Team Nova Scotia, who was skipped by Penny LaRocque won the event by defeating Alberta in the final 5–4.

As of 2023, LaRocque remains the only skip representing Nova Scotia other than Colleen Jones to win a championship.

LaRocque's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where they would lose in the semifinal to Norway.

Prior to 1998, the award was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year.

For this edition, the award was named after Ina Hansen, who won two championships in 1962 and 1964 respectively, becoming the first skip to win multiple titles.