1967 Macdonald Brier

The 1967 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 6–10 at the Hull Arena in Hull, Quebec.^[2] The event was originally planned to be played at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, but it was later decided to hold the event across the Ottawa River in Hull as the Civic Centre was not going to be completed in time to host the event.^[1]

1967 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Hull, Quebec
Arena	Hull Arena
Dates	March 6–10
Attendance	26,174[1]
Winner	Ontario
Curling club	Parkway CC, Toronto
Skip	Alf Phillips Jr.
Third	John Ross
Second	Ron Manning
Lead	Keith Reilly
« 1966 1968 »

In the "Centennial" Brier, Team Ontario, who was skipped by 28 year old "Alfie" Phillips Jr. captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9–1 record. This was Ontario's third Brier championship and their first since 1939.^[3] This would also Phillips' only career Brier appearance. Manitoba and Saskatchewan finished tied for runner-up with 8–2 records as Manitoba defeated Saskatchewan in the final draw preventing a tiebreaker playoff.^[4]

Phillips' rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1967 Scotch Cup, which they took third.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[5]

Alberta	British Columbia[6]	Manitoba	New Brunswick
Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Ron Northcott Third: George Fink Second: Bernie Sparkes Lead: Fred Storey	Trail CC, Trail Skip: Buzz McGibney Third: Johnny Cameron Second: Tom Feeney Lead: Doug Feeney	Strathcona CC, Winnipeg Skip: Bruce Hudson Third: Richard Wright Second: Gordon Little Lead: Harold Martel	St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Charlie Sullivan Sr. Third: Dave Sullivan Second: Robert Devine Lead: Robert Arseneau
Newfoundland	Northern Ontario[7]	Nova Scotia[8]	Ontario
RCAF Goose Bay CC, Goose Bay Skip: Leonard Kalchak Third: Douglas Ellis Second: John Strugnell Lead: Duane Olson	Cobalt-Haileybury CC, Haileybury Skip: Bill Grozelle Third: Bob Grozelle Second: Jack Dunn Lead: George McIllwaine	Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Ron Franklin Third: Cork Corkum Second: John Oyler Lead: John Hawkins	Parkway CC, Toronto Skip: Alf Phillips Jr. Third: John Ross Second: Ron Manning Lead: Keith Reilly
Prince Edward Island[9]	Quebec	Saskatchewan[10]
Montague CC, Montague Skip: Ken MacDonald Third: Ken MacKenzie Second: Paul DesRoches Lead: Jack Murphy	Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Skip: Bruce Beveridge Third: Frederick Lunn Second: Charles Hayes Lead: Irvine Young	Elbow CC, Elbow Skip: Doug Wankel Third: Art Knudson Second: Gay Knudson Lead: Elmer Knudson

Round robin standings

Key
	Brier champion

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
Ontario	Alf Phillips Jr.	9	1	106	73
Manitoba	Bruce Hudson	8	2	89	64
Saskatchewan	Doug Wankel	8	2	98	60
Alberta	Ron Northcott	7	3	87	61
British Columbia	Buzz McGibney	5	5	89	83
Quebec	Bruce Beveridge	4	6	76	99
Nova Scotia	Ron Franklin	4	6	87	100
Prince Edward Island	Ken MacDonald	3	7	67	86
Northern Ontario	Bill Grozelle	3	7	75	83
Newfoundland	Leonard Kalchak	3	7	70	95
New Brunswick	Charlie Sullivan Sr.	1	9	64	104

Round robin results

Draw 1

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

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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (McGibney)	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	4	0	1	0	1	14
Nova Scotia (Franklin)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	7

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

Draw 2

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

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

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

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

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

Draw 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Phillips)	3	0	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	14
New Brunswick (Sullivan)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	7

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

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

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

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

Draw 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Newfoundland (Kalchak)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	7
Ontario (Phillips)	0	2	5	1	2	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	17

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (McGibney)	1	0	3	1	1	2	0	3	0	1	1	0	13
Quebec (Beveridge)	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	8

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

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

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

Draw 5

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

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

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

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

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

Draw 6

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

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

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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Wankel)	0	0	5	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	14
Nova Scotia (Franklin)	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5

Draw 7

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Sullivan)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5
Saskatchewan (Wankel)	2	2	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	15

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

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

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

Draw 8

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

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

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

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

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

Draw 9

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

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

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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Alberta (Northcott)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	7
Ontario (Phillips)	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	8

Draw 10

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

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

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

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

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

Draw 11

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

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

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

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

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

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.^[2]

Bernie Sparkes was the first curler to make an All-Star team more than once as he also made the team the previous year.

Position	Name	Team
Skip	Doug Wankel	Saskatchewan
Third	George Fink	Alberta
Second	Bernie Sparkes (2)	Alberta
Lead	Keith Reilly	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.^[11]

Name	Team	Position
Buzz McGibney	British Columbia	Skip

References

• Curling Canada: 1967 Macdonald Brier

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2. "The All-Stars". Ottawa Citizen. March 11, 1967. p. 18. Archived from the original on 2022-04-16. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
3. "Double shuffle pays off in Toronto Brier victory". Ottawa Citizen. March 11, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
4. "Alfie's Arm Will Be Sore". Ottawa Citizen. March 11, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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6. "British Columbia". Ottawa Citizen. March 6, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
7. "Northern Ontario". Ottawa Citizen. March 6, 1967. p. 20. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
8. "Nova Scotia". Ottawa Citizen. March 6, 1967. p. 20. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
9. "P.E.I." Ottawa Citizen. March 6, 1967. p. 19. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
10. "Saskatchewan". Ottawa Citizen. March 6, 1967. p. 21. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
11. "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links

• 1967 MacDonald Brier on YouTube