1974 Macdonald Brier | |
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Host city | London, Ontario |
Arena | London Gardens |
Dates | March 4–9 |
Attendance | 48,170 [1] |
Winner | Alberta |
Curling club | St. Albert CC, St. Albert |
Skip | Hec Gervais |
Third | Ron Anton |
Second | Warren Hansen |
Lead | Darrel Sutton |
« 1973 1975 » |
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]
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]
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]
The teams are listed as follows: [4]
Key | |
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Brier champion |
Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta | Hec Gervais | 8 | 2 | 76 | 55 |
Saskatchewan | Larry McGrath | 7 | 3 | 82 | 56 |
Ontario | Paul Savage | 6 | 4 | 82 | 64 |
British Columbia | Jim Armstrong | 6 | 4 | 82 | 64 |
Manitoba | Don Barr | 6 | 4 | 68 | 68 |
Quebec | Jim Ursel | 6 | 4 | 69 | 65 |
New Brunswick | John Clark | 5 | 5 | 78 | 70 |
Northern Ontario | John Ross | 4 | 6 | 59 | 80 |
Prince Edward Island | Bob Dillon | 3 | 7 | 59 | 66 |
Nova Scotia | Barry Shearer | 3 | 7 | 57 | 83 |
Newfoundland | Fred Wight | 1 | 9 | 52 | 93 |
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00). [4] [6]
Monday, March 4, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Gervais) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Barr) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Monday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 16 |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Gervais) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 11 |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Ontario (Savage) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Tuesday, March 5, 9:00 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Alberta (Gervais) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 14 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Barr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
Tuesday, March 5, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Manitoba (Barr) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Alberta (Gervais) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Wednesday, March 6, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 12 |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Gervais) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
Manitoba (Barr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 12 |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 11 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Gervais) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
Manitoba (Barr) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Manitoba (Barr) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Gervais) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Thursday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 11 |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Alberta (Gervais) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Barr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
Friday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Barr) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 12 |
Alberta (Gervais) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 9 |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Friday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Barr) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
British Columbia (Armstrong) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Gervais) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Saskatchewan (McGrath) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Barr) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
New Brunswick (Clark) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Shearer) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Northern Ontario (Ross) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Prince Edward Island (Dillon) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 12 |
Newfoundland (Wight) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars. [7]
Position | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Skip | Jim Ursel | Quebec |
Third | Ron Anton | Alberta |
Second | Gerry Peckham | British Columbia |
Lead | Ron Green (2) | Ontario |
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]
Name | Team | Position |
---|---|---|
Larry McGrath | Saskatchewan | Skip |
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The 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from February 29 to March 8 at the Leon's Centre in Kingston, Ontario. The winning Brad Gushue rink was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
The 1968 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 4–8 at the Kelowna Arena in Kelowna, British Columbia. A total of 25,813 fans attended the event.
The 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 4 to 13 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. In the final, the defending Olympic bronze medallist Brad Gushue Wild Card #1 team, which also include Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker from Newfoundland and Labrador defeated Alberta, skipped by Kevin Koe. It was Gushue's fourth career Brier title, and the team did it shorthanded, as Nichols missed the playoffs due to testing positive for COVID-19. According to Curling Canada, it was the first time a three-player team won a Brier final. Gushue's four Brier wins ties the record with Ernie Richardson, Randy Ferbey, Kevin Martin and Koe for most Brier championships as a skip, and his rink tied the "Ferbey Four" for most Brier championships as a foursome with four titles. Gushue played as a Wild Card team as they missed the Newfoundland and Labrador provincials due to their participation in the Olympics, and were the first team to ever play at the Brier and the Olympics in the same year. They were also the first Wild Card team to win the Brier. The Gushue rink represented Canada at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, United States, where they won the silver medal.
The 1966 Macdonald Brier the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 7 to 11, 1966 at the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After the Brier the year before broke attendance records, the 1966 edition only drew 11,905 fans. At the time, only the 1947 Brier drew fewer fans.
The 1956 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 5 to 9, 1956 at Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick. A total of 25,800 fans attended the event.
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.
The 1959 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 6, 1959 at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec. This was the second time that Quebec City had hosted the Brier, with the previous time being in 1942. A total of 16,000 fans attended the event. The attendance was affected by a raging blizzard on the final day in which there were fewer than a 1,000 fans that attended that day.
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 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.