1972 Air Canada Silver Broom
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
Third: Dave Romano
Second: John Hanesiak
Lead: Pat Hailley |
Grafton CC, North Dakota
Skip: Robert LaBonte
Third: Frank Aasand
Second: John Aasand
Lead: Ray Morgan |
EC Oberstdorf
Skip: Manfred Räderer
Third: Peter Jacoby
Second: Peder Ledosquet
Lead: Hansjörg Jacoby |
Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton
Skip: Alex F. Torrance
Third: Alex A. Torrance
Second: Robert Kirkland
Lead: Jimmy Waddell |
 Switzerland |
 Norway |
 France |
 Sweden |
Dübendorf CC
Fourth: Peter Attinger, Jr.
Third: Bernhard Attinger
Skip: Peter Attinger, Sr.*
Lead: Ernst Bosshard |
Stabekk CC, Oslo
Skip: Knut Bjaanaes
Third: Sven Kroken
Second: Per Dammen
Lead: Kjell Ulrichsen |
Mont d' Arbois CC, Megève
Skip: Pierre Boan
Third: André Mabboux
Second: André Tronc
Lead: Gerard Pasquier |
Djursholms CK, Stockholm
Skip: Kjell Oscarius
Third: Tom Schaeffer
Second: Bengt Oscarius
Lead: Claes-Göran "Boa" Carlma |
*Throws second rocks.
Standings
Round Robin Results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Tiebreaker
Playoffs
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.
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