Canadian men's curling championship
The 1950 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 6 to 10, 1950 at Kerrisdale Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. A total of 25,000 fans attended the event.
Team Northern Ontario, who was skipped by Tom Ramsay won the Brier Tankard with a round robin record of 7-2. This was Northern Ontario's first Brier championship.
Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario all tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the three teams for runner-up. Manitoba would ultimately be the runner-up as they defeated Ontario 13-8 in the second tiebreaker game. Ontario defeated Alberta 7-5 in the first tiebreaker game.
Event Summary
Heading into the final day of the Brier, Northern Ontario and Ontario were the front runners to win the Brier with 5-1 records. Alberta and Quebec one game behind at 4-2 while British Columbia, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia still in the mix at 3-3.
In the Thursday morning session, Northern Ontario defeated British Columbia 6-5, thus eliminating all the three loss teams from Brier championship contention. Manitoba stomped Alberta 15-6, also eliminating Alberta from championship contention while Quebec beat Ontario 13-8. This left Northern Ontario, Ontario, and Quebec in contention for the championship.
Northern Ontario would clinch the Brier Tankard in the afternoon session on Thursday with a 14-1 victory over Nova Scotia. In the remaining Thursday afternoon games, BC would defeat Quebec 8-7, Alberta defeated Ontario 11-7, and Manitoba beat Prince Edward Island 16-9. Even though the championship was already decided, this did not mean that this edition of the Brier would end anticlimactically in the Thursday evening session as there was a possibility of a five-way playoff for second place between Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.
In the final round robin session on Thursday evening, Alberta would beat Nova Scotia 11-10 clinching them at least a spot in the playoff and eliminating BC in the process. Quebec's 16-2 loss to Saskatchewan meant that Quebec was no longer a possibility for the playoff. With Ontario demolishing New Brunswick 20-4 and Manitoba edging Brier champion Northern Ontario 8-7, this meant that Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario would decide who would finish runner-up. The first tiebreaker would be played late Thursday night into Friday morning while the second tiebreaker would be played Friday morning.
In the second place tiebreaker playoff, Manitoba would draw the bye meaning that Alberta and Ontario would play in the first tiebreaker with the winning facing Manitoba in the second tiebreaker. In the first tiebreaker, Alberta held a 5-2 lead after eight ends, but Ontario would score five in the next four ends to win 7-5. In the second tiebreaker, Manitoba would score four in the first end. Ontario would come back to tie the game at 5 after the fifth end, but Manitoba would score four in the sixth and never look back as they took runner-up over Ontario 13-8.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Northern Ontario
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| Royal CC, Edmonton
Skip: Cliff Manahan
Third: Ross Manahan
Second: Gordon Haynes
Lead: William Bull
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Trail CC, Trail
Skip: Bung Cartmell
Third: Ty Cobb
Second: Charlie Cook
Lead: Dave Garnham
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Elmwood CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Bill McTavish
Third: Norm Hume
Second: Gord Lillyman
Lead: Ken Conn
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Beaver CC, Moncton
Skip: Jimmy Vance
Third: Lee Allanach
Second: Ralph Lister
Lead: Ron Dickie
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Kirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake
Skip: Tom Ramsay
Third: Len Williamson
Second: Bill Weston
Lead: Bill Kenny
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| Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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| Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater
Skip: Bernard Haines
Third: Eric Joudry
Second: Ralph Simmons
Lead: Lee Rhodenizer
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KW Granite CC, Kitchener
Skip: Carl Asmussen
Third: Ty Shantz
Second: Cully Schmidt
Lead: Ed Schultz
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Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Heath Saunders
Third: Doug Saunders
Second: Daniel O'Rourke
Lead: David MacLeod
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Victoria CC, Quebec City
Skip: Herbie Simons
Third: Thomas Beattie
Second: Bobby Cream
Lead: Andrew Beattie
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Prince Albert CC, Prince Albert
Skip: Ernie Whitter
Third: Buster Ortloff
Second: Bill Whitter
Lead: John Whitter
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Round-robin standings
| Key
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Brier champion
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Teams to tiebreaker playoff
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Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−08:00)
Draw 1
Monday, March 6 3:00 PM
| Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Final
|
 Quebec (Simons)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
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0
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3
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0
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3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
10
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 Manitoba (McTavish)
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
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8
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| Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Final
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| British Columbia (Cartmell)
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1
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0
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1
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2
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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3
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1
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0
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10
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 Nova Scotia (Haines)
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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2
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0
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0
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4
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11
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| Sheet E
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Final
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| Ontario (Asmussen)
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
9
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| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
|
2
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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6
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Draw 2
Monday, March 6 8:00 PM
| Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
|
12
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Final
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
8
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| Northern Ontario (Ramsay)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
9
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| Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
|
10
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11
|
12
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Final
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| Manitoba (McTavish)
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
|
0
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0
|
2
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0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
11
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| Sheet D
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
|
8
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9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
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Final
|
| British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
0
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0
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2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
8
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Draw 3
Tuesday, March 7 9:30 AM
| Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
| Alberta (Manahan)
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
5
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| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
|
| British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
11
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| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
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3
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4
|
5
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6
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7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
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Final
|
| Nova Scotia (Haines)
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
11
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| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
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3
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4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
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Final
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Prince Edward Island (Saunders)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
Draw 4
Tuesday, March 7 2:30 PM
| Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
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Final
|
| Alberta (Manahan)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
11
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| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
12
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| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Nova Scotia (Haines)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 8 3:00 PM
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Northern Ontario (Ramsay)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
|
| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
| Nova Scotia (Haines)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
13
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| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| New Brunswick (Vance)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
7
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| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Draw 6
Wednesday, March 8 3:00 PM
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| New Brunswick (Vance)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
| Nova Scotia (Haines)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Prince Edward Island (Saunders)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
18
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Northern Ontario (Ramsay)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Draw 7
Thursday, March 9 9:30 AM
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Nova Scotia (Haines)
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
| New Brunswick (Vance)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Alberta (Manahan)
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
15
|
Draw 8
Thursday, March 9 2:30 PM
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| New Brunswick (Vance)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
| Prince Edward Island (Saunders)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| British Columbia (Cartmell)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
| Alberta (Manahan)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Nova Scotia (Haines)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Northern Ontario (Ramsay)
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
Draw 9
Thursday, March 9 7:30 PM
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Northern Ontario (Ramsay)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Alberta (Manahan)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
| Nova Scotia (Haines)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| New Brunswick (Vance)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Quebec (Simons)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
|
| Saskatchewan (Whitter)
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
16
|
Playoff
Tiebreaker #1
Thursday, March 9
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Alberta (Manahan)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
Tiebreaker #2
Friday, March 10
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Manitoba (McTavish)
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
| Ontario (Asmussen)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
References
- "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "1950 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ McConnell, Ken (6 March 1950). "The Brier Handicap". The Vancouver Daily Province. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- "Brier Battle Array". Vancouver Sun. March 4, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Record Crowd Jams Rink to See Curling". Vancouver Sun. March 9, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Rink to beat at colorful (sic) Brier". Vancouver Sun. March 6, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Coming to Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. March 6, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "Wednesday's Draw". The Vancouver Daily Province. 7 March 1950. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Thursday's Draw". The Vancouver Daily Province. 8 March 1950. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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