The 1970 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 2–6 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The hometown Don Duguid rink out of Winnipeg's Granite Club won the event in the last draw, when they beat Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering rink in front of 9,287 fans at the Winnipeg Arena, which was "filled to capacity".The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 116 This gave the team the best round robin record, preventing a playoff against the next best team, Alberta, which had one more loss. With the championship, the Duguid team would go on to represent Canada at the 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom, the World Curling Championships, which they won.

Duguid's only loss came against Team British Columbia, skipped by 1964 Brier champion Lyall Dagg, who would go on to finish in third place. Manitoba's first round match against Alberta, skipped by 1961 Brier and World Champion Hec Gervais, proved to be the deciding game. The ice in that game had been described as particularly bad, having "almost turned to water", requiring more force to throw rocks, and making hits nearly impossible. Manitoba won their match against Alberta 10-9, after Gervais missed his last throw.The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 116

Prior to the season, Duguid's experience as a skip was limited, though he had won the 1965 Brier as a third. For the 1970 season, Duguid reluctantly joined forces with teammates Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece and Bryan Wood, replacing Hunter's brother, and found immediate success.The Brier, Bob Weeks, pg 115

Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaGranite CC, Edmonton Skip: Hec Gervais Third: Bill Mitchell Second: Wayne Saboe Lead: Bill TainshVancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Lyall Dagg Third: Barry Naimark Second: Leo Hebert Lead: Terry PaulsonGranite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Don Duguid Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: Bryan WoodNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioMoncton CA, Moncton Skip: Harold Mabey Jr. Third: Ed Steeves Second: Hal Keith Lead: Grant MacMellonSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Les Bowering Third: Frank Stent Second: Dan Herder Lead: Roger MabeyFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Tom Tod Third: James Carson Second: J. Carl Whitfield Lead: Bill HallinanNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Ron Franklin Third: Peter Corkum Second: Stu Cameron Lead: Howard OxnerThe Terrace Club, Toronto Skip: Paul Savage Third: Thomas Cushing Second: Gerry Downer Lead: David PhillipsCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Art Burke Third: George Dillon Second: George Saunders Lead: Lorne BurkeQuebecSaskatchewanHeather CC, Hampstead Skip: Bill Kent Third: John Hammond Second: Don Aitken Lead: Art LobelAvonlea CC, Avonlea Skip: Bob Pickering Third: Garnet Campbell Second: John Keys Lead: Gary Ford

Map of teams

Round Robin standings KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Don Duguid 9 1 105 68 Hec Gervais 8 2 119 86 Lyall Dagg 7 3 97 84 Bob Pickering 6 4 97 77 Tom Tod 6 4 88 85 Les Bowering 4 6 97 101 Harold Mabey Jr. 4 6 81 87 Paul Savage 4 6 81 103 Art Burke 3 7 80 109 Ron Franklin 3 7 88 104 Bill Kent 1 9 80 109

Round Robin results Draw 1 Monday, March 2

Draw 2 Monday, March 2

Draw 3 Tuesday, March 3

Draw 4 Tuesday, March 3

Draw 5 Wednesday, March 4

Draw 6 Wednesday, March 4

Draw 7 Thursday, March 5

Draw 8 Thursday, March 5

Draw 9 Thursday, March 5

Draw 10 Friday, March 6

Draw 11 Friday, March 6

Awards All-Star Team The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS

Don Duguid became the first curler to make the All-Star team in more than one position as Duguid was previously selected to the All-Star team in as a third.

Position Name Team Skip Don Duguid (2) Third Jim Carson Second Leo Hebert Lead Gary Ford

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.

Name Team Position Ed Steeves Third

References

2019 Brier Media Guide: Brier Personnel 1927-2018 Results at Soudog Curling