The 1936 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 5, 1936 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario.1936 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone This was the first Brier in which teams from British Columbia and Prince Edward Island would participate, increasing the field from 8 to 10 teams. This arrangement remained until when Newfoundland was added to the Brier field.
Team Manitoba, skipped by Ken Watson, captured the Brier Tankard with a round robin record of 8-1. This was Manitoba's seventh Brier championship overall and the first of three titles for Watson as a skip. A tiebreaker game was played to determine the runner-up, as both Team Alberta and Team New Brunswick finished the round robin with 7-2 records. Alberta defeated New Brunswick 8-6 in the tiebreaker to finish runner-up.
Watson's rink also set a Brier record for most points scored in a tournament (142) which still stands as of . Watson and his rink steamrolled through the competition thanks to their long slides, which caused controversy at the competition. Up until then, most curlers delivered their stones with a foot still in the hack, however the Watson rink slid out from the hack.The Brier, by Bob Weeks, ppg 39-41 Despite their dominance, they did not claim the Brier title until their final round robin game against New Brunswick. With both teams having identical 7–1 records at the time, the match attracted the largest Brier crowd in history up to that point. The game was fairly lacklustre, however the last end was not. Watson had to draw against three New Brunswick stones on his last rock to claim the championship.Weeks, ppg 41-42
Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaNorthern OntarioGranite CC, Edmonton Skip: George Wanless Third: Billy Rose Second: Dave Ritchie Lead: William MurrayVancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: William Whalen Sr. Third: William Whalen Jr. Second: J.W. Nation Lead: W.R. BroatchStrathcona CC, Winnipeg Skip: Ken Watson Third: Grant Watson Second: Marvin MacIntyre Lead: Charles KerrCampbellton CC, Campbellton Skip: Reginald Shives Third: Earl Mowatt Second: Frederick J. McRae Lead: Harold PerleyHaileybury CC, Haileybury Skip: Emmett Smith Third: Daniel Millar Second: William Beecroft Lead: Melvin RobbOntarioPrince Edward IslandHalifax CC, Halifax Skip: Murray Macneill Third: J.R. Murphy Second: Charles Burchell Lead: A.L. HarringtonSarnia CC, Sarnia Skip: Hector Cowan Third: William McCart Second: Alex Hayes Lead: Murray ChiltonMontague CC, Montague Skip: James McIntyre Third: C.K. Wightman Second: R.W. Beck Lead: I.A. YounkerVictoria CC, Quebec City Skip: C.B. Bignell Third: Gordon Ross Jr. Second: K.O. Baptist Lead: Lionel RoyRegina CC, Regina Skip: Leslie Youngson Third: David Clayton Second: Charles Gardner Jr. Lead: C.A. McNevin
Round Robin standings KeyBrier championTeams to Tiebreaker ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Ken Watson 8 1 142 59 New Brunswick Reginald Shives 7 2 110 77 Alberta George Wanless 7 2 103 80 British Columbia William Whalen Sr. 6 3 90 80 Ontario Hector Cowan 5 4 96 85 Northern Ontario Emmett Smith 5 4 95 80 Saskatchewan Leslie Youngson 4 5 87 94 Quebec C.B. Bignell 2 7 77 137 Murray Macneill 1 8 78 111 Prince Edward Island James McIntyre 0 9 72 147
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