1971 Macdonald Brier

1971 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Quebec City, Quebec
Arena	Pavilion de la Jeunesse
Dates	March 1–6
Attendance	8,501
Winner	Manitoba
Curling club	Granite CC, Winnipeg
Skip	Don Duguid
Third	Rod Hunter
Second	Jim Pettapiece
Lead	Bryan Wood
Finalist	Northern Ontario
« 1970 1972 »

The 1971 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 1–6 at the 2,800 seat Pavilion de la Jeunesse in Quebec City, Quebec.

A blizzard hit the city late in the week, and was blamed for low attendance. One draw had to be cancelled due to the blizzard, and curlers had to be shuttled from the rink to their hotels on snowmobiles.

After the round robin, three teams (Manitoba, Northern Ontario and Saskatchewan) were tied for first place with identical 8-3 records, forcing a playoff. Lots were drawn to determine the seeds, and Team Manitoba, won the draw and were given the bye into the final. Northern Ontario's Bill Tetley rink won the first playoff match over Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering, but lost to a rested Team Manitoba in the final, 11-6. With the victory, skip Dale Duguid and his team of Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece and Bryan Wood became only the third rink to repeat at the Brier, having won the championship in 1970. The team went on to win the 1971 Air Canada Silver Broom World Championship, defending their title there as well.

After winning the 1971 World Championship, Duguid retired from competitive curling, and joined the CBC in 1972 as a curling commentator.

Teams

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Derrick G&WC, Edmonton Skip: Matt Baldwin Third: Tom Kroeger Second: Rich Cust Lead: Reg Van Wassenhove	Prince George CC, Prince George Skip: Kevin Smale Third: Pete Sherba Second: Pat Carr Lead: Bob McDonald	Granite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Don Duguid Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: Bryan Wood
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Northern Ontario
Beausejour CC, Moncton Skip: Paul Bordage Third: Art Gillard Second: Dale Somers Lead: Murray Leger	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Bob Cole Third: Les Bowering Second: Ken Ellis Lead: Alex Andrews	Thunder Bay CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Bill Tetley Third: Frank Sargent Second: Jim Sargent Lead: Eric Knudson
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Truro CC, Truro Skip: Frank Hoar Third: Doug Carter Second: John Sanford Lead: Don Fulton	Avonlea CC, Don Mills Skip: Bob Charlebois Third: Rich Palmer Second: Ray Lilly Lead: Jim McGrath	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Kip Ready Third: Bill MacGregor Second: David Kassner Lead: Norm MacNeill
Quebec	Saskatchewan
Outremont CC, Outremont Skip: Bill Ott Third: Tom Fisher Second: Herb Miyashita Lead: John Walling	Avonlea CC, Avonlea Skip: Bob Pickering Third: Garnet Campbell Second: John Keys Lead: Gary Ford

Round robin standings

Key
	Teams to Tiebreak playoff

Province	Skip	W	L
Manitoba	Don Duguid	8	2
Northern Ontario	Bill Tetley	8	2
Saskatchewan	Bob Pickering	8	2
Alberta	Matt Baldwin	5	5
British Columbia	Kevin Smale	5	5
Ontario	Bob Charlebois	5	5
Newfoundland	Bob Cole	4	6
Prince Edward Island	Kip Ready	4	6
New Brunswick	Paul Bordage	3	7
Nova Scotia	Frank Hoar	3	7
Quebec	Bill Ott	2	8

Playoff

A two-round playoff was necessitated as three teams had tied for top spot in the event.

	Semifinal					Final
							Manitoba	11
		Northern Ontario	10				Northern Ontario	5
		Saskatchewan	9

References

• 2018 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
• Results at Soudog Curling
• Results at CurlingZone