1969 Macdonald Brier

1969 Macdonald Brier
1969 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Oshawa, Ontario
Arena	Oshawa Civic Auditorium
Dates	March 3–7
Attendance	28,446
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Calgary CC, Calgary
Skip	Ron Northcott
Third	Dave Gerlach
Second	Bernie Sparkes
Lead	Fred Storey
	« 1968 1970 »

The 1969 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held March 3–7 at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario.

The Ron Northcott rink representing Alberta won their third title, having gone undefeated. It was the first time a team had gone undefeated since 1957.^[2] It was also the 11th title for Alberta. Northcott became the fourth skip to ever win back-to-back Briers, joining Gordon Hudson, Matt Baldwin, and Ernie Richardson (twice).^{[citation needed]}

British Columbia were runners-up, with an impressive 9-1 record, which was usually good enough to win. Both Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island tied for third place at 7-3 records. It was tied for the best ever result for PEI, which also finished third the previous year.^[3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[4]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Ron Northcott Third: Dave Gerlach Second: Bernie Sparkes Lead: Fred Storey	Prince George CC, Prince George Skip: Kevin Smale Third: Peter Sherba Second: Bob McDonald Lead: Pat Carr	Maple Leaf CC, Winnipeg Skip: Bob Robinson Third: Al Shinfield Second: Len Easton Lead: Doug Strange
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Northern Ontario
Moncton CA, Moncton Skip: Harold Mabey Jr. Third: Ed Steeves Second: Harold Keith Lead: Grant MacMellon	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Bill Piercey Third: Frank M. Stent Second: Thomas A. Warren Lead: William C. Roy	Kenora CC, Kenora Skip: Terry Johnson Third: Jack Thompson Second: Grant Green Lead: Gordon Peterson
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Peter Hope Third: Gene Mattatall Second: Bob Margeson Lead: Reg Beaver	London CC, London Skip: Ken Buchan Third: Gary Weisz Second: Mitch Czaja Lead: Ross Guest	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Alan Smith Third: Doug Bell Second: Bob Dillon Lead: Merrill Wiggington
Quebec	Saskatchewan
CFB Bagotville CC, Chicoutimi Skip: Earl Carson Third: Doug Stuart Second: Alan R. Sully Lead: Ed Wood	Avonlea CC, Avonlea Skip: Bob Pickering Third: Garnet Campbell Second: Bob Thomas Lead: Gary Ford

Map of teams

Provincial Winners

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings:^[2]

Key
	Brier champion

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
Alberta	Ron Northcott	10	0	117	74
British Columbia	Kevin Smale	9	1	99	73
Prince Edward Island	Alan Smith	7	3	88	75
Saskatchewan	Bob Pickering	7	3	100	75
Quebec	Earl Carson	5	5	87	90
Northern Ontario	Terry Johnson	5	5	86	88
Manitoba	Rob Robinson	3	7	80	102
New Brunswick	Harold Mabey Jr.	3	7	77	94
Newfoundland	Bill Piercey	2	8	81	117
Nova Scotia	Peter Hope	2	8	81	107
Ontario	Ken Buchan	2	8	92	93

Round robin results

Draw 1

Monday, March 3^[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	12
Newfoundland (Piercey)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Robinson)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3
Alberta (Northcott)	3	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mabey)	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	8
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Carson)	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	10
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Smale)	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6
Ontario (Buchan)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4

Draw 2

Monday, March 3^[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Smale)	0	3	0	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	3	1	16
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	0	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Northcott)	2	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	10
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Carson)	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	8
New Brunswick (Mabey)	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Robinson)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	8
Newfoundland (Piercey)	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	1	11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	7
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	8

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 4^[6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Robinson)	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	8
British Columbia (Smale)	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	2	0	14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Northcott)	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	3	14
New Brunswick (Mabey)	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Buchan)	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	9
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	9
Newfoundland (Piercey)	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	11
Quebec (Carson)	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	7

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 4^[6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5
Quebec (Carson)	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Piercey)	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	8
New Brunswick (Mabey)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	1	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
British Columbia (Smale)	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Northcott)	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	1	3	0	2	0	15
Nova Scotia (Hope)	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Buchan)	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	7
Manitoba (Robinson)	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	8

