| 1954 Macdonald Brier | |
| Host City: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Arena: | Edmonton Gardens |
| Dates: | March 1–5 |
| Attendance: | 32,000 |
| Winner: | Alberta |
| Curling Club: | Granite CC, Edmonton |
| Skip: | Matt Baldwin |
| Third: | Glenn Gray |
| Second: | Pete Ferry |
| Lead: | Jim Collins |
The 1954 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1954 at Edmonton Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta. A total of 32,000 fans attended the event.[1]
Team Alberta, who was skipped by Matt Baldwin became the third team to win Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play with a 9-1 record. This was Alberta's fifth Brier championship and the first of three by Baldwin as a skip. At age 27, Baldwin would also at the time be the youngest skip to win a Brier.
Baldwin is also remembered for pleasing the cheering hometown Edmonton crowd as during their final game against New Brunswick, he slid halfway down the sheet of ice when throwing his final rock of the event, which was legal under curling rules at the time, but was never attempted. The rock stopped right on the button, cementing Baldwin's status as a "rock star".[2] [3]
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
| bgcolor=#0033FF width=225 | British Columbia | Manitoba | bgcolor=#000000 width=225 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite CC, EdmontonSkip: Matt Baldwin Third: Glenn Gray Second: Pete Ferry Lead: Jim Collins | Vancouver CC, VancouverSkip: Bung Cartmell Third: Leslie Kitson Second: James Dickson Lead: Reginald Fry | Deer Lodge CC, WinnipegSkip: Jimmy Welsh Third: Alex Welsh Second: Jock Reid Lead: Harry Monk | Beaver CC, MonctonSkip: Richard McCully Third: Wilfred Taylor Second: Cecil McManus Lead: Ralph Harley | ||
| Newfoundland | Northern Ontario | bgcolor=#0080C0 width=200 | bgcolor=#FF0000 width=200 | Ontario | |
| St. John's CC, St. John'sSkip: Robert Kent Third: John Norris Second: Gordon Stirling Lead: Gerald Hanley | Granite CC, SudburySkip: Don Groom Third: Raymond Cook Second: Robert McInnes Lead: Thomas Callaghan | Mayflower CC, HalifaxSkip: Reginald Piercey Third: Wesley Burge Second: Charles Piper Jr. Lead: William Peters | Hamilton Thistle Club, HamiltonSkip: Ross Tarleton Third: Rogert Cross Second: Gordon Wilson Lead: Ernest Lock | ||
| Prince Edward Island | bgcolor=#009900 width=200 | ||||
| Charlottetown CC, CharlottetownSkip: Wendell MacDonald Third: John Squarebriggs Second: Elmer MacDonald Lead: Barry MacDonald | Arvida CC, ChicoutimiSkip: William Tracy Third: William White Second: Ford Loucks Lead: William Wallace |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 125 | 67 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 114 | 85 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 108 | 112 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 107 | 77 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 99 | 98 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 109 | 89 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 94 | 103 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 90 | 98 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 87 | 100 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 95 | 111 | |||
| 0 | 10 | 57 | 145 |
All draw times are listed in Mountain Time
Monday, March 1 3:00 PM[5]
Monday, March 1 8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 2 9:00 AM
Tuesday, March 2 2:30 PM
Wednesday, March 3 3:00 PM
Wednesday, March 3 8:00 PM
Thursday, March 4 9:30 AM[6]
Thursday, March 4 3:00 PM
Thursday, March 4 8:00 PM
Friday, March 5 9:30 AM
Friday, March 5 2:30 PM