1955 Macdonald Brier

{{Infobox curling

| Name = 1955 Macdonald Brier

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = Regina, Saskatchewan

| Arena = Regina Stadium

| Dates = March 7–11

| Attendance = 51,725

| Winner = Saskatchewan

| Curling club = Avonlea CC, Avonlea

| Skip = Garnet Campbell

| Third = Don Campbell

| Second = Glen Campbell

| Lead = Lloyd Campbell

| Alternate =

| Coach =

| Finalist =

| prev = {{Brier|1954}}

| next = {{Brier|1956}}

}}

The 1955 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 7 to 11, 1955 at Regina Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. A total of 51,725 fans attended the event, which was a Brier record at the time.{{cite web |title=EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf |url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf |publisher=Curling Canada |access-date=25 April 2022 |pages=59 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203008/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf |url-status=live }}

Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Garnet Campbell won the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 10-0 record. This was Saskatchewan's first ever Brier championship and the ninth time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated.

Following their win, the Scottish pipers played "The Campbells Are Coming" in their honour at the closing ceremonies. Speakers at the closing ceremonies included William John Patterson, the province's lieutenant governor, Ross Harstone, Tankard trustee and David M. Stewart of Macdonald Tobacco. Premier Tommy Douglas presented silver trays to the members of the Campbell team. Douglas announced that they would be honoured by the government in the provincial legislature and presented with gifts.{{cite news|title=Avonlea rink gives Saskatchewan sweep|date=March 12, 1955|page=19|newspaper=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-phoenix/142822466/}}

The Draw 1 game between New Brunswick and Ontario was the first time that a Brier game went to a second extra end. The 14 ends were the most ends played in a game since the first Brier in 1927 when regulation games went 14 ends.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1955|title=1955 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive|access-date=2022-05-04|archive-date=2021-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509165305/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1955|url-status=live}}

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!bgcolor=#0033FF width=250|{{font color|white|Alberta}}

!style="background:#09f; width:250px;"|British Columbia

!style="background:#FFCC33; width:250px;"|Manitoba

!bgcolor=#000000 width=250|{{font color|#FFFF00|New Brunswick}}

Claresholm CC, Claresholm

Skip: Hugh Brown

Third: Oscar Markle

Second: C.L. Dodd

Lead: William Brown

|Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Reg Stone

Third: Roy Stone

Second: Douglas McGibney

Lead: Hunt McKay

|Strathcona CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Roy Forsythe

Third: Donald Lord

Second: Frank Muirhead

Lead: Donald Reid

|Edmundston CC, Edmundston

Skip: Edgar St. Pierre

Third: Walter Brebner

Second: James Coster

Lead: Eugene Abbis

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!style="background:#f57; width=200|Newfoundland

!style="background:#0c6; width:200px;"|Northern Ontario

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

!bgcolor=#FF0000 width=200|Ontario

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

Skip: Norman Rockwell

Third: Leonard Oliver

Second: Norman Pounder

Lead: Carmen Rockwell

|Granite CC, North Bay

Skip: Rudy Steski

Third: Robert Wyatt

Second: Owen Staples

Lead: Earl McCormick

|Truro CC, Truro

Skip: Gerald Glinz

Third: Avard Mann

Second: Frank Hoar

Lead: William Peters

|Royal Canadian CC, Toronto

Skip: Andrew Grant

Third: Walter Derrett

Second: Earl Hushagen

Lead: Ray Grant

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!style="background:#090; width:200px;"|Prince Edward Island

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

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

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Wendell MacDonald

Third: John Squarebriggs

Second: Andrew Likely

Lead: Elmer MacDonald

|C de C Jacques Cartier, Quebec City

Skip: Olivier Samson

Third: William MacDonald

Second: Gabriel Boivin

Lead: Aime Ouellet

|Avonlea CC, Avonlea

Skip: Garnet Campbell

Third: Don Campbell

Second: Glen Campbell

Lead: Lloyd Campbell

Round robin standings

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style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"\| \|align=left\|Brier champion

