The 1976 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 28 to March 5, 1976, at Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Despite a transit strike, attendance for the event exceeded 17,000.

Alberta and British Columbia both finished round robin play tied for first with 7–2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams. Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Lindsay Davie defeated Alberta 7–6 in the tiebreaker to capture the championship. This was BC's third title overall and their first since 1964. This would also be the first of three titles for Davie (later Sparkes) with the first two coming as a skip.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland
Derrick CC, Edmonton Skip: Gail Lee Third: Jackie Spencer Second: Anne McGarvey Lead: Liz GemmellNorth Shore WC, North Vancouver Skip: Lindsay Davie Third: Dawn Knowles Second: Robin Klassen Lead: Lorraine BowlesSouris Evening Ladies CC, Souris Skip: Joan Mogk Third: Jean Moffatt Second: Betty Devine Lead: Karen AndersonBathurst Ladies CC, Bathurst Skip: Anne Orser Third: Pat Maher Second: Elvera Kennah Lead: Ethel LePageCarol CC, Labrador City Skip: Sue-Anne Bartlett Third: Patricia Dwyer Second: Frances Hiscock Lead: Mavis Pike
Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Dartmouth Ladies CC, Dartmouth Skip: Gwen Osborne Third: Liz Young Second: Nancy Margeson Lead: Barbara McKenzieRecreation Association CC, Ottawa Skip: Dawn Ventura Third: Cathy Craig Second: Lorie Mackie Lead: Rhea PilonCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Diane Blanchard Third: Barbara McCurdy Second: Deborah Richard Lead: Sharon MacEwenGlenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Skip: Joan Gregory Third: Mary Beveridge Second: Barbara Brown Lead: Janice LoneyWeyburn Ladies CC, Weyburn Skip: Delores Miller Third: Gaby Kot Second: Margaret Woodard Lead: Jean Lowenberger

Map of teams

1976 Macdonald Lassies Championship is located in Canada
Provincial Winners

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to Tiebreaker
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
AlbertaGail Lee727253
British ColumbiaLindsay Davie727356
OntarioDawn Ventura638262
SaskatchewanDelores Miller636670
QuebecJoan Gregory547564
ManitobaJoan Mogk457462
NewfoundlandSue Anne Bartlett456862
Nova ScotiaGwen Osborne455072
New BrunswickAnne Orser184775
Prince Edward IslandDiane Blanchard184980

Round robin results

Draw 1

Team1234567891011Final
British Columbia (Davie)000040003018
Ontario (Ventura)011101010207
Team12345678910Final
Manitoba (Mogk)313204XXXX13
Nova Scotia (Osborne)000010XXXX1
Team12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Orser)10101100206
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)01010011015
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Lee)201001011X6
Saskatchewan (Miller)020510200X10
Team12345678910Final
Quebec (Gregory)112200202X10
Newfoundland (Bartlett)000012010X4

Draw 2

Team12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)1000000XXX1
Newfoundland (Bartlett)0232332XXX15
Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Ventura)031003103X11
Nova Scotia (Osborne)200110010X5
Team12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Orser)000030210X6
Quebec (Gregory)231102002X11
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)02010202108
British Columbia (Davie)001040300513
Team12345678910Final
Manitoba (Mogk)00010201015
Alberta (Lee)10101020207

Draw 3

Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)00110121107
New Brunswick (Orser)31001000016
Team12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Osborne)003100030411
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)120031102010
Team12345678910Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett)00102100004
British Columbia (Davie)00010011205
Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Ventura)11010210107
Alberta (Lee)00302003019
Team12345678910Final
Quebec (Gregory)12103010019
Manitoba (Mogk)00020103107

Draw 4

Team12345678910Final
Manitoba (Mogk)200001100X4
Newfoundland (Bartlett)012120033X12
Team1234567891011Final
Alberta (Lee)001020003017
British Columbia (Davie)110101100106
Team12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Orser)001001020X4
Nova Scotia (Osborne)310200201X9
Team12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)10103000128
Quebec (Gregory)01010111005
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)01001000XX2
Ontario (Ventura)20510122XX13

Draw 5

Team12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Osborne)001010120X5
British Columbia (Davie)000000001X1
Team1234567891011Final
Manitoba (Mogk)001200102107
Saskatchewan (Miller)020011030018
Team12345678910Final
Quebec (Gregory)110300100X6
Ontario (Ventura)003010042X10
Team12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Orser)020001100X4
Newfoundland (Bartlett)101120021X8
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Lee)200022101X8
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)011100010X4

Draw 6

Team12345678910Final
Quebec (Gregory)020201111X8
Alberta (Lee)101020000X4
Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Ventura)303200310X12
Newfoundland (Bartlett)010042002X9
Team12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Osborne)00000101XX2
Saskatchewan (Miller)10241020XX10
Team12345678910Final
British Columbia (Davie)112100201X8
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)000011020X4
Team12345678910Final
Manitoba (Mogk)000402302X11
New Brunswick (Orser)111010010X5

Draw 7

Team12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)03100200107
Saskatchewan (Miller)10040002018
Team12345678910Final
British Columbia (Davie)101300201X8
New Brunswick (Orser)010021010X5
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Lee)130012302X12
Newfoundland (Bartlett)002100010X4
Team12345678910Final
Manitoba (Mogk)012021000410
Ontario (Ventura)10010012106
Team12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Osborne)101021004X9
Quebec (Gregory)010200110X5

Draw 8

Team12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Orser)01102010106
Ontario (Ventura)30010201018
Team12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)00012000XX3
Manitoba (Mogk)21000143XX11
Team12345678910Final
British Columbia (Davie)020103203213
Quebec (Gregory)101050030010
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Lee)012103022X11
Nova Scotia (Osborne)200010100X4
Team12345678910Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett)000301010X5
Saskatchewan (Miller)212010301X10

Draw 9

Team12345678910Final
British Columbia (Davie)200112023X11
Manitoba (Mogk)023000100X6
Team12345678910Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett)001002121X7
Nova Scotia (Osborne)110110000X4
Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Ventura)10020111118
Prince Edward Island (Blanchard)01204000007
Team12345678910Final
Quebec (Gregory)1133003XXX11
Saskatchewan (Miller)0000120XXX3
Team12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Orser)110101010X5
Alberta (Lee)003010400X8

Tiebreaker

Team12345678910Final
British Columbia (Davie)21101011007
Alberta (Lee)00010200126

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