1963 Macdonald Brier
Host cityBrandon, Manitoba
ArenaWheat City Arena
DatesMarch 4–8
Attendance42,113
WinnerSaskatchewan
Curling clubRegina CC, Regina
SkipErnie Richardson
ThirdArnold Richardson
SecondGarnet Richardson
LeadMel Perry
« 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.[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] 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.[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.

Teams

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

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
SaskatchewanErnie Richardson919674
 British ColumbiaGlen Harper829965
AlbertaJimmy Shields829567
OntarioRobert Mann648173
Northern OntarioDouglas Gathercole648171
Prince Edward IslandDouglas Cameron558185
 Nova ScotiaIan Baird468380
New BrunswickDon Mix377898
 ManitobaHersh Lerner3784113
 QuebecWilliam Kent377794
 NewfoundlandJohn Pike1960118

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC-06:00)[5]

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
Player percentages
Alberta Saskatchewan
Fred Storey65% Mel Perry73%
Ron Baker80% Sam Richardson74%
Ron Northcott83% Arnold Richardson74%
Jimmy Shields70% Ernie Richardson78%
Total[3] Total[3]
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

References

  1. ↑ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "1963 Tabbed 'Alpine' Brier". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Shields Joins 'The Club'". Edmonton Journal. newspapers.com. March 9, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "1963 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  5. ↑ "PEI, Manitoba Play Shields Today". The Calgary Herald. newspapers.com. March 4, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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