| 1975 Macdonald Brier | |
| Host City: | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Arena: | Lady Beaverbrook Rink |
| Dates: | March 2–8 |
| Attendance: | 20,672[1] |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay |
| Skip: | Bill Tetley |
| Third: | Rick Lang |
| Second: | Bill Hodgson, Jr. |
| Lead: | Peter Hnatiw |
The 1975 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 2 to 8, 1975 at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The total attendance for the week was 20,672. This was the first Brier in which a combined Territories (Northwest Territories and Yukon) team would participate, increasing the field from 11 to 12 teams. This arrangement would last until when each territory (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) was granted a separate entry along with a Team Canada entry for the defending Brier champions.
Team Northern Ontario, who was skipped by Bill Tetley captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 9–2 record. This was Northern Ontario's first Brier championship since and their second overall as well as Tetley's only Brier championship. The Tetley rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1975 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship in Perth, Scotland where they would lose in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland.
Despite being a longshot to win the Brier (or even compete in general) as a first year entry, the Territories entry from Yukon, who was skipped by Don Twa remained in contention until the final draw of the tournament and eventually finished tied for second overall with an 8–3 record. To date, this is the best Brier finish by any team from the territories.[2]
The teams were listed as follows:[3]
| British Columbia | Manitoba | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Albert CC, St. AlbertSkip: Tom Reed Third: Kevin Byrne Second: Tony Rankel Lead: Lorne Reed | Granite CC, PentictonSkip: Frank Beutle Third: Donald Wood Second: Robert Partridge Lead: Raymond Jones | Granite CC, WinnipegSkip: Rod Hunter Third: Mike Riley Second: Douglas Holmes Lead: Bryan Wood | |
| New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario | |
| Capital WC, FrederictonSkip: John Clark Third: David Silliphant Second:Shelly Palk Lead: John Cormier | St. John's CC, St. John'sSkip: Bob Cole Third: Joseph Power Jr. Second: Lew Andrews Lead: Andrew Baird | Fort William CC, Thunder BaySkip: Bill Tetley Third: Rick Lang Second: Bill Hodgson Lead: Peter Hnatiw | |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario[4] | Prince Edward Island | |
| Dartmouth CC, DartmouthSkip: Dick Boyce Third: Robert Margeson Second: Michael Currie Lead: Peter Comstock | Cataraqui G&CC, KingstonSkip: Alex Scott Third: Edward Brown Second: Mike Boyd Lead: Thomas Miller | Charlottetown CC, CharlottetownSkip: John Fortier Third: Donald MacRae Second: David Kassner Lead: Donald Callbeck | |
| Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon/Northwest Territories | |
| St. Laurent CC, Mount RoyalSkip: Jim Ursel Third: Art Lobel Second: Don Aitken Lead: Howard Atkinson | Regina CC, ReginaSkip: Harvey Mazinke Third: Bill Martin Second: George Achtymichuk Lead: Dan Klippenstein | Whitehorse CC, WhitehorseSkip: Don Twa Third: Chuck Haines Second: Kilburn Boyd Lead: Lionel Stokes |
Final Round Robin standings
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | 94 | 75 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 93 | 67 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 102 | 83 | |||
| 7 | 4 | 85 | 73 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 73 | 67 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 84 | 74 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 77 | 76 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 85 | 83 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 67 | 99 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 74 | 86 | |||
| 1 | 10 | 64 | 96 | |||
| 1 | 10 | 72 | 91 |
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time .
Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm
Monday, March 3, 9:00 am
Monday, March 3, 2:00 pm
Monday, March 3, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am
Tuesday, March 4, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, March 5, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 6, 9:00 am
Thursday, March 6, 2:00 pm
Thursday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Friday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Friday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 8, 2:00 pm
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[5]
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip | |||
| Third | Bill Martin (2) | ||
| Second | |||
| 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.[6]