1965 Macdonald Brier

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1965 Macdonald Brier
Host city Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Arena Saskatoon Arena
DatesMarch 1–5
Attendance52,319
WinnerFlag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba
Curling club Granite CC, Winnipeg
Skip Terry Braunstein
Third Don Duguid
Second Ron Braunstein
Lead Ray Turnbull
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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. [1] This attendance record would not be surpassed until 1970.

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Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Terry Braunstein captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9–1 record. This was Manitoba's first Brier championship since 1956 and their sixteenth Brier championship overall. Braunstein's rink would go on to represent Canada in the 1965 Scotch Cup in which they became the first Canadian team to not win gold as they were upset by the United States in the gold medal game.

Draw 9 between Alberta and Quebec saw the largest come from behind victory in Brier history. Alberta trailed 9-0 after the fifth end but Alberta outscored Quebec 16-3 in the last seven ends to win the game 16-12. [2]

Draw 9 also saw two separate games go into a second extra end (14 ends) as Nova Scotia beat Newfoundland 11-9 and Ontario defeating New Brunswick 11-10. This was only the second and third time in Brier history that a second extra end would occur. The only other time this occurred was in 1955, which also featured Ontario and New Brunswick.

Event Summary

Heading into the Thursday evening draw, Manitoba lead the competition with an unbeaten record of 7-0 while Saskatchewan, heading into their bye was 7-1. Northern Ontario and Quebec were both 5-2 and Alberta was 5-3. In the Thursday evening draw, Northern Ontario handed Manitoba their first loss of the competition with a 12-6 victory while Quebec blew a 9-0 lead after five ends and lost to Alberta 16-12. Heading into the final day, both Manitoba and Saskatchewan were tied with 7-1 records with Northern Ontario one game behind with a 6-2 record with Alberta and Quebec still having an outside shot with 6-3 and 5-3 records respectively.

The Friday morning draw saw a major upset as Saskatchewan lost to a two-win Nova Scotia team 7-6 in which Saskatchewan lead 6-4 with two ends remaining. Northern Ontario stayed alive as they beat Quebec 8-6 while Manitoba took complete advantage of Nova Scotia's upset win and cruised to a 13-7 victory over Ontario to retake the Brier lead and be in the drivers seat heading into the final draw.

Heading into the final draw, both Northern Ontario and Saskatchewan would need to win and have Manitoba lose to force a tiebreaker against Manitoba. Northern Ontario would lead Alberta 8-5 heading into the tenth end, but Alberta would stage another come from behind win as they tied the game with three in the tenth. After the eleventh end was blanked, Alberta would seal Northern Ontario's fate with a steal of one in the final end for a 9-8 win. Saskatchewan would keep their hopes alive as they cruised past Prince Edward Island 11-8. However, Manitoba would clinch the Brier Tankard with a 10-7 win over British Columbia. BC kept it close until the eighth end when Manitoba would score five to take the lead for good.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [3]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew Brunswick
Calgary CC, Calgary

Skip: Nicholas Lashuk
Third: Roland Otterson
Second: Ken Hamilton
Lead: Donald Jarrett

Thunderbird CC, Vancouver

Skip: John Arnett
Third: Terrance Miller
Second: Glen Walker
Lead: Soren Jensen

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Terry Braunstein
Third: Don Duguid
Second: Ron Braunstein
Lead: Ray Turnbull

Beausejour CC, Moncton

Skip: Peter Lyons
Third: Kenneth Little
Second: Raymond Gould
Lead: Joseph Carey

NewfoundlandNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntario
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: George MacCharles
Third: John Taite
Second: Kenneth Ellis
Lead: Alexander Andrews

Kirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake

Skip: Jack Polyblank
Third: Frank Buturac
Second: Earl MacInnes
Lead: Wayne Petch

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Ronald Franklin
Third: Peter Corkum
Second: John Hawkins
Lead: John Oyler

Unionville CC, Unionville

Skip: Ray Grant
Third: Keith Jewett
Second: Raymond McGee
Lead: Alfred Claney

Prince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Douglas Cameron
Third: Alan Smith
Second: George Dillon
Lead: Bob Dillon

RCAF Bagotville CC, Bagotville

Skip: Bill Tracy
Third: Douglas Stuart
Second: Earl Carlson
Lead: Edgar Wood

Delisle CC, Delisle

Skip: Harold Worth Jr.
Third: Elmer MacNevin
Second: Murray Armstrong
Lead: Gary Stevenson

