1927 Macdonald Brier

1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard
Host city	Toronto, Ontario
Arena	Granite Club, Toronto
Dates	March 1-3, 1927
Winner	Nova Scotia
Curling club	Halifax CC, Halifax
Skip	Murray MacNeill
Third	Al MacInnes
Second	Cliff Torey
Lead	Jim Donahoe
Finalist	New Brunswick
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The 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 1-3 at the Granite Club in Toronto. This edition of the Brier would be the first, with it also being the first time it was hosted in Ontario, and the first time it was hosted in Toronto's Granite Club.

Skip Murray MacNeill of Nova Scotia would win the inaugural tournament, leading his rink of skips (his original team couldn't make the trip) to victory.

The event began with an opening banquet with Ontario Lieutenant Governor William Donald Ross and Ontario Premier Howard Ferguson welcoming players.^[1]

Event Summary

After successful trips by the winner of the Manitoba Bonspiel in 1925 and their participation in the Quebec Bonspiel being deemed popular enough to consider a national tournament in 1926, the Stewart brothers of Macdonald Tobacco would sponsor what would become the Brier in 1927. Played at the Granite Club in Toronto, the tournament would feature teams from four provinces, two cities, and a representative from Western Canada and Northern Ontario, the latter becoming a fixture at the Brier. It would be the only Brier that would have all games go 14 ends (with two games going to a 15th end to break ties)^[2]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[3]

Standings

Note: The Oswald Barkwell rink represented all of Western Canada in this tournament, but were from Saskatchewan.

Scores

March 1

Draw 1 (morning)^[6]

• Ontario 13-12 Western Canada
• Nova Scotia 10-10 Quebec
• Montreal 15-7 Northern Ontario
• Toronto 11-9 New Brunswick

Draw 2 (afternoon)

• New Brunswick 16-14 Nova Scotia
• Western Canada 13-8 Montreal
• Toronto 13-5 Quebec
• Northern Ontario 11-9 Ontario

March 2

Draw 3 (morning)^[7]

• New Brunswick 16-10 Ontario
• Quebec 14-8 Montreal
• Western Canada 17-15 Toronto
• Nova Scotia 15-4 Northern Ontario

Draw 4 (afternoon)

• Northern Ontario 11-10 Toronto (15)
• Nova Scotia 12-9 Western Canada
• Ontario 15-13 Quebec
• Montreal 13-10 New Brunswick

Draw 5 (evening)

• Nova Scotia 14-10 Toronto
• New Brunswick 13-5 Quebec
• Ontario 10-8 Montreal
• Western Canada 11-9 Northern Ontario

March 3

Draw 6 (morning)

• Nova Scotia def. Montreal
• New Brunswick def. Western Canada
• Toronto def. Ontario
• Northern Ontario 11-10 Quebec (15)^[8]

Draw 7 (afternoon)^[9]

• Nova Scotia 13-9 Ontario
• Quebec 11-9 Western Canada
• Toronto 13-10 Montreal
• New Brunswick 16-8 Northern Ontario

Team selection

Teams were chosen by invitation. Many provinces had yet to have provincial championships.^[10]

• Western Canada: Winners of the MCA Bonspiel
• Nova Scotia: "Four best players (in the province)." Macneill was chosen as winner of the Johnson Cup.
• Montreal: Amalgamation rink.
• Ontario: Winners of the Silver Tankard
• Toronto: Winners of the Canada Life trophy.

References

Canadian Men's Curling Championships Macdonald Brier 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Labatt Brier 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Nokia Brier 2001 2002 2003 2004 Tim Hortons Brier 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015