1963 Macdonald Brier

1963 Macdonald Brier
Host cityBrandon, Manitoba
ArenaWheat City Arena
DatesMarch 4–8
Attendance42,113
WinnerSaskatchewan
Curling clubRegina CC, Regina
SkipErnie Richardson
ThirdArnold Richardson
SecondGarnet Richardson
LeadMel Perry
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The 1963 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 4 to 8, 1963 at the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba. A total of 42,113 fans attended the event.[1]

Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Ernie Richardson captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9–1 record. This would be Saskatchewan's fifth Brier championship and the fourth one in five years that Richardson had skipped. Unlike their previous three Brier championships, the Richardson rink won with a different lead as Mel Perry replaced Ernie's cousin, Wes Richardson due to back issues.

The championship was essentially decided in the penultimate 10th draw, when Saskatchewan (with a 7–1 record at the time) played against Alberta (8–1). The 10th draw drew a capacity crowd of 4,211, with fans lining up hours before the draw in sub-zero temperatures to claim the last remaining seats.[2] In the game, Alberta took a 5–4 lead after six ends. However, Saskatchewan scored a three-ender in the seventh, when Ernie Richardson made a precise angle take-out with back ring weight around a guard. Alberta skip Jimmy Shields was heavy on both his draws in the ninth end, missing a chance to score two. He over compensated in the 10th end, coming up short on his final draw, with Saskatchewan ending up scoring two, to take a 7–5 lead. In the 11th end, Shields was forced to draw against three on his last rock, and came up short again, giving up a steal of three, to go down 10–5. Alberta scored three in the final end, but it wasn't enough, losing to Saskatchewan by a final score of 10–8. With Alberta having the bye in the final draw, Saskatchewan still had to win their final match against Prince Edward Island to claim the championship, which they did 10–4.[3]

This was also the fourth instance in which a skip had won back-to-back Brier championships and the second time that Richardson had done so as he previously achieved this in 1959 and 1960. As of 2022, Richardson is the only skip to win back-to-back Briers on two separate occasions.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Calgary CC, Calgary

Skip: Jimmy Shields
Third: Ron Northcott
Second: Ron Baker
Lead: Fred Storey

Duncan CC, Duncan

Skip: Glen Harper
Third: Harvey Hodge
Second: Gary Merrett
Lead: Vernon Kaspick

Maple Leaf CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Hersh Lerner
Third: Coleman Staniloff
Second: Robert Lemecha
Lead: Allan Dudar

Beaver CC, Moncton

Skip: Don Mix
Third: Raymond Gingles
Second: Robert Boby
Lead: James Macelwain

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls

Skip: John Pike
Third: Roy Baker
Second: Denzelo Goodyear
Lead: Ronald Hovey

Copper Cliff CC, Copper Cliff

Skip: Doug Gathercole
Third: Lawrence Sauve
Second: Bernard LeClair
Lead: Arthur Dubery

Glooscap CC, Kentville

Skip: Ian Baird
Third: Donald Campbell
Second: Duncan Smith
Lead: Morris Kennie

Hanover CC, Hanover

Skip: Robert Mann
Third: Kenneth Buchan
Second: Keith Munro
Lead: Richard Palmer

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Douglas Cameron
Third: George Dillon
Second: Allison Saunders
Lead: Arnold Llewellyn

Heather CC, Westmount

Skip: William Kent
Third: Douglas Wood
Second: Ronald Fellows
Lead: Keith Sproule

Regina CC, Regina

Skip: Ernie Richardson
Third: Arnold Richardson
Second: Garnet Richardson
Lead: Mel Perry

Round-robin standings

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson 9 1 96 74
British Columbia Glen Harper 8 2 99 65
Alberta Jimmy Shields 8 2 95 67
Ontario Robert Mann 6 4 81 73
Northern Ontario Douglas Gathercole 6 4 81 71
Prince Edward Island Douglas Cameron 5 5 81 85
Nova Scotia Ian Baird 4 6 83 80
New Brunswick Don Mix 3 7 78 98
Manitoba Hersh Lerner 3 7 84 113
Quebec William Kent 3 7 77 94
Newfoundland John Pike 1 9 60 118

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC-06:00)[5]

Draw 1

Monday, March 4 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 3 3 1 1 16
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 13
New Brunswick (Mix) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Shields) 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 10
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Mann) 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 11
Quebec (Kent) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Pike) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
Nova Scotia (Baird) 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 13

Draw 2

Monday, March 4 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
British Columbia (Harper) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 10
Quebec (Kent) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Nova Scotia (Baird) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 11
New Brunswick (Mix) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
Ontario (Mann) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Shields) 3 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 18
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 7

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 5 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mix) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 11
Manitoba (Lerner) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Alberta (Shields) 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Harper) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Nova Scotia (Baird) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7
Ontario (Mann) 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 5 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 10
Ontario (Mann) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mix) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3
Alberta (Shields) 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Nova Scotia (Baird) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 9
British Columbia (Harper) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 13
Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Quebec (Kent) 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 8
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 6 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
British Columbia (Harper) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Mann) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Alberta (Shields) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 11
Newfoundland (Pike) 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Quebec (Kent) 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 8
Nova Scotia (Baird) 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
New Brunswick (Mix) 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 14
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 6 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Quebec (Kent) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Harper) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 4 2 14
Alberta (Shields) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mix) 2 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 14
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 10
Ontario (Mann) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Nova Scotia (Baird) 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 7

Draw 7

Thursday, March 7 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Harper) 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 11
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Shields) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
Quebec (Kent) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7
New Brunswick (Mix) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Ontario (Mann) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 9
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 8

Draw 8

Thursday, March 7 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Nova Scotia (Baird) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 7
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 0 3 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 14
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Shields) 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 10
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Harper) 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 7
Quebec (Kent) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Newfoundland (Pike) 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 9
Ontario (Mann) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 10

Draw 9

Thursday, March 7 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Nova Scotia (Baird) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Alberta (Shields) 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Harper) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 2 16
Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Quebec (Kent) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5
Manitoba (Lerner) 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 15
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mix) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 5
Ontario (Mann) 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 7
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 10

Draw 10

Friday, March 8 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 10
Alberta (Shields) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8
Player percentages
Alberta Saskatchewan
Fred Storey 65% Mel Perry 73%
Ron Baker 80% Sam Richardson 74%
Ron Northcott 83% Arnold Richardson 74%
Jimmy Shields 70% Ernie Richardson 78%
Total [3] Total [3]


Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mix) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 10
British Columbia (Harper) 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 9
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6
Nova Scotia (Baird) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Quebec (Kent) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 13
Newfoundland (Pike) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 8

Draw 11

Friday, March 8 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 11
Prince Edward Island (Cameron) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole) 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 13
Newfoundland (Pike) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Mann) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
British Columbia (Harper) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Lerner) 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 11
Nova Scotia (Baird) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Quebec (Kent) 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 11
New Brunswick (Mix) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6

References

  1. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "1963 Tabbed 'Alpine' Brier". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Shields Joins 'The Club'". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ "1963 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  5. ^ "PEI, Manitoba Play Shields Today". The Calgary Herald. newspapers.com. March 4, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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