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1931 Macdonald Brier

{{Short description|Canadian men's curling championship}}

{{Infobox curling

| Name = 1931 Macdonald Brier

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = Toronto, Ontario

| Arena = Granite Curling Club

| Dates = March 3–5

| Winner = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}}

| Curling club = Stratchcona CC, Winnipeg

| Skip = Bob Gourley

| Third = Ernest Pollard

| Second = Arnold Lockerbie

| Lead = Ray Stewart

| Alternate =

| Coach =

| Finalist =

| prev = {{Brier|1930}}

| next = {{Brier|1932}}

}}

The 1931 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 5, 1931 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario.[https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=362 1931 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone]

Team Manitoba, skipped by Bob Gourley, captured the Brier Tankard with a round robin record of 8-1. This was Manitoba's fourth consecutive Brier championship. A tiebreaker game was played to determine the runner-up as both Ontario and Toronto finished the round robin with 6-3 records. Ontario defeated Toronto in an extra end 13-12 to finish runner-up.

This was the last Brier to feature Montreal and Toronto as their own teams.

The 1931 Brier was one of only two Briers (the other being {{Brier|1932}}) to feature no ends that were blanked.{{Cite web|url=https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/records|title = MacDonald Brier Records - Curling Canada Stats Archive}} This Brier also set the record at the time for the most extra ends played in a single Brier with six (five in the round robin plus the runner-up tiebreaker playoff).

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1931|title = 1931 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415164330/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1931 |archive-date=2022-04-15}}

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!bgcolor=#0033FF width=200|{{font color|white|Alberta}}

!style="background:#FFCC33; width:200px;"|Manitoba

!bgcolor=#800080 width=200|{{font color|white|Montreal}}

!bgcolor=#000000 width=200|{{font color|#FFFF00|New Brunswick}}

!style="background:#009900; width:200px;"|Northern Ontario

Red Deer CC, Red Deer

Skip: Robert Welliver

Third: Joe LaFrance

Second: Jack Fulton

Lead: George Lindsay

|Strathcona CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Bob Gourley

Third: Ernest Pollard

Second: Arnold Lockerbie

Lead: Ray Stewart

|Montreal GCA, Montreal

Skip: William Brown

Third: Art Condie

Second: Rob Braithwaite

Lead: Harry Walker

|Bathurst CC, Bathurst

Skip: Nicholas Thibodeau

Third: Joseph Connolly

Second: Daniel Connolly

Lead: John Kennah

|Sault Ste. Marie CC, Sault Ste. Marie

Skip: John Nicholson

Third: James Shaw

Second: George Murr

Lead: Lloyd Mason

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!bgcolor=#0080C0 width=200|{{font color|white|Nova Scotia}}

!bgcolor=#FF0000 width=200|Ontario

!style="background:#008080; width:200px;"|{{font color|white|Quebec}}

!bgcolor=#009900 width=200|{{font color|gold|Saskatchewan}}

!bgcolor=#004080 width=200|{{font color|white|Toronto}}

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Henry McLeod

Third: Charles Durrant

Second: Frank Arthur

Lead: H.W. Gates

|The Granite Club, Toronto

Skip: Ed Brower

Third: John Rennie

Second: John Brower

Lead: Robert Hamilton

|Caledonia CC, Montreal

Skip: Peter Lyall

Third: Ormiston Roy

Second: Howard Stewart

Lead: John Roy

|Saskatoon CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Jack Miller

Third: Bill McArter

Second: Bert Barbour

Lead: Percy Young{{cite news|title=One Curler Short, Hub Skip Rallies to Beat Cochran|date=February 12, 1931|page=16|newspaper=Regina Leader-Post|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99887823/the-leader-post/|accessdate=April 16, 2022}}

|Barrie CC, Barrie

Skip: Selvin Meredith

Third: A.D. Simon

Second: Charles Beelby

Lead: Albert Simon

Round Robin standings

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colspan=2|Key
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|align=left|Brier champion

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|align=left|Teams to Tiebreaker

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!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|Team

