1956 Macdonald Brier

June 2026 Canadian men's curling championship March 2026 1956 Macdonald Brier Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Stadium March 5–9 25,800 Manitoba 1905 Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Billy Walsh Al Langlois Cy White Andy McWilliams Ontario (Phillips Sr.) 1955 1957 The 1956 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 5 to 9, 1956 at Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick. A total of 25,800 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 Both Team Manitoba and Team Ontario finished tied for first in round robin play with 8-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams. Manitoba, skipped by Billy Walsh, defeated Ontario in the tiebreaker 8–7 in an extra end to capture the Brier Tankard in what is considered to be one of the greatest Brier finishes of all time.June 2026 The game would come down to the last rock, as Walsh delivered a perfect shot which snuck past the Ontario guard, then knocked the Ontario shot rock out of play while Walsh's rock managed to bite the 12 foot to capture the Brier championship. Walsh's winning shot was ranked 19th by TSN in their Top 50 Curling Shots of All Time segment.TSN Top 50 Greatest Curling Shots & Moments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgiG5gHiAq4&t=732s YouTube Sports Complex 5 May 2022 August 29, 2020 This was Manitoba's fifteenth Brier championship and the second won by Walsh as a skip, with his first being in 1952. This was the first time in which a championship tiebreaker would go to an extra end and only the second time in which any tiebreaker game would go to an extra end (the other was the second place tiebreaker in 1931). Event Summary June 2026 Heading into the Thursday evening draw (Draw 9), Manitoba was unbeaten with a 7–0 record with Ontario right behind with a 6–1 record while Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan had an outside shot with 4-3 records. On the Thursday evening draw, Alberta would be eliminated with an 11–7 loss to Northern Ontario while Saskatchewan defeated Quebec 11–5. Nova Scotia would defeat previously unbeaten Manitoba 15–4. Ontario took advantage and beat Newfoundland 10–8 to tie Manitoba in the standings heading into the final day. In the first matches on the final day, Ontario would lose to British Columbia 11-9 opening the door for Manitoba to be in the drivers seat heading into the final draw. Manitoba would do just that as they defeated Alberta 11-5 leaving Manitoba and Ontario as the only two teams that could win the Brier. In the final draw in the afternoon, Manitoba was sitting with an 8–1 record while Ontario had a 7–2 record. A Manitoba win would have them clinch the Brier outright while Ontario needed a win against Nova Scotia and a Manitoba loss against Saskatchewan to force a tiebreaker playoff that evening. In the final draw, Ontario trailed 9–6 against Nova Scotia with two ends remaining, but Ontario would score five in the eleventh end then steal three in the last end to win 15–9. Saskatchewan handed Manitoba their second defeat of the Brier with a 12–10 win, which forced a tiebreaker playoff that evening between Manitoba and Ontario. The tiebreaker game between Manitoba and Ontario would be an instant classic. After the first end was blanked, Ontario would strike first with two in the second but Manitoba would counter and tie the game at 2 after three ends. Both teams traded singles the next four ends, but Manitoba would take their first lead of the game at 5–4 with a steal of one in the eighth end. Ontario would tie the game with one in the ninth. Manitoba then scored one in the tenth and stole one in the eleventh to take a 7–5 lead heading into the final end. Ontario would score two in the last end to tie the game at 7. This meant for the first time ever that a tiebreaker playoff to decide a Brier would be decided in an extra end. Manitoba would have the hammer in the extra end, which would come down to the final stone. With Ontario having shot rock within the four foot in addition of having a rock in front of the house guarding that rock, Billy Walsh would have his work cut out for him prior to his final stone. As he released the stone, it slid past the Ontario guard into the house. The rock then struck Ontario's shot stone, which would roll out of play. Walsh's stone would roll out and would stop just biting the 12 foot to score one and capture the Brier championship in one of the greatest Brier finishes of all time. Walsh's winning shot is still considered one of the top shots in Brier history. Teams The teams are listed as follows:https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1956 1956 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive 2022-05-04 2021-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20210509165305/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1956 live white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba#FFFF00 New BrunswickGranite CC, Edmonton Skip: Matt Baldwin Third: Gordon Haynes Second: Art Kleinmeyer Lead: William HenningKimberly CC, Kimberley Skip: Harold Jordan Third: James Livingstone Second: William Moscovitz Lead: Donald BeattieFort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Billy Walsh Third: Al Langlois Second: Cy White Lead: Andy McWilliamsBeaver CC, Moncton Skip: Ralph Lister Third: Horace Trites Second: Jimmy Vance Lead: Ralph PattersonNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioBelec's Rink Bows Out In NOCA Curling Finals; Copper Cliff Wins 9-8 January 30, 1956 12 Sault Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101132246/the-sault-star/ May 5, 2022white Nova ScotiaOntarioSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Robert Goudey Third: Wesley Hermanson Second: Norman Pounder Lead: George GiannouCopper Cliff CC, Copper Cliff Skip: Steve Kuzmaski Third: Bill Hudgins Second: Al Rodin Lead: George BurnsTruro CC, Truro Skip: Gerald Glinz Third: Avard Mann Second: Frank Hoar Lead: Edward HenryThe Granite Club, Toronto Skip: Alf Phillips Sr. Third: Reginald Mooney Second: Stanley Jones Lead: William LeakPrince Edward Islandwhite Quebecgold SaskatchewanCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Wendell MacDonald Third: John Squarebriggs Second: Andrew Likely Lead: Elmer MacDonaldThetford Mines CC, Thetford Mines Skip: Walter Smith Third: Edwin Whitham Second: Henry Foster Lead: Royce LittleDelisle CC, Delisle Skip: James Hill Third: Harold Worth Jr. Second: Elmer MacNevin Lead: Donald Morris Round-robin standings KeyTeams to Tiebreaker Playoff ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Manitoba 1905 Billy Walsh 8 2 106 78 Ontario Alf Phillips Sr. 8 2 105 79 Saskatchewan James Hill 7 3 124 81 Gerald Glinz 6 4 111 98 Alberta Matt Baldwin 5 5 87 90 Walter Smith 5 5 87 95 British Columbia Harold Jordan 4 6 98 105 Northern Ontario Steve Kuzmaski 4 6 93 92 Prince Edward Island Wendell MacDonald 4 6 89 102 New Brunswick Ralph Lister 3 7 89 115 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Robert Goudey 1 9 73 127 Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC-04:00)Canadian bonspiel https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101163636/the-leader-post/ 6 May 2022 The Regina Leader-Post March 5, 1956 19 Draw 1 Monday, March 5 3:00 PM A Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 12 (Smith) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 7 B Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 2 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 16 (Glinz) 