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]
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Granite CC , Edmonton Skip: Matt Baldwin Third: Glenn Gray Second: Pete Ferry Lead: Jim Collins
Vancouver CC , Vancouver Skip: Bung Cartmell Third: Leslie Kitson Second: James Dickson Lead: Reginald Fry
Deer Lodge CC , Winnipeg Skip: Jimmy Welsh Third: Alex Welsh Second: Jock Reid Lead: Harry Monk
Beaver CC , Moncton Skip: Richard McCully Third: Wilfred Taylor Second: Cecil McManus Lead: Ralph Harley
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ontario
St. John's CC , St. John's Skip: Robert Kent Third: John Norris Second: Gordon Stirling Lead: Gerald Hanley
Granite CC , Sudbury Skip: Don Groom Third: Raymond Cook Second: Robert McInnes Lead: Thomas Callaghan
Mayflower CC , Halifax Skip: Reginald Piercey Third: Wesley Burge Second: Charles Piper Jr. Lead: William Peters
Hamilton Thistle Club , Hamilton Skip: Ross Tarleton Third: Rogert Cross Second: Gordon Wilson Lead: Ernest Lock
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown Skip: Wendell MacDonald Third: John Squarebriggs Second: Elmer MacDonald Lead: Barry MacDonald
Arvida CC , Chicoutimi Skip: William Tracy Third: William White Second: Ford Loucks Lead: William Wallace
Avonlea CC , Avonlea Skip: Garnet Campbell Third: Don Campbell Second: Glen Campbell Lead: Gordon Campbell
Round robin standings
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Round robin results
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All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00 )
Monday, March 1 3:00 PM [5]
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
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
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
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
Monday, March 1 8:00 PM [5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
Friday, March 5 9:30 AM [6]
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
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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
Final
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
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
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