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="140"|Skip

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="15"|W

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="15"|L

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="15"|PF

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="15"|PA

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|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Manitoba|1905}}

style="text-align:left;"| Bob Gourley8113885
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|style="text-align:left;"| Ontario

style="text-align:left;"| Ed Brower6311173
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|style="text-align:left;"| Toronto

style="text-align:left;"| Selvin Meredith6310088
style="text-align:left;"| Saskatchewanstyle="text-align:left;"| Jack Miller5410789
style="text-align:left;"| Albertastyle="text-align:left;"| Robert Welliver4599100
style="text-align:left;"| Northern Ontariostyle="text-align:left;"| John Nicholson4593102
style="text-align:left;"| Quebecstyle="text-align:left;"| Peter Lyall4586104
style="text-align:left;"| Montrealstyle="text-align:left;"| William Brown3683113
style="text-align:left;"| New Brunswickstyle="text-align:left;"| Nicholas Thibodeau368496
style="text-align:left;"| {{NS}}style="text-align:left;"| Henry McLeod2775126

Round Robin results

=Draw 1=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Montreal (Brown)

|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0| |5

| team2 = Ontario (Brower)

|4|2|0|1|0|2|1|0|1|2|0|1| |14

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Quebec (Lyall)

|0|0|2|0|0|4|0|1|2|1|0|1| |11

| team2 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|1|3|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0| |9

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|2|2|3|0|1|0|4|0|4|0|0|0| |16

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|0|0|0|2|0|4|0|2|0|2|1|1| |12

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Alberta (Welliver)

|0|2|0|0|1|3|0|5|0|3|0|1| |15

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|2|0|1|2|0|0|1|0|3|0|2|0| |11

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|0|0|0|0|3|0|0|4|2|0|0|0| |9

| team2 = Toronto (Meredith)

|3|1|1|1|0|2|1|0|0|3|2|4| |18

}}

=Draw 2=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|2|0|0|3|0|2|5|0|2|0|2|0| |16

| team2 = Alberta (Welliver)

|0|1|3|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|3| |11

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|4|1|0|0|3|1|1|1|0|3|0|2| |16

| team2 = Ontario (Brower)

|0|0|2|2|0|0|0|0|3|0|1|0| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|2|3|1|0|1|2|1|0|0|2|1|1| |14

| team2 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|0|0|0|3|0|0|0|2|1|0|0|0| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Toronto (Meredith)

|0|1|0|1|1|2|1|0|2|2|0|0| |10

| team2 = Montreal (Brown)

|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|2|3| |9

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Quebec (Lyall)

|0|4|3|1|0|0|0|1|3|1|1|4| |18

| team2 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|2|0|0|0|3|1|2|0|0|0|0|0| |8

}}

=Draw 3=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Alberta (Welliver)

|0|1|0|1|3|3|1|0|0|3|0|1| |13

| team2 = Montreal (Brown)

|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|3|1|0|3|0| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Toronto (Meredith)

|1|1|2|1|0|2|1|0|1|1|0|0| |10

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|3| |7

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|2|2|0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0|1|0| |11

| team2 = Ontario (Brower)

|0|0|1|2|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2| |9

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|2|0|2|0|2|1|1|3|4|0|4|0| |19

| team2 = Quebec (Lyall)

|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|2|0|1|0|0|0|1|2|1|0|2|X| |9

| team2 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|0|1|0|1|2|1|0|0|0|1|0|X| |6

}}

=Draw 4=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Ontario (Brower)

|2|0|0|1|0|3|1|2|3|0|2|0| |14

| team2 = Alberta (Welliver)

|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|3|0|1| |7

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|1|3|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|2|1 |9

| team2 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|0|0|1|1|0|2|1|1|1|0|1|0|0 |8

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|3|0|1|1|0|3|0|0|1|0|1|0|1 |11

| team2 = Toronto (Meredith)

|0|2|0|0|3|0|2|1|0|1|0|1|0 |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|0|0|0|0|2|4|0|2|2|2|0|0| |12

| team2 = Quebec (Lyall)

|1|1|1|2|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|4| |11

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Montreal (Brown)

|3|0|0|1|0|1|2|1|0|0|0|1|1 |10

| team2 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|2|2|0|0 |9

}}

=Draw 5=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Montreal (Brown)

|7|1|1|1|0|0|2|2|0|0|0|1| |15

| team2 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|0|0|0|0|2|1|0|0|1|3|1|0| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|3|0|2|0|0|1|1|1|1|2|1|X| |15

| team2 = Toronto (Meredith)

|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|X| |7

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Ontario (Brower)

|1|4|0|2|3|1|0|2|1|1|1|1| |17

| team2 = Quebec (Lyall)

|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0| |2

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|0|0|0|0|4|3|1|1|0|1|0|1| |11

| team2 = Alberta (Welliver)

|1|1|2|2|0|0|0|0|2|0|2|0| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|0|2|2|0|1|0|1|1|0|2|1|1| |11

