1963 Macdonald Brier

1963 Macdonald Brier
1963 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Brandon, Manitoba
Arena	Wheat City Arena
Dates	March 4–8
Attendance	42,113
Winner	Saskatchewan
Curling club	Regina CC, Regina
Skip	Ernie Richardson
Third	Arnold Richardson
Second	Garnet Richardson
Lead	Mel Perry
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Last updated March 14, 2023

The 1963 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 4 to 8, 1963 at the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba. A total of 42,113 fans attended the event.^[1]

Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Ernie Richardson captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9–1 record. This would be Saskatchewan's fifth Brier championship and the fourth one in five years that Richardson had skipped. Unlike their previous three Brier championships, the Richardson rink won with a different lead as Mel Perry replaced Ernie's cousin, Wes Richardson due to back issues.

The championship was essentially decided in the penultimate 10th draw, when Saskatchewan (with a 7–1 record at the time) played against Alberta (8–1). The 10th draw drew a capacity crowd of 4,211, with fans lining up hours before the draw in sub-zero temperatures to claim the last remaining seats.^[2] In the game, Alberta took a 5–4 lead after six ends. However, Saskatchewan scored a three-ender in the seventh, when Ernie Richardson made a precise angle take-out with back ring weight around a guard. Alberta skip Jimmy Shields was heavy on both his draws in the ninth end, missing a chance to score two. He over compensated in the 10th end, coming up short on his final draw, with Saskatchewan ending up scoring two, to take a 7–5 lead. In the 11th end, Shields was forced to draw against three on his last rock, and came up short again, giving up a steal of three, to go down 10–5. Alberta scored three in the final end, but it wasn't enough, losing to Saskatchewan by a final score of 10–8. With Alberta having the bye in the final draw, Saskatchewan still had to win their final match against Prince Edward Island to claim the championship, which they did 10–4.^[3]

This was also the fourth instance in which a skip had won back-to-back Brier championships and the second time that Richardson had done so as he previously achieved this in 1959 and 1960. As of 2022, Richardson is the only skip to win back-to-back Briers on two separate occasions.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[4]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick
Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Jimmy Shields Third: Ron Northcott Second: Ron Baker Lead: Fred Storey	Duncan CC, Duncan Skip: Glen Harper Third: Harvey Hodge Second: Gary Merrett Lead: Vernon Kaspick	Maple Leaf CC, Winnipeg Skip: Hersh Lerner Third: Coleman Staniloff Second: Robert Lemecha Lead: Allan Dudar	Beaver CC, Moncton Skip: Don Mix Third: Raymond Gingles Second: Robert Boby Lead: James Macelwain
Newfoundland	Northern Ontario	Nova Scotia	Ontario
Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls Skip: John Pike Third: Roy Baker Second: Denzelo Goodyear Lead: Ronald Hovey	Copper Cliff CC, Copper Cliff Skip: Doug Gathercole Third: Lawrence Sauve Second: Bernard LeClair Lead: Arthur Dubery	Glooscap CC, Kentville Skip: Ian Baird Third: Donald Campbell Second: Duncan Smith Lead: Morris Kennie	Hanover CC, Hanover Skip: Robert Mann Third: Kenneth Buchan Second: Keith Munro Lead: Richard Palmer
Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Douglas Cameron Third: George Dillon Second: Allison Saunders Lead: Arnold Llewellyn	Heather CC, Westmount Skip: William Kent Third: Douglas Wood Second: Ronald Fellows Lead: Keith Sproule	Regina CC, Regina Skip: Ernie Richardson Third: Arnold Richardson Second: Garnet Richardson Lead: Mel Perry

Round-robin standings

Key
	Brier champion

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
Saskatchewan	Ernie Richardson	9	1	96	74
British Columbia	Glen Harper	8	2	99	65
Alberta	Jimmy Shields	8	2	95	67
Ontario	Robert Mann	6	4	81	73
Northern Ontario	Douglas Gathercole	6	4	81	71
Prince Edward Island	Douglas Cameron	5	5	81	85
Nova Scotia	Ian Baird	4	6	83	80
New Brunswick	Don Mix	3	7	78	98
Manitoba	Hersh Lerner	3	7	84	113
Quebec	William Kent	3	7	77	94
Newfoundland	John Pike	1	9	60	118

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC-06:00)^[5]

