1953 Macdonald Brier

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1953 Macdonald Brier
Host citySudbury, Ontario
ArenaSudbury Arena
DatesMarch 2–7
Attendance12,500
WinnerFile:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba
Curling clubDauphin CC, Dauphin
SkipAb Gowanlock
ThirdJim Williams
SecondArt Pollon
LeadRuss Jackman
FinalistFile:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec
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The 1953 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 7, 1953 at Sudbury Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. A total of 12,500 fans attended the event.[1]

Both Team Manitoba and Team Quebec finished round robin play tied with 8-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff to determine the Brier championship. Manitoba, who was skipped by Ab Gowanlock defeated Quebec in the playoff 8–6 to capture the Brier Tankard. This was Manitoba's fourteenth Brier championship and Gowanlock's second title as a skip with his other title coming in 1938.

The 15 years between Brier championships by Gowanlock set a record for the longest gap between Brier championships by a skip, which to date is still a record. The title gap is also still a record by any player (since equaled by Steve Gould in 1996 and 2011 as a lead[a]). At 52 years of age, Gowanlock is to date the oldest Brier winning skip in history.

Event Summary

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Heading into the final draw, Quebec was sitting at 8–1 with Saskatchewan still left to play. Manitoba had already completed their round robin portion with an 8–2 record, thus drawing a bye in the final draw. All Quebec needed was a victory over Saskatchewan to capture their first Brier championship while Manitoba needed a Quebec loss to force a tiebreaker to decide the Brier championship.

In the final draw, Quebec led 3-1 after four ends, but Saskatchewan would score three in the fifth end and go on to steal three more in the next two ends and eventually won 9–5 to force a tiebreaker between Manitoba and Quebec for the Brier championship.

In the tiebreaker, Quebec led Manitoba 2-1 after four ends. Manitoba then scored one in the fifth end to tie the game and steal one in the sixth and two in the seventh to take a 5–2 lead. Quebec responded with three in the eighth and a steal of one in the ninth to take a 6–5 lead. Manitoba tied the game in the tenth and took a 7–6 lead after a steal of one in the eleventh. Even though Quebec had shot rock in the last end, Manitoba would go onto steal one more and win 8–6 to capture their fourteenth Brier championship and the second for Gowanlock as skip.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
The Glencoe Club, Calgary

Skip: Leonard Haw
Third: Frederick Agnew
Second: David Haggarty
Lead: Edward Miller

Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Reg Stone
Third: Roy Stone
Second: Douglas McGibney
Lead: Hunt McKay

Dauphin CC, Dauphin

Skip: Ab Gowanlock
Third: Jim Williams
Second: Art Pollon
Lead: Russ Jackman

Beaver CC, Moncton

Skip: Ralph Noble
Third: Horace Trites
Second: Albert Eagles
Lead: Harris Mitton

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Norman Rockwell
Third: Lewis Ayre
Second: Jack Stoneman
Lead: Wilbert Howell

Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Grant Watson
Third: Don McEwen
Second: Frank Sargent
Lead: Archibald Grant

Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater

Skip: Bernard Haines
Third: Ralph Simmons
Second: Pennell Richardson
Lead: Lee Rhodenizer

Chatham Granite Club, Chatham

Skip: Peter Gilbert
Third: Gord Gilbert
Second: Robert Gilbert
Lead: James Harrington

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Frank Acorn
Third: Stewart Moore
Second: Charles Kydd
Lead: James Campbell

St. George CC, Westmount

Skip: Kenneth Weldon
Third: Ches McCance
Second: William Isaac
Lead: James Turney

Delisle CC, Delisle

Skip: James Hill
Third: John Bentley
Second: Harold Worth Jr.
Lead: Elmer MacNevin

Round robin standings

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Key
Teams to Tiebreaker Playoff
Province Skip W L PF PA
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec Kenneth Weldon 8 2 99 74
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba Ab Gowanlock 8 2 121 80
Saskatchewan James Hill 7 3 114 83
British Columbia Reg Stone 7 3 127 91
Northern Ontario Grant Watson 7 3 111 87
Alberta Leonard Haw 6 4 111 84
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia Bernard Haines 5 5 100 95
Ontario Peter Gilbert 4 6 91 97
New Brunswick Ralph Noble 2 8 71 118
Prince Edward Island Frank Acorn 1 9 77 127
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland Norman Rockwell 0 10 70 156

Round robin results

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Draw 1

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 7
Saskatchewan (Hill) 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 3 3 1 0 18
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 9
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Noble) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
Alberta (Haw) 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Northern Ontario (Watson) 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 14
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 2

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 5
Saskatchewan (Hill) 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 6 1 X X 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
British Columbia (Stone) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 1 10
Alberta (Haw) 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 9
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 14
New Brunswick (Noble) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6

Draw 3

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 3 3 0 15
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hill) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5
Alberta (Haw) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 1 1 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 14
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 11
New Brunswick (Noble) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 11
British Columbia (Stone) 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 14

Draw 4

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 15
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 12
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 14
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Haw) 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 11
British Columbia (Stone) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 14
Saskatchewan (Hill) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 5

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 10
British Columbia (Stone) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
New Brunswick (Noble) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 10
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 11
Saskatchewan (Hill) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10
Alberta (Haw) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 8

Draw 6

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 16
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hill) 2 0 1 0 6 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 17
New Brunswick (Noble) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 12
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 10
Alberta (Haw) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 9
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 8

Draw 7

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 12
New Brunswick (Noble) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Haw) 3 2 2 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 17
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hill) 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 9
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 8
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 8
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 7

Draw 8

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 0 3 4 1 1 5 4 2 1 4 0 0 25
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 14
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 0 3 1 0 2 4 0 5 2 0 4 1 22
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 8
New Brunswick (Noble) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 9
Alberta (Haw) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 8

Draw 9

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 2 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 20
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 14
New Brunswick (Noble) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Gilbert) 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 11
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hill) 2 0 2 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 1 3 18
British Columbia (Stone) 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 14
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 9

Draw 10

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 10
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 10
Alberta (Haw) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 11
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hill) 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 10
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Noble) 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 14
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 9

Draw 11

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Watson) 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 12
New Brunswick (Noble) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 14
Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hill) 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Haw) 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 15
File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (Haines) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn) 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 10
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland (Rockwell) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 8

Playoff

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Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (Gowanlock) 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 8
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (Weldon) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 6

Notes

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  1. ^ Gould was an alternate for Jeff Stoughton's championship rink in 1999, but did not play any games during that Brier. Curling Canada excludes alternates from their records, therefore Gould also had 15 years between Brier championships instead of 12.[2]

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