1954 Macdonald Brier
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| 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 |
« 1953 1955 » | |
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]
Round robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Brier champion | |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Matt Baldwin | 9 | 1 | 125 | 67 |
| Saskatchewan | Garnet Campbell | 8 | 2 | 114 | 85 |
 Nova Scotia | Reginald Piercey | 6 | 4 | 108 | 112 |
| Northern Ontario | Donald Groom | 6 | 4 | 107 | 77 |
| British Columbia | Bung Cartmell | 6 | 4 | 99 | 98 |
| Ontario | Ross Tarleton | 6 | 4 | 109 | 89 |
| New Brunswick | Richard McCully | 4 | 6 | 94 | 103 |
 Manitoba | Jimmy Welsh | 4 | 6 | 90 | 98 |
| Prince Edward Island | Wendell MacDonald | 3 | 7 | 87 | 100 |
 Quebec | William Tracy | 3 | 7 | 95 | 111 |
 Newfoundland | Robert Kent | 0 | 10 | 57 | 145 |