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|4|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|3|0|0|0| |10

}}

=Draw 6=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Montreal (Brown)

|0|1|0|0|3|2|0|2|4|0|1|1| |14

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|2|0|1|2|0|0|1|0|0|4|0|0| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Toronto (Meredith)

|5|1|1|0|4|1|1|0|1|0|1|0| |15

| team2 = Quebec (Lyall)

|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|4|0|3|0|2| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|1|0|1|3|0|0|3|0|2|0|4|0| |14

| team2 = Alberta (Welliver)

|0|1|0|0|1|1|0|4|0|1|0|1| |9

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|2|1|6|0|2|4|0|1|1|0|0|0| |17

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|2| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Ontario (Brower)

|2|0|1|1|0|2|1|2|0|2|2|X| |13

| team2 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |3

}}

=Draw 7=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|1|0|0|1|0|2|2|0|3|0|2|1| |12

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|0|2|4|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|0| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Ontario (Brower)

|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|1|0|1|1|1|2 |11

| team2 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|4|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|0 |9

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Toronto (Meredith)

|2|3|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|2|2|1| |13

| team2 = Alberta (Welliver)

|0|0|1|0|1|0|4|2|0|0|0|0| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|1|0|0|0|6|0|0|2|0|5|0|2| |16

| team2 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|0|3|1|2|0|3|1|0|2|0|2|0| |14

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Quebec (Lyall)

|2|0|0|3|0|0|0|1|2|2|3|X| |13

| team2 = Montreal (Brown)

|0|1|1|0|1|2|1|0|0|0|0|X| |6

}}

=Draw 8=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|0|4|1|5|0|5|0|1|1|0|0|5| |22

| team2 = Montreal (Brown)

|1|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Alberta (Welliver)

|3|1|2|3|2|0|1|0|3|1|1|0| |17

| team2 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|0|0|0|0|0|3|0|2|0|0|0|1| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Quebec (Lyall)

|0|1|3|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|2| |10

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|1|0|0|3|3|0|1|0|1|0|0|0| |9

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|0|4|1|0|0|3|0|1|0|1|0|1| |11

| team2 = Toronto (Meredith)

|1|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Ontario (Brower)

|4|0|4|0|1|0|0|3|0|2|0|X| |14

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|0|1|0|1|0|1|2|0|1|0|1|X| |7

}}

=Draw 9=

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = New Brunswick (Thibodeau)

|1|2|2|1|2|0|2|0|3|0|0|0| |13

| team2 = {{flag|Manitoba|1905}} (Gourley)

|0|0|0|0|0|3|0|1|0|2|2|2| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Toronto (Meredith)

|2|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|2|0|3|2 |13

| team2 = Ontario (Brower)

|0|1|0|2|0|0|5|0|2|0|1|0|0 |11

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Nicholson)

|1|1|0|0|1|0|2|4|2|3|0|0| |14

| team2 = Montreal (Brown)

|0|0|3|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|2|1| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Alberta (Welliver)

|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|2|1|1|1|1| |9

| team2 = Quebec (Lyall)

|1|0|0|2|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|0| |5

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Miller)

|1|2|0|6|1|0|3|0|3|1|1|0| |18

| team2 = {{NS}} (McLeod)

|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|3| |6

}}

Tiebreaker

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Ontario (Brower)

|3|0|2|0|3|0|0|0|0|0|4|0|1 |13

| team2 = Toronto (Meredith)

|0|1|0|1|0|3|2|1|1|2|0|1|0 |12

}}

References

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{{Canadian Men's Curling Championships}}

Macdonald Brier, 1931

Macdonald Brier, 1931

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Macdonald Brier

Macdonald Brier

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