The 1963 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 4 to 8, 1963 at the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba . A total of 42,113 fans attended the event.[ 1]
Team Saskatchewan , who was skipped by Ernie Richardson captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9–1 record. This would be Saskatchewan's fifth Brier championship and the fourth one in five years that Richardson had skipped. Unlike their previous three Brier championships, the Richardson rink won with a different lead as Mel Perry replaced Ernie's cousin, Wes Richardson due to back issues.
The championship was essentially decided in the penultimate 10th draw, when Saskatchewan (with a 7–1 record at the time) played against Alberta (8–1). The 10th draw drew a capacity crowd of 4,211, with fans lining up hours before the draw in sub-zero temperatures to claim the last remaining seats.[ 2] In the game, Alberta took a 5–4 lead after six ends. However, Saskatchewan scored a three-ender in the seventh, when Ernie Richardson made a precise angle take-out with back ring weight around a guard. Alberta skip Jimmy Shields was heavy on both his draws in the ninth end, missing a chance to score two. He over compensated in the 10th end, coming up short on his final draw, with Saskatchewan ending up scoring two, to take a 7–5 lead. In the 11th end, Shields was forced to draw against three on his last rock, and came up short again, giving up a steal of three, to go down 10–5. Alberta scored three in the final end, but it wasn't enough, losing to Saskatchewan by a final score of 10–8. With Alberta having the bye in the final draw, Saskatchewan still had to win their final match against Prince Edward Island to claim the championship, which they did 10–4.[ 3]
This was also the fourth instance in which a skip had won back-to-back Brier championships and the second time that Richardson had done so as he previously achieved this in 1959 and 1960 . As of 2022 , Richardson is the only skip to win back-to-back Briers on two separate occasions.
The teams are listed as follows:[ 4]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Calgary CC , Calgary
Skip: Jimmy Shields
Third: Ron Northcott
Second: Ron Baker
Lead: Fred Storey
Duncan CC , Duncan
Skip: Glen Harper
Third: Harvey Hodge
Second: Gary Merrett
Lead: Vernon Kaspick
Maple Leaf CC , Winnipeg
Skip: Hersh Lerner
Third: Coleman Staniloff
Second: Robert Lemecha
Lead: Allan Dudar
Beaver CC , Moncton
Skip: Don Mix
Third: Raymond Gingles
Second: Robert Boby
Lead: James Macelwain
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Grand Falls CC , Grand Falls
Skip: John Pike
Third: Roy Baker
Second: Denzelo Goodyear
Lead: Ronald Hovey
Copper Cliff CC , Copper Cliff
Skip: Doug Gathercole
Third: Lawrence Sauve
Second: Bernard LeClair
Lead: Arthur Dubery
Glooscap CC , Kentville
Skip: Ian Baird
Third: Donald Campbell
Second: Duncan Smith
Lead: Morris Kennie
Hanover CC , Hanover
Skip: Robert Mann
Third: Kenneth Buchan
Second: Keith Munro
Lead: Richard Palmer
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown
Skip: Douglas Cameron
Third: George Dillon
Second: Allison Saunders
Lead: Arnold Llewellyn
Heather CC , Westmount
Skip: William Kent
Third: Douglas Wood
Second: Ronald Fellows
Lead: Keith Sproule
Regina CC , Regina
Skip: Ernie Richardson
Third: Arnold Richardson
Second: Garnet Richardson
Lead: Mel Perry
Round-robin standings
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All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC-06:00 )[ 5]
Monday, March 4 3:00 PM
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Mann)
2
0
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
11
Quebec (Kent)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
6
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Pike)
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
6
Nova Scotia (Baird)
3
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
6
0
0
13
Monday, March 4 8:00 PM
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
British Columbia (Harper)
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
1
10
Quebec (Kent)
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
5
0
11
New Brunswick (Mix)
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
4
Ontario (Mann)
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Shields )
3
1
0
3
2
0
3
0
3
1
1
1
18
Manitoba (Lerner)
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
7
Tuesday, March 5 9:30 AM
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
3
0
3
0
11
Manitoba (Lerner)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Pike)
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
Alberta (Shields )
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
7
Ontario (Mann)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
8
Tuesday, March 5 3:00 PM
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
3
9
British Columbia (Harper)
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
0
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
8
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
9
Wednesday, March 6 3:00 PM
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Mann)
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
5
Alberta (Shields )
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
2
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Manitoba (Lerner)
0
1
0
0
5
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
11
Newfoundland (Pike)
2
0
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
12
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
3
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
8
Nova Scotia (Baird)
0
2
0
0
5
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
11
Wednesday, March 6 8:00 PM
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Mix)
2
2
3
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
14
Manitoba (Lerner)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
3
0
1
10
Ontario (Mann)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
3
0
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
7
Thursday, March 7 9:30 AM
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Shields )
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
8
Quebec (Kent)
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Pike)
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
7
New Brunswick (Mix)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
4
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Ontario (Mann)
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
9
Manitoba (Lerner)
0
2
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
8
Thursday, March 7 3:00 PM
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Harper)
1
0
4
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
3
0
12
Manitoba (Lerner)
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Cameron)
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
7
Quebec (Kent)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
6
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Pike)
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
0
0
9
Ontario (Mann)
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
10
Thursday, March 7 8:00 PM
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Baird)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
Alberta (Shields )
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
5
Manitoba (Lerner)
2
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
4
2
0
15
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Mix)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
5
Ontario (Mann)
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
9
Friday, March 8 9:30 AM
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Lerner)
0
2
1
2
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
9
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
7
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
2
0
2
13
Newfoundland (Pike)
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
8
Friday, March 8 3:00 PM
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Gathercole)
1
2
0
0
1
3
2
0
3
1
0
0
13
Newfoundland (Pike)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Mann)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
British Columbia (Harper)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Lerner)
0
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
1
0
11
Nova Scotia (Baird)
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
0
0
3
0
0
1
2
0
1
3
1
0
11
New Brunswick (Mix)
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
6