1951 Macdonald Brier

The 1951 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 6 to 10, 1951 at Dalhousie Memorial Arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A total of 17,000 fans attended the event.[1] This would be the first Brier in which a team from Newfoundland would compete, increasing the field from 10 to 11 teams. This arrangement would last until 1975, when a combined Northwest Territories/Yukon entry was added to the field.

1951 Macdonald Brier
Host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
ArenaDalhousie Memorial Arena
DatesMarch 6–10
Attendance17,000
Winner Nova Scotia
Curling clubKentville CC, Kentville
SkipDon Oyler
ThirdGeorge Hanson
SecondFrederick Dyke
LeadWallace Knock
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Team Nova Scotia, who was skipped by Don Oyler won the Brier Tankard as they finished round robin play unbeaten with a 10–0 record. This was the second time in which Nova Scotia had won the Brier, with their previous title being the inaugural event in 1927. This was the seventh time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated and the first non-Manitoban team to do so. Oyler would quit competitive curling after his Brier championship due to a sore wrist, which effected his delivery.[2]

British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan all tied for second with 7-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the three teams for runner-up. British Columbia would ultimately be the runner-up as they defeated Saskatchewan 8–0 in the second tiebreaker game. Saskatchewan defeated Manitoba 9–7 in the first tiebreaker game. This was the last time in the Macdonald era in which there would be a tiebreaker playoff contested for runner-up as going forward, tiebreaker playoff games would only be played if two or more teams were tied for first place.

British Columbia's win over Saskatchewan in the second tiebreaker was the first game in Brier history in which there was a shutout.[3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: William Gray
Third: Glenn Gray
Second: John Ferry
Lead: Warren Scott

 Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Alf Chesser
Third: John J. Cameron
Second: Maxwell Gordon
Lead: Harry Rothery

 Strathcona CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Roy Forsythe
Third: Lawrence Stewart
Second: Alixter McDiairmid
Lead: Arthur Meers

 Bathurst CC, Bathurst

Skip: Nicholas Thibodeau
Third: Huntley Ferguson
Second: Charles McArdle
Lead: John E. Cameron

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
St. Johns CC, St. John's

Skip: Thomas Hallett
Third: Claude Hall
Second: Frederick Wylie
Lead: Edmund Hiscock

 Copper Cliff CC, Sudbury

Skip: Walter Johnstone
Third: Arnold Boyd
Second: Walter Flowers
Lead: William MacKay

 Kentville CC, Kentville

Skip: Don Oyler
Third: George Hanson
Second: Frederick Dyke
Lead: Wallace Knock

 The Granite Club, Toronto

Skip: Gordon Campbell
Third: Stanley Jones
Second: Reginald Mooney
Lead: Colin Campbell

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Frank Acorn
Third: John Squarebriggs
Second: William MacNeill
Lead: Melvin Jenkins

 Sigma CC, Val-d'Or

Skip: Merle Thomas
Third: Jean Paul Bonneville
Second: Augustus Peppard
Lead: Albert Randall

 Rosetown CC, Rosetown

Skip: John Franklin
Third: Clifford Annabel
Second: George Heartwell
Lead: Harold Lloyd

Round robin standings
Key
Brier champion
Teams to tiebreaker playoff
Province Skip W L PF PA
 Nova ScotiaDon Oyler10011460
British ColumbiaAlf Chesser7312289
 ManitobaRoy Forsythe7311898
SaskatchewanJohn Franklin7310979
AlbertaWilliam Gray649884
OntarioGordon Campbell6494101
New BrunswickNichols Thibodeau3798121
Northern OntarioWalter Johnstone3790113
 QuebecMerle Thomas379299
Prince Edward IslandFrank Acorn2895120
NewfoundlandThomas Hallett1966132

Round robin results

Draw 1

Tuesday, March 6[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gray) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 8
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 9
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Chesser) 0 1 0 2 3 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 14
Newfoundland (Hallett) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 10
 Quebec (Thomas) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Campbell) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 8
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 12

Draw 2

Tuesday, March 6[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 8
Alberta (Gray) 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 14
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Thomas) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 9
British Columbia (Chesser) 2 3 0 4 0 2 0 5 0 3 1 0 20
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Hallett) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 15
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Campbell) 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9

Draw 3

Wednesday, March 7[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gray) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 4 16
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Thomas) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Chesser) 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 13
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Campbell) 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 12
Newfoundland (Hallett) 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 5 15
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 10

Draw 4

Wednesday, March 7[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gray) 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 11
Newfoundland (Hallett) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 0 11
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Chesser) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 9
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 4 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 15
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Thomas) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7
Ontario (Campbell) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 9
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 5

Thursday, March 8[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gray) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 9
 Quebec (Thomas) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 10
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Hallett) 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 12
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 X 13
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 12
Ontario (Campbell) 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 13

Draw 6

Thursday, March 8[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
Alberta (Gray) 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 12
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 10
Ontario (Campbell) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 7
 Quebec (Thomas) 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
British Columbia (Chesser) 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 4 15
Newfoundland (Hallett) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7

Draw 7

Friday, March 9[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gray) 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 12
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 12
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 12
Newfoundland (Hallett) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 15
 Quebec (Thomas) 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Chesser) 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 10
Ontario (Campbell) 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11

Draw 8

Friday, March 9[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Chesser) 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 13
Alberta (Gray) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 14
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Thomas) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 12
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Campbell) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 9
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8

Draw 9

Friday, March 9[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
Alberta (Gray) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 14
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 10
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 2 0 2 0 16
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Hallett) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
 Quebec (Thomas) 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 9
British Columbia (Chesser) 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12

Draw 10

Saturday, March 10[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Campbell) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 7
Alberta (Gray) 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 13
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Chesser) 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 1 3 0 X 14
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 7
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 X 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Hallett) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 12

Draw 11

Saturday, March 10[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7
 Quebec (Thomas) 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 13
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Hallett) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 8
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 17
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Oyler) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 10
British Columbia (Chesser) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 0 1 5 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 1 17
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Campbell) 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 11
Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 10

Playoff
Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2
British Columbia 8
Saskatchewan 9 Saskatchewan 0
 Manitoba 7

Tiebreaker #1

Saturday, March 10

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 9
 Manitoba (Forsythe) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7

Tiebreaker #2

Saturday, March 10

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Chesser) 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 X X X X 8
Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0

References
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