Canadian men's curling championship
The 1954 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1954 at Edmonton Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta. A total of 32,000 fans attended the event.[1]
Team Alberta, who was skipped by Matt Baldwin became the third team to win Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play with a 9-1 record. This was Alberta's fifth Brier championship and the first of three by Baldwin as a skip. At age 27, Baldwin would also at the time be the youngest skip to win a Brier.
Baldwin is also remembered for pleasing the cheering hometown Edmonton crowd as during their final game against New Brunswick, he slid halfway down the sheet of ice when throwing his final rock of the event, which was legal under curling rules at the time, but was never attempted. The rock stopped right on the button, cementing Baldwin's status as a "rock star".[2][3]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Granite CC, Edmonton
Skip: Matt Baldwin
Third: Glenn Gray
Second: Pete Ferry
Lead: Jim Collins
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Vancouver CC, Vancouver
Skip: Bung Cartmell
Third: Leslie Kitson
Second: James Dickson
Lead: Reginald Fry
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Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Jimmy Welsh
Third: Alex Welsh
Second: Jock Reid
Lead: Harry Monk
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Beaver CC, Moncton
Skip: Richard McCully
Third: Wilfred Taylor
Second: Cecil McManus
Lead: Ralph Harley
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Newfoundland
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Northern Ontario
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Robert Kent
Third: John Norris
Second: Gordon Stirling
Lead: Gerald Hanley
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Granite CC, Sudbury
Skip: Don Groom
Third: Raymond Cook
Second: Robert McInnes
Lead: Thomas Callaghan
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Mayflower CC, Halifax
Skip: Reginald Piercey
Third: Wesley Burge
Second: Charles Piper Jr.
Lead: William Peters
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Hamilton Thistle Club, Hamilton
Skip: Ross Tarleton
Third: Rogert Cross
Second: Gordon Wilson
Lead: Ernest Lock
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Wendell MacDonald
Third: John Squarebriggs
Second: Elmer MacDonald
Lead: Barry MacDonald
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Arvida CC, Chicoutimi
Skip: William Tracy
Third: William White
Second: Ford Loucks
Lead: William Wallace
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Avonlea CC, Avonlea
Skip: Garnet Campbell
Third: Don Campbell
Second: Glen Campbell
Lead: Gordon Campbell
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00)
Draw 1
Monday, March 1 3:00 PM[5]
Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
|
12
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Final
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Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
16
|
Manitoba (Welsh)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
7
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Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
11
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
Draw 2
Monday, March 1 8:00 PM[5]
Sheet A
|
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
Alberta (Baldwin)
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
24
|
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Manitoba (Welsh)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Draw 3
Tuesday, March 2 9:00 AM[5]
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
Northern Ontario (Groom)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Newfoundland (Kent)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
New Brunswick (McCully)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
Draw 4
Tuesday, March 2 2:30 PM[5]
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
Final
|
New Brunswick (McCully)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
Manitoba (Welsh)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Northern Ontario (Groom)
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 3 3:00 PM[5]
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Newfoundland (Kent)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
Draw 6
Wednesday, March 3 8:00 PM[5]
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
Manitoba (Welsh)
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Newfoundland (Kent)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
Draw 7
Thursday, March 4 9:30 AM[6]
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
New Brunswick (McCully)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Alberta (Baldwin)
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
20
|
Newfoundland (Kent)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
Draw 8
Thursday, March 4 3:00 PM[6]
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
Alberta (Baldwin)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Northern Ontario (Groom)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
New Brunswick (McCully)
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
16
|
Newfoundland (Kent)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Draw 9
Thursday, March 4 8:00 PM[6]
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
New Brunswick (McCully)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
Alberta (Baldwin)
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
13
|
Draw 10
Friday, March 5 9:30 AM[6]
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Saskatchewan (Campbell)
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
New Brunswick (McCully)
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Newfoundland (Kent)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
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Draw 11
Friday, March 5 2:30 PM[6]
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Nova Scotia (Piercey)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
Ontario (Tarleton)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Saskatchewan (Campbell)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
12
|
Quebec (Tracy)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Alberta (Baldwin)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
New Brunswick (McCully)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Newfoundland (Kent)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Manitoba (Welsh)
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
15
|