1970 Macdonald Brier

1970 Macdonald Brier
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaWinnipeg Arena[1]
DatesMarch 2[2]–6[3]
Attendance60,255[4]
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubGranite CC, Winnipeg
SkipDon Duguid
ThirdRod Hunter
SecondJim Pettapiece
LeadBryan Wood
« 1969
1971 »

The 1970 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 2–6 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The hometown Don Duguid rink out of Winnipeg's Granite Club won the event in the last draw, when they beat Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering rink in front of 9,287 fans at the Winnipeg Arena, which was "filled to capacity".[5] This gave the team the best round robin record, preventing a playoff against the next best team, Alberta which had one more loss. With the championship, the Duguid team would go on to represent Canada at the 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom, the World Curling Championships, which they won.

Duguid's only loss came against team British Columbia, skipped by 1964 Brier champion Lyall Dagg, who would go on to finish in third place. Manitoba's first round match against Alberta, skipped by 1961 Brier and World Champion Hec Gervais proved to be the deciding game. The ice in that game as particularly bad, as it had "almost turned to water", making players have to throw the rocks very hard to get them to the other end, and making hits nearly impossible. Manitoba won their match against Alberta 10-9, after Gervais missed his last throw.[6]

Prior to the season, Duguid's experience as a skip was limited, though he had won the 1965 Brier as a third. For the 1970 season, Duguid reluctantly joined forces with teammates Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece and Bryan Wood, replacing Hunter's brother, and found immediate success.[7]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[8]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: Hec Gervais
Third: Bill Mitchell
Second: Wayne Saboe
Lead: Bill Tainsh

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Lyall Dagg
Third: Barry Naimark
Second: Leo Hebert
Lead: Terry Paulson

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Don Duguid
Third: Rod Hunter
Second: Jim Pettapiece
Lead: Bryan Wood

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Moncton CA, Moncton

Skip: Harold Mabey Jr.
Third: Ed Steeves
Second: Hal Keith
Lead: Grant MacMellon

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Les Bowering
Third: Frank Stent
Second: Dan Herder
Lead: Roger Mabey

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Tom Tod
Third: James Carson
Second: J. Carl Whitfield
Lead: Bill Hallinan

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Ron Franklin
Third: Peter Corkum
Second: Stu Cameron
Lead: Howard Oxner

The Terrace Club, Toronto

Skip: Paul Savage
Third: Thomas Cushing
Second: Gerry Downer
Lead: David Phillips

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Art Burke
Third: George Dillon
Second: George Saunders
Lead: Lorne Burke

Quebec Saskatchewan
Heather CC, Hampstead

Skip: Bill Kent
Third: John Hammond
Second: Don Aitken
Lead: Art Lobel

Avonlea CC, Avonlea

Skip: Bob Pickering
Third: Garnet Campbell
Second: John Keys
Lead: Gary Ford

Map of teams

Round Robin standings

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
 Manitoba Don Duguid 9 1 105 68
 Alberta Hec Gervais 8 2 119 86
 British Columbia Lyall Dagg 7 3 97 84
 Saskatchewan Bob Pickering 6 4 97 77
 Northern Ontario Tom Tod 6 4 88 85
 Newfoundland Les Bowering 4 6 97 101
 New Brunswick Harold Mabey Jr. 4 6 81 87
 Ontario Paul Savage 4 6 81 103
 Prince Edward Island Art Burke 3 7 80 109
 Nova Scotia Ron Franklin 3 7 88 104
 Quebec Bill Kent 1 9 80 109

Round Robin results

Draw 1

Monday, March 2[2]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 12
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 10
 British Columbia (Dagg) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Duguid) 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 10
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 9
 Quebec (Kent) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 13
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 2

Monday, March 2[2]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 9
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 8
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 12
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 3 0 16
 Quebec (Kent) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 3[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 7
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 3 1 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Duguid) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 9
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 11
 Quebec (Kent) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Dagg) 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 11
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Gervais) 4 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 18
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 3[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 British Columbia (Dagg) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 9
 Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 9
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Gervais) 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 11
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Quebec (Kent) 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 9
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 11
 Ontario (Savage) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 4[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
 Ontario (Savage) 0 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Kent) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 3 11
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
 British Columbia (Dagg) 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 8
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 13

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 4[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 7
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Kent) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 9
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8
 British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 10

Draw 7

Thursday, March 5[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Duguid) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 10
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 12
 Quebec (Kent) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 11
 British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 9
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 8
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 8

Thursday, March 5[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 12
 Quebec (Kent) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 15
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 3 14
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 13
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 11
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7

Draw 9

Thursday, March 5[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 14
 Ontario (Savage) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 8
 Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 1 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 12
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Dagg) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 8
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7

Draw 10

Friday, March 6[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
 Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Kent) 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 9
 Ontario (Savage) 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 11
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 11

Friday, March 6[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
 Nova Scotia (Franklin) 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 9
 Alberta (Gervais) 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Kent) 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
 British Columbia (Dagg) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 9
 Newfoundland (Bowering) 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
 Manitoba (Duguid) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 8

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[12]

Don Duguid became the first curler to make the All-Star team in more than one position as Duguid was previously selected to the All-Star team in 1965 as a third.

Position Name Team
Skip Don Duguid (2)  Manitoba
Third Jim Carson  Northern Ontario
Second Leo Hebert  British Columbia
Lead Gary Ford  Saskatchewan

Ross G.L. Harstone Award

The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.[13][12]

Name Team Position
Ed Steeves  New Brunswick Third

References

  1. ^ 2018 Brier Media Guide: Macdonald Brier
  2. ^ a b c "In China: year of the hog". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-03. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Winnipeg's Duguid wins brier title". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-07. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. ^ 2018 Brier Media Guide: Brier Attendance
  5. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 116
  6. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 116
  7. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 115
  8. ^ "1970 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Here's how they scored". The Calgary Herald. 1970-03-04. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  10. ^ a b "Duguid brier favorite after dazzling display". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-05. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  11. ^ a b c "Bill Kent drops two more". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-06. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  12. ^ a b BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
  13. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.