Round-robin standings

Key
Brier champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba Terry Braunstein 919968
Saskatchewan Harold Worth Jr. 829869
Alberta Nicholas Lashuk 739887
Northern Ontario Jack Polyblank 738578
Ontario Ray Grant 558885
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Bill Tracy 559094
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Douglas Cameron 468686
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia John Arnett 377591
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Ronald Franklin 377698
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland George MacCharles 2881100
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Peter Lyons 2882102

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC-06:00) [4]

Draw 1

Monday, March 1 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Alberta (Lashuk)0010010100205
Ontario (Grant)04010030020111
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)20010203101010
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)0300101001017
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)0101010002016
Saskatchewan (Worth)30101011104012
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)0002001001004
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)01001103405116
Sheet E12345678910111213Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)00110200200309
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)130010110110110

Draw 2

Monday, March 1 8:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)0001010010025
Alberta (Lashuk)11302021000010
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)1001020020208
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)02202002010211
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)0102002020007
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)20102001012110
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)10100200400311
Saskatchewan (Worth)0101000102005
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)1102101002008
Ontario (Grant)0010010110217

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 2 9:30 AM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)1010102000218
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)0202020120009
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)1010010010015
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)0101000203108
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Alberta (Lashuk)10201101030110
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)0201001020107
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)0102001100027
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)20102200012010
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Worth)04003010102112
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)3001020101008

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 2 3:00 PM

Sheet A12345678910111213Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)012010300101110
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)30020102001009
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0101010101016
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)10402020102012
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Worth)0002300101018
Alberta (Lashuk)0010011020106
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)0010000001024
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)1101001020309
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Ontario (Grant)0010010012016
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)0102100100308

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 3 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Ontario (Grant)0301100200209
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)3010021001008
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Alberta (Lashuk)0101010202209
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)1010202010018
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)20200011101210
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0201110001006
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)2010101010017
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)05010101011010
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Worth)20000010500412
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)0101010101106

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 3 8:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)0003010200028
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)12201030110011
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Worth)12011120201011
Ontario (Grant)0010000001013
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)0020100310209
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)03030330020216
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Alberta (Lashuk)00210502012013
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)2100201010029
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)0100020010127
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)10110034020012

Draw 7

Thursday, March 4 9:30 AM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)0101000201016
Saskatchewan (Worth)2010110000207
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)0100001003005
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)20200301002212
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Alberta (Lashuk)01030120204013
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)0010100201027
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)20410001102011
Ontario (Grant)03001110020210
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)1101002001107
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)0010100110015

Draw 8

Thursday, March 4 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)02102030002212
Alberta (Lashuk)2001010111007
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0010003000004
Ontario (Grant)20012301010111
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)0101010010105
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)1030100001028
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)0003002201008
Saskatchewan (Worth)21501100201114
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)1020202001109
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)0101020100016

Draw 9

Thursday, March 4 8:00 PM

Sheet A1234567891011121314Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)201003010002009
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)0201101020200211
Sheet B1234567891011121314Final
Ontario (Grant)0110102030200111
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)2001010202020010
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)11010302130012
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)0010103000016
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)12141002001012
Alberta (Lashuk)00000320510516
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0101010001015
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)1010200100207

Draw 10

Friday, March 5 9:30 AM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)0101020002006
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)1010200100218
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)11103200201213
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)0001005101008
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)00220210101110
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)1300000101006
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Worth)0003001002006
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Franklin)0020010010217
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Ontario (Grant)1020101010107
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)05020101020213

Draw 11

Friday, March 5 3:00 PM

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Arnett)1101001002017
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Braunstein)00101105101010
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Worth)22201001030011
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0002011010128
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Ontario (Grant)10200051030113
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Tracy)0102010020107
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Alberta (Lashuk)0201002003019
Northern Ontario (Polyblank)1010210210008
Sheet E12345678910111213Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Lyons)00131000011108
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (MacCharles)21000112100019

Awards

For the first time ever, an All-Star team was selected by the media. [5]

All-Star Team
PositionNameTeam
Skip Jack Polyblank Northern Ontario
Third Don Duguid Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba
Second Ken Hamilton Alberta
Lead Ray Turnbull Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba

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