1959 Macdonald Brier

The 1959 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 6, 1959 at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec. This was the second time that Quebec City had hosted the Brier, with the previous time being in 1942. A total of 16,000 fans attended the event.[1] The attendance was affected by a raging blizzard on the final day in which there were fewer than a 1,000 fans that attended that day.[2]

1959 Macdonald Brier
Host cityQuebec City, Quebec
ArenaColisée de Québec
DatesMarch 2–6
Attendance16,000
WinnerSaskatchewan
Curling clubRegina CSC, Regina
SkipErnie Richardson
ThirdArnold Richardson
SecondGarnet Richardson
LeadWes Richardson
FinalistAlberta (Olson)
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Both Team Alberta and Team Saskatchewan finished round robin play tied for first with 9-1 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for the Brier championship between the two teams. Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Ernie Richardson captured the Brier Tankard after defeating Alberta 12–6 in the tiebreaker. This was the second time in which Saskatchewan had captured the Brier championship and the first of four Brier championships in which Ernie Richardson would skip.

Beginning with the 1959 Brier, the Brier champion would represent Canada in the Scotch Cup. Richardson's rink would go on to defeat Scotland 5 games to none in the first ever Scotch Cup in Scotland.

Event Summary

For most of the 1959 Brier, it was looking like Saskatchewan was going to claim the Brier Tankard as they sat unbeaten at 7-0 heading into the Thursday evening draw. Alberta and Manitoba were both sitting at 6-1 while British Columbia sitting at 5–2 with an outside shot. That evening, Saskatchewan kept their undefeated record alive by eliminating BC in convincing fashion 13–5. Alberta would beat winless Quebec 13-8 while Manitoba hopes for a Brier championship took a big hit as they lost to Prince Edward Island 10–8.

Heading into the final day, Saskatchewan was 8–0 with Alberta sitting at 7-1 and Manitoba needing some help with a 6–2 record. The Friday morning draw would feature a matchup between Alberta and Manitoba with Saskatchewan facing winless Quebec. Saskatchewan would have a chance of clinching the Brier championship with one game remaining with a win combined with a Alberta loss.

A raging blizzard struck Quebec City on the final day of competition causing the attendance at the Colisée to be a lot smaller than usual for the final day of the Brier. In the Friday morning draw, Saskatchewan would hold off Quebec 8-6 thus eliminating Manitoba from championship contention with Alberta managing to stay alive with a 10–8 win over Manitoba.

The final draw of the round robin on Friday afternoon had a lot of suspense. A Saskatchewan win would make them the eleventh team to finish a Brier unbeaten while Alberta needed a win against Northern Ontario and a Saskatchewan loss to Manitoba to force a tiebreaker playoff that evening. In the Alberta/Northern Ontario matchup, Alberta jumped out to a 4–1 lead after three ends. Northern Ontario would tie the game at 4 with one in the fourth and a steal of two in the fifth. Despite this, Alberta would pull away outscoring Northern Ontario 7–2 in the last seven ends for an 11–6 victory. Now all Alberta needed was some help from Manitoba and they got just that. Even though the Manitoba/Saskatchewan game was back-and-forth as it was died at 4 through seven ends, Manitoba would score 3 in the eighth and even though Saskatchewan cut the lead to 7-6 after nine ends, Manitoba would go on to win 9–7, thus necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between Alberta and Saskatchewan for the Brier championship.

For the second consecutive year, the Brier would be decided in a tiebreaker. With less than 1,000 people in attendance due to the ongoing blizzard, the few fans in attendance watched a final saw Saskatchewan jump out to a 7–3 lead through the halfway point. Saskatchewan would dash any hopes of bringing the Brier Tankard back to Alberta as Saskatchewan put the game away for good with 3 in the seventh end as they cruised to a 12–6 victory to capture the Brier championship. By capturing the Brier Tankard, the Ernie Richardson rink also secured a spot in the 1959 Scotch Cup against Scotland for the first ever World Curling Championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Edmonton CC, Edmonton

Skip: Herbert Olson
Third: Barry Coleman
Second: Mervin Dufresne
Lead: George Dufresne

 Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Barry Naimark
Third: Frederick Langen
Second: Evan Wolfe
Lead: Dick Beddoes

 Elmwood CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Richard Bird
Third: Edward Tipping
Second: Gunnar Nielson
Lead: William Evans

 Beaver CC, Moncton

Skip: Richard McCully
Third: Cecil McManus
Second: Edward Shutt
Lead: Irving Mitten

