1941 Macdonald Brier

1941 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Toronto, Ontario
Arena	Granite Club
Dates	March 3-7
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Calgary CC, Calgary
Skip	Howard Palmer
Third	Jack Lebeau
Second	Arthur Gooder
Lead	St. Clair Webb
«  1940 1942  »

The 1941 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 7, 1941 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario. ^[1]

Team Alberta, who was skipped by Howard Palmer won the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with an 8-1 record. This was Alberta's third Brier championship.

This would be the last time to date that Toronto would host the Brier. As of 2024, Toronto still holds the record for hosting the most Briers with 14.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: ^[2]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick	Northern Ontario
Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Howard Palmer Third: Jack Lebeau Second: Arthur Gooder Lead: St. Clair Webb	Vancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Billy Finlay [3] Third: Roland David Second: Frederick Tinling Lead: William LeSage	Strathcona CC, Winnipeg Skip: Al Wakefield [3] Third: Douglas Adams Second: Lionel Francis Lead: Winston Anders	Thistle CC, Saint John Skip: Johnny Malcolm Third: Donald Cameron Second: Harry Magee Lead: Nicholas Rockwell	Kirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake Skip: Don Best [3] Third: J.C. Tuck Second: Thomas Rushworth Lead: George Sayles
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Fred Heath [3] Third: Duncan Campbell Second: L.M. Adamson Lead: Lyle Hopkins	Kitchener Granite CC, Kitchener Skip: Perry Hall Third: J.A. Lucas Second: Arthur Lehnen Lead: William Henderson Jr.	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Russ Cruikshank [3] Third: Gordon Hughes Second: Philip Cobb Lead: Harry Sear	Quebec CC, Quebec City Skip: Charlie Handley [3] Third: Edmond Stamand [a] Second: Hebert DuChene [a] Lead: Samuel Trueman	Kinley CC, Kinley Skip: Bill Dunbar [3] Third: James McMahon Second: James Beckett Lead: A.E. McMahon

Round robin standings

Key
	Brier champion

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
Alberta	Howard Palmer	8	1	124	68
Ontario	Perry Hall	7	2	112	82
Saskatchewan	Bill Dunbar	6	3	87	79
Northern Ontario	Don Best	6	3	104	80
Manitoba	Al Wakefield	5	4	90	79
British Columbia	Billy Finlay	5	4	92	83
Nova Scotia	Fred Heath	4	5	91	89
Prince Edward Island	Russ Cruikshank	2	7	89	109
New Brunswick	Johnny Malcolm	2	7	68	112
Quebec	Charlie Handley	0	9	54	130

Round robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Handley)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	5
Alberta (Palmer)	4	3	2	4	0	0	3	3	2	0	1	1	23

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Finlay)	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	6
Manitoba (Wakefield)	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	1	12

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	10
Nova Scotia (Heath)	0	5	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	13

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	10
Northern Ontario (Best)	4	0	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	15

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	9
Ontario (Hall)	2	0	1	0	5	4	0	5	0	1	0	3	21

Draw 2

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Palmer)	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	8
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Wakefield)	1	0	1	2	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	12
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	11

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Heath)	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	1	2	0	11
British Columbia (Finlay)	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	2	0	0	2	12

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Handley)	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	6
Ontario (Hall)	0	2	0	3	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	11

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Best)	0	4	5	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	15
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	7

Draw 3

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Finlay)	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	8
Alberta (Palmer)	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	13

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	6
Nova Scotia (Heath)	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	4	0	2	0	14

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Hall)	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	10
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Wakefield)	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	11
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Handley)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
Northern Ontario (Best)	1	1	1	3	3	1	2	1	0	2	0	2	17

Draw 4

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	7
Alberta (Palmer)	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	3	0	1	0	12

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	10
Manitoba (Wakefield)	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Finlay)	1	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	2	2	0	3	15
Northern Ontario (Best)	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Hall)	3	3	0	4	1	0	1	0	4	1	1	0	18
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Heath)	0	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	14
Quebec (Handley)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	6

Draw 5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Palmer)	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	1	2	0	2	0	14
Northern Ontario (Best)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Hall)	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	1	2	1	3	0	15
Manitoba (Wakefield)	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	2	0	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	1	0	12
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Heath)	0	2	1	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	12
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Finlay)	3	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	15
Quebec (Handley)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4

Draw 6

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Heath)	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7
Alberta (Palmer)	0	2	1	1	0	3	1	3	0	1	0	0	12

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Best)	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	11
Ontario (Hall)	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Handley)	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	7
Manitoba (Wakefield)	0	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	3	13

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	10
British Columbia (Finlay)	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	0	2	2	1	3	0	4	0	3	0	0	4	19

Draw 7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Palmer)	3	0	0	3	1	0	4	0	1	6	0	0	18
Ontario (Hall)	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	8
British Columbia (Finlay)	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	11

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	2	10
Quebec (Handley)	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Best)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	7
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	0	1	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	11

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Wakefield)	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	0	1	1	0	1	11
Nova Scotia (Heath)	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	7

Draw 8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	10
Alberta (Palmer)	0	4	1	3	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	13

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Handley)	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	9
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	3	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	13

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Ontario (Hall)	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	9
Nova Scotia (Heath)	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	7
British Columbia (Finlay)	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	11

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Wakefield)	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	7
Northern Ontario (Best)	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	9

Draw 9

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Palmer)	1	0	2	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	11
Manitoba (Wakefield)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank)	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	2	1	2	14
Quebec (Handley)	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Ontario (Hall)	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	10
British Columbia (Finlay)	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Best)	2	3	1	1	1	0	3	0	4	2	0	0	17
Nova Scotia (Heath)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Dunbar)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
New Brunswick (Malcolm)	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	2	1	1	12

Notes

1. Quebec's third Edmond Stamand fell ill prior to Draw 5 against British Columbia. Quebec shot with three players for both Draw 5 and 6 as second Hebert DuChene threw both second and third stones. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. 1941 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone
2. "1941 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-06-17.
3. "Manitoba has youngest rink". Newspapers.com. Calgary Herald. March 5, 1941. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
4. "Finlay rink beats weak Quebec side". Newspapers.com. Vancouver Daily Province. March 5, 1941. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
5. "Finlay defeats P.E.I. rink". Newspapers.com. Vancouver Daily Province. March 6, 1941. Retrieved April 22, 2022.