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Canadian men's curling championship
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1969 Macdonald Brier Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium March 3–7Sports in short February 10, 1969 16 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45920286/the-ottawa-citizen/ March 1, 2020 28,446 Calgary CC, Calgary Ron Northcott Dave Gerlach Bernie Sparkes Fred Storey 1968 1970
The 1969 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held March 3–7 at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario.
The Ron Northcott rink representing Alberta won their third title, having gone undefeated. It was the first time a team had gone undefeated since 1957.Northcott goes without a loss–third Brier win March 8, 1969 6 Brandon Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45922259/the-brandon-sun/ March 1, 2020 It was also the 11th title for Alberta. Northcott became the fourth skip to ever win back-to-back Briers, joining Gordon Hudson, Matt Baldwin, and Ernie Richardson (twice).June 2026
British Columbia were runners-up, with an impressive 9-1 record, which was usually good enough to win. Both Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island tied for third place at 7-3 records. It was tied for the best ever result for PEI, which also finished third the previous year.Ron Northcott Displays Curling Powers; Wins Brier in Clutch March 8, 1969 16 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45924575/calgary-herald/ March 1, 2020
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:1969 Macdonald Brier https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1969 Curling Canada Stats Archive Curling Canada 2 March 2023
white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaCalgary CC, Calgary
Skip: Ron Northcott
Third: Dave Gerlach
Second: Bernie Sparkes
Lead: Fred StoreyPrince George CC, Prince George
Skip: Kevin Smale
Third: Peter Sherba
Second: Bob McDonald
Lead: Pat CarrMaple Leaf CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Bob Robinson
Third: Al Shinfield
Second: Len Easton
Lead: Doug StrangeNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioMoncton CA, Moncton
Skip: Harold Mabey Jr.
Third: Ed Steeves
Second: Harold Keith
Lead: Grant MacMellonSt. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Bill Piercey
Third: Frank M. Stent
Second: Thomas A. Warren
Lead: William C. RoyKenora CC, Kenora
Skip: Terry Johnson
Third: Jack Thompson
Second: Grant Green
Lead: Gordon PetersonNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandDartmouth CC, Dartmouth
Skip: Peter Hope
Third: Gene Mattatall
Second: Bob Margeson
Lead: Reg BeaverLondon CC, London
Skip: Ken Buchan
Third: Gary Weisz
Second: Mitch Czaja
Lead: Ross GuestCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Alan Smith
Third: Doug Bell
Second: Bob Dillon
Lead: Merrill WiggingtonQuebecSaskatchewanCFB Bagotville CC, Chicoutimi
Skip: Earl Carson
Third: Doug Stuart
Second: Alan R. Sully
Lead: Ed WoodAvonlea CC, Avonlea
Skip: Bob Pickering
Third: Garnet Campbell
Second: Bob Thomas
Lead: Gary Ford
Map of teams
left 400 300 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 51.058 -114.072 Black pog.svg 80 top Northcott #ffe
Canada 53.896 -122.775 Black pog.svg 80 top Smale
Canada 49.924 -97.132 Black pog.svg 80 top Robinson #ffe
Canada 46.095 -64.80 Black pog.svg 80 left Mabey Jr. #ffe
Canada 47.569 -52.727 Black pog.svg 80 left Piercey #ffe
Canada 49.766 -94.481 Black pog.svg 80 right Johnson
Canada 44.667 -63.569 Black pog.svg 80 right Hope
Canada 42.989 -81.231 Black pog.svg 80 top Buchan #ffe
Canada 46.241 -63.127 Black pog.svg 80 top Smith
Canada 48.337 -70.988 Black pog.svg 80 top Carson
Canada 50.013 -105.068 Black pog.svg 80 top Pickering
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin standings:
KeyBrier champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Ron Northcott 10 0 117 74 Kevin Smale 9 1 99 73 Alan Smith 7 3 88 75 Saskatchewan Bob Pickering 7 3 100 75 Earl Carson 5 5 87 90 Terry Johnson 5 5 86 88 Rob Robinson 3 7 80 102 Harold Mabey Jr. 3 7 77 94 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Bill Piercey 2 8 81 117 Peter Hope 2 8 81 107 Ken Buchan 2 8 92 93
Round robin results
Draw 1
Monday, March 3Quebec wins second 1969-03-04 37 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19690304&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-15
Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 5
(Robinson) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 (Northcott) 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 11
(Mabey) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 8 (Smith) 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 11
(Carson) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 (Johnson) 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 9
(Smale) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 (Buchan) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Draw 2
Monday, March 3
(Smale) 0 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 16 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 10
(Northcott) 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 10 (Johnson) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 9
(Carson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 8 (Mabey) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
(Robinson) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 8 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 11
(Hope) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 (Smith) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Draw 3
Tuesday, March 4Brier results 1969-03-05 39 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KnoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GLkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2773%2C1044633 2020-04-15
(Robinson) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 8 (Smale) 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 2 0 14
(Northcott) 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 14 (Mabey) 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8
(Buchan) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 9 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 10
