| 1967 Macdonald Brier | |
| Host City: | Hull, Quebec |
| Arena: | Hull Arena |
| Dates: | March 6–10 |
| Attendance: | 26,174[1] |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Parkway CC, Toronto |
| Skip: | Alf Phillips Jr. |
| Third: | John Ross |
| Second: | Ron Manning |
| Lead: | Keith Reilly |
The 1967 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 6–10 at the Hull Arena in Hull, Quebec.[2] The event was originally planned to be played at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, but it was later decided to hold the event across the Ottawa River in Hull as the Civic Centre was not going to be completed in time to host the event.[1]
In the "Centennial" Brier, Team Ontario, who was skipped by 28 year old "Alfie" Phillips Jr. captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9–1 record. This was Ontario's third Brier championship and their first since 1939.[3] This would also Phillips' only career Brier appearance. Manitoba and Saskatchewan finished tied for runner-up with 8–2 records as Manitoba defeated Saskatchewan in the final draw preventing a tiebreaker playoff.[4]
Phillips' rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1967 Scotch Cup, which they took third.
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
| British Columbia[6] | Manitoba | New Brunswick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary CC, CalgarySkip: Ron Northcott Third: George Fink Second: Bernie Sparkes Lead: Fred Storey | Trail CC, TrailSkip: Buzz McGibney Third: Johnny Cameron Second: Tom Feeney Lead: Doug Feeney | Strathcona CC, WinnipegSkip: Bruce Hudson Third: Richard Wright Second: Gordon Little Lead: Harold Martel | St. Andrews CC, Saint JohnSkip: Charlie Sullivan Sr. Third: Dave Sullivan Second: Robert Devine Lead: Robert Arseneau |
| Newfoundland | Northern Ontario[7] | Nova Scotia[8] | Ontario |
| RCAF Goose Bay CC, Goose BaySkip: Leonard Kalchak Third: Douglas Ellis Second: John Strugnell Lead: Duane Olson | Cobalt-Haileybury CC, HaileyburySkip: Bill Grozelle Third: Bob Grozelle Second: Jack Dunn Lead: George McIllwaine | Mayflower CC, HalifaxSkip: Ron Franklin Third: Cork Corkum Second: John Oyler Lead: John Hawkins | Parkway CC, TorontoSkip: Alf Phillips Jr. Third: John Ross Second: Ron Manning Lead: Keith Reilly |
| Prince Edward Island[9] | Quebec | Saskatchewan[10] | |
| Montague CC, MontagueSkip: Ken MacDonald Third: Ken MacKenzie Second: Paul DesRoches Lead: Jack Murphy | Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-OrmeauxSkip: Bruce Beveridge Third: Frederick Lunn Second: Charles Hayes Lead: Irvine Young | Elbow CC, ElbowSkip: Doug Wankel Third: Art Knudson Second: Gay Knudson Lead: Elmer Knudson |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 106 | 73 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 89 | 64 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 98 | 60 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 87 | 61 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 89 | 83 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 76 | 99 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 87 | 100 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 67 | 86 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 75 | 83 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 70 | 95 | |||
| 1 | 9 | 64 | 104 |
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[2]
Bernie Sparkes was the first curler to make an All-Star team more than once as he also made the team the previous year.
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip | Saskatchewan | ||
| Third | Alberta | ||
| Second | Bernie Sparkes (2) | Alberta | |
| Lead |
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.[11]