1973 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1973 Air Canada Silver Broom was held at the Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from March 19–24, 1973. The tournament was won by Sweden, with a team from Djursholms CK.^[1]

1973 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host city	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Arena	Regina Exhibition Stadium
Dates	March 19–24, 1973
Winner	Sweden
Curling club	Djursholms CK, Stockholm
Skip	Kjell Oscarius
Third	Bengt Oscarius
Second	Tom Schaeffer
Lead	Boa Carlman
Finalist	Canada (Harvey Mazinke)
« 1972 1974 »

Sweden, skipped by Kjell Oscarius upset the hometown Canada rink, skipped by Harvey Mazinke in the final, 6–5 in an extra end in front 4,600 spectators. The Mazinke rink had went into the final with a 35–1 record over the season, including an undefeated record at the Silver Boom up until that point. In the game, Mazinke got off to a good start by stealing singles in the first and second ends to take a 2–0 lead. Mazinke stole in the first by making a half-freeze to a Canadian stone. Oscarius was wide on his hit, and only took out one Canadian rock. In the second, Mazinke made a double takeout to sit one on his last, while Oscarius was light on his draw. Sweden replied by scoring singles in the next five straight ends to go up 5–2. In the third, Oscarius was under pressure on his last, thanks to misses by teammates Boa Carlman and Tom Schaeffer which resulted in Canada sitting three. Oscarius found his draw weight though, and put his rock in the four-foot to get his single. Ice conditions then began to deteriorate, and was blamed for Mazinke missing hits in the fourth and fifth ends, and hitting a guard in the sixth to give up steals. Canada recovered after the seventh, scoring singles in the next three ends, tying the game at 5 after ten ends. In the eighth, Canada third Bill Martin made a made a "sensational" hit and roll behind cover, which set up Canada for the possibility of scoring three. On his last Mazinke needed a runback of a Canada stone to hit a Swedish rock to get three, but the raised rock hit a Canada rock instead. In the ninth, Oscarius started having his own troubles with the ice, and missed a takeout on his last to give up a point. The troubles continued in the tenth when he came up light on a draw on his last, which gave Canada the typing point. In the extra end, Sweden third Bengt Oscarius helped his team out by making a double takeout to sit one. On his last, Mazinke attempted to draw to the house against a Swedish counter, but it died near the hogline, giving Sweden the win. Ice conditions were blamed for the loss, with the Regina Leader-Post reporting that in the extra end, the ice "was at its worst since [the] opening afternoon".^[2]

Teams

Canada	Denmark	France	West Germany	Italy
Regina CC, Regina Skip: Harvey Mazinke Third: Bill Martin Second: George Achtymichuk Lead: Dan Klippenstein	København CC, Copenhagen Skip: Viggo Hunaeus Third: Arne Pedersen Second: Ib Asbjørn Lead: Hans-Christian Olrik	Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Skip: Pierre Boan Third: André Mabboux Second: André Tronc Lead: Gerard Pasquier	EC Bad Tölz, Bad Tölz Skip: Klaus Kanz Third: Heinz Kellner Second: Manfred Rösgen Lead: Manfred Schulze	Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Renato Ghezze Third: Paolo da Ros Second: Lino Mariani Maier Lead: Andrea Pavani
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Bærum CC, Bærum Skip: Helmer Strømbo Third: Per Dammen Second: Øyvinn Fløstrand Lead: Geir Søiland	Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton Skip: Alex F. Torrance Third: Alex A. Torrance Second: Tom McGregor Lead: Willie Kerr	Djursholms CK, Djursholm Skip: Kjell Oscarius Third: Bengt Oscarius Second: Tom Schaeffer Lead: Boa Carlman	CC Zug, Zug Skip: Werner Oswald Third: Cesare Canepa Second: Rolph Oswald Lead: Hans-Ruedi Werren	Winchester CC, Winchester Skip: Charles Reeves Third: Doug Carlson Second: Henry Shean Lead: Barry Blanchard

Standings

Country	Skip	W	L	S%[3]
Canada	Harvey Mazinke	9	0	73%
Sweden	Kjell Oscarius	7	2	67%
France	Pierre Boan	7	2	63%
Scotland	Alex F. Torrance	6	3	61%
Switzerland	Werner Oswald	5	4	62%
United States	Charles Reeves	5	4	65%
Norway	Helmer Strømbo	2	7	50%
West Germany	Klaus Kanz	2	7	55%
Italy	Renato Ghezze	1	8	50%
Denmark	Viggo Hunaeus	1	8	48%

