The 1970 Macdonald Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 2–6 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg , Manitoba .
The hometown Don Duguid rink out of Winnipeg's Granite Club won the event in the last draw, when they beat Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering rink in front of 9,287 fans at the Winnipeg Arena, which was "filled to capacity".[ 5] 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom , the World Curling Championships, which they won.
Duguid's only loss came against team British Columbia, skipped by 1964 Brier champion Lyall Dagg , who would go on to finish in third place. Manitoba's first round match against Alberta, skipped by 1961 Brier and World Champion Hec Gervais proved to be the deciding game. The ice in that game as particularly bad, as it had "almost turned to water", making players have to throw the rocks very hard to get them to the other end, and making hits nearly impossible. Manitoba won their match against Alberta 10-9, after Gervais missed his last throw.[ 6]
Prior to the season, Duguid's experience as a skip was limited, though he had won the 1965 Brier as a third. For the 1970 season, Duguid reluctantly joined forces with teammates Rod Hunter , Jim Pettapiece and Bryan Wood , replacing Hunter's brother, and found immediate success.[ 7]
The teams are listed as follows:[ 8]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Granite CC , Edmonton Skip: Hec Gervais Third: Bill Mitchell Second: Wayne Saboe Lead: Bill Tainsh
Vancouver CC , Vancouver Skip: Lyall Dagg Third: Barry Naimark Second: Leo Hebert Lead: Terry Paulson
Granite CC , Winnipeg Skip: Don Duguid Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: Bryan Wood
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
Moncton CA , Moncton Skip: Harold Mabey Jr. Third: Ed Steeves Second: Hal Keith Lead: Grant MacMellon
St. John's CC , St. John's Skip: Les Bowering Third: Frank Stent Second: Dan Herder Lead: Roger Mabey
Fort William CC , Thunder Bay Skip: Tom Tod Third: James Carson Second: J. Carl Whitfield Lead: Bill Hallinan
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC , Halifax Skip: Ron Franklin Third: Peter Corkum Second: Stu Cameron Lead: Howard Oxner
The Terrace Club , Toronto Skip: Paul Savage Third: Thomas Cushing Second: Gerry Downer Lead: David Phillips
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown Skip: Art Burke Third: George Dillon Second: George Saunders Lead: Lorne Burke
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Heather CC , Hampstead Skip: Bill Kent Third: John Hammond Second: Don Aitken Lead: Art Lobel
Avonlea CC , Avonlea Skip: Bob Pickering Third: Garnet Campbell Second: John Keys Lead: Gary Ford
Provincial Winners
Round Robin standings
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Monday, March 2 [ 2]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage)0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
2
10
British Columbia (Dagg)
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Duguid)1
0
2
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
10
Alberta (Gervais)
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
0
0
9
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)2
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
1
9
Quebec (Kent)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
8
Monday, March 2 [ 2]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage)
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
7
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)0
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
4
0
1
1
11
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gervais)0
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
9
Northern Ontario (Tod)
3
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Bowering)
3
0
0
2
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
2
12
Nova Scotia (Franklin)0
3
1
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
4
0
14
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Duguid)0
2
0
2
0
3
2
0
2
2
3
0
16
Quebec (Kent)
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
Tuesday, March 3 [ 9]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Bowering)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
7
Saskatchewan (Pickering)0
2
0
1
0
1
2
0
4
0
3
1
14
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Duguid)1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
9
Ontario (Savage)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tod)0
3
0
2
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
11
Quebec (Kent)
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gervais)4
3
0
0
1
0
4
0
3
1
0
2
18
Prince Edward Island (Burke)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
Tuesday, March 3 [ 9]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
British Columbia (Dagg)1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
9
Manitoba (Duguid)
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Nova Scotia (Franklin)1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
9
Saskatchewan (Pickering)
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gervais)1
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
3
0
11
Newfoundland (Bowering)
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
9
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Quebec (Kent)
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
9
Prince Edward Island (Burke)0
2
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
10
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tod)0
4
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
11
Ontario (Savage)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
6
Wednesday, March 4 [ 10]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Burke)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
8
Ontario (Savage)0
3
2
0
0
3
1
0
2
1
0
0
12
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)1
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
0
1
0
3
11
Newfoundland (Bowering)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
Manitoba (Duguid)0
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Franklin)
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
3
0
0
1
0
8
Alberta (Gervais)0
0
2
0
3
0
4
0
0
1
0
3
13
Wednesday, March 4 [ 10]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
7
Northern Ontario (Tod)2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
6
Newfoundland (Bowering)3
3
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
14
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
7
Nova Scotia (Franklin)0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
2
0
1
2
11
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)2
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
9
Alberta (Gervais)
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
8
Thursday, March 5 [ 11]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Duguid)2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
10
Northern Ontario (Tod)
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)0
1
0
2
0
2
0
3
0
2
2
0
12
Quebec (Kent)
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage)0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
8
Nova Scotia (Franklin)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
Thursday, March 5 [ 11]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gervais)0
0
4
0
3
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
12
Quebec (Kent)
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
9
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage)
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Saskatchewan (Pickering)1
0
1
0
2
0
0
4
1
5
1
0
15
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Dagg)2
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
3
0
2
13
Nova Scotia (Franklin)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
0
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Bowering)1
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
4
0
0
1
11
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
7
Thursday, March 5 [ 11]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Gervais)0
0
0
3
1
4
2
1
1
0
1
1
14
Ontario (Savage)
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Franklin)
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
8
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)2
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
0
3
0
14
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Bowering)
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
8
Manitoba (Duguid)0
2
1
0
3
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
11
Friday, March 6 [ 3]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Franklin)
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
6
Manitoba (Duguid)0
0
0
1
0
2
0
3
3
0
2
0
11
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
1
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
9
Ontario (Savage)0
1
2
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
2
0
11
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Dagg)
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
4
0
1
0
1
11
Alberta (Gervais)0
1
0
2
5
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
13
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
6
Saskatchewan (Pickering)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
5
Friday, March 6 [ 3]
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Tod)
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
5
Nova Scotia (Franklin)1
1
2
0
1
3
0
1
1
0
1
1
12
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Mabey Jr.)
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
2
1
9
Alberta (Gervais)0
3
0
0
1
5
0
1
0
2
0
0
12
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
8
British Columbia (Dagg)0
0
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
3
0
1
10
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Pickering)
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
7
Manitoba (Duguid)2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
8
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[ 12]
Don Duguid became the first curler to make the All-Star team in more than one position as Duguid was previously selected to the All-Star team in 1965 as a third .
Ross G.L. Harstone Award
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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.[ 13] [ 12]
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Northern Ontario
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Quebec