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
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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.

Skip: Orest Meleschuk
Third: Dave Romano
Second: John Hanesiak
Lead: Pat Hailley

Skip: Robert LaBonte
Third: Frank Aasand
Second: John Aasand
Lead: Ray Morgan

Skip: Manfred Räderer
Third: Peter Jacoby
Second: Peder Ledosquet
Lead: Hansjörg Jacoby

Skip: Alex F. Torrance
Third: Alex A. Torrance
Second: Robert Kirkland
Lead: Jimmy Waddell

Fourth: Peter Attinger, Jr.
Third: Bernhard Attinger
Skip: Peter Attinger, Sr.*
Lead: Ernst Bosshard

Skip: Knut Bjaanaes
Third: Sven Kroken
Second: Per Dammen
Lead: Kjell Ulrichsen

Skip: Pierre Boan
Third: André Mabboux
Second: André Tronc
Lead: Gerard Pasquier

Skip: Kjell Oscarius
Third: Tom Schaeffer
Second: Bengt Oscarius
Lead: Claes-Göran "Boa" Carlma

*Throws second rocks.

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.

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