1958 Macdonald Brier

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1958 Macdonald Brier
Host city Victoria, British Columbia
Arena Victoria Memorial Arena
DatesMarch 3–7
Attendance36,000
Winner Alberta
Curling club Granite CC, Edmonton
Skip Matt Baldwin
Third Jack Geddes
Second Gordon Haynes
Lead Bill Price
FinalistFlag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba
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The 1958 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 7, 1958 at Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia. A total of 36,000 fans attended the event. [1]

Contents

Both Team Alberta and Team Manitoba finished round robin play tied for first with 8-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for the Brier championship between the two teams. Alberta, who was skipped by Matt Baldwin won the Brier Tankard for the second year in a row as they defeated Manitoba 10–6 in the tiebreaker game. This was Alberta's seventh Brier championship and the third time Baldwin had won the Brier as a skip, which tied Ken Watson for the most Brier championships as a skip. In addition, Baldwin joined Gordon Hudson as the only skips to win back-to-back Briers as Hudson accomplished the feat in 1928 and 1929.

The runner-up Manitoba rink, consisting of curlers who were 18 years old or under set a couple of Brier records. At 18 years old, skip Terry Braunstein is to date, still youngest curler to ever skip a team at the Brier. At 16 years of age, lead John Van Hellemond (brother of Hockey Hall of Fame referee Andy Van Hellemond) became the youngest curler to ever participate at a Brier. Van Hellemond's record stood until 2022 when 15 year old Nicholas Codner from Team Newfoundland and Labrador subbed in for the final two ends in their match against Alberta. Van Hellemond's participation in the 1958 Brier resulted in a ban of junior curlers at the Brier for nearly 60 years. [2]

Event Summary

Heading into Thursday evening's draw, Alberta and Ontario were tied for first in the standings with a 6–1 record. Manitoba, who had started the Brier by losing two of the first three games had come back and stood one game behind both Alberta and Ontario with a 5–2 record. Both British Columbia and Saskatchewan had an outside chance as they were 4-3 and 5-3 respectively with the loser of their game in the Thursday evening draw being eliminated.

In that Thursday evening draw (Draw 9), Manitoba would defeat and draw even with Ontario with a 13–7 win while Alberta defeated Newfoundland 10–5 to remain in first place. British Columbia eliminated Saskatchewan from Brier contention with a 14–6 win. Heading into the final day of competition, Alberta led with a 7–1 record with Manitoba and Ontario tied with 6-2 records and BC was sitting at 5-3 and needing some help to stay alive.

In the Friday morning draw (Draw 10), Manitoba would keep rolling by beating Nova Scotia 10-7 while British Columbia beat Quebec by an identical 10-7 result that would keep them alive. Alberta would lose to Ontario 10-6 as Alberta skip Matt Baldwin was suffering from the flu and did not perform as well. Thus the final draw would have a lot of drama as there was a high possibility that a tiebreaker would be needed to decide the Brier as Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario were all 7-2 while BC was sitting at 6-3 and needed a win and losses by all three of the 7-2 teams to be in the tiebreaker.

The final draw on Friday afternoon saw its fair share of excitement. Despite Baldwin being bedridden for the final draw and handing skip duties to Jack Geddes, Alberta would secure at least a tiebreaker berth as Geddes skipped Alberta to a 10–6 victory over Nova Scotia. [3] Manitoba trailed Prince Edward Island 3–2 at the halfway point, but Manitoba would outscore PEI 8–1 in the second half for a 10–4 win, thus forcing a tiebreaker playoff. Ontario could've made it a three-way tiebreaker, but they couldn't recover after a 6–1 deficit after five ends against Northern Ontario and proceeded to lose 9–6, thus Alberta and Manitoba would be the two teams playing for the Brier Tankard in the tiebreaker match that evening.

Baldwin's return in the tiebreaker playoff against Manitoba on Friday evening proved to be a huge difference. Alberta would score three in the first end and would put the game out of reach as they took a 6–1 lead with two in the third and a steal of one in the forth and would go onto defeat Manitoba 10-6 securing Baldwin's place in Brier history.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [4]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew Brunswick
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: Matt Baldwin [lower-alpha 1]
Third: Jack Geddes [lower-alpha 1]
Second: Gordon Haynes [lower-alpha 1]
Lead: Bill Price

Victoria CC, Victoria

Skip: Anthony Gutoski
Third: William Dunstan
Second: Gary Leibel
Lead: Dale Dalziel

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Terry Braunstein
Third: Ron Braunstein
Second: Ray Turnbull
Lead: John Van Hellemond

Beaver CC, Moncton

Skip: Jimmy Vance
Third: Gordon Clogg
Second: Harry Flemming
Lead: Don Mix

NewfoundlandNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntario
Blomidon CC, Corner Brook

Skip: Alexander Fisher
Third: Wilbert Howell
Second: John Gullage
Lead: William Piercey

Kenora CC, Kenora

Skip: Ronald Redding
Third: John Kostick
Second: William Sawkins
Lead: Alan Hansen

Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater

Skip: Donald Bauld
Third: Hugh Spencer
Second: Allen Cole
Lead: D'Arcy Sullivan

Unionville CC, Unionville

Skip: Murray Roberts
Third: Andy Grant
Second: Ray Grant
Lead: George Rumney

Prince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Douglas Cameron
Third: George Dillon
Second: James Cameron
Lead: Arnold Llewellyn

C de C du Cap, Cap-de-la-Madeleine

Skip: Robert Lahaie
Third: Jean-Louis Lacroix
Second: Yvon Plourde
Lead: Maurice Campbell

