1974 Macdonald Brier

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1974 Macdonald Brier
Host city London, Ontario
Arena London Gardens
DatesMarch 4–9
Attendance48,170 [1]
WinnerFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Curling club St. Albert CC, St. Albert
Skip Hec Gervais
Third Ron Anton
Second Warren Hansen
Lead Darrel Sutton
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The 1974 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 4 to 9, 1974 at the London Gardens in London, Ontario. The total attendance for the week was 48,170. [1]

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Team Alberta, who was skipped by Hec Gervais captured the Brier tankard by finishing round robin play 8–2. This was Alberta's twelfth title overall and the second skipped by Gervais, who previously won in 1961.

The Gervais rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1974 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship held in Bern, Switzerland where they lost in the semifinal to Sweden.

Alberta's 4–2 victory over Quebec in Draw 11 set then Brier records for lowest combined score by both teams in one game (6) and most blank ends in one game (7). These records would be Macdonald era (until 1979) records that were matched twice in that era and eventually broken later. [2]

Event Summary

After the Thursday evening draw (Draw 8), there were five teams that were in contention for the championship. Alberta led the way with a 7–1 record with Quebec and Saskatchewan tied for second at 5–2, New Brunswick right behind at 5–3, and Northern Ontario at 4–3.

The Friday afternoon draw saw the standings tighten. First place Alberta lost big to Ontario 12–5, Quebec defeated Newfoundland 9–4, Saskatchewan rolled past Nova Scotia 11–3. Northern Ontario would be eliminated from contention with an 11–6 loss to British Columbia while New Brunswick draw a bye. With Alberta, Quebec, and Saskatchewan all with two losses, this Brier would come down to the last two draws or even a tiebreaker.

The penultimate draw on Friday evening (Draw 10) saw Alberta draw a bye meaning the other three teams could catch some ground heading into Saturday afternoon. However, the only contender who won was Saskatchewan as they beat Newfoundland 8–5. Quebec would lose to Ontario 8–5 while New Brunswick would be eliminated after losing 10–8 to BC. With Saskatchewan's win, both Alberta and Saskatchewan were tied for first with 7–2 records while Quebec sat at 6–3. The final draw would pit Alberta against Quebec while Saskatchewan would play Ontario. Anything from an outright championship, two-way tiebreaker, or a three-way tiebreaker was possible after the final draw.

The featured matchups in the final draw were anti-climatic in different ways. The Ontario and Saskatchewan matchup saw the game tied at 1 after three ends. This is as close as Saskatchewan would get as Ontario scored three in the fourth and stole one the next two ends to take a commanding 6–1 lead through the halfway point. Saskatchewan would attempt a comeback, but Ontario would counter each Saskatchewan score as Ontario would eventually win 11–8 meaning that Saskatchewan would need some help from Quebec to force a three-way tiebreaker.

Alberta and Quebec would be a low-scoring affair as five of the first seven ends were blanked with the score tied at 1. Alberta would break the ice a bit with two in the eighth and taking a 3–1 lead in the process. Quebec cut the lead down to 3–2 in the ninth end. The next two ends were blanked and Alberta would clinch the Brier tankard with a single in the last end for a 4–2 win giving Gervais his first Brier title since 1961.

The official Dominion Curling Association stones were said to be so bad at the event, that nine of the 11 competing skips petitioned to have the rocks replaced (only the skips of New Brunswick and Newfoundland didn't sign, as this had been their first Brier). Sure enough, the rocks would be sold-off that summer, and would never be used at the Brier again. [3]

The 1974 Brier was also the final year where throwers were not allowed to slide past the hog line on their throws. However, after enforcing the rules earlier in the tournament, officials stopped part way through due to backlash from some of the curlers. Then later on, officials changed the rules mid-week to state that curlers could slide over the line as long as they had released the rock first. [3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [4]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
St. Albert CC, St. Albert

Skip: Hec Gervais
Third: Ron Anton
Second: Warren Hansen
Lead: Darrel Sutton

Richmond WC, Richmond

Skip: Jim Armstrong
Third: Bernie Sparkes
Second: Gerry Peckham
Lead: Clark Winterton

Glenboro CC, Glenboro

Skip: Don Barr
Third: Daniel Hyrich
Second: Jack Fraser
Lead: James Thornborough

New BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern Ontario
Capital WC, Fredericton

Skip: John Clark
Third: Brian Mackin
Second: Shelly Palk
Lead: John Cormier

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Fred Wight
Third: Damien Ryan
Second: Douglas Hudson
Lead: Keith Wight

Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury

Skip: John Ross
Third: Frank Bell
Second: Robert Tate
Lead: Russell Tate

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island
Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Barry Shearer
Third: Kenneth Langille
Second: Tom Fetterly
Lead: Robert Little

Scarboro G&CC, Scarborough

Skip: Paul Savage
Third: Bob Thompson
Second: Ed Werenich
Lead: Ron Green

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Bob Dillon
Third: John Fortier
Second: James Muzika
Lead: Merrill Wiggington

Quebec [5] Saskatchewan
St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal

Skip: Jim Ursel
Third: Bill Ross
Second: Alf Berting
Lead: Freddie Topp

Kindersley CC, Kindersley

Skip: Larry McGrath
Third: Ronald St. John
Second: Wayne St. John
Lead: Rodney St. John

Map of teams

Round Robin standings

Key
Brier champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Hec Gervais 827655
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Larry McGrath 738256
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Paul Savage 648264
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Jim Armstrong 648264
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Don Barr 646868
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Jim Ursel 646965
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick John Clark 557870
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario John Ross 465980
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Bob Dillon 375966
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Barry Shearer 375783
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Fred Wight 195293

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00). [4] [6]

Draw 1

Monday, March 4, 2:00 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)01002120200X8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)00000001021X4
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)1010101100038
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)0200010001004
Team12345678910111213Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)10000100020015
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)00100010000204
Team123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)0010010003117
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)0102001110006
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)1010010020139
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)0101001102006

Draw 2

Monday, March 4, 7:30 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)1212101242XX16
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)0000010000XX1
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)0201010001016
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)0010100100003
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)00212002022X11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)11000200000X4
Team123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)0311010100029
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)1000101001105
Team12345678910111213Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)01000002001004
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)00100100100115

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 5, 9:00 am

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)21111030000X9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)00000101201X5
Team123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)0100100010XX3
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)1020024203XX14
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)0101001000XX3
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)1010120122XX10
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)0001001030016
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)0100010101004
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)01001040020X8
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)20100100101X6

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 5, 2:00 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)00010021301X8
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)02001100000X4
Team123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)2030101010109
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)02020300010210
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)00020011000X4
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)20100100111X7
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)11001020300X8
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)00100101000X3
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)1010200002028
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)0202000100106

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 6, 2:00 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)02030211030X12
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)20100000101X5
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)0202030001019
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)1010201100107
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)02000400202X10
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)00011011010X5
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)2032000203XX12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)0100210010XX5
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)30201400010X11
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)00010003100X5

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)01010001100X4
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)20100020000X5
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)00020100010X4
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)10002020002X7
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)20201010202X10
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)01010101020X6
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)0101001014008
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)0010110100004
Team12345678910111213Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)00001100102117
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)01220000010006

Draw 7

Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)1000001301006
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)01000000204411
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)1103003010009
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)0020200101118
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)10210003000X7
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)01001100011X5
Team12345678910111213Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)02012000010107
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)00200121001018
Team12345678910111213Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)102202001200111
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)010010120032010

Draw 8

Thursday, March 7, 7:30 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)1120401020XX11
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)0001010101XX4
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)1020000120017
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)0102110001006
Team123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)00200201002X7
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)01010000200X4
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)02010001001X5
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)10101100210X7
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)00020020010X5
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)12201100101X9

Draw 9

Friday, March 8, 2:00 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)00010020111X6
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)11402003000X11
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)0100301100028
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)1021010010006
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)2001023013XX12
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)0020100200XX5
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)02000202203X11
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)00011010000X3
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)20020010031X9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)00101000200X4

Draw 10

Friday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)1000101110106
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)0001020002027
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)0111000000115
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)1000002000003
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)00202001102X8
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)20010010010X5
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)20020010102X8
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Armstrong)01101201040X10
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)02001102020X8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)10020010100X5

Draw 11

Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm

Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gervais)0100000200014
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)0000010010002
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Savage)01031103010111
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McGrath)0010002030208
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Barr)12001011022010
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Clark)0012040010019
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Shearer)2001020100219
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Ross)0100000013005
Team123456789101112Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Dillon)10401011103X12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Wight)02010100010X5

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars. [7]

PositionNameTeam
Skip Jim Ursel Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Third Ron Anton Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Second Gerry Peckham Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Lead Ron Green (2)Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario

Ross G.L. Harstone Award

The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability. [8] [7]

NameTeamPosition
Larry McGrath Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Skip

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