1949 Macdonald Brier

The 1949 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 7 to 11, 1949 at Hamilton Forum in Hamilton, Ontario.

1949 Macdonald Brier
Host cityHamilton, Ontario
ArenaHamilton Forum
DatesMarch 7-11
Attendance16,500[1]
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubStrathcona CC, Winnipeg
SkipKen Watson
ThirdGrant Watson
SecondLyle Dyker
LeadCharles Reid
« 1948
1950 »

Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Ken Watson captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record. This was Manitoba's twelfth Brier championship and the sixth time that a team finished the Brier unbeaten. Watson would become the first skip to win the Brier three times as his rink won previously in 1936 and 1942.

This was the first Brier in which two teams (Manitoba and British Columbia) entered the final draw unbeaten and the first Brier since 1936 to feature a "winner take all" match in the round robin to decide the Brier champion.

This was also the fourth Brier in which there were no extra ends.[2]

Event Summary

Both Manitoba and the defending champion British Columbia dominated the 1949 Brier as they were both unbeaten heading into the final draw, which would be a "winner take all" match to decide the Brier.

In the deciding game, BC opened with 3 in the first end, but Manitoba would score 7 in the next five ends to take a 7-3 lead through the halfway point. BC would score 3 in the seventh to cut Manitoba's lead to 7-6, but Manitoba would counter in the next end with 3 of their own to increase the lead to 10-6. The next two ends ended in similar fashion as BC scored 2 in the ninth and Manitoba countering with 2 in the tenth. BC would score 1 in the eleventh end and trailed 12-9 heading into the last end needing a big steal to keep their hopes alive. Manitoba would clinch the Brier with 2 in the final end for a 14-9 victory, securing Watson's place in Brier history as the first skip to win three Briers.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3][4]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Northern Ontario
Blackie CC, Blackie

Skip: Stu Beagle
Third: Walker Evans
Second: Ray Wellman
Lead: Ed Seney

 Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Reg Stone
Third: Hugh Miller
Second: Roy Stone
Lead: Scotty Ross

 Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Ken Watson
Third: Grant Watson
Second: Lyle Dyker
Lead: Charles Reid

 Newcastle CC, Newcastle

Skip: Bob Galloway
Third: Waldo Crocker
Second: Clarence McDonald
Lead: Arthur Galloway

 McIntyre CC, Schumacher

Skip: Jimmy Sutherland
Third: Elmer Dick
Second: Ken Vail
Lead: Hugh Calverley

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Horace Webb
Third: Urban Harrington
Second: Bernard Cleveland
Lead: Ted Sievert

 Chatham Granite Club, Chatham

Skip: Peter Gilbert
Third: Gord Gilbert
Second: Don Painter
Lead: John DeKoning

 Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Russ Cruikshank
Third: Heath McIntyre
Second: James Howatt
Lead: Hiram Atkinson

 C de C Matane, Matane

Skip: Roderique Cote
Third: Herm Gagnon
Second: Charles Cote
Lead: Maurice Piuze

 Caledonia CC, Regina

Skip: Harold Horeak
Third: Edward Richter
Second: John Heaney
Lead: Ernest Kittleson

Round robin standings
Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
 ManitobaKen Watson9013070
British ColumbiaReg Stone8111976
Northern OntarioJimmy Sutherland7212184
OntarioPeter Gilbert5410296
SaskatchewanHarold Horeak4595100
 Nova ScotiaHorace Webb459890
Prince Edward IslandRuss Cruikshank3677109
New BrunswickBob Galloway2777112
 QuebecRoderique Cote2772112
AlbertaStu Beagle1868110

Round robin results

Draw 1
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Watson) 4 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 17
New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 13
British Columbia (Stone) 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 4 2 0 16
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Cote) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 2 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 11
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 9

Draw 2
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 7
British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 2 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Watson) 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 15
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 7
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 13
 Quebec (Cote) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 13
Alberta (Beagle) 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 9

Draw 3
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 3 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 3 0 1 1 16
Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
British Columbia (Stone) 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 14
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Galloway) 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 3 13
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Watson) 0 2 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 16
 Quebec (Cote) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5

Draw 4
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11
Alberta (Beagle) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Galloway) 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 13
 Quebec (Cote) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 14
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Watson) 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 15
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 18

Draw 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6
British Columbia (Stone) 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 13
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5
 Quebec (Cote) 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 9
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 14
New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Watson) 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 12
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 11

Draw 6
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Cote) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 10
British Columbia (Stone) 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 16
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 8
Ontario (Gilbert) 1 3 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 16
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7
 Manitoba (Watson) 4 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 16
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 10
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 11
Alberta (Beagle) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8

Draw 7
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 12
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Cote) 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 11
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 14
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Watson) 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 14
Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 15
New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 9

Draw 8
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Beagle) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 13
New Brunswick (Galloway) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 1 1 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 13
 Quebec (Cote) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 8
 Manitoba (Watson) 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 13
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6

Draw 9
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 11
Ontario (Gilbert) 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 4 0 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Cote) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 16
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 11
Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 9
 Manitoba (Watson) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 14
Alberta (Beagle) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 6

References
  1. "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. "MacDonald Brier Records - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. "1949 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. "1949 Macdonald Brier - CCA Hall of Fame". Curling Canada Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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