|
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
11
|
| United States (LaBonte) |
1
|
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
10
|
| Norway (Bjaanaes) |
4
|
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Räderer) |
7
|
| France (Boan) |
6
|
Draw 3
| Team | Final |
| United States (LaBonte) |
9
|
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
3
|
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Räderer) |
9
|
| Sweden (Oscarius) |
3
|
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Torrance) |
6
|
| France (Boan) |
5
|
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
8
|
| Norway (Bjaanaes) |
7
|
Draw 4
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Torrance) |
6
|
| Norway (Bjaanaes) |
4
|
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
11
|
| France (Boan) |
5
|
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Räderer) |
9
|
| United States (LaBonte) |
6
|
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
6
|
| Sweden (Oscarius) |
4
|
Draw 5
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) |
10
|
| United States (LaBonte) |
8
|
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
8
|
| Scotland (Torrance) |
7
|
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) |
4
|
| Sweden (Oscarius) |
3
|
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
9
|
| Germany (Räderer) |
4
|
Draw 6
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
8
|
| Sweden (Oscarius) |
6
|
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) |
8
|
| France (Boan) |
3
|
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Räderer) |
9
|
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
5
|
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Torrance) |
4
|
| United States (LaBonte) |
5
|
Draw 7
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) |
7
|
| Germany (Räderer) |
5
|
| Team | Final |
| United States (LaBonte) |
10
|
| Sweden (Oscarius) |
6
|
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
10
|
| Scotland (Torrance) |
7
|
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
6
|
| France (Boan) |
5
|
Tiebreaker
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Torrance) |
9
|
| Switzerland (Attinger) |
6
|
Playoffs
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Scotland
| 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 10 | |||||||
| 2 | United States
| 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Germany
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | United States
| 9 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Germany (Räderer) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
|
| United States (LaBonte) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9
|
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8
|
| Scotland (Torrance) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3
|
Final
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Canada (Meleschuk) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[1] | 1 | 10
|
| United States (LaBonte) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9
|
| 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom |
|---|
| Canada 12th title |
The Curse of LaBonte
The 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom saw the incident which led to the Curse of LaBonte. In the finals, Canada under Meleschuk was playing the Americans under LaBonte, and Canada was down by two points in the final end. Meleschuck had the hammer and tried to hit out an American stone on the button so that Canada could take two and tie the game. The rock succeeded in knocking out the American stone, but rolled so that it came to be very close to another American rock biting the 8-foot. US third Frank Aasand saw that the American rock was still second shot and jumped in the air to celebrate. LaBonte also followed suit, but slipped and kicked the Canadian stone while Canadian third Dave Romano was still investigating the shot. It was decided that Canada got two points in the 10th end, forcing an extra end in which Canada stole a point and won.
It was said that LaBonte placed a curse on Canada, which did not win a world championship until 1980.
References
- ↑ "The 'curse' of LaBonte". CBC. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- "Air Canada Silver Broom 1972". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2010-05-13.