1963 Macdonald Brier
1963 Macdonald Brier
Dates March 4–8
Attendance 42,113
Curling club Regina CC, Regina « 1962 1964
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.
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. 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.
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:
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 KaspickMaple Leaf CC, Winnipeg Skip: Hersh Lerner Third: Coleman Staniloff Second: Robert Lemecha Lead: Allan DudarBeaver CC , Moncton Skip: Don Mix Third: Raymond Gingles Second: Robert Boby Lead: James MacelwainNewfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls Skip: John Pike Third: Roy Baker Second: Denzelo Goodyear Lead: Ronald HoveyCopper Cliff CC, Copper Cliff Skip: Doug Gathercole Third: Lawrence Sauve Second: Bernard LeClair Lead: Arthur DuberyGlooscap CC, Kentville Skip: Ian Baird Third: Donald Campbell Second: Duncan Smith Lead: Morris KennieHanover CC, Hanover Skip: Robert Mann Third: Kenneth Buchan Second: Keith Munro Lead: Richard PalmerPrince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Douglas Cameron Third: George Dillon Second: Allison Saunders Lead: Arnold LlewellynHeather CC, Westmount Skip: William Kent Third: Douglas Wood Second: Ronald Fellows Lead: Keith SprouleRegina CC, Regina Skip: Ernie Richardson Third: Arnold Richardson Second: Garnet Richardson Lead: Mel Perry
Round-robin standings 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)
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
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
External links