1971 Macdonald Brier

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1971 Macdonald Brier
Host cityQuebec City, Quebec
Arena
DatesMarch 1–6
Attendance8,501
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubGranite CC, Winnipeg
SkipDon Duguid
ThirdRod Hunter
SecondJim Pettapiece
LeadBryan Wood
Finalist Northern Ontario
« 1970
1972 »

The 1971 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 1–6 at the 2,800 seat in Quebec City, Quebec.

A blizzard hit the city late in the week, and was blamed for low attendance. One draw had to be cancelled due to the blizzard, and curlers had to be shuttled from the rink to their hotels on snowmobiles.[1]

After the round robin, three teams (Manitoba, Northern Ontario and Saskatchewan) were tied for first place with identical 8-3 records, forcing a playoff. Lots were drawn to determine the seeds, and Team Manitoba, won the draw and were given the bye into the final.[2] Northern Ontario's Bill Tetley rink won the first playoff match over Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering, but lost to a rested Team Manitoba in the final, 11-6. With the victory, skip Dale Duguid and his team of Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece and Bryan Wood became only the third rink to repeat at the Brier, having won the championship in 1970. The team went on to win the 1971 Air Canada Silver Broom World Championship, defending their title there as well.

After winning the 1971 World Championship, Duguid retired from competitive curling, and joined the CBC in 1972 as a curling commentator.[3]

Teams[]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
, Edmonton

Skip: Matt Baldwin
Third:
Second:
Lead:

, Prince George

Skip:
Third:
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Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Don Duguid
Third: Rod Hunter
Second: Jim Pettapiece
Lead: Bryan Wood

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
, Moncton

Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Bob Cole
Third:
Second:
Lead:

, Thunder Bay

Skip: Bill Tetley
Third:
Second:
Lead:

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
, Truro

Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:

, Don Mills

Skip:
Third:
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, Charlottetown

Skip:
Third:
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Quebec Saskatchewan
, Outremont

Skip:
Third:
Second:
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, Avonlea

Skip: Bob Pickering
Third: Garnet Campbell
Second:
Lead:

Round robin standings[]

Key
Teams to Tiebreak playoff
Province Skip W L
 Manitoba Don Duguid 8 2
 Northern Ontario Bill Tetley 8 2
 Saskatchewan Bob Pickering 8 2
 Alberta Matt Baldwin 5 5
 British Columbia 5 5
 Ontario 5 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Bob Cole 4 6
 Prince Edward Island 4 6
 New Brunswick 3 7
 Nova Scotia 3 7
 Quebec 2 8

Playoff[]

A two-round playoff was necessitated as three teams had tied for top spot in the event.[4]

Semifinal Final
      
 Manitoba 11
 Northern Ontario 5
 Northern Ontario 10
 Saskatchewan 9

References[]

  1. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 118
  2. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 119
  3. ^ The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 119
  4. ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
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