Eston CC, Eston

Skip: Gordon Grimes
Third: John Sutherland
Second: Sydney Gardiner
Lead: Stuart St. John

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Tiebreaker Playoff
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Alberta Matt Baldwin 8210372
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba Terry Braunstein 8211273
Ontario Murray Roberts 739584
British Columbia Anthony Gutoski 649582
Saskatchewan Gordon Grimes 6410088
Prince Edward Island Douglas Cameron 559488
Northern Ontario Ronald Redding 468995
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Alexander Fisher 468997
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Robert Lahaie 3778111
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Donald Bauld 2881113
New Brunswick Jimmy Vance 2877110

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC-08:00) [5]

Draw 1

Monday, March 3 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Vance)0302000100107
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)30202230110216
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)0100010101105
Saskatchewan (Grimes)20311020300517
Sheet C123456789101112Final
British Columbia (Gutoski)1102101000107
Ontario (Roberts)00200201210210
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Alberta (Baldwin)30010230100111
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0100200201107
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)2101102001019
Northern Ontario (Redding)0020010200308

Draw 2

Monday, March 3 8:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)2002011010209
Saskatchewan (Grimes)03101003010211
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)1000101100015
British Columbia (Gutoski)0100020000306
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0101010210006
Northern Ontario (Redding)10202030021011
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Alberta (Baldwin)00110303021213
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)33001010300011
Sheet E123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Vance)2100101021019
Ontario (Roberts)00210302003011

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 4 9:30 AM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Redding)2100000310108
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)00311330010416
Sheet B123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Vance)3200200100109
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)00120110420213
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Grimes)0020200101107
Ontario (Roberts)00020130300110
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)0110100300129
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)0003012000006
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0101010100105
British Columbia (Gutoski)0020102021019

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 4 2:30 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Ontario (Roberts)0011110101006
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)31000030201111
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)11010040021010
New Brunswick (Vance)0010100110037
Sheet C12345678910111213Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)01002010310109
British Columbia (Gutoski)101202010020110
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Redding)0120100002017
Alberta (Baldwin)1001020210209
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Grimes)00104120103X12
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)11010001020X6

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 5 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Ontario (Roberts)30101011031011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)0101020010016
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)20302130201014
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)02010003010310
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)0100101012118
New Brunswick (Vance)1022000100006
Sheet D123456789101112Final
British Columbia (Gutoski)0103011010018
Alberta (Baldwin)30102002013012
Sheet E12345678910111213Final
Saskatchewan (Grimes)00111020102109
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)130002010200211

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 5 8:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)21111200101010
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)00000043020312
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Alberta (Baldwin)21011111301012
New Brunswick (Vance)0010000001024
Sheet C123456789101112Final
British Columbia (Gutoski)1010010010059
Northern Ontario (Redding)01013021024014
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)0012010110017
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)21004030024016
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)11021010111110
Saskatchewan (Grimes)0010020100004

Draw 7

Thursday, March 6 9:00 AM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Vance)00302010101210
Northern Ontario (Redding)1101010101006
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)0030100120108
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)22010210010110
Sheet C12345678910111213Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)101001050101010
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)010110203020212
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Ontario (Roberts)20200401200415
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)02013010021010
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Alberta (Baldwin)1022010100108
Saskatchewan (Grimes)01003020120110

Draw 8

Thursday, March 6 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0200010010206
Ontario (Roberts)1001002101039
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Alberta (Baldwin)02012111003112
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)1010000011004
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Redding)0000200220039
Saskatchewan (Grimes)11120120041013
Sheet D123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Vance)0003001010106
British Columbia (Gutoski)12204201030116
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)2010010001016
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)04021021104015

Draw 9

Thursday, March 6 8:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Grimes)1100010001026
British Columbia (Gutoski)00211031204014
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)0010001010025
Alberta (Baldwin)11011003030010
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Ontario (Roberts)0011020001027
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)04002012202013
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)30204211210117
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)0102000000205
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Redding)3100000100038
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)0001112001309

Draw 10

Friday, March 7 9:30 AM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)1103001000107
British Columbia (Gutoski)00101102210210
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)0020021000308
Northern Ontario (Redding)2101000211019
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Alberta (Baldwin)0100010100126
Ontario (Roberts)20021010220010
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)1000110200207
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)01210010220110
Sheet E123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Vance)2010001001106
Saskatchewan (Grimes)01012102300111

Draw 11

Friday, March 7 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lahaie)1100110001027
New Brunswick (Vance)00220024102013
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Ontario (Roberts)0100010101026
Northern Ontario (Redding)0031201010109
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Bauld)1000101002016
Alberta (Baldwin)03110101102010
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)00101012103110
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0101010001004
Sheet E123456789101112Final
British Columbia (Gutoski)1001101010106
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Fisher)0020010103018

Playoff

Friday, March 7

Sheet C123456789101112Final
Alberta (Baldwin)30210000210110
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)0100101100206
Player percentages
Alberta Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba
Bill Price 90% John Van Hellemond 57%
Gordon Haynes 66% Ray Turnbull 73%
Jack Geddes 77% Ron Braunstein 57%
Matt Baldwin 69% Terry Braunstein 48%
Total75%Total59%

Shot percentages were calculated based on the points scored via the source provided. [6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Team Alberta's third, Jack Geddes threw skip stones in Draw 11 as skip Matt Baldwin fell ill and spent the afternoon in bed while second Gordon Haynes would throw both second and third stones. [3]

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