Draw 1

Monday, March 4 3:00 PM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	3	3	1	1	16

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	2	0	1	2	13
New Brunswick (Mix)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Shields)	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	10
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	9

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

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Pike)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
Nova Scotia (Baird)	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	13

Draw 2

Monday, March 4 8:00 PM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Pike)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	1	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	11

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
British Columbia (Harper)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	10
Quebec (Kent)	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	5	0	11
New Brunswick (Mix)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

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

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Shields)	3	1	0	3	2	0	3	0	3	1	1	1	18
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	7

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 5 9:30 AM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mix)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	6
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	2	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	11

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

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Pike)	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5
Alberta (Shields)	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Harper)	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	7
Ontario (Mann)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	8

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 5 3:00 PM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	10
Ontario (Mann)	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mix)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3
Alberta (Shields)	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	8

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

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

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

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 6 3:00 PM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	5
British Columbia (Harper)	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	8

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

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	11
Newfoundland (Pike)	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	12

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Kent)	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	8
Nova Scotia (Baird)	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	11

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
New Brunswick (Mix)	0	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	14
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)	1	1	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	10

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 6 8:00 PM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Kent)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Harper)	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	4	2	14
Alberta (Shields)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mix)	2	2	3	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	14
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	5

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

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	7

Draw 7

Thursday, March 7 9:30 AM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	8

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

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Shields)	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	8
Quebec (Kent)	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Pike)	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
New Brunswick (Mix)	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Ontario (Mann)	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	9
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	8

Draw 8

Thursday, March 7 3:00 PM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	7
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	1	0	3	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	14

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

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Harper)	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	12
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	7

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

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Pike)	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	9
Ontario (Mann)	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	10

Draw 9

Thursday, March 7 8:00 PM

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

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Harper)	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	3	3	2	16
Newfoundland (Pike)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Kent)	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
Manitoba (Lerner)	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	1	4	2	0	15

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mix)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	5
Ontario (Mann)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	9

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

Draw 10

Friday, March 8 9:30 AM

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

Player percentages
Alberta		Saskatchewan
Fred Storey	65%	Mel Perry	73%
Ron Baker	80%	Sam Richardson	74%
Ron Northcott	83%	Arnold Richardson	74%
Jimmy Shields	70%	Ernie Richardson	78%
Total	^[3]	Total	^[3]

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mix)	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	10
British Columbia (Harper)	4	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	13

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	9
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	7

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

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Kent)	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	2	13
Newfoundland (Pike)	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	8

Draw 11

Friday, March 8 3:00 PM

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson)	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	11
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)	1	2	0	0	1	3	2	0	3	1	0	0	13
Newfoundland (Pike)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	5

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

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Lerner)	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	1	0	11
Nova Scotia (Baird)	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	9

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

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The 1961 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 6 to 10, 1961 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta. A total of 51,575 fans attended the event, which was only 150 fans short of the record set in 1955 Brier in Regina. Due to issues during the 1960 Brier with brooms shredding causing numerous delays to clean the ice during games, curlers no longer could choose their own broom and instead could only use brooms provided by the Brier committee. Previously, the Brier committee had always supplied brooms, but curlers were permitted to use their own if desired.

The 1962 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 5 to 10, 1962 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario. A total of 37,013 fans attended the event.

The 1968 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 26 to March 1, 1968 at the St. James Civic Centre in St. James, Manitoba.

The 1965 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1965 at Saskatoon Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After the Brier the year before drew the smallest crowd since 1952, the 1965 Brier broke the attendance record at the time as a total of 52,319 fans attended the Brier. This attendance record would not be surpassed until 1970.

The 2023 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 12 at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. The defending champion Team Canada rink, skipped by Brad Gushue won the event, and will go on to represent Canada at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship on home soil at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. It was a record fifth Brier title as a skip for Gushue.

References

↑ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ "1963 Tabbed 'Alpine' Brier". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
1 2 3 "Shields Joins 'The Club'". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
↑ "1963 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
↑ "PEI, Manitoba Play Shields Today". The Calgary Hearld. newspapers.com. March 4, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 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] "1963 Tabbed 'Alpine' Brier". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[shields-3] 1 2 3 "Shields Joins 'The Club'". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[4] "1963 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

[schedule-5] "PEI, Manitoba Play Shields Today". The Calgary Hearld. newspapers.com. March 4, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

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