1969 Macdonald Brier

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
1969 Macdonald Brier
Host city
Oshawa, Ontario
ArenaOshawa Civic Auditorium
DatesMarch 3–7[1]
Attendance28,446
Winner Alberta
Curling clubCalgary CC, Calgary
SkipRon Northcott
ThirdDave Gerlach
SecondBernie Sparkes
LeadFred Storey
« 1968
 »

The 1969

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.[2] 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).

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.[3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Calgary CC, Calgary

Skip: Ron Northcott
Third: Dave Gerlach
Second: Bernie Sparkes
Lead: Fred Storey

Prince George CC, Prince George

Skip: Kevin Smale
Third: Peter Sherba
Second: Bob McDonald
Lead: Pat Carr

Maple Leaf CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Bob Robinson
Third: Al Shinfield
Second: Len Easton
Lead: Doug Strange

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Moncton CA, Moncton

Skip: Harold Mabey Jr.
Third: Ed Steeves
Second: Harold Keith
Lead: Grant MacMellon

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Bill Piercey
Third: Frank M. Stent
Second: Thomas A. Warren
Lead: William C. Roy

Kenora

Skip: Terry Johnson
Third: Jack Thompson
Second: Grant Green
Lead: Gordon Peterson

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Peter Hope
Third: Gene Mattatall
Second: Bob Margeson
Lead: Reg Beaver

London CC, London

Skip: Ken Buchan
Third: Gary Weisz
Second: Mitch Czaja
Lead: Ross Guest

Charlottetown

Skip: Alan Smith
Third: Doug Bell
Second: Bob Dillon
Lead: Merrill Wiggington

Quebec Saskatchewan
Chicoutimi

Skip: Earl Carson
Third: Doug Stuart
Second: Alan R. Sully
Lead: Ed Wood

Avonlea CC, Avonlea

Skip:

Bob Pickering

Third: Garnet Campbell
Second: Bob Thomas
Lead: Gary Ford

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings:[2]

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
 Alberta Ron Northcott 10 0 117 74
 British Columbia Kevin Smale 9 1 99 73
 Prince Edward Island Alan Smith 7 3 88 75
 Saskatchewan
Bob Pickering
7 3 100 75
 Quebec Earl Carson 5 5 87 90
 Northern Ontario Terry Johnson 5 5 86 88
 Manitoba Rob Robinson 3 7 80 102
 New Brunswick Harold Mabey Jr. 3 7 77 94
 Newfoundland Bill Piercey 2 8 81 117
 Nova Scotia Peter Hope 2 8 81 107
 Ontario Ken Buchan 2 8 92 93

Round robin results

Draw 1

Monday, March 3[5]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Robinson) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
 Alberta (Northcott) 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 8
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Carson) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 10
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Smale) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
 Ontario (Buchan) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4

Draw 2

Monday, March 3[5]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Carson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 8
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Robinson) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 8
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 4[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Robinson) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 8
 British Columbia (Smale) 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 2 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 14
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 9
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 11
 Quebec (Carson) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 7

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 4[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
 Quebec (Carson) 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
 British Columbia (Smale) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 0 15
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Buchan) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
 Manitoba (Robinson) 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 5[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 10
 Manitoba (Robinson) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
 British Columbia (Smale) 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11
 Ontario (Buchan) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 12
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 9

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 5[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 11
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Smale) 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 9
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Carson) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 11
 Ontario (Buchan) 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10

Draw 7

Thursday, March 6[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Smale) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Carson) 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 12
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 10
 Ontario (Buchan) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Robinson) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 8
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 9

Draw 8

Thursday, March 6[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Robinson) 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 12
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Smale) 3 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
 Quebec (Carson) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Buchan) 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 9
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 16
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 9

Draw 9

Thursday, March 6[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Ontario (Buchan) 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 9
 Quebec (Carson) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 7
 Manitoba (Robinson) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 9
 British Columbia (Smale) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8

Draw 10

Friday, March 7[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 12
 Quebec (Carson) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 11
 Manitoba (Robinson) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Buchan) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 9
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 5 2 0 2 16
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 10
 British Columbia (Smale) 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 13

Draw 11

Friday, March 7[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Carson) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 14
 Manitoba (Robinson) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
 Northern Ontario (Johnson) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 8
 Alberta (Northcott) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 11
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7
 Ontario (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:[10]

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)  Alberta
Third Pete Sherba  British Columbia
Second Bernie Sparkes (4)  Alberta
Lead Fred Storey (3)  Alberta

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.[11][10]

Name Team Position
Bill Piercey  Newfoundland Skip

References

  1. ^ "Sports in short". Ottawa Citizen. February 10, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Northcott goes without a loss–third Brier win". Brandon Sun. March 8, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ron Northcott Displays Curling Powers; Wins Brier in Clutch". Calgary Herald. March 8, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "1969 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Quebec wins second". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-04. p. 37. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  6. ^ a b "Brier results". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-05. p. 39. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  7. ^ a b "Brier results". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-06. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  8. ^ a b c "Northcott only unbeaten skip at brier". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-07. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  9. ^ a b "Northcott's rink finishes unbeaten". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-08. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  10. ^ a b BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
  11. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links