(Johnson) 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8
(Hope) 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 11 (Carson) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
Draw 4
Tuesday, March 4
(Smith) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 (Carson) 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8 (Mabey) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 9
(Johnson) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 (Smale) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 10
(Northcott) 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 0 15 (Hope) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
(Buchan) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 (Robinson) 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 5Brier results 1969-03-06 9 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19690306&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-15
Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 10 (Robinson) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
(Mabey) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 (Smale) 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
(Smith) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 (Northcott) 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8
(Johnson) 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 (Buchan) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 10
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 12 (Hope) 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 9
Draw 6
Wednesday, March 5
Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 11 (Johnson) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 (Smith) 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 13
(Smale) 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 9 (Hope) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 8
(Carson) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 (Northcott) 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 14
(Mabey) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 11 (Buchan) 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
Draw 7
Thursday, March 6Northcott only unbeaten skip at brier 1969-03-07 18 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K3oyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GLkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=935%2C1421209 2020-04-15
(Mabey) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8
(Smale) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 (Smith) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
(Carson) 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
(Hope) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 10 (Buchan) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 9
(Robinson) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 (Johnson) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 9
Draw 8
Thursday, March 6
(Hope) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 12
(Robinson) 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 12 (Mabey) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8
(Smale) 3 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 (Carson) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 9
(Buchan) 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 9 (Smith) 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 11
(Northcott) 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 16 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 9
Draw 9
Thursday, March 6
(Smith) 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 10 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7
(Johnson) 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 (Mabey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
(Buchan) 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 (Carson) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8
(Hope) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 (Robinson) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 8
(Northcott) 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 (Smale) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8
Draw 10
Friday, March 7Northcott's rink finishes unbeaten 1969-03-08 25 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LHoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GLkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1802%2C1703988 2020-04-15
Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 12 (Carson) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
(Smith) 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 (Robinson) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 10
(Buchan) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 (Northcott) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 11
(Johnson) 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 5 2 0 2 16 (Hope) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 10 (Smale) 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 13
Draw 11
Friday, March 7
(Carson) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 14 (Robinson) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 8
(Smith) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 (Johnson) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 8 (Northcott) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9
(Mabey) 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 11 (Hope) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 8
Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7 (Buchan) 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 16
Awards
All-Star Team
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars:BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
Bernie Sparkes became the first player to be selected to the all-star team four times as he was selected the three previous years as well.
Position Name Team Skip Ron Northcott (3) Third Pete Sherba Second Bernie Sparkes (4) Lead Fred Storey (3)
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 Bill Piercey Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Skip
References
2017 Brier Media Guide: Brier Personnel 1927-2017
Results at Soudog Curling
External links
1969 MacDonald Brier on YouTube
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