1954 Macdonald Brier

1954 Macdonald Brier
1954 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Edmonton, Alberta
Arena	Edmonton Gardens
Dates	March 1–5
Attendance	32,000
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Granite CC, Edmonton
Skip	Matt Baldwin
Third	Glenn Gray
Second	Pete Ferry
Lead	Jim Collins
	« 1953 1955 »

Last updated August 20, 2025

The 1954 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1954 at Edmonton Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta. A total of 32,000 fans attended the event.^[1]

Team Alberta, who was skipped by Matt Baldwin became the third team to win Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play with a 9-1 record. This was Alberta's fifth Brier championship and the first of three by Baldwin as a skip. At age 27, Baldwin would also at the time be the youngest skip to win a Brier.

Baldwin is also remembered for pleasing the cheering hometown Edmonton crowd as during their final game against New Brunswick, he slid halfway down the sheet of ice when throwing his final rock of the event, which was legal under curling rules at the time, but was never attempted. The rock stopped right on the button, cementing Baldwin's status as a "rock star".^[2]^[3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[4]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick
Granite CC, Edmonton Skip: Matt Baldwin Third: Glenn Gray Second: Pete Ferry Lead: Jim Collins	Vancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Bung Cartmell Third: Leslie Kitson Second: James Dickson Lead: Reginald Fry	Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jimmy Welsh Third: Alex Welsh Second: Jock Reid Lead: Harry Monk	Beaver CC, Moncton Skip: Richard McCully Third: Wilfred Taylor Second: Cecil McManus Lead: Ralph Harley
Newfoundland	Northern Ontario	Nova Scotia	Ontario
St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Robert Kent Third: John Norris Second: Gordon Stirling Lead: Gerald Hanley	Granite CC, Sudbury Skip: Don Groom Third: Raymond Cook Second: Robert McInnes Lead: Thomas Callaghan	Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Reginald Piercey Third: Wesley Burge Second: Charles Piper Jr. Lead: William Peters	Hamilton Thistle Club, Hamilton Skip: Ross Tarleton Third: Rogert Cross Second: Gordon Wilson Lead: Ernest Lock
Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Wendell MacDonald Third: John Squarebriggs Second: Elmer MacDonald Lead: Barry MacDonald	Arvida CC, Chicoutimi Skip: William Tracy Third: William White Second: Ford Loucks Lead: William Wallace	Avonlea CC, Avonlea Skip: Garnet Campbell Third: Don Campbell Second: Glen Campbell Lead: Gordon Campbell

Round robin standings

Key
	Brier champion

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
Alberta	Matt Baldwin	9	1	125	67
Saskatchewan	Garnet Campbell	8	2	114	85
Nova Scotia	Reginald Piercey	6	4	108	112
Northern Ontario	Donald Groom	6	4	107	77
British Columbia	Bung Cartmell	6	4	99	98
Ontario	Ross Tarleton	6	4	109	89
New Brunswick	Richard McCully	4	6	94	103
Manitoba	Jimmy Welsh	4	6	90	98
Prince Edward Island	Wendell MacDonald	3	7	87	100
Quebec	William Tracy	3	7	95	111
Newfoundland	Robert Kent	0	10	57	145

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00)

Draw 1

Monday, March 1 3:00 PM^[5]

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

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Tarleton)	0	5	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	16
Manitoba (Welsh)	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Groom)	2	0	1	4	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	3	17
British Columbia (Cartmell)	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	1	0	1	1	1	4	0	2	0	1	2	0	13

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	3	11
Quebec (Tracy)	4	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	13

Draw 2

Monday, March 1 8:00 PM^[5]

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	4
Alberta (Baldwin)	3	2	3	1	3	0	0	6	1	3	0	2	24

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	11
Quebec (Tracy)	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (McCully)	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	7
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	2	3	0	1	1	14

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Groom)	1	2	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	14
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Tarleton)	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	9
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	8

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 2 9:00 AM^[5]

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

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

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Cartmell)	1	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	10
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	1	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	11
New Brunswick (McCully)	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	1	14

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Tracy)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	8
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	1	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	11

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 2 2:30 PM^[5]

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

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Tarleton)	0	2	0	0	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	10
British Columbia (Cartmell)	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	2	11

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
New Brunswick (McCully)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	8
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	1	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	11
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	10

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Groom)	0	6	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	14
Quebec (Tracy)	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	7

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 3 3:00 PM^[5]

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	7
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	6

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

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Tracy)	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	9
British Columbia (Cartmell)	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	11

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	6
Ontario (Tarleton)	1	0	3	0	3	2	0	3	1	0	2	0	15

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

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 3 8:00 PM^[5]

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

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	1	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	12
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	10

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Groom)	4	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	13
New Brunswick (McCully)	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	8
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	5
Quebec (Tracy)	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	12

Draw 7

Thursday, March 4 9:30 AM^[6]

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (McCully)	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5
British Columbia (Cartmell)	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	10

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Baldwin)	2	2	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	4	20
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	6

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

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	2	0	0	3	0	1	3	3	1	2	0	1	16
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Tarleton)	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	5	1	1	0	13
Quebec (Tracy)	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	10

Draw 8

Thursday, March 4 3:00 PM^[6]

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

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Cartmell)	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	1	1	10

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Groom)	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	2	12

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	10
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (McCully)	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	16
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	6

Draw 9

Thursday, March 4 8:00 PM^[6]

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Groom)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	7
Manitoba (Welsh)	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	9
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	1	0	0	3	0	5	4	0	0	2	2	2	19

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Tarleton)	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	9
New Brunswick (McCully)	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	12

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Tracy)	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	9
Alberta (Baldwin)	2	2	0	1	3	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	16

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Cartmell)	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	11
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	13

Draw 10

Friday, March 5 9:30 AM^[6]

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Cartmell)	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	14
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	1	13
Ontario (Tarleton)	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	8

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

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

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	3	0	11

Draw 11

Friday, March 5 2:30 PM^[6]

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	8
British Columbia (Cartmell)	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	2	1	11

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Piercey)	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	7
Ontario (Tarleton)	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	13

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell)	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	12
Quebec (Tracy)	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Baldwin)	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	3	0	1	10
New Brunswick (McCully)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Kent)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4
Manitoba (Welsh)	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	3	15

References

↑ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ Stock, Curtis (March 2, 2013). "Brier consequences: Has it really been 59 years since that famous slide down the ice?". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
↑ TSN.ca. "Top 10 colourful curlers from the Brier (TSN.ca)". youtube.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
↑ "1954 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Baldwins Meet Tough Opponents During First Three Days of Brier". Edmonton Journal. March 1, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 "Baldwins Meet Tough Opponents During First Three Days of Brier". Edmonton Journal. March 1, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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[attendance-1] "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[2] Stock, Curtis (March 2, 2013). "Brier consequences: Has it really been 59 years since that famous slide down the ice?". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[3] TSN.ca. "Top 10 colourful curlers from the Brier (TSN.ca)". youtube.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[4] "1954 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

[Mon-Wed-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Baldwins Meet Tough Opponents During First Three Days of Brier". Edmonton Journal. March 1, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[Thur-Fri-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Baldwins Meet Tough Opponents During First Three Days of Brier". Edmonton Journal. March 1, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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