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Curling competition at Toronto, Ontario
The 1928 Macdonald Brier Tankard , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held February 28[ 1] to March 2 at the Granite Club in Toronto .[ 2]
For the first time, a tiebreaker playoff would determine the Brier champion as Alberta , Manitoba , and Toronto all finished round robin play with 7–2 records. Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Gordon Hudson defeated both Toronto and Alberta in the playoff to win the Brier.
After a successful Brier in 1927 , the 1928 edition of the tournament was held again at the Granite Club in Toronto . For the first time, teams from Alberta , Manitoba , and Saskatchewan brought their own teams to the Brier. This increased the Brier field from 8 to 10 teams, which would last until 1931. In addition, regulation games would be shortened from 14 ends to 12 ends.
After a 7-0 start, it appeared that Team Manitoba would cruise to a Brier championship. But Manitoba would lose their last two games and finish in a three-way tie with Alberta and Toronto with 7-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between those three teams. The trustees of the event did not anticipate a three way tie, so had to scramble to devise a format to resolve it. They opted for a round robin between the three teams.[ 3] Manitoba defeated Alberta 12–7 in the first game, and then beat Toronto in the second game, 10–6 to claim the Brier Tankard. Alberta then beat Toronto 12–11 to finish in second place.[ 4]
The teams are listed as follows:[ 5]
Alberta
Manitoba
Montreal
New Brunswick
Northern Ontario
Rosetown CC , Rosetown, SK
Skip: Joe Heartwell
Third: Charles Taylor
Second: John Lang
Lead: Allan Duncan
Strathcona CC , Winnipeg
Skip: Gordon Hudson
Third: Sam Penwarden
Second: Ron Singbusch
Lead: Bill Grant
Granite CC , Montreal
Skip: William Hutchison
Third: N.D.McLeod
Second: T. Howard "Thane" Stewart
Lead: Roy Ormiston
Thistle CC , Saint John
Skip: Johnny Malcolm
Third: Bill Shaw
Second: John Trigg
Lead: Frank White
Sudbury CC , Sudbury
Skip: Albert Tobey
Third: Frank Muirhead
Second: Bob Morrison
Lead: Jim Scott
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Sydney CC , Sydney
Skip: Harry Stevenson
Third: Hugh Ross
Second: W.D. MacKay
Lead: J.B. Lynch
Granite CC , Toronto
Skip: Vic McWilliams
Third: Ed Brower
Second: John Brandon
Lead: Bob Hamilton
Victoria CC , Quebec City
Skip: S.G. Newton
Third: E.L. Altheer
Second: W.J. Banks
Lead: J.E. Purcell
Regina CC , Regina
Skip: W.L. McGillivray
Third: Fred Graham
Second: Ralph Teasdale
Lead: C.S. Pace
Lakeview CC , Toronto
Skip: Charlie Snow [ 6]
Third: Harvey Sproule
Second: Stu Graham
Lead: Thomas Dale
Round Robin standings [ edit ]
Round Robin results [ edit ]
Tuesday, February 28 (morning) [ 7]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Montreal (Hutchison)
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
7
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
4
1
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
2
3
15
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
8
Toronto (Snow)
3
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
3
3
0
0
14
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
7
Manitoba (Hudson )
4
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
11
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tobey)
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
8
Ontario (McWilliams)
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
3
0
3
1
14
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Heartwell)
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
0
1
13
Quebec (Newton)
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
7
Tuesday, February 28 (afternoon)
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Snow)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
X
3
Alberta (Heartwell)
1
0
3
2
1
2
1
0
2
3
0
X
15
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (McWilliams)
0
4
0
5
2
0
5
0
1
0
2
0
19
Montreal (Hutchison)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Newton)
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
2
11
Northern Ontario (Tobey)
1
0
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
14
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Hudson )
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
1
0
3
1
0
11
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
9
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
10
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Hudson )
1
3
0
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
17
Quebec (Newton)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Heartwell)
3
1
3
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
X
13
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
X
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
0
3
0
0
2
0
3
1
1
0
2
0
12
Ontario (McWilliams)
1
0
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Snow)
3
0
0
2
3
0
0
1
0
3
1
1
14
Montreal (Hutchison)
0
3
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
10
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tobey)
3
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
4
0
1
1
15
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
2
0
0
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Heartwell)
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
8
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
3
0
0
1
11
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
3
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
0
3
1
13
Quebec (Newton)
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
12
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Snow)
2
0
0
1
0
5
0
1
3
0
2
0
14
