1950 Macdonald Brier

The 1950 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 6 to 10, 1950 at Kerrisdale Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. A total of 25,000 fans attended the event.[1]

1950 Macdonald Brier
Host cityVancouver, British Columbia
ArenaKerrisdale Arena
DatesMarch 6–10
Attendance25,000
WinnerNorthern Ontario
Curling clubKirland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake
SkipTom Ramsay
ThirdLen Williamson
SecondBill Weston
LeadBill Kenny
« 1949
1951 »

Team Northern Ontario, who was skipped by Tom Ramsay won the Brier Tankard with a round robin record of 7-2. This was Northern Ontario's first Brier championship.

Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario all tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the three teams for runner-up. Manitoba would ultimately be the runner-up as they defeated Ontario 13-8 in the second tiebreaker game. Ontario defeated Alberta 7-5 in the first tiebreaker game.

Event Summary

Heading into the final day of the Brier, Northern Ontario and Ontario were the front runners to win the Brier with 5-1 records. Alberta and Quebec one game behind at 4-2 while British Columbia, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia still in the mix at 3-3.

In the Thursday morning session, Northern Ontario defeated British Columbia 6-5, thus eliminating all the three loss teams from Brier championship contention. Manitoba stomped Alberta 15-6, also eliminating Alberta from championship contention while Quebec beat Ontario 13-8. This left Northern Ontario, Ontario, and Quebec in contention for the championship.

Northern Ontario would clinch the Brier Tankard in the afternoon session on Thursday with a 14-1 victory over Nova Scotia. In the remaining Thursday afternoon games, BC would defeat Quebec 8-7, Alberta defeated Ontario 11-7, and Manitoba beat Prince Edward Island 16-9. Even though the championship was already decided, this did not mean that this edition of the Brier would end anticlimactically in the Thursday evening session as there was a possibility of a five-way playoff for second place between Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.

In the final round robin session on Thursday evening, Alberta would beat Nova Scotia 11-10 clinching them at least a spot in the playoff and eliminating BC in the process. Quebec's 16-2 loss to Saskatchewan meant that Quebec was no longer a possibility for the playoff. With Ontario demolishing New Brunswick 20-4 and Manitoba edging Brier champion Northern Ontario 8-7, this meant that Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario would decide who would finish runner-up. The first tiebreaker would be played late Thursday night into Friday morning while the second tiebreaker would be played Friday morning.

In the second place tiebreaker playoff, Manitoba would draw the bye meaning that Alberta and Ontario would play in the first tiebreaker with the winning facing Manitoba in the second tiebreaker. In the first tiebreaker, Alberta held a 5-2 lead after eight ends, but Ontario would score five in the next four ends to win 7-5. In the second tiebreaker, Manitoba would score four in the first end. Ontario would come back to tie the game at 5 after the fifth end, but Manitoba would score four in the sixth and never look back as they took runner-up over Ontario 13-8.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2][3][4][5]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba[6] New Brunswick Northern Ontario
Royal CC, Edmonton

Skip: Cliff Manahan
Third: Ross Manahan
Second: Gordon Haynes
Lead: William Bull

 Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Bung Cartmell
Third: Ty Cobb
Second: Charlie Cook
Lead: Dave Garnham

 Elmwood CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Billy McTavish
Third: Norm Hume
Second: Gord Lillyman
Lead: Ken Conn

 Beaver CC, Moncton

Skip: Jimmy Vance
Third: Lee Allanach
Second: Ralph Lister
Lead: Ron Dickie

 Kirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake

Skip: Tom Ramsay
Third: Len Williamson
Second: Bill Weston
Lead: Bill Kenny

Nova Scotia Ontario[7] Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater

Skip: Bernard Haines
Third: Eric Joudry
Second: Ralph Simmons
Lead: Lee Rhodenizer

 KW Granite CC, Kitchener

Skip: Carl Asmussen
Third: Ty Shantz
Second: Cully Schmidt
Lead: Ed Schultz

 Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Heath Saunders
Third: Doug Saunders
Second: Daniel O'Rourke
Lead: David MacLeod

 Victoria CC, Quebec City

Skip: Herbie Simons
Third: Thomas Beattie
Second: Bobby Cream
Lead: Andrew Beattie

 Prince Albert CC, Prince Albert

Skip: Ernie Whitter
Third: Buster Ortloff
Second: Bill Whitter
Lead: John Whitter

Round-robin standings
Key
Brier champion
Teams to tiebreaker playoff
Province Skip W L PF PA
Northern OntarioTom Ramsay729361
AlbertaCliff Manahan639786
 ManitobaBilly McTavish6310074
OntarioCarl Asmussen6310271
British ColumbiaBung Cartmell547472
 QuebecHerbie Simons547278
 Nova ScotiaBernard Haines459185
SaskatchewanErnie Whitter368380
New BrunswickJimmy Vance2779113
Prince Edward IslandHeath Saunders1867138

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−08:00)

Draw 1

Monday, March 6 3:00 PM[3]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Simons) 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 10
 Manitoba (McTavish) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
New Brunswick (Vance) 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 3 17
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 10
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Manahan) 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 13
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Asmussen) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 9
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6

Draw 2

Monday, March 6 8:00 PM[3]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 5 1 2 0 19
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Simons) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (McTavish) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 9
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Manahan) 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 12
New Brunswick (Vance) 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 9

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 7 9:30 AM[3]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 12
Alberta (Manahan) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Vance) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 9
 Manitoba (McTavish) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Quebec (Simons) 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 8
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 9

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 7 2:30 PM[3]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 14
New Brunswick (Vance) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Alberta (Manahan) 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 10
 Quebec (Simons) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7
 Manitoba (McTavish) 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 8
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 2 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 13

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 8 3:00 PM[8]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 11
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Manahan) 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 6 0 3 1 2 21
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Simons) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 8
New Brunswick (Vance) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
 Manitoba (McTavish) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 8 3:00 PM[8]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Alberta (Manahan) 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Vance) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 9
 Manitoba (McTavish) 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 7 2 0 17
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Simons) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 0 4 1 0 3 3 0 2 3 2 0 18
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 11
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 7

Thursday, March 9 9:30 AM[9]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Simons) 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 13
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 4 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 16
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 3 1 2 0 2 20
New Brunswick (Vance) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Manahan) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
 Manitoba (McTavish) 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 2 0 3 0 15

Draw 8

Thursday, March 9 2:30 PM[9]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
New Brunswick (Vance) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (McTavish) 2 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 16
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 8
 Quebec (Simons) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 7
Alberta (Manahan) 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 14

Draw 9

Thursday, March 9 7:30 PM[9]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Ramsay) 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
 Manitoba (McTavish) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Manahan) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 11
 Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Vance) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4
Ontario (Asmussen) 2 3 3 1 0 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 20
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Simons) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Saskatchewan (Whitter) 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 X 16
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 9
Prince Edward Island (Saunders) 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 8

Playoff
Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2
 Manitoba 13
Alberta 5 Ontario 8
Ontario 7

Tiebreaker #1

Thursday, March 9

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Manahan) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 7

Tiebreaker #2

Friday, March 10

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (McTavish) 4 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 13
Ontario (Asmussen) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 8

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