1951 Macdonald Brier

June 2026 Canadian men's curling championship March 2026 1951 Macdonald Brier Halifax, Nova Scotia Dalhousie Memorial Arena March 6–10 17,000 Kentville CC, Kentville Don Oyler George Hanson Frederick Dyke Wallace Knock 1950 1952 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.EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf Curling Canada 25 April 2022 59 25 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203008/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf live 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. Team Nova Scotia, 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 affected his delivery.Funeral service for perfect skip https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100654404/edmonton-journal/ 28 April 2022 Edmonton Journal E4 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. After 1951, tiebreaker playoff games would only be played if two or more teams were tied for first place.June 2026 British Columbia's win over Saskatchewan in the second tiebreaker was the first game in Brier history in which there was a shutout.https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/records MacDonald Brier Records - Curling Canada Stats Archive 2022-04-25 2022-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20220226164826/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/records live Teams The teams are listed as follows:https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1951 1951 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive 2022-04-28 2021-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20210509165305/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1951 live white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba#FFFF00 New BrunswickGranite CC, Edmonton Skip: William Gray Third: Glenn Gray Second: John Ferry Lead: Warren ScottTrail CC, Trail Skip: Alf Chesser Third: John J. Cameron Second: Maxwell Gordon Lead: Harry RotheryStrathcona CC, Winnipeg Skip: Roy Forsythe Third: Lorne Stewart Second: Alixter McDiairmid Lead: Arthur MeersBathurst CC, Bathurst Skip: Nicholas Thibodeau Third: Huntley Ferguson Second: Charles McArdle Lead: John E. CameronNewfoundlandNorthern Ontariowhite Nova ScotiaOntarioSt. Johns CC, St. John's Skip: Thomas Hallett Third: Claude Hall Second: Frederick Wylie Lead: Edmund HiscockCopper Cliff CC, Copper Cliff Skip: Walter Johnstone Third: Arnold Boyd Second: Walter Flowers Lead: William MacKayKentville CC, Kentville Skip: Don Oyler Third: George Hanson Second: Frederick Dyke Lead: Wallace KnockThe Granite Club, Toronto Skip: Gordon Campbell Third: Stanley Jones Second: Reginald Mooney Lead: Colin CampbellPrince Edward Islandwhite Quebecgold SaskatchewanCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Frank Acorn Third: John Squarebriggs Second: William MacNeill Lead: Melvin JenkinsSigma CC, Val-d'Or Skip: Merle Thomas Third: Jean Paul Bonneville Second: Augustus Peppard Lead: Albert RandallRosetown CC, Rosetown Skip: John Franklin Third: Clifford Annabel Second: George Heartwell Lead: Harold Lloyd Round robin standings KeyBrier championTeams to tiebreaker playoff ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Don Oyler 10 0 114 60 British Columbia Alf Chesser 7 3 122 89 Manitoba 1905 Roy Forsythe 7 3 118 98 Saskatchewan John Franklin 7 3 109 79 Alberta William Gray 6 4 98 84 Ontario Gordon Campbell 6 4 94 101 New Brunswick Nichols Thibodeau 3 7 98 121 Northern Ontario Walter Johnstone 3 7 90 113 Merle Thomas 3 7 92 99 Prince Edward Island Frank Acorn 2 8 95 120 Newfoundland Thomas Hallett 1 9 66 132 Round robin results Draw 1 Tuesday, March 6The Draw https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100701591/star-phoenix/ 29 April 2022 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix March 6, 1951 15 A 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 B Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 9 (Oyler) 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 11 C 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 D Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 10 (Thomas) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 9 E 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 A 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 B Manitoba 1905 (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 C (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 D 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 E Ontario (Campbell) 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 (Oyler) 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9 Draw 3 Wednesday, March 7 A Alberta (Gray) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 (Oyler) 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 4 16 B (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 C 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 D 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 E 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 A 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 B 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 C British Columbia (Chesser) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 9 Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 4 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 15 D (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 E (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 A Alberta (Gray) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 9 (Thomas) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 B Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 10 Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 C 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 D New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 (Oyler) 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 X 13 E 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 A 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 B Manitoba 1905 (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 C Northern Ontario (Johnstone) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 7 (Thomas) 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 14 D 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 E 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 A Alberta (Gray) 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 12 Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 7 B 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 C (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 D New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 15 (Thomas) 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 E 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 A 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 B Manitoba 1905 (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 C (Thomas) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 (Oyler) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 D 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 E 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 A 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 B (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 C New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 10 Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 2 0 2 0 16 D Newfoundland (Hallett) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 (Thomas) 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 14 E 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 A 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 B 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 C 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 D Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 7 (Oyler) 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 X 12 E 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 A Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 (Thomas) 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 13 B Newfoundland (Hallett) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 17 C (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 D 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 E 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 yes no Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 175px Saskatchewan 9 Manitoba 1905 7 British Columbia 8 Saskatchewan 0 Tiebreaker #1 Saturday, March 10 C Saskatchewan (Franklin) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 9 Manitoba 1905 (Forsythe) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 Tiebreaker #2 Saturday, March 10 C 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 External links Video: 4ZFx8JeoVn4 1951 MacDonald Brier Macdonald Brier, 1951 Macdonald Brier, 1951 Category:The Brier Category:Curling competitions in Halifax, Nova Scotia Macdonald Brier Macdonald Brier Category:20th century in Halifax, Nova Scotia