The 1936 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 5, 1936 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario.[1] This was the first Brier in which teams from British Columbia and Prince Edward Island would participate, increasing the field from 8 to 10 teams. This arrangement remained until 1951 when Newfoundland was added to the Brier field.
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Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Ken Watson, captured the Brier Tankard with a round robin record of 8-1. This was Manitoba's seventh Brier championship overall and the first of three titles for Watson as a skip. A tiebreaker game was played to determine the runner-up as both Team Alberta and Team New Brunswick finished the round robin with 7-2 records. Alberta defeated New Brunswick 8-6 in the tiebreaker to finish runner-up.
Watson's rink also set a Brier record for most points scored in a tournament (142) which still stands as of 2024. Watson and his rink steamrolled through the competition thanks to their long slides, which caused controversy at the competition. Up until then, most curlers delivered their stones with a foot still in the hack, however the Watson rink slid out from the hack.[2] Despite their dominance, they did not claim the Brier title until their final round robin game against New Brunswick. With both teams having identical 7–1 records at the time, the match attracted the largest Brier crowd in history up to that point. The game was fairly lacklustre, however the last end was not. Watson had to draw against three New Brunswick stones on his last rock to claim the championship.[3]
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
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| Alberta |
British Columbia |
Manitoba |
New Brunswick |
Northern Ontario |
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| Granite CC, Edmonton
Skip: George Wanless
Third: Billy Rose
Second: Dave Ritchie
Lead: William Murray |
Vancouver CC, Vancouver
Skip: William Whalen Sr.
Third: William Whalen Jr.
Second: J.W. Nation
Lead: W.R. Broatch |
Strathcona CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Ken Watson
Third: Grant Watson
Second: Marvin MacIntyre
Lead: Charles Kerr |
Campbellton CC, Campbellton
Skip: Reginald Shives
Third: Earl Mowatt
Second: Frederick J. McRae
Lead: Harold Perley |
Haileybury CC, Haileybury
Skip: Emmett Smith
Third: Daniel Millar
Second: William Beecroft
Lead: Melvin Robb |
| Nova Scotia |
Ontario |
Prince Edward Island |
Quebec |
Saskatchewan |
| Halifax CC, Halifax
Skip: Murray Macneill
Third: J.R. Murphy
Second: Charles Burchell
Lead: A.L. Harrington |
Sarnia CC, Sarnia
Skip: Hector Cowan
Third: William McCart
Second: Alex Hayes
Lead: Murray Chilton |
Montague CC, Montague
Skip: James McIntyre
Third: C.K. Wightman
Second: R.W. Beck
Lead: I.A. Younker |
Victoria CC, Quebec City
Skip: C.B. Bignell
Third: Gordon Ross Jr.
Second: K.O. Baptist
Lead: Lionel Roy |
Regina CC, Regina
Skip: Leslie Youngson
Third: David Clayton
Second: Charles Gardner Jr.
Lead: C.A. McNevin |
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Draw 1
| Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
 Manitoba (Watson) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
| Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Saskatchewan (Youngson) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
 Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
Draw 2
| Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Manitoba (Watson) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| New Brunswick (Shives) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
| Saskatchewan (Youngson) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| British Columbia (Whalen) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
| Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Prince Edward Island (McIntyre) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
Draw 3
| Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
| Prince Edward Island (McIntyre) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
| Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Draw 4
| Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| New Brunswick (Shives) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
| Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
| Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
Draw 5
| Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
| Saskatchewan (Youngson) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Manitoba (Watson) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
23 |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
Draw 6
| Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
| New Brunswick (Shives) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
| Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| British Columbia (Whalen) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
| Saskatchewan (Youngson) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
| Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Prince Edward Island (McIntyre) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
| Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Draw 7
| Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Saskatchewan (Youngson) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
| Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| British Columbia (Whalen) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
Draw 8
| Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Saskatchewan (Youngson) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
| Manitoba (Watson) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
| Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| New Brunswick (Shives) |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
| Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Draw 9
| Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Saskatchewan (Youngson) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Ontario (Cowan) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
| Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
| British Columbia (Whalen) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Quebec (Bignell) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Alberta (Wanless) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| New Brunswick (Shives) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
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