1972 Canada's national men's curling championship
The 1972 Macdonald Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 6 to 11, 1972 at St. John's Arena in St. John's, Newfoundland .
Team Manitoba , who was skipped by Orest Meleschuk easily won the event, after posting a 9-1 round robin record, only losing to Quebec's Bill Kent rink, which finished second. Meleschuk and his rink of Dave Romano , John Hanesiak and Pat Hailley went on to win a gold medal at the 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom World Curling Championship, amidst controversy .
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Fairview CC , Fairview Fourth: Mel Watchorn Skip: Jim Fox Second: Terry Watchorn Lead: Merv Watchorn
North Vancouver R.C.C.C. , North Vancouver Skip: Bernie Sparkes Third: Brock Giles Second: Brent Giles Lead: Brad Giles
Fort Rouge CC , Winnipeg Skip: Orest Meleschuk Third: Dave Romano Second: John Hanesiak Lead: Pat Hailley
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
Fredericton CC , Fredericton Skip: Dave Sullivan Third: John Gorman Second: Wally Nason Lead: Wayne Rhodenizer
St. John's CC , St. John's Skip: Fred Durant Third: Jack MacDuff Second: Bob Rowe Lead: Carl Strong
Tarentorus SC , Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Jack MacFarlane Third: Mike Boyd Second: Doug Clattenburg Lead: Dave MacFarlane
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Halifax CC , Halifax Skip: Barry Shearer Third: Ken Langille Second: Eddie Morgan Lead: Robin Wilber
Ottawa CC , Ottawa Skip: Eldon Coombe Third: Keith Forgues Second: Jim Patrick Lead: Barney Provost
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown Skip: Kip Ready Third: Bill MacGregor Second: David Kassner Lead: Norm MacNeill
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Heather CC , Hampstead Skip: Bill Kent Third: Art Lobel Second: Don Aitken Lead: Murray Gregga
Hub City CC , Saskatoon Skip: Doug Wyatt Third: Glen Farrell Second: Murray Trapp Lead: Dale Zoerb
Map of teams
Fox Sparkes Meleschuk Sullivan Durant MacFarlane Shearer Coombe Ready Kent Wyatt class=notpageimage| Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC-03:30 ).
Draw 1
Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
5
Alberta (Watchorn)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Sullivan)0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
4
11
Nova Scotia (Shearer)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
8
Draw 2
Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Wyatt)0
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
3
0
1
9
Nova Scotia (Shearer)
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
9
Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Coombe )0
4
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
10
Quebec (Kent)
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
7
Draw 3
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)4
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
3
2
1
16
Prince Edward Island (Ready)
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)2
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
1
8
Newfoundland (Durant)
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Wyatt)1
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
7
New Brunswick (Sullivan)
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
6
Draw 4
Tuesday, March 6, 2:30 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)0
0
2
1
0
1
1
3
0
3
0
1
12
Newfoundland (Durant)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)0
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
3
0
4
12
Nova Scotia (Shearer)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
4
10
Manitoba (Meleschuk )
0
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
9
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 7, 2:30 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Coombe )0
2
4
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
11
Nova Scotia (Shearer)
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)0
3
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
8
New Brunswick (Sullivan)
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
7
Draw 6
Wednesday, March 7, 8:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Durant)2
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
10
Nova Scotia (Shearer)
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Watchorn)1
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
9
Saskatchewan (Wyatt)
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
6
Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Sullivan)1
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
7
Ontario (Coombe )
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
6
Draw 7
Thursday, March 8, 9:00 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Prince Edward Island (Ready)0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
3
0
1
9
Quebec (Kent)
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Wyatt)0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
1
9
Ontario (Coombe )
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
5
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Sullivan)0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
6
Newfoundland (Durant)
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
Draw 8
Thursday, March 8, 2:30 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Wyatt)0
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
9
Newfoundland (Durant)
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)0
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
10
Nova Scotia (Shearer)
1
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
9
Draw 9
Thursday, March 8, 8:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)1
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
4
0
1
11
Nova Scotia (Shearer)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)0
1
1
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
New Brunswick (Sullivan)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Coombe )0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
7
Alberta (Watchorn)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
6
Draw 10
Friday, March 9, 9:00 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Newfoundland (Durant)0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
6
Alberta (Watchorn)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Kent)3
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
2
10
Saskatchewan (Wyatt)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)0
2
0
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
10
New Brunswick (Sullivan)
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
7
Draw 11
Friday, March 9, 2:30 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (Meleschuk )2
1
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
3
1
0
12
Alberta (Watchorn)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
3
1
11
Saskatchewan (Wyatt)
1
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
8
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Ontario (Coombe )0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
1
8
Newfoundland (Durant)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
7
Awards
All-Star Team
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.
Ross G.L. Harstone Award
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.
References
"Brier by the Numbers: Brier Records 1927 to Present" (PDF). Soudog's Curling History Site . March 12, 2007. p. 9."Curling Canada | Oh, Baby! Cole pumped for Brier's return to St. John's" .The Brier , Bob Weeks , pg 120
^ "1972 Macdonald Brier" . Curling Canada Stats Archive . Curling Canada. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
"Draw for Brier" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. March 6, 1972. p. 8. Retrieved 28 February 2023.^ BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
"EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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