1954 Macdonald Brier

The 1954 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1954 at Edmonton Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta. A total of 32,000 fans attended the event.[1]

1954 Macdonald Brier
Host cityEdmonton, Alberta
ArenaEdmonton Gardens
DatesMarch 1–5
Attendance32,000
WinnerAlberta
Curling clubGranite CC, Edmonton
SkipMatt Baldwin
ThirdGlenn Gray
SecondPete Ferry
LeadJim Collins
« 1953
1955 »

Team Alberta, who was skipped by Matt Baldwin became the third team to win Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play with a 9-1 record. This was Alberta's fifth Brier championship and the first of three by Baldwin as a skip. At age 27, Baldwin would also at the time be the youngest skip to win a Brier.

Baldwin is also remembered for pleasing the cheering hometown Edmonton crowd as during their final game against New Brunswick, he slid halfway down the sheet of ice when throwing his final rock of the event, which was legal under curling rules at the time, but was never attempted. The rock stopped right on the button, cementing Baldwin's status as a "rock star".[2][3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: Matt Baldwin
Third: Glenn Gray
Second: Pete Ferry
Lead: Jim Collins

 Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Bung Cartmell
Third: Leslie Kitson
Second: James Dickson
Lead: Reginald Fry

 Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Jimmy Welsh
Third: Alex Welsh
Second: Jock Reid
Lead: Harry Monk

 Beaver CC, Moncton

Skip: Richard McCully
Third: Wilfred Taylor
Second: Cecil McManus
Lead: Ralph Harley

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

Skip: Robert Kent
Third: John Norris
Second: Gordon Stirling
Lead: Gerald Hanley

 Granite CC, Sudbury

Skip: Don Groom
Third: Raymond Cook
Second: Robert McInnes
Lead: Thomas Callaghan

 Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Reginald Piercey
Third: Wesley Burge
Second: Charles Piper Jr.
Lead: William Peters

 Hamilton Thistle Club, Hamilton

Skip: Ross Tarleton
Third: Rogert Cross
Second: Gordon Wilson
Lead: Ernest Lock

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Wendell MacDonald
Third: John Squarebriggs
Second: Elmer MacDonald
Lead: Barry MacDonald

 Arvida CC, Chicoutimi

Skip: William Tracy
Third: William White
Second: Ford Loucks
Lead: William Wallace

 Avonlea CC, Avonlea

Skip: Garnet Campbell
Third: Don Campbell
Second: Glen Campbell
Lead: Gordon Campbell

Round robin standings
Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
AlbertaMatt Baldwin9112567
SaskatchewanGarnet Campbell8211485
 Nova ScotiaReginald Piercey64108112
Northern OntarioDonald Groom6410777
British ColumbiaBung Cartmell649998
OntarioRoss Tarleton6410989
New BrunswickRichard McCully4694103
 ManitobaJimmy Welsh469098
Prince Edward IslandWendell MacDonald3787100
 QuebecWilliam Tracy3795111
 NewfoundlandRobert Kent01057145

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00)

Draw 1

Monday, March 1 3:00 PM[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 12
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 16
 Manitoba (Welsh) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Groom) 2 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 3 17
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 13
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 3 11
 Quebec (Tracy) 4 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 13

Draw 2

Monday, March 1 8:00 PM[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Alberta (Baldwin) 3 2 3 1 3 0 0 6 1 3 0 2 24
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Welsh) 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 11
 Quebec (Tracy) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 7
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 1 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Groom) 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 14
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 9
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 8

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 2 9:00 AM[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Baldwin) 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 12
 Manitoba (Welsh) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Tarleton) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8
Northern Ontario (Groom) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 10
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 11
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Tracy) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 8
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 11

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 2 2:30 PM[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 9
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 10
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 8
 Manitoba (Welsh) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 11
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Groom) 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 14
 Quebec (Tracy) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 3 3:00 PM[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 7
 Manitoba (Welsh) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Northern Ontario (Groom) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Tracy) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Ontario (Tarleton) 1 0 3 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 15
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 12
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 11

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 3 8:00 PM[5]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Baldwin) 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 11
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 12
 Manitoba (Welsh) 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Groom) 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 13
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 8
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
 Quebec (Tracy) 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 12

Draw 7

Thursday, March 4 9:30 AM[6]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
British Columbia (Cartmell) 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Baldwin) 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 4 20
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Groom) 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 1 16
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 1 1 0 13
 Quebec (Tracy) 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 10

Draw 8

Thursday, March 4 3:00 PM[6]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 8
Alberta (Baldwin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Groom) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Welsh) 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 10
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 16
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 9

Thursday, March 4 8:00 PM[6]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Groom) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
 Manitoba (Welsh) 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 9
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 1 0 0 3 0 5 4 0 0 2 2 2 19
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 9
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Tracy) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 9
Alberta (Baldwin) 2 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 16
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 11
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 13

Draw 10

Friday, March 5 9:30 AM[6]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Cartmell) 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 14
 Manitoba (Welsh) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 13
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Tracy) 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 11
New Brunswick (McCully) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 9
Northern Ontario (Groom) 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 11

Draw 11

Friday, March 5 2:30 PM[6]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
British Columbia (Cartmell) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Piercey) 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7
Ontario (Tarleton) 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Campbell) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 12
 Quebec (Tracy) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Baldwin) 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 10
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Kent) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
 Manitoba (Welsh) 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 15

References
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  2. Stock, Curtis (March 2, 2013). "Brier consequences: Has it really been 59 years since that famous slide down the ice?". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. TSN.ca. "Top 10 colourful curlers from the Brier (TSN.ca)". youtube.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. "1954 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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