The 1973 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 5 to 11, 1973 at the Klondike Gardens[1] in Edmonton, Alberta . The total attendance for the week was 37,575.
The event was memorable for having particularly bad ice conditions, considered by some as the "worst (Brier ice) ever manufactured". There was a great thickness of frost on the ice, which was also dotted by tiny pools of water.[2]
Despite not being considered favorites, Team Saskatchewan , who was skipped by Harvey Mazinke adapted best to the poor ice conditions and captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 9–1 record. This was Saskatchewan's sixth Brier title overall and the only title that Mazinke skipped.
Mazinke's rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1973 Air Canada Silver Broom , the men's world curling championship on home soil in Regina, Saskatchewan where they won the silver medal.
This was the first Brier in which teams were allowed to concede games before all ends were complete as long as ten ends were played.[3]
Saskatchewan's 7–5 victory over Manitoba in Draw 5 was the fourth time in Brier history in which a game went into a second extra end. The other three instances were in 1955 and twice in 1965 .
The Draw 7 matchup between New Brunswick and Northern Ontario saw five consecutive blank ends beginning in the fourth end, setting a then Brier record for most consecutive blank ends in one game.[4] This remains a Macdonald era record (until 1979 ) and wouldn't be broken in any Brier until 1989 .
Teams edit The teams were listed as follows:[5]
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Fairview CC, Fairview Fourth: Mel WatchornSkip: Jim FoxSecond: Terry WatchornLead: Merv Watchorn
Richmond WC , Richmond Skip: Jack TuckerThird: Bernie Sparkes Second: Jim Armstrong Lead: Gerry Peckham
Granite CC , Winnipeg Skip: Danny FinkThird: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: John Hunter
New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario CFB Curtis Park CC, Chatham Skip: Louis DugreThird: Joe KleinSecond: Dave RomkeyLead: Doug Wiggins
Carol CC, Labrador City Skip: Jim WardThird: Mike BrennanSecond: Dick NarduzziLead: Jim Noble
Sudbury CC, Sudbury Skip: Don HarryThird: Morley HarrySecond: Peter Wong Lead: Art Mousseau
Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Peter HopeThird: Jim FlorianSecond: Gene MattatallLead: Bob Margeson
Scarboro G&CC , Scarborough Skip: Paul Savage Third: Bob ThompsonSecond: Ed Werenich Lead: Ron Green
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Bob DillonThird: Doug CameronSecond: John FortierLead: Merrill Wiginton
Quebec Saskatchewan Caledonia CC, Westmount Skip: Dave MoonThird: Andre EmongSecond: Ken GrahamLead: Claude Coursol
Regina CC, Regina Skip: Harvey Mazinke Third: Bill Martin Second: George Achtymichuk Lead: Dan Klippenstein
Round Robin standings edit Round Robin Results edit All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00 ).[5] [6]
Draw 1 edit Monday, March 5, 2:30 pm
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Savage ) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 10 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Newfoundland (Ward) 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 12 Quebec (Moon) 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 11
Draw 2 edit Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 2 11 Ontario (Savage ) 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Fink) 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 X 16 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 7
Draw 3 edit Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Alberta (Watchorn) 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 10 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Newfoundland (Ward) 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 7 New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Savage ) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 X 6 Quebec (Moon) 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 6 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 X 10
Draw 4 edit Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 Quebec (Moon) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 X 10 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final British Columbia (Tucker) 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 7 Manitoba (Fink) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 X 11
Draw 5 edit Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 Saskatchewan (Mazinke ) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 6 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Moon) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 X 15 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 Ontario (Savage ) 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final British Columbia (Tucker) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8
Draw 6 edit Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Saskatchewan (Mazinke ) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 9 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Moon) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 Nova Scotia (Hope) 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 11
Draw 7 edit Thursday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Alberta (Watchorn) 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 X 14 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Moon) 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8 British Columbia (Tucker) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Savage ) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 10 Nova Scotia (Hope) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
Draw 8 edit Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final New Brunswick (Dugre) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Moon) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 Saskatchewan (Mazinke ) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 3 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Fink) 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 10
Draw 9 edit Friday, March 9, 2:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Fink) 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 6 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 X 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 7 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 X 11 Quebec (Moon) 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 7
Draw 10 edit Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Moon) 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 14 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Alberta (Watchorn) 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 3 2 X 17 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Draw 11 edit Saturday, March 10, 11:00 am
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Alberta (Watchorn) 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 8 Quebec (Moon) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 11 British Columbia (Tucker) 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Savage ) 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 X 12 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 X 10
Awards edit All-Star Team edit The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[7]
Ross G.L. Harstone Award edit 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 Mel Watchorn Alberta Skip
References edit ^ "Brier by the Numbers: Brier Records 1927 to Present" (PDF) . Soudog's Curling History Site . March 12, 2007. p. 9. ^ The Brier , Bob Weeks , pg 121 ^ The Brier , Bob Weeks , pg 122 ^ "Macdonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive . Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023 . ^ a b "1973 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive . Curling Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2023 . ^ "Brier draw". Edmonton Journal . Newspapers.com. March 5, 1973. p. 45. Retrieved 2 March 2023 . ^ a b BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF) . Curling Canada. p. 52. (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022 . External links edit - Soudog Curling Curling Canada Youtube video CurlingZone Coverage