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.

Teams

Canada	Denmark	France	Germany	Italy
Regina CC, Saskatchewan Skip: Harvey Mazinke Third: Bill Martin Second: George Achtymichuk Lead: Dan Klippenstein	København CC 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 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
Baerum CC, Oslo 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, Stockholm Skip: Kjell Oscarius Third: Bengt Oscarius Second: Tom Schaeffer Lead: Boa Carlman	Zug CC Skip: Werner Oswald Third: Cesare Canepa Second: Rolph Oswald Lead: Hans-Ruedi Werren	Winchester CC, Massachusetts Skip: Charles Reeves Second: Henry Shean Second: Doug Carlson Lead: Barry Blanchard

Standings

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada	Harvey Mazinke	9	0
Sweden	Kjell Oscarius	7	2
France	Pierre Boan	7	2
Scotland	Alex F. Torrance	6	3
Switzerland	Werner Oswald	5	4
United States	Charles Reeves	5	4
Norway	Helmer Strømbo	2	7
Germany	Klaus Kanz	2	7
Italy	Renato Ghezze	1	8
Denmark	Viggo Hunaeus	1	8

Results

Draw 1

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	12
Germany (Kanz)	6

Team	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	5
Norway (Strømbo)	1

Team	Final
United States (Reeves)	7
France (Boan)	8

Team	Final
Italy (Ghezze)	6
Switzerland (Oswald)	9

Team	Final
Scotland (F. Torrance)	14
Denmark (Hunaeus)	4

Draw 2

Team	Final
Switzerland (Oswald)	16
Denmark (Hunaeus)	3

Team	Final
France (Boan)	10
Italy (Ghezze)	4

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	8
Norway (Strømbo)	3

Team	Final
United States (Reeves)	10
Scotland (F. Torrance)	4

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	1
Canada (Mazinke)	15

Draw 3

Team	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	11
Italy (Ghezze)	6

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	16
Denmark (Hunaeus)	2

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	3
Scotland (F. Torrance)	5

Team	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	6
France (Boan)	5

Team	Final
United States (Reeves)	6
Switzerland (Oswald)	7

Draw 4

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	1
Switzerland (Oswald)	8

Team	Final
Italy (Ghezze)	6
Scotland (F. Torrance)	7

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	7
Canada (Mazinke)	8

Team	Final
France (Boan)	16
Denmark (Hunaeus)	3

Team	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	3
United States (Reeves)	10

Draw 5

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	2
France (Boan)	10

Team	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	12
Italy (Ghezze)	2

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	6
Scotland (F. Torrance)	4

Team	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	4
Switzerland (Oswald)	5

Team	Final
United States (Reeves)	14
Denmark (Hunaeus)	2

Draw 6

Team	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	5
Denmark (Hunaeus)	8

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	6
France (Boan)	7

Team	Final
Switzerland (Oswald)	3
Scotland (F. Torrance)	6

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	13
Italy (Ghezze)	2

Team	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	13
United States (Reeves)	1

Draw 7

Team	Final
France (Boan)	4
Scotland (F. Torrance)	5

Team	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	5
Switzerland (Oswald)	3

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	4
Norway (Strømbo)	6

Team	Final
Italy (Ghezze)	8
Denmark (Hunaeus)	6

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	7
United States (Reeves)	3

Draw 8

Team	Final
United States (Reeves)	11
Italy (Ghezze)	4

Team	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	6
France (Boan)	9

Team	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	9
Scotland (F. Torrance)	3

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	10
Denmark (Hunaeus)	9

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	8
Switzerland (Oswald)	5

Draw 9

Team	Final
Norway (Strømbo)	4
Scotland (F. Torrance)	8

Team	Final
Germany (Kanz)	3
United States (Reeves)	8

Team	Final
France (Boan)	8
Switzerland (Oswald)	5

Team	Final
Sweden (Oscarius)	6
Italy (Ghezze)	3

Team	Final
Canada (Mazinke)	11
Denmark (Hunaeus)	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

1973 Air Canada Silver Broom
Sweden 1st title