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|align=left|Brier champion

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bgcolor=#ffffcc \| Saskatchewan	Garnet Campbell	10	0	135	61
{{flag\|Manitoba\|1905}}	Roy Forsythe	9	1	105	70
Ontario	Andrew Grant	7	3	117	81
British Columbia	Reg Stone	6	4	99	93
Northern Ontario	Rudy Steski	6	4	109	76
{{NS}}	Gerald Glinz	5	5	95	111
Alberta	Hugh Brown	4	6	92	93
Prince Edward Island	Wendell MacDonald	4	6	83	98
New Brunswick	Edgar St. Pierre	2	8	86	122
{{QC}}	Olivier Samson	1	9	74	134
{{flag\|Newfoundland and Labrador\|1952\|name=Newfoundland}}	Norman Rockwell	1	9	71	127

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00){{cite web |title=Dominion curlers parade to opening |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101022805/the-leader-post/ |website=newspapers.com |publisher=The Regina Leader-Post |access-date=4 May 2022 |page=1 |date=March 7, 1955}}

=Draw 1=

Monday, March 7 3:00 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

|1|3|1|6|0|4|0|2|1|0|1|1| |20

| team2 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

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

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Alberta (Brown)

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

| team2 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox14

| sheet = E

| team1 = Ontario (Grant)

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

| team2 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

|0|0|0|0|0|0|4|1|1|3|0|3|0|0| |12

}}

=Draw 2=

Monday, March 7 8:00 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

|0|4|0|1|3|0|1|0|0|0|0|0| |9

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

|1|0|2|0|0|3|0|5|3|1|1|1| |17

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

| team2 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

|2|1|0|2|0|1|0|4|2|2|1|0| |15

| team2 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

|1|0|1|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|6|0| |11

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Alberta (Brown)

|0|3|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|1| |5

| team2 = Ontario (Grant)

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

}}

=Draw 3=

Tuesday, March 8 9:30 AM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Ontario (Grant)

|0|2|2|0|1|2|0|3|0|0|4|1| |15

| team2 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

| team2 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

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

| team2 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

| team2 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Alberta (Brown)

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

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

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

}}

=Draw 4=

Tuesday, March 8 2:30 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

|1|1|0|1|0|2|0|5|0|3|0|1| |14

| team2 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

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

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Ontario (Grant)

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

| team2 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Alberta (Brown)

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

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

| team2 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

}}

=Draw 5=

Wednesday, March 9 3:00 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

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

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

| team2 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

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

| team2 = Alberta (Brown)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

| team2 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

|0|3|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|4|0|1| |12

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

| team2 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

}}

=Draw 6=

Wednesday, March 9 8:00 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

| team2 = Alberta (Brown)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

| team2 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

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

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

| team2 = Ontario (Grant)

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

}}

=Draw 7=

Thursday, March 10 9:30 AM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

| team2 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

| team2 = Alberta (Brown)

|0|0|5|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|4|0| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

| team2 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

|1|5|1|0|4|0|2|0|2|0|4|0| |19

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

| team2 = Ontario (Grant)

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

}}

=Draw 8=

Thursday, March 10 2:30 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Alberta (Brown)

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

| team2 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

| team2 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

| team2 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

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

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Ontario (Grant)

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

| team2 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

|3|2|0|0|4|0|5|0|1|0|0|0| |15

}}

=Draw 9=

Thursday, March 10 7:30 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = Alberta (Brown)

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

| team2 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = Ontario (Grant)

|0|3|0|1|3|3|0|3|0|0|4|3| |20

| team2 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

| team2 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

| team2 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

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

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

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

}}

=Draw 10=

Friday, March 11 9:30 AM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

| team2 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

| team1 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

| team2 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

|3|0|2|0|3|0|2|0|1|0|6|0| |17

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

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

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

| team2 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = Ontario (Grant)

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

| team2 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = Saskatchewan (Campbell)

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

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

}}

=Draw 11=

Friday, March 11 2:30 PM

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = A

| team1 = {{QC}} (Samson)

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

| team2 = Ontario (Grant)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = B

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

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

| team2 = Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = C

| team1 = British Columbia (Stone)

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

| team2 = Alberta (Brown)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = D

| team1 = New Brunswick (St. Pierre)

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

| team2 = {{NS}} (Glinz)

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

}}

{{Curlingbox12

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} (Rockwell)

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

| team2 = Northern Ontario (Steski)

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

}}

References

External links

Video: {{youTube|mkMsMci3224|1955 MacDonald Brier (Regina, Saskatchewan)}}

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