Ontario (McWilliams)
0
3
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
11
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
2
2
12
Montreal (Hutchison)
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
10
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Hudson )
2
1
0
2
0
3
0
0
3
1
1
1
14
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Heartwell)
1
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
3
2
0
1
14
Ontario (McWilliams)
0
0
0
4
0
0
4
1
0
0
2
0
11
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
3
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
2
0
0
2
18
Quebec (Newton)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tobey)
2
0
1
2
0
1
1
3
0
4
0
0
14
Montreal (Hutchison)
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
11
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Snow)
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
1
0
11
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
8
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Hudson )
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
4
0
0
14
Montreal (Hutchison)
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tobey)
3
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
11
Alberta (Heartwell)
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Snow)
0
0
1
0
3
0
4
1
0
3
0
4
16
Quebec (Newton)
3
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
1
0
2
4
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
12
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
2
2
1
0
11
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (McWilliams)
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
3
0
0
1
14
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
3
0
7
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Heartwell)
5
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
X
14
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
X
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Hudson )
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
1
2
0
2
12
Toronto (Snow)
0
2
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
7
2
0
0
6
20
Montreal (Hutchison)
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
7
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (McWilliams)
4
1
0
4
2
0
0
1
5
2
0
X
19
Quebec (Newton)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
X
6
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Heartwell)
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
9
Manitoba (Hudson )
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Newton)
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
12
Montreal (Hutchison)
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
4
0
0
2
10
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Snow)
1
3
3
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
3
1
16
Northern Ontario (Tobey)
0
0
0
3
0
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
5
0
11
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
2
10
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (McWilliams)
0
2
2
0
3
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
13
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
2
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
1
1
3
0
12
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Ontario (McWilliams)
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
9
Manitoba (Hudson )
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Snow)
3
0
1
0
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
12
New Brunswick (Malcolm)
0
4
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
11
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tobey)
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
3
11
Saskatchewan (McGillivray)
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
9
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Montreal (Hutchison)
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
9
Alberta (Heartwell)
0
1
3
0
2
0
1
2
0
3
0
1
13
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Stevenson)
3
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
11
Quebec (Newton)
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
10
Friday, March 2 [ 8]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Hudson )
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
1
12
Alberta (Heartwell)
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
7
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Hudson )
0
2
0
0
3
1
2
1
0
1
0
X
10
Toronto (Snow)
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
X
6
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Heartwell)
0
3
0
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
12
Toronto (Snow)
3
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
11
Provincial and territorial playdowns [ edit ]
^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search" .
^ 1928 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone
^ The Brier , by Bob Weeks , pg 29
^ "Manitoba Curlers Capture Macdonald Brier Tankard" . Winnipeg Tribune . March 3, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved April 22, 2022 .
^ "1928 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive" . Archived from the original on 2021-06-17.
^ The Brier , Bob Weeks , pg 26
^ "Manitoba and Alberta rinks twice winners" . Regina Leader-Post . February 29, 1928. Retrieved September 17, 2020 .
^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search" .
^ a b c d "Rinks all ready for Dominion Bonspiel" . Toronto Star . February 21, 1928. Retrieved October 8, 2023 .
^ Weeks, pg 28
^ "Lakeview Curlers Win Chief Trophy" . Windsor Star . January 16, 1928. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
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