1973 Macdonald Brier
Host cityEdmonton, Alberta
ArenaKlondike Gardens
DatesMarch 5–11
Attendance37,575
Winner Saskatchewan
Curling clubRegina CC, Regina
SkipHarvey Mazinke
ThirdBill Martin
SecondGeorge Achtymichuk
LeadDan Klippenstein
« 1972
1974 »

The 1973 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 5 to 11, 1973 at the Klondike Gardens[1] in Edmonton, Alberta. The total attendance for the week was 37,575.

The event was memorable for having particularly bad ice conditions, considered by some as the "worst (Brier ice) ever manufactured". There was a great thickness of frost on the ice, which was also dotted by tiny pools of water.[2]

Despite not being considered favorites, Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Harvey Mazinke adapted best to the poor ice conditions and captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 9–1 record. This was Saskatchewan's sixth Brier title overall and the only title that Mazinke skipped.

Mazinke's rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1973 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in Regina, Saskatchewan where they won the silver medal.

This was the first Brier in which teams were allowed to concede games before all ends were complete as long as ten ends were played.[3]

Saskatchewan's 7–5 victory over Manitoba in Draw 5 was the fourth time in Brier history in which a game went into a second extra end. The other three instances were in 1955 and twice in 1965.

The Draw 7 matchup between New Brunswick and Northern Ontario saw five consecutive blank ends beginning in the fourth end, setting a then Brier record for most consecutive blank ends in one game.[4] This remains a Macdonald era record (until 1979) and wouldn't be broken in any Brier until 1989.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:[5]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Fairview CC, Fairview

Fourth: Mel Watchorn
Skip: Jim Fox
Second: Terry Watchorn
Lead: Merv Watchorn

Richmond WC, Richmond

Skip: Jack Tucker
Third: Bernie Sparkes
Second: Jim Armstrong
Lead: Gerry Peckham

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Danny Fink
Third: Rod Hunter
Second: Jim Pettapiece
Lead: John Hunter

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
CFB Curtis Park CC, Chatham

Skip: Louis Dugre
Third: Joe Klein
Second: Dave Romkey
Lead: Doug Wiggins

Carol CC, Labrador City

Skip: Jim Ward
Third: Mike Brennan
Second: Dick Narduzzi
Lead: Jim Noble

Sudbury CC, Sudbury

Skip: Don Harry
Third: Morley Harry
Second: Peter Wong
Lead: Art Mousseau

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Peter Hope
Third: Jim Florian
Second: Gene Mattatall
Lead: Bob Margeson

Scarboro G&CC, Scarborough

Skip: Paul Savage
Third: Bob Thompson
Second: Ed Werenich
Lead: Ron Green

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Bob Dillon
Third: Doug Cameron
Second: John Fortier
Lead: Merrill Wiginton

Quebec Saskatchewan
Caledonia CC, Westmount

Skip: Dave Moon
Third: Andre Emong
Second: Ken Graham
Lead: Claude Coursol

Regina CC, Regina

Skip: Harvey Mazinke
Third: Bill Martin
Second: George Achtymichuk
Lead: Dan Klippenstein

Round Robin standings

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
 SaskatchewanHarvey Mazinke918858
 OntarioPaul Savage649384
 Nova ScotiaPeter Hope649072
 British ColumbiaJack Tucker558992
 AlbertaMel Watchorn559581
 New BrunswickLouis Dugre556676
 Prince Edward IslandBob Dillon557792
 NewfoundlandJim Ward4675107
 ManitobaDanny Fink469589
 QuebecDave Moon379091
 Northern OntarioDon Harry377389

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).[5][6]

Draw 1

Monday, March 5, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4
 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 10
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 12
 Quebec (Moon) 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 10
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 7

Draw 2

Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 2 11
 Ontario (Savage) 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 X 16
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X X 4
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 X X 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 9
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 7

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
 British Columbia (Tucker) 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 10
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 X 6
 Quebec (Moon) 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 6
 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 X 10

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8
 Quebec (Moon) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 X 10
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 7
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 8
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 X X 10

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 6
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 X 15
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
 Ontario (Savage) 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 10
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 9
 Ontario (Savage) 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 X 12
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 9
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 X 7
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 1 3 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 X 14
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 11

Draw 7

Thursday, March 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 X 14
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8
 British Columbia (Tucker) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 10
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 X 13
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3

Draw 8

Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 3 X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Newfoundland (Ward) 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 X 11
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8
 Alberta (Watchorn) 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
 British Columbia (Tucker) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 9
 Ontario (Savage) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 10

Draw 9

Friday, March 9, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Manitoba (Fink) 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 6
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 X 12
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 7
 British Columbia (Tucker) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 X 11
 Quebec (Moon) 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 10

Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 5 1 0 2 4 1 5 0 X X 18
 British Columbia (Tucker) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 0 X 13
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Quebec (Moon) 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 14
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 3 2 X 17
 Newfoundland (Ward) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 9
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5

Draw 11

Saturday, March 10, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Watchorn) 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 8
 Quebec (Moon) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Dillon) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
 New Brunswick (Dugre) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Mazinke) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 X 7
 Northern Ontario (Harry) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Hope) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 11
 British Columbia (Tucker) 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 X 12
 Manitoba (Fink) 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 X 10

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[7]

PositionNameTeam
SkipHarvey Mazinke Saskatchewan
ThirdBill Martin Saskatchewan
SecondDave Romkey New Brunswick
LeadRon Green Ontario

Ross G.L. Harstone Award

The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.[8][7]

NameTeamPosition
Mel Watchorn AlbertaSkip

References

  1. "Brier by the Numbers: Brier Records 1927 to Present" (PDF). Soudog's Curling History Site. March 12, 2007. p. 9.
  2. The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 121
  3. The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 122
  4. "Macdonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "1973 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. "Brier draw". Edmonton Journal. Newspapers.com. March 5, 1973. p. 45. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
  8. "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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