1939 Macdonald Brier

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1939 Macdonald Brier
Host city Toronto, Ontario
Arena Granite Curling Club
DatesMarch 5–9
Winner Ontario
Curling club Kitchener Granite CC, Kitchener
Skip Bert Hall
Third Perry Hall
Second Ernie Parkes
Lead Campbell Seagram
FinalistFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ross Kennedy)
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The 1939 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 5 to 9, 1939 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario. [1]

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Both Team Manitoba and Team Ontario finished round robin play with 8-1 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for the Brier championship. Ontario, who was skipped by Bert Hall, won the tiebreaker game over Manitoba 12-10 to capture Ontario's second Brier Tankard.

Event Summary

After the sixth draw, there were five teams that had a chance at winning the Brier: British Columbia, Manitoba, Northern Ontario, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Both British Columbia and Ontario were undefeated at 6-0 while Manitoba and Northern Ontario had one loss each, and Saskatchewan with two losses.

Both undefeated teams and one loss teams would play each other in the next draw (Draw 7) with Ontario would win the battle of unbeatens over British Columbia 13-8 while Manitoba edged Northern Ontario 11-10. In the next draw, Northern Ontario eliminated Saskatchewan 9-8, but were eliminated themselves when Manitoba beat British Columbia 14-7 while Ontario remained unbeaten with a 13-8 win over Alberta.

With one draw remaining, Ontario only needed a win or a Manitoba loss to Saskatchewan to clinch the Brier while Manitoba had to win and hope Ontario would lose to Northern Ontario to force a playoff. Manitoba's wishes came true as they held off Saskatchewan 12-10 and Northern Ontario handed Ontario a 13-5 defeat forcing a tiebreaker game between Ontario and Manitoba as they both finished 8-1 in round robin play.

In the playoff, Ontario would jump out to a 7-2 lead after the fourth end. But Manitoba would charge back and after a steal of one in the tenth, Manitoba cut the lead to 10-9 with two ends left. Ontario pulled away and scored two in the eleventh. With Manitoba only scoring one in the last end, Ontario clinched the Brier Tankard for the second time.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [2]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNorthern Ontario
Calgary CC, Calgary

Skip: Howard Palmer
Third: Jacob Curliss
Second: Ernest Irving
Lead: St. Clair Webb

Hasting CC, Vancouver

Skip: Roland David
Third: Francis Avery
Second: Roland Wickstrom
Lead: George Law

Strathcona CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Ross Kennedy
Third: William MacDonald
Second: Robert Hume
Lead: Clair Wells

Fredericton CC, Fredericton

Skip: Walter Limerick
Third: Arthur Limerick
Second: Victor Limerick
Lead: James Howie

Haileybury CC, Haileybury

Skip: Daniel Millar
Third: Duncan Sutherland
Second: William Beecroft
Lead: Lorne Umphrey

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Charles Durrant
Third: Frank Arthur
Second: John Wood
Lead: Horton Norman

Kitchener Granite CC, Kitchener

Skip: Bert Hall
Third: Perry Hall
Second: Ernie Parkes
Lead: Campbell Seagram

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Rankine McLaine
Third: Gordon Hughes
Second: Heath McIntrye
Lead: Charles Williams

Quebec CC, Quebec City

Skip: Robert Cream
Third: Edward Thompson
Second: Edward Ployart
Lead: Samuel Trueman

Prince Albert CC, Prince Albert

Skip: George Dunbar
Third: John Brower
Second: Robert Glass
Lead: James McNeill

Round Robin standings

Key
Teams to Tiebreaker
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Ontario Bert Hall 8110566
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Ross Kennedy 8111365
British Columbia Roland David 7210579
Northern Ontario Daniel Millar 7210776
Saskatchewan George Dunbar 549681
Alberta Howard Palmer 458785
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Charles Durrant 3679108
New Brunswick Walter Limerick 2768101
Prince Edward Island Rankine McLaine 1872127
Quebec Robert Cream 0971115

Round Robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)0120001000004
British Columbia (David)40012403211321
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)0101010100105
Ontario (Hall)10101010230211
Sheet C123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)0201000210006
Northern Ontario (Millar)10302110011313
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)20110220002010
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)01001005310112
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)0100101021006
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)40220303005120

Draw 2

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)1101101101108
British Columbia (David)00100400400211
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)02003042020013
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)1021010010118
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Ontario (Hall)00111203110313
Quebec (Cream)1100001000306
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)11100310110110
New Brunswick (Limerick)0001000100204
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Millar)10201010221010
Alberta (Palmer)0201020300019

Draw 3

Sheet A12345678910111213Final
British Columbia (David)300120010010210
Quebec (Cream)02000210100208
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Millar)12040221203017
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)0010100005018
Sheet C123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)0000100101104
Ontario (Hall)20230410100215
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)1001000001205
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)03101311200214
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)0010110300118
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)2102001021009

Draw 4

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)10401103102316
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)0201001001005
Sheet B123456789101112Final
British Columbia (David)02010410011010
Alberta (Palmer)2010100110017
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)0400220000109
Northern Ontario (Millar)10010010240312
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)0110200300209
Ontario (Hall)10020350130318
Sheet E123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)1020100001027
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)01010121202010

Draw 5

Sheet A123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)02020000051111
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)40301102200013
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)33002110130216
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)0013000200107
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)1021200010209
Alberta (Palmer)01000211010410
Sheet D123456789101112Final
British Columbia (David)03120401030014
Northern Ontario (Millar)10001030302010
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Ontario (Hall)1003102101009
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)0010030010218

Draw 6

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)0002101100106
Northern Ontario (Millar)12200200420013
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)1000121011007
New Brunswick (Limerick)01320002002313
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)2012021000008
Alberta (Palmer)02001002121110
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)0203001001007
British Columbia (David)40000203200112
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)0101110100005
Ontario (Hall)1010001021118

Draw 7

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)00102211220112
New Brunswick (Limerick)1101000000205
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)0020011010308
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)21041004030116
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)51013020001114
Quebec (Cream)0010030221009
Sheet D123456789101112Final
British Columbia (David)0010030030108
Ontario (Hall)11015011020113
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)04202110001011
Northern Ontario (Millar)30010002120110

Draw 8

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)1101010104009
New Brunswick (Limerick)00101030301110
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Millar)1020102012009
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)0202020000118
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)11040200021011
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)00203022200112
Sheet D123456789101112Final
British Columbia (David)1012010101007
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)02002040104114
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)1103010100108
Ontario (Hall)00104030220113

Draw 9

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)0100100031006
Prince Edward Island (McLaine)10110411001111
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)10202001102110
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)03010510020012
Sheet C123456789101112Final
British Columbia (David)11020123020012
New Brunswick (Limerick)0020300010118
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Ontario (Hall)0001010102005
Northern Ontario (Millar)11101030201313
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)14020400100113
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Durrant)0010401101109

Tiebreaker

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Ontario (Hall)02230201002012
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kennedy)20001020310110

References

  1. 1939 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone
  2. "1939 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02.