Canadian men's curling championship
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] 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.
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 [ edit ] Round-robin results [ edit ] All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC-06:00 )[ 5]
Monday, March 4 3:00 PM
Sheet D
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Final
Ontario (Mann)2
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4
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1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
11
Quebec (Kent)
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0
1
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1
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Final
Newfoundland (Pike)
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2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
6
Nova Scotia (Baird)3
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
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6
0
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13
Monday, March 4 8:00 PM
Sheet B
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Final
British Columbia (Harper)0
2
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2
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0
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3
0
0
2
0
1
10
Quebec (Kent)
1
0
2
0
1
0
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3
0
9
Sheet C
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Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)0
0
1
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1
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1
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5
0
11
New Brunswick (Mix)
1
1
0
1
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1
6
Sheet D
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Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)
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0
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1
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1
0
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4
Ontario (Mann)0
1
0
2
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1
0
2
0
0
2
0
8
Sheet E
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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
Tuesday, March 5 9:30 AM
Sheet B
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Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)0
1
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3
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3
0
11
Manitoba (Lerner)
1
0
1
0
0
1
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3
0
1
7
Sheet C
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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 E
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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
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1
0
1
8
Tuesday, March 5 3:00 PM
Sheet C
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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 E
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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
Wednesday, March 6 3:00 PM
Sheet B
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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
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3
0
2
9
Sheet C
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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
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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
Wednesday, March 6 8:00 PM
Sheet C
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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
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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
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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
Thursday, March 7 9:30 AM
Sheet C
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Final
Alberta (Shields )0
1
0
0
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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
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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
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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
Thursday, March 7 3:00 PM
Sheet C
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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
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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
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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
Thursday, March 7 8:00 PM
Sheet A
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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 C
1
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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
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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
Friday, March 8 9:30 AM
Sheet C
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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 E
1
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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
Friday, March 8 3:00 PM
Sheet B
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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
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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
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4
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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
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4
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10
11
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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
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