1974 Macdonald Brier

March 2026 1974 Macdonald Brier London, Ontario London Gardens March 4–9 48,1702023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/03/2023-Tim-Hortons-Brier-media-guide-5.pdf Curling Canada 2 March 2023 79 11 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230311022309/https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/03/2023-Tim-Hortons-Brier-media-guide-5.pdf dead St. Albert CC, St. Albert Hec Gervais Ron Anton Warren Hansen Darrel Sutton 1973 1975 The 1974 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 4 to 9, 1974 at the London Gardens in London, Ontario. The total attendance for the week was 48,170. Team Alberta, who was skipped by Hec Gervais captured the Brier tankard by finishing round robin play 8–2. This was Alberta's twelfth title overall and the second skipped by Gervais, who previously won in 1961. The Gervais rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1974 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship held in Bern, Switzerland where they lost in the semifinal to Sweden. Alberta's 4–2 victory over Quebec in Draw 11 set then Brier records for lowest combined score by both teams in one game (6) and most blank ends in one game (7). These records would be Macdonald era (until 1979) records that were matched twice in that era and eventually broken later.Macdonald Brier Records https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/records Curling Canada Stats Archive Curling Canada 2 March 2023 Event Summary After the Thursday evening draw (Draw 8), there were five teams that were in contention for the championship. Alberta led the way with a 7–1 record with Quebec and Saskatchewan tied for second at 5–2, New Brunswick right behind at 5–3, and Northern Ontario at 4–3. The Friday afternoon draw saw the standings tighten. First place Alberta lost big to Ontario 12–5, Quebec defeated Newfoundland 9–4, Saskatchewan rolled past Nova Scotia 11–3. Northern Ontario would be eliminated from contention with an 11–6 loss to British Columbia while New Brunswick draw a bye. With Alberta, Quebec, and Saskatchewan all with two losses, this Brier would come down to the last two draws or even a tiebreaker. The penultimate draw on Friday evening (Draw 10) saw Alberta draw a bye meaning the other three teams could catch some ground heading into Saturday afternoon. However, the only contender who won was Saskatchewan as they beat Newfoundland 8–5. Quebec would lose to Ontario 8–5 while New Brunswick would be eliminated after losing 10–8 to BC. With Saskatchewan's win, both Alberta and Saskatchewan were tied for first with 7–2 records while Quebec sat at 6–3. The final draw would pit Alberta against Quebec while Saskatchewan would play Ontario. Anything from an outright championship, two-way tiebreaker, or a three-way tiebreaker was possible after the final draw. The featured matchups in the final draw were anti-climatic in different ways. The Ontario and Saskatchewan matchup saw the game tied at 1 after three ends. This is as close as Saskatchewan would get as Ontario scored three in the fourth and stole one the next two ends to take a commanding 6–1 lead through the halfway point. Saskatchewan would attempt a comeback, but Ontario would counter each Saskatchewan score as Ontario would eventually win 11–8 meaning that Saskatchewan would need some help from Quebec to force a three-way tiebreaker. Alberta and Quebec would be a low-scoring affair as five of the first seven ends were blanked with the score tied at 1. Alberta would break the ice a bit with two in the eighth and taking a 3–1 lead in the process. Quebec cut the lead down to 3–2 in the ninth end. The next two ends were blanked and Alberta would clinch the Brier tankard with a single in the last end for a 4–2 win giving Gervais his first Brier title since 1961. The official Dominion Curling Association stones were said to be so bad at the event, that nine of the 11 competing skips petitioned to have the rocks replaced (only the skips of New Brunswick and Newfoundland didn't sign, as this had been their first Brier). Sure enough, the rocks would be sold-off that summer, and would never be used at the Brier again.Palmer Kevin Buried Curling Treasure: London Brier 1974 https://www.si.com/curling/archive/buried-curling-treasure-london-brier-1974 March 9, 2023 The Curling News Sports Illustrated March 8, 2023 The 1974 Brier was also the final year where throwers were not allowed to slide past the hog line on their throws. However, after enforcing the rules earlier in the tournament, officials stopped part way through due to backlash from some of the curlers. Then later on, officials changed the rules mid-week to state that curlers could slide over the line as long as they had released the rock first. Teams The teams are listed as follows:https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1974 1974 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive 2022-04-25 2021-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20210509165305/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1974 live white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaSt. Albert CC, St. Albert Skip: Hec Gervais Third: Ron Anton Second: Warren Hansen Lead: Darrel SuttonRichmond WC, Richmond Skip: Jim Armstrong Third: Bernie Sparkes Second: Gerry Peckham Lead: Clark WintertonGlenboro CC, Glenboro Skip: Don Barr Third: Daniel Hyrich Second: Jack Fraser Lead: James ThornboroughNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioCapital WC, Fredericton Skip: John Clark Third: Brian Mackin Second: Shelly Palk Lead: John CormierSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Fred Wight Third: Damien Ryan Second: Douglas Hudson Lead: Keith WightIdylwylde G&CC, Sudbury Skip: John Ross Third: Frank Bell Second: Robert Tate Lead: Russell TateNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandHalifax CC, Halifax Skip: Barry Shearer Third: Kenneth Langille Second: Tom Fetterly Lead: Robert LittleScarboro G&CC, Scarborough Skip: Paul Savage Third: Bob Thompson Second: Ed Werenich Lead: Ron GreenCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Bob Dillon Third: John Fortier Second: James Muzika Lead: Merrill WiggingtonQuebecUrsel's St. Laurent rink Quebec curling champs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86412211/the-gazette/ 2021-10-03 Montreal Gazette February 18, 1974SaskatchewanSt. Laurent CC, Mount Royal Skip: Jim Ursel Third: Bill Ross Second: Alf Berting Lead: Freddie ToppKindersley CC, Kindersley Skip: Larry McGrath Third: Ronald St. John Second: Wayne St. John Lead: Rodney St. John Map of teams left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 53.64 -113.62 Black pog.svg 80 top Gervais Canada 49.17 -123.13 Black pog.svg 80 top Armstrong Canada 49.56 -99.29 Black pog.svg 80 top Barr Canada 45.95 -66.67 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Clark Canada 47.56 -52.71 Black pog.svg 80 top Wight Canada 46.58 -81.07 Black pog.svg 80 top Ross Canada 44.65 -63.59 Black pog.svg 80 right Shearer Canada 43.75 -79.21 Black pog.svg 80 top Savage Canada 46.24 -63.13 Black pog.svg 80 top Dillon Canada 45.52 -73.64 Black pog.svg 80 top Ursel Canada 51.47 -109.16 Black pog.svg 80 top McGrath Round Robin standings KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Hec Gervais 8 2 76 55 Larry McGrath 7 3 82 56 Paul Savage 6 4 82 64 Jim Armstrong 6 4 82 64 Don Barr 6 4 68 68 Jim Ursel 6 4 69 65 John Clark 5 5 78 70 John Ross 4 6 59 80 Bob Dillon 3 7 59 66 Barry Shearer 3 7 57 83 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Fred Wight 1 9 52 93 Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00).Top Western rinks drawn in opener https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120047707/ 2 March 2023 The Ottawa Journal Canadian Press Newspapers.com March 4, 1974 17 Draw 1 Monday, March 4, 2:00 pm (Gervais) 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 