Results

Draw 1

March 19^[4]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	0	2	2	0	0	3	2	3	0	X	12
West Germany (Kanz)	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	X	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	X	5
Norway (Strømbo)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
United States (Reeves)	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	7
France (Boan)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Italy (Ghezze)	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	6
Switzerland (Oswald)	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Scotland (Torrance)	2	0	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	1	14
Denmark (Hunaeus)	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4

Draw 2

March 19^[4]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Oswald)	2	3	0	2	0	2	5	0	2	X	16
Denmark (Hunaeus)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Boan)	0	0	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	10
Italy (Ghezze)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	X	8
Norway (Strømbo)	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	X	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Reeves)	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	2	X	10
Scotland (Torrance)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	X	4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	1
Canada (Mazinke)	0	0	4	1	2	2	3	3	X	X	15

Draw 3

March 20^[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	11
Italy (Ghezze)	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	2	2	0	3	2	3	4	0	X	X	16
Denmark (Hunaeus)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	3
Scotland (Torrance)	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
France (Boan)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Reeves)	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6
Switzerland (Oswald)	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	7

Draw 4

March 20^[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	1
Switzerland (Oswald)	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	X	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Italy (Ghezze)	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
Scotland (Torrance)	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	7
Canada (Mazinke)	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Boan)	2	1	3	2	0	0	2	4	0	2	16
Denmark (Hunaeus)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	3
United States (Reeves)	0	0	0	3	2	2	3	0	X	X	10

Draw 5

March 21^[6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	2
France (Boan)	2	0	0	3	2	1	0	1	1	X	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	2	0	3	1	3	1	1	0	X	X	12
Italy (Ghezze)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	6
Scotland (Torrance)	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	X	4
Switzerland (Oswald)	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	X	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Reeves)	2	2	2	0	1	2	0	4	1	X	14
Denmark (Hunaeus)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	2

Draw 6

March 21^[6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	X	5
Denmark (Hunaeus)	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	X	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6
France (Boan)	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Oswald)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
Scotland (Torrance)	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	6	X	X	13
Italy (Ghezze)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	2	1	1	2	0	4	2	1	X	X	13
United States (Reeves)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	1

Draw 7

March 22^[7]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
France (Boan)	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	4
Scotland (Torrance)	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	5
Switzerland (Oswald)	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	3
Norway (Strømbo)	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	X	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Italy (Ghezze)	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	1	8
Denmark (Hunaeus)	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	X	7
United States (Reeves)	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	X	3

Draw 8

March 22^[7]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Reeves)	0	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	11
Italy (Ghezze)	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	6
France (Boan)	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	3	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	X	9
Scotland (Torrance)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	0	1	0	4	2	0	2	0	0	1	10
Denmark (Hunaeus)	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	X	8
Switzerland (Oswald)	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	X	5

Draw 9

March 23^[3]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	X	4
Scotland (Torrance)	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	X	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
West Germany (Kanz)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3
United States (Reeves)	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	X	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Boan)	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	8
Switzerland (Oswald)	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	X	6
Italy (Ghezze)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	2	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	X	X	11
Denmark (Hunaeus)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	1

Playoffs

	Semi-final					Final
	1	Canada	6
	4	Scotland	5
						2	Sweden	6
						1	Canada	5
	2	Sweden	6
	3	France	5

Semifinals

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Boan)	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5
Sweden (Oscarius)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Scotland (Torrance)	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
Canada (Mazinke)	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	6

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	6
Canada (Mazinke)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	5

Player percentages[2]
Sweden		Canada
Boa Carlman	53%	Dan Klippenstein	65%
Tom Schaeffer	61%	George Achtymichuk	73%
Bengt Oscarius	74%	Bill Martin	77%
Kjell Oscarius	69%	Harvey Mazinke	51%
Total	60%	Total	66%

1973 Air Canada Silver Broom
Sweden 1st title

Top five player percentages

^[3]

Leads % Dan Klippenstein 68 Claes-Göran Carlman 66 Gerard Pasquier 64 Manfred Schulze 62 Willie Kerr 60

Seconds % George Achtymichuk 70 Henry Shean 66 Tom Schaeffer 64 Rolph Oswald 63 André Tronc 61

Thirds % Bill Martin 77 Doug Carlson 69 Bengt Oscarius 68 André Mabboux 65 Alex A. Torrance 62

Skips % Harvey Mazinke 76 Kjell Oscarius 69 Werner Oswald 67 Charles Reeves 67 Alex F. Torrance 66