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
Blomidon CC, Corner Brook

Skip: Alexander Fisher
Third: Wilbert Howell
Second: John Gullage
Lead: William Piercey

 Fort William CC, Fort William

Skip: Darwin Wark
Third: Dennis Stephen
Second: Leslie Sutton
Lead: John Jones

 Amherst CC, Amherst

Skip: Arthur Forbes
Third: Morell Darragh
Second: Lawrence Carter
Lead: Sidney Chabassol

 Unionville CC, Unionville

Skip: Edward Seller
Third: John Grant Jr.
Second: Harold Lawrie
Lead: Carl Sellers

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Clifford MacDonald
Third: Douglas Cameron
Second: George Dillon
Lead: Arthur Burke

 Outremont CC, Outremont

Skip: John Bergmann
Third: Douglas Norris
Second: Harvey McCaig
Lead: John Doran

 Regina CSC, Regina

Skip: Ernie Richardson
Third: Arnold Richardson
Second: Garnet Richardson
Lead: Wes Richardson

Round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Tiebreaker Playoff
Province Skip W L PF PA
SaskatchewanErnie Richardson9110963
AlbertaHebert Olson9111278
 ManitobaRichard Bird7310989
Northern OntarioDarwin Wark6410795
OntarioEdward Seller6410389
British ColumbiaBarry Naimark6410381
 NewfoundlandAlexander Fisher3787116
 Nova ScotiaArthur Forbes37101112
Prince Edward IslandClifford MacDonald3786107
New BrunswickRichard McCully3795121
 QuebecJohn Bergmann01066127

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC-05:00)[4]

Draw 1

Monday, March 2 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Wark) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 8
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 3 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 17
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Olson) 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 13
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 9
 Manitoba (Bird) 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Seller) 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 11
 Quebec (Bergmann) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
British Columbia (Naimark) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 12
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10

Draw 2

Monday, March 2 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 10
 Quebec (Bergmann) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 10
Northern Ontario (Wark) 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 2 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 18
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
Alberta (Olson) 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 13
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Bird) 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13
Ontario (Seller) 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 12

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 3 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Wark) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 10
Ontario (Seller) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Bird) 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 14
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Naimark) 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 13
 Quebec (Bergmann) 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 11

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 3 2:30 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Seller) 2 0 2 0 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 18
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 2 0 1 0 5 0 5 1 1 2 0 2 19
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Olson) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Naimark) 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 12
 Manitoba (Bird) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Northern Ontario (Wark) 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 13
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 0 12

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 4 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Olson) 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 11
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 11
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Bergmann) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8
 Manitoba (Bird) 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 15
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Seller) 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 9
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Wark) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7
British Columbia (Naimark) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 4 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
British Columbia (Naimark) 3 3 0 1 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 19
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 10
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Bergmann) 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 9
Northern Ontario (Wark) 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 17
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Seller) 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
Alberta (Olson) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 13
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 0 3 14
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 13

Draw 7

Thursday, March 5 9:00 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
Ontario (Seller) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 11
 Quebec (Bergmann) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 7
British Columbia (Naimark) 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Bird) 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 13
Northern Ontario (Wark) 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 8
Alberta (Olson) 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 13

Draw 8

Thursday, March 5 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Bird) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 9
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Naimark) 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 7
Alberta (Olson) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 11
Ontario (Seller) 1 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 11
 Quebec (Bergmann) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5

Draw 9

Thursday, March 5 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Olson) 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 13
 Quebec (Bergmann) 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 10
 Manitoba (Bird) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 3 1 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Wark) 0 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 11
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Naimark) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 13

Draw 10

Friday, March 6 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Bergmann) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Olson) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 10
 Manitoba (Bird) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Naimark) 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 14
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Seller) 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 11
 Nova Scotia (Forbes) 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Wark) 2 1 4 0 2 2 0 3 0 4 0 3 21
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 11

Friday, March 6 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Fisher) 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 16
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 7
 Manitoba (Bird) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Bergmann) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 6
New Brunswick (McCully) 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 5 18
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Seller) 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 10
British Columbia (Naimark) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Olson) 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 11
Northern Ontario (Wark) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6

Playoff

Friday, March 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 3 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 12
Alberta (Olson) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6

References
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  2. McAuley, Ed (March 7, 1959). "Richardons Defeat Alberta In Playoff". The Montreal Gazette. newspapers.com. p. 35. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. "1959 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  4. "Quebec Curling Draw". The Montreal Star. newspapers.com. March 2, 1959. p. 32. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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