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 12 C British Columbia (Jordan) 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 9 D Saskatchewan (Hill) 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 10 New Brunswick (Lister) 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 12 E Ontario (Phillips) 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Draw 2 Monday, March 5 8:00 PM A Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 8 (Glinz) 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 14 B Alberta (Baldwin) 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 12 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 11 C Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 7 Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 D New Brunswick (Lister) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 (Smith) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 E Ontario (Phillips) 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 12 Saskatchewan (Hill) 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 Draw 3 Tuesday, March 6 9:00 AM A Alberta (Baldwin) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 B British Columbia (Jordan) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 (Glinz) 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 14 C Saskatchewan (Hill) 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 15 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 6 D Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 New Brunswick (Lister) 0 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 15 E Ontario (Phillips) 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 9 (Smith) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 8 Draw 4 Tuesday, March 6 2:00 PM A British Columbia (Jordan) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 Alberta (Baldwin) 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 B Ontario (Phillips) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 11 Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 C Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 4 1 16 New Brunswick (Lister) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 D Saskatchewan (Hill) 4 0 1 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 22 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 E Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 10 (Smith) 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 13 Draw 5 Wednesday, March 7 2:00 PM A (Glinz) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 10 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 B Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 12 Ontario (Phillips) 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 10 C Saskatchewan (Hill) 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 13 British Columbia (Jordan) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 D (Smith) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 10 E Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 9 Draw 6 Wednesday, March 7 8:00 PM A Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 11 B (Glinz) 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 12 Saskatchewan (Hill) 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 C Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 6 Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 2 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 5 1 2 18 D (Smith) 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 15 British Columbia (Jordan) 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 E New Brunswick (Lister) 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 Ontario (Phillips) 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 13 Draw 7 Thursday, March 8 9:00 AM A Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 9 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 7 B Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 9 New Brunswick (Lister) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 C (Glinz) 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8 (Smith) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 10 D Saskatchewan (Hill) 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 12 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 E British Columbia (Jordan) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 11 Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 10 Draw 8 Thursday, March 8 3:00 PM A British Columbia (Jordan) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 8 Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 11 B Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 New Brunswick (Lister) 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 13 C Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 8 (Glinz) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 D Alberta (Baldwin) 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 13 (Smith) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 E Ontario (Phillips) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 7 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Draw 9 Thursday, March 8 8:00 PM A Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 (Glinz) 0 3 1 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 14 B British Columbia (Jordan) 0 1 1 3 3 1 3 0 3 0 4 0 19 New Brunswick (Lister) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 C Saskatchewan (Hill) 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 12 (Smith) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 D Ontario (Phillips) 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 E Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 11 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 Draw 10 Friday, March 9 9:30 AM A Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 11 Alberta (Baldwin) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 B Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland (Goudey) 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 C Saskatchewan (Hill) 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 11 Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 D (Glinz) 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 12 New Brunswick (Lister) 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 11 E British Columbia (Jordan) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 Ontario (Phillips) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 Draw 11 Friday, March 9 2:30 PM A Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 10 Saskatchewan (Hill) 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 12 B New Brunswick (Lister) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 8 Alberta (Baldwin) 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 14 C Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 10 British Columbia (Jordan) 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 9 D (Smith) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 Northern Ontario (Kuzmaski) 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 E (Glinz) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 9 Ontario (Phillips) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 15 Playoff Friday, March 9 C Manitoba 1905 (Walsh) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 Ontario (Phillips) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 References External links Video: Hp37dhpuqH4 1956 MacDonald Brier (Moncton, New Brunswick) Macdonald Brier, 1956 Macdonald Brier, 1956 Category:The Brier Category:Curling competitions in Moncton Macdonald Brier Macdonald Brier Category:1950s in Moncton