1952 Macdonald Brier
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| 1952 Macdonald Brier | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Arena | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
| Dates | March 3–8 |
| Attendance | 12,500 |
| Winner |  Manitoba |
| Curling club | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg |
| Skip | Billy Walsh |
| Third | Al Langlois |
| Second | Andy McWilliams |
| Lead | John Watson |
« 1951 1953 » | |
The 1952 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 8, 1952 at Winnipeg Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg became the first Canadian city outside of Toronto to host a Brier more than once. A total of 12,500 fans attended the event.[1]
Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Billy Walsh became the second team to capture the Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play unbeaten with a 10–0 record. This was the thirteenth time that Manitoba had won the Brier and the eighth time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated. This would also be the first of two Briers won by Walsh, with his other championship coming in 1956.
This was the fifth and most recent Brier in which there were no games that went to an extra end.[2]
The teams are listed as follows:[3]
Round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Brier champion | |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba | Billy Walsh | 10 | 0 | 98 | 67 |
| Alberta | Arthur Simpson | 8 | 2 | 111 | 70 |
| Ontario | Ralph Clark | 6 | 4 | 89 | 76 |
| British Columbia | Reg Stone | 6 | 4 | 105 | 74 |
 Nova Scotia | Henry Blanchard | 6 | 4 | 101 | 80 |
| New Brunswick | Victor Limerick | 5 | 5 | 83 | 79 |
 Quebec | Kenneth Weldon | 5 | 5 | 87 | 87 |
| Saskatchewan | Frank Hastings | 4 | 6 | 71 | 86 |
| Northern Ontario | James Guy | 3 | 7 | 81 | 95 |
 Newfoundland | J.W. Tomelin | 1 | 9 | 69 | 126 |
| Prince Edward Island | Frank Hansen | 1 | 9 | 61 | 116 |
