Curling competition at Utica, New York, United States
The 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom , the men's world curling championship , was held at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica , New York , United States , between 18 and 22 of March 1970.
The event was sparsely attended, with only 200–300 fans for some of the afternoon games and about 2,000 for the final. In one draw, bored high school students began booing and cheering shots before throwing paperclips onto the ice, which "caused havoc with a number of shots."[ 1]
Canada
France
Germany
Norway [Note 1]
Granite CC , Winnipeg , Manitoba
Skip: Don Duguid
Third: Rod Hunter
Second: Jim Pettapiece
Lead: Bryan Wood
Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève
Skip: Pierre Boan
Third: Jean Albert Sulpice
Second: Alain Bozon
Lead: Maurice Sulpice
EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf
Skip: Manfred Räderer
Third: Ernst Hege
Second: Peter Jacoby
Lead: Hansjörg Jacoby
Stabekk CC, Oslo
Skip: Josef Bjaanaes [Note 2]
Fourth: Knut Bjaanaes
Third: Geir Søiland
Second: Per Dammen [ 2]
Scotland
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
St. Martins CC, Perth
Skip: Bill Muirhead
Third: George Haggart
Second: Derek Scott
Lead: Murray Melville
Stallmästargården CK, Stockholm
Fourth: Claes Källén
Third: Christer Källén
Second: Sture Lindén
Skip: Tom Schaeffer [Note 2]
Lausanne CC, Lausanne
Skip: Roland Schenkel
Third: Paul Metraux
Second: Ernst Pochon
Lead: Michel Weill
Grafton CC, Grafton, North Dakota
Skip: Art Tallackson
Third: Glenn Gilleshammer
Second: Ray Holt
Lead: Trueman Thompson
Notes
^Note 1 Unclear participants.
^Note 2 Throws first rocks.
1970 Air Canada Silver Broom
Canada 10th title