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 5^[7]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	0	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	10
Manitoba (Robinson)	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mabey)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	6
British Columbia (Smale)	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	7
Alberta (Northcott)	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11
Ontario (Buchan)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	2	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Piercey)	1	0	2	0	3	2	0	1	0	2	1	X	12
Nova Scotia (Hope)	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	9

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 5^[7]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	2	0	11
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Piercey)	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	6
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Smale)	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	9
Nova Scotia (Hope)	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Carson)	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	6
Alberta (Northcott)	0	4	0	3	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mabey)	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	11
Ontario (Buchan)	1	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10

Draw 7

Thursday, March 6^[8]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mabey)	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Smale)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	6
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Carson)	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	12
Newfoundland (Piercey)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	10
Ontario (Buchan)	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Robinson)	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	8
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	9

Draw 8

Thursday, March 6^[8]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	6
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Robinson)	2	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	12
New Brunswick (Mabey)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Smale)	3	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	10
Quebec (Carson)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	1	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Buchan)	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	9
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Northcott)	0	3	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	6	16
Newfoundland (Piercey)	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	9

Draw 9

Thursday, March 6^[8]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	10
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	8
New Brunswick (Mabey)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Ontario (Buchan)	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	9
Quebec (Carson)	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	7
Manitoba (Robinson)	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Northcott)	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	9
British Columbia (Smale)	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	8

Draw 10

Friday, March 7^[9]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	2	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	12
Quebec (Carson)	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	11
Manitoba (Robinson)	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	0	2	0	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Buchan)	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	9
Alberta (Northcott)	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	5	2	0	2	16
Nova Scotia (Hope)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Piercey)	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	10
British Columbia (Smale)	0	2	0	2	0	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	13

Draw 11

Friday, March 7^[9]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Carson)	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	4	0	1	0	2	14
Manitoba (Robinson)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Prince Edward Island (Smith)	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	7
Northern Ontario (Johnson)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	8
Alberta (Northcott)	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Mabey)	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	11
Nova Scotia (Hope)	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Piercey)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	7
Ontario (Buchan)	3	2	2	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	16

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars:^[10]

Bernie Sparkes became the first player to be selected to the all-star team four times as he was selected the three previous years as well.

Position	Name	Team
Skip	Ron Northcott (3)	Alberta
Third	Pete Sherba	British Columbia
Second	Bernie Sparkes (4)	Alberta
Lead	Fred Storey (3)	Alberta

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.^[11]^[10]

Name	Team	Position
Bill Piercey	Newfoundland	Skip

References

↑ "Sports in short". Ottawa Citizen. February 10, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
1 2 "Northcott goes without a loss–third Brier win". Brandon Sun. March 8, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
↑ "Ron Northcott Displays Curling Powers; Wins Brier in Clutch". Calgary Herald. March 8, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
↑ "1969 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
1 2 "Quebec wins second". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-04. p. 37. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
1 2 "Brier results". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-05. p. 39. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
1 2 "Brier results". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-06. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
1 2 3 "Northcott only unbeaten skip at brier". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-07. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
1 2 "Northcott's rink finishes unbeaten". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-08. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
1 2 BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
↑ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

2017 Brier Media Guide: Brier Personnel 1927-2017
Results at Soudog Curling

External links

1969 MacDonald Brier on YouTube

[1] "Sports in short". Ottawa Citizen. February 10, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[CP-2] 1 2 "Northcott goes without a loss–third Brier win". Brandon Sun. March 8, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[3] "Ron Northcott Displays Curling Powers; Wins Brier in Clutch". Calgary Herald. March 8, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[4] "1969 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[MontGaz4-5] 1 2 "Quebec wins second". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-04. p. 37. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

[MontGaz5-6] 1 2 "Brier results". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-05. p. 39. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

[MontGaz6-7] 1 2 "Brier results". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-06. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

[MontGaz7-8] 1 2 3 "Northcott only unbeaten skip at brier". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-07. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

[MontGaz8-9] 1 2 "Northcott's rink finishes unbeaten". The Montreal Gazette. 1969-03-08. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

[Aw-AllSt-10] 1 2 BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS

[11] "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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