The 1973 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 5 to 11, 1973 at the Klondike Gardens[1] in 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 favourites, 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] This remains a Macdonald era record (until 1979) and wouldn't be broken in any Brier until 1989.
Teams
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
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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
|
Map of teams
Provincial Winners
Round Robin standings
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).[5][6]
Draw 1
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
|
Draw 2
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
|
Draw 3
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
|
Draw 4
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
|
Draw 5
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
|
Draw 6
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
|
Draw 7
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
|
Draw 8
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
|
Draw 9
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
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| 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
|
Draw 10
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
|
Draw 11
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
|
Awards
All-Star Team
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[7]
Ross G.L. Harstone Award
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]
| Name |
Team |
Position
|
| Mel Watchorn |
Alberta |
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