The 1952 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 8, 1952 at Winnipeg Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg became the first Canadian city outside of Toronto to host a Brier more than once. A total of 12,500 fans attended the event.[1]

1952 Macdonald Brier
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaWinnipeg Amphitheatre
DatesMarch 3–8
Attendance12,500
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubFort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
SkipBilly Walsh
ThirdAl Langlois
SecondAndy McWilliams
LeadJohn Watson
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Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Billy Walsh became the second team to capture the Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play unbeaten with a 10–0 record. This was the thirteenth time that Manitoba had won the Brier and the eighth time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated. This would also be the first of two Briers won by Walsh, with his other championship coming in 1956.

This was the fifth and most recent Brier in which there were no games that went to an extra end.[2]

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Bassano CC, Bassano

Skip: Arthur Simpson
Third: Aubrey Gore
Second: Ronald MacLean
Lead: Norman Dalsto

Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Reg Stone
Third: Scotty Ross
Second: Maxwell Gordon
Lead: Douglas McGibney

Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Billy Walsh
Third: Al Langlois
Second: Andy McWilliams
Lead: John Watson

Fredericton CC, Fredericton

Skip: Victor Limerick
Third: Arthur Limerick
Second: Craig Cartwright
Lead: Richard Malloy

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
Corner Brook CC, Corner Brook

Skip: J.W. Tomelin
Third: Norman Hood
Second: Alexander Fisher
Lead: Austin Boyd

Kenora CC, Kenora

Skip: Jim Guy
Third: Jack Pike
Second: Leo Fregeau
Lead: Raymond Parnell

Truro CC, Truro

Skip: Henry Blanchard
Third: Avard Mann
Second: Edward Henry
Lead: Larry Hatfield

Peterborough CC, Peterborough

Skip: Ralph Clark
Third: Victor Brown
Second: Kenneth Bissett
Lead: Burritt Harrison

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Frank Hansen
Third: Christopher Gallant
Second: Charles Kydd
Lead: Harold McInnis

St. George CC, Westmount

Skip: Kenneth Weldon
Third: Ches McCance
Second: Joseph Hawkins
Lead: James Turney

Nipawin CC, Nipawin

Skip: Frank Hastings
Third: Nels Witherow
Second: Alvin Turner
Lead: Fritz Ostberg

Round-robin standings edit

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
  Manitoba Billy Walsh 10 0 98 67
Alberta Arthur Simpson 8 2 111 70
Ontario Ralph Clark 6 4 89 76
British Columbia Reg Stone 6 4 105 74
  Nova Scotia Henry Blanchard 6 4 101 80
New Brunswick Victor Limerick 5 5 83 79
  Quebec Kenneth Weldon 5 5 87 87
Saskatchewan Frank Hastings 4 6 71 86
Northern Ontario James Guy 3 7 81 95
  Newfoundland J.W. Tomelin 1 9 69 126
Prince Edward Island Frank Hansen 1 9 61 116

Round-robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
Alberta (Simpson) 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 2 0 3 6 1 23
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 9
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Clark) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
British Columbia (Stone) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Limerick) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 11
  Quebec (Weldon) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
Northern Ontario (Guy) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 7

Draw 2 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Simpson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Limerick) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
British Columbia (Stone) 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 9
Northern Ontario (Guy) 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 12
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 10
  Quebec (Weldon) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 7

Draw 3 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Limerick) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
Ontario (Clark) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 9
British Columbia (Stone) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Weldon) 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 10
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 12
Northern Ontario (Guy) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7

Draw 4 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Simpson) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 11
Northern Ontario (Guy) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Clark) 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 2 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 15
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 17
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
  Quebec (Weldon) 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 9

Draw 5 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4
Alberta (Simpson) 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 12
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 8
New Brunswick (Limerick) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Clark) 3 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 20
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
British Columbia (Stone) 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 18
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Weldon) 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 8
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 13

Draw 6 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Weldon) 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 11
Alberta (Simpson) 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 13
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 9
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Guy) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 10
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 8
New Brunswick (Limerick) 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Clark) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 9
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6

Draw 7 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Simpson) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 10
British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 3 1 0 14
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Clark) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 8
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
New Brunswick (Limerick) 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Guy) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
  Quebec (Weldon) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 11

Draw 8 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Simpson) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 10
Ontario (Clark) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 6
  Manitoba (Walsh) 1 1 2 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 11
New Brunswick (Limerick) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Stone) 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 9
Northern Ontario (Guy) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7
  Quebec (Weldon) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 9 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Simpson) 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 9
New Brunswick (Limerick) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 8
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Clark) 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 9
Northern Ontario (Guy) 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
British Columbia (Stone) 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 10

Draw 10 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
Alberta (Simpson) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Weldon) 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 11
British Columbia (Stone) 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Ontario (Clark) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Guy) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 7
New Brunswick (Limerick) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 8
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 11

Draw 11 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Simpson) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 10
Prince Edward Island (Hansen) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Guy) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
  Manitoba (Walsh) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Weldon) 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 8
Ontario (Clark) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Limerick) 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 9
Saskatchewan (Hastings) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Tomelin) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
  Nova Scotia (Blanchard) 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 11

References edit

  1. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "MacDonald Brier Records - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ "1952 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

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