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1973 Macdonald Brier

1973 Macdonald Brier

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The 1973 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 5 to 11, 1973 at the Klondike Gardens[1] in Edmonton, Alberta. The total attendance for the week was 37,575.

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The event was memorable for having particularly bad ice conditions, considered by some as the "worst (Brier ice) ever manufactured". There was a great thickness of frost on the ice, which was also dotted by tiny pools of water.[2]

Despite not being considered favorites, Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Harvey Mazinke adapted best to the poor ice conditions and captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 9–1 record. This was Saskatchewan's sixth Brier title overall and the only title that Mazinke skipped.

Mazinke's rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1973 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in Regina, Saskatchewan where they won the silver medal.

This was the first Brier in which teams were allowed to concede games before all ends were complete as long as ten ends were played.[3]

Saskatchewan's 7–5 victory over Manitoba in Draw 5 was the fourth time in Brier history in which a game went into a second extra end. The other three instances were in 1955 and twice in 1965.

The Draw 7 matchup between New Brunswick and Northern Ontario saw five consecutive blank ends beginning in the fourth end, setting a then Brier record for most consecutive blank ends in one game.[4] This remains a Macdonald era record (until 1979) and wouldn't be broken in any Brier until 1989.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:[5]

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Round Robin standings

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Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).[5][6]

Draw 1

Monday, March 5, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4
 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 10
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 12
 Quebec (Moon) 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 10
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 7

Draw 2

Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 2 11
 Ontario (Savage) 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 X 16
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X X 4
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 X X 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 9
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 7

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
 British Columbia (Tucker) 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 10
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 10
Sheet D 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 1 X 6
 Quebec (Moon) 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 6
 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 X 10

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8
 Quebec (Moon) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 X 10
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 7
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 8
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 X X 10

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 6
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 X 15
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
 Ontario (Savage) 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 10
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 9
 Ontario (Savage) 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 X 12
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 9
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 X 7
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 1 3 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 X 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 11

Draw 7

Thursday, March 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 X 14
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8
 British Columbia (Tucker) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 10
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 X 13
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3

Draw 8

Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 3 X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 X 11
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 9
 Ontario (Savage) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 10

Draw 9

Friday, March 9, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 6
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 X 12
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 7
 British Columbia (Tucker) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 X 11
 Quebec (Moon) 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 10

Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 5 1 0 2 4 1 5 0 X X 18
 British Columbia (Tucker) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 0 X 13
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 14
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 3 2 X 17
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 9
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5

Draw 11

Saturday, March 10, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 8
 Quebec (Moon) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 X 7
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 11
 British Columbia (Tucker) 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 X 12
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 X 10

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[7]

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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.[8][7]

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References

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    "Brier by the Numbers: Brier Records 1927 to Present" (PDF). Soudog's Curling History Site. March 12, 2007. p. 9.
  2. [2]
    The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 121
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    The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 122
  4. [4]
    "Macdonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. [5]
    "1973 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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    "Brier draw". Edmonton Journal. Newspapers.com. March 5, 1973. p. 45. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. [7]
    BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
  8. [8]
    "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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