1947 Macdonald Brier

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1947 Macdonald Brier
Host city Saint John, New Brunswick
Arena Saint John Arena
DatesMarch 3-6
Attendance10,000 [1]
WinnerFlag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba
Curling club Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg
Skip Jimmy Welsh
Third Alex Welsh
Second Jock Reid
Lead Harry Monk Sr.
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The 1947 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 6, 1947 at Saint John Arena in Saint John, New Brunswick.

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Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Jimmy Welsh won the Brier Tankard after finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record. This was Manitoba's eleventh Brier championship and the fifth time in which a team finished the Brier unbeaten.

British Columbia and Saskatchewan finished round robin play tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for runner-up where British Columbia would beat Saskatchewan 10-9. In the game, Saskatchewan skip Garnet Campbell missed a shot for six in the 11th end, scoring one instead. In the 12th end, BC scored a three-ender to win the game. [2]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [3]

Alberta [4] British ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNorthern Ontario
Calgary CC, Calgary

Skip: Howard Palmer
Third: Bob Munro
Second: Chub Irish
Lead: Bill Watson

Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Frenchy D'Amour
Third: Robert McGhie
Second: Frederick Wendell
Lead: James Mark

Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Jimmy Welsh
Third: Alex Welsh
Second: Jock Reid
Lead: Harry Monk Sr.

Fredericton CC, Fredericton

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

Kirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake

Skip: Don Best
Third: Thomas Marston
Second: Lynn Williamson
Lead: Harry McNabb

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Jeffrey Flinn
Third: Harold Lanaghan
Second: Reginald Piercey
Lead: William Ward

Toronto CC, Toronto

Skip: Nicol MacNicol
Third: Edmond O'Donnell
Second: Gordon Denison
Lead: Adam F. Spencer

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Frank Acorn
Third: Andrew Likely
Second: John Squarebriggs
Lead: Arnett Howatt

Victoria CC, Quebec City

Skip: Robert Cream
Third: Thomas Beattie
Second: Herbert Simons
Lead: Tomas DeWolfe

Avonlea CC, Avonlea

Skip: Garnet Campbell
Third: Glen Campbell
Second: Lloyd Campbell
Lead: Alexander Campbell

Round robin standings

Key
Brier champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba Jimmy Welsh 9012265
British Columbia Frenchy D'Amour 639075
Saskatchewan Garnet Campbell 639791
New Brunswick Arthur Limerick 5410089
Northern Ontario Don Best 549477
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia Jeffrey Flinn 458187
Alberta Howard Palmer 459578
Ontario Nicol MacNicol 368398
Quebec Robert Cream 2779107
Prince Edward Island Frank Acorn 1860134

Round robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)0301010010129
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)10103021020010
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)0000201010105
British Columbia (D'Amour)11030305010115
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)02140100402115
Quebec (Cream)1000102102007
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Ontario (MacNichol)10013040110011
Saskatchewan (Campbell)02100204002213
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Best)0301001101018
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)1000120010207

Draw 2

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)3100011000017
British Columbia (D'Amour)00011002133011
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Best)00102002010410
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)12010100205012
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)23102003202015
New Brunswick (Limerick)0001041001018
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)0000010101014
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)13132010103015
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)0010111100016
Ontario (MacNichol)1103000021109

Draw 3

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)1000110202018
Ontario (MacNichol)0111002020209
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)22003425031022
Saskatchewan (Campbell)0012000030017
Sheet C123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)0001010031017
New Brunswick (Limerick)11101041002011
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Best)20104000023113
Quebec (Cream)0001011220007
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)11204110100112
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)0001000402209

Draw 4

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)0001021003119
Alberta (Palmer)1210100110007
Sheet B123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)0020001001239
Saskatchewan (Campbell)21011201200010
Sheet C123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)10210202201112
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)0200101001005
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Ontario (MacNichol)0010102001106
Northern Ontario (Best)0301010110029
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)10200104102011
Quebec (Cream)0201201001018

Draw 5

Sheet A123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)0211000200107
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)20002010210210
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)0000101104108
Northern Ontario (Best)12320400400117
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)2010021000118
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)01011004130011
Sheet D123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)0210200101007
Saskatchewan (Campbell)10020210102211
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Ontario (MacNichol)32312100023017
Quebec (Cream)0000001240029

Draw 6

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)20301032121015
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)0201010000015
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)0000001000001
Alberta (Palmer)11214103411221
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)2020001000207
British Columbia (D'Amour)01041101110212
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)0111003010007
Northern Ontario (Best)10002101030210
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Ontario (MacNichol)1000120030108
New Brunswick (Limerick)02250023010217

Draw 7

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Quebec (Cream)0102002001107
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)10203103100011
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)12300023231118
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)0001210000004
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Best)01101030300110
British Columbia (D'Amour)20020201031011
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)01103320020012
Ontario (MacNichol)1002000120129
Sheet E12345678910111213Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)10111110300009
Alberta (Palmer)010000010322514

Draw 8

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)11100107210418
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)0003201000107
Sheet B12345678910111213Final
Northern Ontario (Best)100201020013010
New Brunswick (Limerick)011010204100111
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)2001101020007
Quebec (Cream)03300101012213
Sheet D123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)0101103021009
Ontario (MacNichol)3010010100118
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)00330210310114
Alberta (Palmer)1300100100107

Draw 9

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Ontario (MacNichol)0100002010116
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Welsh)20311102050015
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Flinn)0100000122107
British Columbia (D'Amour)1012111000029
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)00210521011013
Quebec (Cream)2100100010016
Sheet D123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Limerick)00404202031016
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)2101001010039
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Alberta (Palmer)1210020100108
Northern Ontario (Best)0001201011017

Playoff

Sheet A123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)00201200020310
Saskatchewan (Campbell)1102001120109

References

  1. "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2022.
  2. "Manitoba Curlers Win Another Title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 7, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. "1947 MacDonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021.
  4. "Alberta Curling Championship Is Captured by Calgary Rink". Edmonton Journal. February 17, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2022.