8 (McGrath) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 4 (Barr) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 (Armstrong) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 (Dillon) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 (Savage) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 (Ross) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 7 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 (Clark) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 9 (Shearer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 Draw 2 Monday, March 4, 7:30 pm (Armstrong) 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 X X 16 (Shearer) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1 (Gervais) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 (Dillon) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 (Clark) 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 X 11 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 (Ross) 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 (Savage) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 (McGrath) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 (Ursel) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 Draw 3 Tuesday, March 5, 9:00 am (Ursel) 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 9 (Dillon) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 X 5 (Ross) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3 (Gervais) 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 X X 14 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3 (Armstrong) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 X X 10 (Barr) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 6 (Shearer) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 (Savage) 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 X 8 (Clark) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 Draw 4 Tuesday, March 5, 2:00 pm (McGrath) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 X 8 (Dillon) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 (Ross) 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 (Ursel) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 (Barr) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 X 7 (Savage) 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 8 (Armstrong) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 (Clark) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 (Gervais) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 Draw 5 Wednesday, March 6, 2:00 pm (McGrath) 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 X 12 (Ross) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 5 (Gervais) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 (Armstrong) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 (Savage) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 X 10 (Barr) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 5 (Shearer) 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 X X 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X X 5 (Clark) 3 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 X 11 (Ursel) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 5 Draw 6 Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 pm (Dillon) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 (Ross) 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 5 (Clark) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 (McGrath) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 X 7 (Gervais) 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 10 (Barr) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 6 (Armstrong) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 8 (Ursel) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 (Shearer) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 7 (Savage) 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 Draw 7 Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm (Armstrong) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 6 (McGrath) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 11 (Ursel) 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 (Barr) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 (Gervais) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 7 (Shearer) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 5 (Dillon) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 (Clark) 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 11 (Savage) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 10 Draw 8 Thursday, March 7, 7:30 pm (Ursel) 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 X X 11 (Shearer) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4 (Armstrong) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 (Dillon) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 (Ross) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 7 (Clark) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 5 (Gervais) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 7 (Barr) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5 (McGrath) 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 9 Draw 9 Friday, March 8, 2:00 pm (Ross) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 X 6 (Armstrong) 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 11 (Barr) 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 (Dillon) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 (Savage) 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 3 X X 12 (Gervais) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X 5 (McGrath) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 X 11 (Shearer) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 (Ursel) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 X 9 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 Draw 10 Friday, March 8, 7:30 pm (Shearer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 (Dillon) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 (Barr) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 (Ross) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 (Savage) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 8 (Ursel) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5 (Clark) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 8 (Armstrong) 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 X 10 (McGrath) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 8 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 5 Draw 11 Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm (Gervais) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 (Ursel) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 (Savage) 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 11 (McGrath) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 8 (Barr) 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 10 (Clark) 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 (Shearer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 9 (Ross) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 (Dillon) 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 X 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Wight) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 Awards All-Star Team The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS Position Name Team Skip Jim Ursel Third Ron Anton Second Gerry Peckham Lead Ron Green (2) 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.EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf Curling Canada 22 June 2022 52 25 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203008/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf live Name Team Position Larry McGrath Skip References External links 1974 MacDonald Brier at Soudog's Curling History Category:Sports competitions in London, Ontario Macdonald Brier, 1974 Category:The Brier Category:Curling competitions in Ontario Macdonald Brier Macdonald Brier Category:1970s in London, Ontario