The 1970 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 2–6 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1970 Macdonald Brier
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaWinnipeg Arena[1]
DatesMarch 2[2]–6[3]
Attendance60,255[4]
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubGranite CC, Winnipeg
SkipDon Duguid
ThirdRod Hunter
SecondJim Pettapiece
LeadBryan Wood
« 1969
1971 »

The hometown Don Duguid rink out of Winnipeg's Granite Club won the event in the last draw, when they beat Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering rink in front of 9,287 fans at the Winnipeg Arena, which was "filled to capacity".[5] This gave the team the best round robin record, preventing a playoff against the next best team, Alberta which had one more loss. With the championship, the Duguid team would go on to represent Canada at the 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom, the World Curling Championships, which they won.

Duguid's only loss came against team British Columbia, skipped by 1964 Brier champion Lyall Dagg, who would go on to finish in third place. Manitoba's first round match against Alberta, skipped by 1961 Brier and World Champion Hec Gervais proved to be the deciding game. The ice in that game as particularly bad, as it had "almost turned to water", making players have to throw the rocks very hard to get them to the other end, and making hits nearly impossible. Manitoba won their match against Alberta 10-9, after Gervais missed his last throw.[6]

Prior to the season, Duguid's experience as a skip was limited, though he had won the 1965 Brier as a third. For the 1970 season, Duguid reluctantly joined forces with teammates Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece and Bryan Wood, replacing Hunter's brother, and found immediate success.[7]

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[8]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: Hec Gervais
Third: Bill Mitchell
Second: Wayne Saboe
Lead: Bill Tainsh

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Lyall Dagg
Third: Barry Naimark
Second: Leo Hebert
Lead: Terry Paulson

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Don Duguid
Third: Rod Hunter
Second: Jim Pettapiece
Lead: Bryan Wood

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Moncton CA, Moncton

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

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

Skip: Les Bowering
Third: Frank Stent
Second: Dan Herder
Lead: Roger Mabey

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Tom Tod
Third: James Carson
Second: J. Carl Whitfield
Lead: Bill Hallinan

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Ron Franklin
Third: Peter Corkum
Second: Stu Cameron
Lead: Howard Oxner

The Terrace Club, Toronto

Skip: Paul Savage
Third: Thomas Cushing
Second: Gerry Downer
Lead: David Phillips

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Art Burke
Third: George Dillon
Second: George Saunders
Lead: Lorne Burke

Quebec Saskatchewan
Heather CC, Hampstead

Skip: Bill Kent
Third: John Hammond
Second: Don Aitken
Lead: Art Lobel

Avonlea CC, Avonlea

Skip: Bob Pickering
Third: Garnet Campbell
Second: John Keys
Lead: Gary Ford

Round Robin standings edit

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
  Manitoba Don Duguid 9 1 105 68
  Alberta Hec Gervais 8 2 119 86
  British Columbia Lyall Dagg 7 3 97 84
  Saskatchewan Bob Pickering 6 4 97 77
  Northern Ontario Tom Tod 6 4 88 85
  Newfoundland Les Bowering 4 6 97 101
  New Brunswick Harold Mabey Jr. 4 6 81 87
  Ontario Paul Savage 4 6 81 103
  Prince Edward Island Art Burke 3 7 80 109
  Nova Scotia Ron Franklin 3 7 88 104
  Quebec Bill Kent 1 9 80 109

Round Robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Monday, March 2[2]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 12
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 10
  British Columbia (Dagg) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid) 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 10
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 9
  Quebec (Kent) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 13
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 2 edit

Monday, March 2[2]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 9
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 8
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 12
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 3 0 16
  Quebec (Kent) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6

Draw 3 edit

Tuesday, March 3[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 7
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 3 1 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 9
  Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 11
  Quebec (Kent) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (Dagg) 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 11
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Alberta (Gervais) 4 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 18
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 4 edit

Tuesday, March 3[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  British Columbia (Dagg) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 9
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 9
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Alberta (Gervais) 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 11
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  Quebec (Kent) 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 9
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 11
  Ontario (Savage) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 5 edit

Wednesday, March 4[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
  Ontario (Savage) 0 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Kent) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 3 11
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
  British Columbia (Dagg) 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 8
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 13

Draw 6 edit

Wednesday, March 4[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 7
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Kent) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 9
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8
  British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 10

Draw 7 edit

Thursday, March 5[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 10
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 12
  Quebec (Kent) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 11
  British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 9
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 8
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 8 edit

Thursday, March 5[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 12
  Quebec (Kent) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 15
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 3 14
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 13
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 11
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7

Draw 9 edit

Thursday, March 5[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 14
  Ontario (Savage) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 8
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 1 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 12
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (Dagg) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 8
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7

Draw 10 edit

Friday, March 6[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Kent) 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 9
  Ontario (Savage) 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (Dagg) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 11
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 11 edit

Friday, March 6[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Tod) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
  Nova Scotia (Franklin) 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 9
  Alberta (Gervais) 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Kent) 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
  British Columbia (Dagg) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 9
  Newfoundland (Bowering) 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
  Manitoba (Duguid) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 8

Awards edit

All-Star Team edit

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[12]

Don Duguid became the first curler to make the All-Star team in more than one position as Duguid was previously selected to the All-Star team in 1965 as a third.

Position Name Team
Skip Don Duguid (2)   Manitoba
Third Jim Carson   Northern Ontario
Second Leo Hebert   British Columbia
Lead Gary Ford   Saskatchewan

Ross G.L. Harstone Award edit

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.[13][12]

Name Team Position
Ed Steeves   New Brunswick Third

References edit

  1. ^ 2018 Brier Media Guide: Macdonald Brier
  2. ^ a b c "In China: year of the hog". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-03. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Winnipeg's Duguid wins brier title". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-07. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. ^ 2018 Brier Media Guide: Brier Attendance
  5. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 116
  6. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 116
  7. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 115
  8. ^ "1970 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Here's how they scored". The Calgary Herald. 1970-03-04. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  10. ^ a b "Duguid brier favorite after dazzling display". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-05. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  11. ^ a b c "Bill Kent drops two more". The Montreal Gazette. 1970-03-06. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  12. ^ a b BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
  13. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.