The 1973 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 5 to 11, 1973 at the Klondike Gardens [ 1] Edmonton, Alberta . The total attendance for the week was 37,575.
The event was memorable for having particularly bad ice conditions, considered by some as the "worst (Brier ice) ever manufactured". There was a great thickness of frost on the ice, which was also dotted by tiny pools of water.[ 2]
Despite not being considered favorites, Team Saskatchewan , who was skipped by Harvey Mazinke adapted best to the poor ice conditions and captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 9–1 record. This was Saskatchewan's sixth Brier title overall and the only title that Mazinke skipped.
Mazinke's rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1973 Air Canada Silver Broom , the men's world curling championship on home soil in Regina, Saskatchewan where they won the silver medal.
This was the first Brier in which teams were allowed to concede games before all ends were complete as long as ten ends were played.[ 3]
Saskatchewan's 7–5 victory over Manitoba in Draw 5 was the fourth time in Brier history in which a game went into a second extra end. The other three instances were in 1955 and twice in 1965 .
The Draw 7 matchup between New Brunswick and Northern Ontario saw five consecutive blank ends beginning in the fourth end, setting a then Brier record for most consecutive blank ends in one game.[ 4] 1979 ) and wouldn't be broken in any Brier until 1989 .
The teams were listed as follows:[ 5]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Fairview CC , Fairview Fourth: Mel Watchorn Skip: Jim Fox Second: Terry Watchorn Lead: Merv Watchorn
Richmond WC , Richmond Skip: Jack Tucker Third: Bernie Sparkes Second: Jim Armstrong Lead: Gerry Peckham
Granite CC , Winnipeg Skip: Danny Fink Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: John Hunter
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
CFB Curtis Park CC , Chatham Skip: Louis Dugre Third: Joe Klein Second: Dave Romkey Lead: Doug Wiggins
Carol CC , Labrador City Skip: Jim Ward Third: Mike Brennan Second: Dick Narduzzi Lead: Jim Noble
Sudbury CC , Sudbury Skip: Don Harry Third: Morley Harry Second: Peter Wong Lead: Art Mousseau
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC , Dartmouth Skip: Peter Hope Third: Jim Florian Second: Gene Mattatall Lead: Bob Margeson
Scarboro G&CC , Scarborough Skip: Paul Savage Third: Bob Thompson Second: Ed Werenich Lead: Ron Green
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown Skip: Bob Dillon Third: Doug Cameron Second: John Fortier Lead: Merrill Wiginton
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Caledonia CC , Westmount Skip: Dave Moon Third: Andre Emong Second: Ken Graham Lead: Claude Coursol
Regina CC , Regina Skip: Harvey Mazinke Third: Bill Martin Second: George Achtymichuk Lead: Dan Klippenstein
Provincial Winners
Round Robin standings
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All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00 ).[ 5] [ 6]
Monday, March 5, 2:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Dugre)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
4
Manitoba (Fink)2
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
1
0
4
X
12
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage )2
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
10
Alberta (Watchorn)
0
1
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Ward)3
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
12
Quebec (Moon)
0
0
2
0
3
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
11
Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Ward)0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
4
0
2
11
Ontario (Savage )
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
9
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Fink)3
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
0
2
1
X
16
Northern Ontario (Harry)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Dugre)2
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
8
Alberta (Watchorn)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
7
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)1
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
10
Northern Ontario (Harry)
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Ward)
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
X
7
New Brunswick (Dugre)2
0
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
X
10
Sheet D
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
1
X
6
Quebec (Moon)2
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
11
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
X
6
Manitoba (Fink)2
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
3
X
10
Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
New Brunswick (Dugre)0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
8
Quebec (Moon)
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)1
1
1
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
2
X
10
Alberta (Watchorn)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
X
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Tucker)
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
7
Manitoba (Fink)0
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
3
2
X
11
Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
Manitoba (Fink)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
5
Saskatchewan (Mazinke )0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Ward)
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
6
Nova Scotia (Hope)1
0
0
5
0
1
0
1
0
4
0
X
12
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Moon)2
0
1
0
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
X
15
Northern Ontario (Harry)
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
X
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Dugre)
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
X
5
Ontario (Savage )3
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
X
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
British Columbia (Tucker)2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
3
10
Alberta (Watchorn)
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
8
Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Saskatchewan (Mazinke )0
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
9
Alberta (Watchorn)
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Moon)
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
7
Nova Scotia (Hope)2
0
0
4
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
11
Thursday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)1
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
2
X
14
Prince Edward Island (Dillon)
0
0
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
X
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Moon)
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
8
British Columbia (Tucker)1
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
2
10
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage )0
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
10
Nova Scotia (Hope)
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
9
Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
New Brunswick (Dugre)1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
7
Nova Scotia (Hope)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Moon)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
X
4
Saskatchewan (Mazinke )1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
2
3
X
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Fink)
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
8
Alberta (Watchorn)0
1
0
3
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
10
Friday, March 9, 2:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Fink)
1
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
X
6
Newfoundland (Ward)0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
1
X
12
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
7
Northern Ontario (Harry)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
X
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Dillon)3
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
3
X
11
Quebec (Moon)
0
1
0
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
X
7
Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Moon)2
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
3
14
Manitoba (Fink)
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
3
0
2
0
0
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)3
0
0
2
0
2
0
4
1
3
2
X
17
Newfoundland (Ward)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
3
Saturday, March 10, 11:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)1
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
X
8
Quebec (Moon)
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
X
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (Hope)0
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
3
11
British Columbia (Tucker)
3
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
10
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Savage )0
3
1
0
3
0
1
0
3
1
0
X
12
Manitoba (Fink)
0
0
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
0
1
X
10
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[ 7]
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.[ 8] [ 7]
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Alberta
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Quebec
Northern Ontario