The 1951 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 6 to 10, 1951 at Dalhousie Memorial Arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia . A total of 17,000 fans attended the event.[ 1] This would be the first Brier in which a team from Newfoundland would compete, increasing the field from 10 to 11 teams. This arrangement would last until 1975, when a combined Northwest Territories /Yukon entry was added to the field.
Team Nova Scotia , who was skipped by Don Oyler won the Brier Tankard as they finished round robin play unbeaten with a 10–0 record. This was the second time in which Nova Scotia had won the Brier, with their previous title being the inaugural event in 1927 . This was the seventh time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated and the first non-Manitoban team to do so. Oyler would quit competitive curling after his Brier championship due to a sore wrist, which effected his delivery.[ 2]
British Columbia , Manitoba , and Saskatchewan all tied for second with 7-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the three teams for runner-up. British Columbia would ultimately be the runner-up as they defeated Saskatchewan 8–0 in the second tiebreaker game. Saskatchewan defeated Manitoba 9–7 in the first tiebreaker game. This was the last time in the Macdonald era in which there would be a tiebreaker playoff contested for runner-up as going forward, tiebreaker playoff games would only be played if two or more teams were tied for first place.
British Columbia's win over Saskatchewan in the second tiebreaker was the first game in Brier history in which there was a shutout.[ 3]
The teams are listed as follows:[ 4]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Granite CC , Edmonton
Skip: William Gray
Third: Glenn Gray
Second: John Ferry
Lead: Warren Scott
Trail CC , Trail
Skip: Alf Chesser
Third: John J. Cameron
Second: Maxwell Gordon
Lead: Harry Rothery
Strathcona CC , Winnipeg
Skip: Roy Forsythe
Third: Lorne Stewart
Second: Alixter McDiairmid
Lead: Arthur Meers
Bathurst CC , Bathurst
Skip: Nicholas Thibodeau
Third: Huntley Ferguson
Second: Charles McArdle
Lead: John E. Cameron
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ontario
St. Johns CC , St. John's
Skip: Thomas Hallett
Third: Claude Hall
Second: Frederick Wylie
Lead: Edmund Hiscock
Copper Cliff CC , Copper Cliff
Skip: Walter Johnstone
Third: Arnold Boyd
Second: Walter Flowers
Lead: William MacKay
Kentville CC , Kentville
Skip: Don Oyler
Third: George Hanson
Second: Frederick Dyke
Lead: Wallace Knock
The Granite Club , Toronto
Skip: Gordon Campbell
Third: Stanley Jones
Second: Reginald Mooney
Lead: Colin Campbell
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown
Skip: Frank Acorn
Third: John Squarebriggs
Second: William MacNeill
Lead: Melvin Jenkins
Sigma CC , Val-d'Or
Skip: Merle Thomas
Third: Jean Paul Bonneville
Second: Augustus Peppard
Lead: Albert Randall
Rosetown CC , Rosetown
Skip: John Franklin
Third: Clifford Annabel
Second: George Heartwell
Lead: Harold Lloyd
Round robin standings
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Key
Brier champion
Teams to tiebreaker playoff
Tuesday, March 6 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gray)
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
8
Northern Ontario (Johnstone)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
4
0
0
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Chesser)
0
1
0
2
3
1
3
2
1
0
1
0
14
Newfoundland (Hallett)
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Forsythe)
2
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
10
Quebec (Thomas)
0
0
1
0
3
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Campbell)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
8
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
0
2
1
3
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
12
Tuesday, March 6 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
8
Alberta (Gray)
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Manitoba (Forsythe)
2
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
3
0
1
0
1
14
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)
0
1
0
2
0
4
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
13
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Thomas)
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
3
9
British Columbia (Chesser)
2
3
0
4
0
2
0
5
0
3
1
0
20
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Hallett)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
5
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
2
0
2
2
1
2
0
3
0
3
0
0
15
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Campbell)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
7
Nova Scotia (Oyler )
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
9
Wednesday, March 7 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gray)
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
Nova Scotia (Oyler )
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
2
4
16
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Thomas)
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Campbell)
0
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
12
Newfoundland (Hallett)
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
10
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone)
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
3
1
2
0
0
5
15
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
10
Wednesday, March 7 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gray)
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
2
11
Newfoundland (Hallett)
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Chesser)
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
3
1
9
Manitoba (Forsythe)
4
1
2
2
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
15
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Thomas)
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
7
Ontario (Campbell)
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
8
Thursday, March 8 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gray)
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
0
2
0
1
9
Quebec (Thomas)
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
10
Manitoba (Forsythe)
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Hallett)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
12
Northern Ontario (Johnstone)
0
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
10
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)
1
0
4
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
12
Ontario (Campbell)
0
1
0
4
2
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
13
Thursday, March 8 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
6
Alberta (Gray)
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
2
2
0
12
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Forsythe)
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
10
Ontario (Campbell)
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
7
Quebec (Thomas)
2
0
0
1
0
5
1
0
1
0
0
4
14
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
0
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
7
British Columbia (Chesser)
1
3
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
1
1
12
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
1
0
1
3
0
2
0
2
1
1
4
15
Newfoundland (Hallett)
1
0
3
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
Friday, March 9 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gray)
1
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
12
Manitoba (Forsythe)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
2
1
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
2
0
4
0
1
0
3
3
0
1
1
15
Quebec (Thomas)
3
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Chesser)
1
0
0
4
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
10
Ontario (Campbell)
0
2
1
0
4
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
11
Friday, March 9 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Chesser)
0
0
4
0
0
3
1
0
4
0
1
0
13
Alberta (Gray)
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
4
11
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Forsythe)
0
1
3
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
3
0
14
Northern Ontario (Johnstone)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Thomas)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
6
Nova Scotia (Oyler )
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Campbell)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
3
1
1
9
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
8
Friday, March 9 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
7
Alberta (Gray)
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
10
Manitoba (Forsythe)
2
0
0
0
1
4
0
5
2
0
2
0
16
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Hallett)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
5
Quebec (Thomas)
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
0
3
1
1
0
14
Saturday, March 10 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Campbell)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
7
Alberta (Gray)
2
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
4
0
0
1
13
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Johnstone)
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
6
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
3
0
2
13
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Chesser)
1
0
1
0
4
3
0
1
1
3
0
X
14
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
X
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Forsythe)
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
X
7
Nova Scotia (Oyler )
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
0
3
2
0
X
12
Saturday, March 10 [ 5]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Acorn)
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
7
Quebec (Thomas)
1
1
1
0
2
3
0
0
0
2
3
0
13
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Hallett)
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
8
Manitoba (Forsythe)
0
1
0
5
3
1
0
5
0
2
0
0
17
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
7
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
0
1
5
0
2
4
0
0
4
0
1
17
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Campbell)
0
1
0
1
2
0
2
1
0
3
0
1
11
Northern Ontario (Johnstone)
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
3
0
1
0
10
Saturday, March 10
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
0
2
0
1
9
Manitoba (Forsythe)
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
7
Saturday, March 10
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Chesser)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
X
X
X
X
8
Saskatchewan (Franklin)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
X
X
X
0