1940 Macdonald Brier

Canadian men's curling championship March 2026 1940 Macdonald Brier Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Amphitheatre March 4–7 Manitoba 1905 Granite CC, Winnipeg Howard Wood Sr. Ernest Pollard Howard Wood Jr. Roy Enman 1939 1941 The 1940 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 4 to 7, 1940 at the Winnipeg Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This was the first Brier to be held outside The Granite Club in Toronto, as the Brier became more of a national event as it travelled around the country. Winnipeg was chosen to host the event after an invitation from the Manitoba Curling Association, and due to Manitoba's dominance at the Brier up to that point.The Brier, by Bob Weeks, pg 461940 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone Team Manitoba, skipped by Howard "Pappy" Wood, captured the Brier Tankard in their hometown by finishing undefeated in round robin play with a 9-0 record.Morgan T. Kent When Pappy Wood won a hometown Brier https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/sports/When-Pappy-Wood-won-a-hometown-Brier-506332571.html Winnipeg Free Press 21 April 2022 25 February 2019 Wood had only assembled the team prior to deadline for entries for that year's MCA Bonspiel, which they ended up winning.Weeks, pg 47 The final draw attracted 5,000 fans, the largest attendance for a curling match up to that point.Weeks, pg 47 This was Manitoba's ninth Brier championship overall and the second time that Wood's rink won the Brier with their first coming in 1930 in a tiebreaker. This was also the fourth time that a Brier champion finished unbeaten.June 2026 In addition to being the first Brier outside Toronto, the Winnipeg Brier was the first to ban curlers from bringing their own stones to compete with. Stones also had coloured tops for the first time, to aid spectators in the arena to determine which team's rocks were which.Weeks, ppg 46-47 Also for the first time in Brier history, every team at the Brier had qualified via a provincial championship. At the time, every provincial championship except for New Brunswick was sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco's British Consols product. The New Brunswick championship was sponsored by Ganong Bros.Weeks, pg 51 Teams The teams are listed as follows:https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1940 1940 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20210617212919/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1940 2021-06-17 white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba#FFFF00 New BrunswickNorthern OntarioRoyal CC, Edmonton Skip: Cliff Manahan Third: Wesley Robinson Second: Ross Manahan Lead: Robert ManahanVancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: William Finlay Third: Frederick Tinling Second: Norman Williams Lead: William LeSageGranite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Howard Wood Sr. Third: Ernest Pollard Second: Howard Wood Jr. Lead: Roy EnmanBathurst CC, Bathurst Skip: Nicholas Thibodeau Third: Harper Kent Second: Allen Doucet Lead: Leo ThibodeauKirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake Skip: James Davis Third: Albert Sackrider Second: Harry McNabb Lead: James MacDonaldwhite Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Islandwhite Quebecgold SaskatchewanBridgewater CC, Bridgewater Skip: Stanley Rafuse Third: Irving Hebb Second: Warner Bickle Lead: Frank CookKitchener Granite CC, Kitchener Skip: Bert Hall Third: Perry Hall Second: Ernie Parkes Lead: Campbell SeagramCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Rankine McLaine Third: Gordon Hughes Second: Reginald Bell Lead: John FraserVictoria CC, Quebec City Skip: Archibald Bell Third: James Elliott Second: Hugh Weyman Lead: George WarnerKinley CC, Kinley Skip: William Dunbar Third: James McMahon Second: James Beckett Lead: Ronald Eaton Round-robin standings KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Manitoba 1905 Howard Wood Sr. 9 0 119 63 Saskatchewan William Dunbar 8 1 108 59 New Brunswick Nicholas Thibodeau 6 3 103 91 Alberta Cliff Manahan 6 3 105 77 Ontario Bert Hall 4 5 82 93 British Columbia William Finlay 4 5 96 78 Northern Ontario James Davis 4 5 88 91 Quebec Archibald Bell 2 7 79 124 Prince Edward Island Rankine McLaine 1 8 67 116 Stanley Rafuse 1 8 63 119 Round-robin results Draw 1 A Alberta (Manahan) 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 13 B Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 C British Columbia (Finlay) 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 11 Ontario (Hall) 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 12 D Quebec (Bell) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7 (Rafuse) 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 11 E Northern Ontario (Davis) 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 11 Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 Draw 2 A Ontario (Hall) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 Alberta (Manahan) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 12 B (Rafuse) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 British Columbia (Finlay) 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 16 C Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 1 16 Quebec (Bell) 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 D Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 0 2 0 3 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 3 19 E Northern Ontario (Davis) 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 13 New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7 Draw 3 A Quebec (Bell) 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 12 Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 11 B New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 10 Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 13 C (Rafuse) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 Alberta (Manahan) 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 15 D Northern Ontario (Davis) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 9 Ontario (Hall) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 11 E British Columbia (Finlay) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 3 14 Draw 4 A Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 17 (Rafuse) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 B Alberta (Manahan) 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 10 Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 C Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 8 Northern Ontario (Davis) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 D New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 10 British Columbia (Finlay) 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 9 E Quebec (Bell) 2 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 15 Ontario (Hall) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 9 Draw 5 A Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 10 Alberta (Manahan) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 B Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 11 British Columbia (Finlay) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 7 C Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 9 Ontario (Hall) 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 13 D New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 2 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 14 (Rafuse) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 10 E Quebec (Bell) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8 Northern Ontario (Davis) 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 6 0 1 2 1 16 Draw 6 A Alberta (Manahan) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 7 British Columbia (Finlay) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 B Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 Quebec (Bell) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 7 C Northern Ontario (Davis) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 12 (Rafuse) 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 D Ontario (Hall) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 12 E Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 2 17 Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Draw 7 A Alberta (Manahan) 3 2 0 0 4 4 2 0 3 0 1 0 19 Northern Ontario (Davis) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 B Ontario (Hall) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 8 C (Rafuse) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6 Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 16 D Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 13 E British Columbia (Finlay) 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 3 3 0 19 Quebec (Bell) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 Draw 8 A Alberta (Manahan) 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 14 Quebec (Bell) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 B Northern Ontario (Davis) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 13 C New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 11 D British Columbia (Finlay) 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 12 Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 E (Rafuse) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 7 Ontario (Hall) 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 Draw 9 A Manitoba 1905 (Wood) 1 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 2 5 0 0 17 Alberta (Manahan) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 11 B Ontario (Hall) 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8 Saskatchewan (Dunbar) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 10 C British Columbia (Finlay) 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 11 Northern Ontario (Davis) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 8 D Prince Edward Island (McLaine) 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 11 (Rafuse) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 9 E New Brunswick (Thibodeau) 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 15 Quebec (Bell) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 11 References Macdonald Brier, 1940 Macdonald Brier, 1940 Category:The Brier Category:Curling competitions in Winnipeg Macdonald Brier Macdonald Brier