The 1955 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 7 to 11, 1955 at Regina Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. A total of 51,725 fans attended the event, which was a Brier record at the time.
Team Saskatchewan, skipped by Garnet Campbell, won the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 10-0 record. This was Saskatchewan's first ever Brier championship and the ninth time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated.
Following their win, the Scottish pipers played "The Campbells Are Coming" in their honour at the closing ceremonies. Speakers at the closing ceremonies included William John Patterson, the province's lieutenant governor, Ross Harstone, Tankard trustee and David M. Stewart of Macdonald Tobacco. Premier Tommy Douglas presented silver trays to the members of the Campbell team. Douglas announced that they would be honoured by the government in the provincial legislature and presented with gifts.
The Draw 1 game between New Brunswick and Ontario was the first time that a Brier game went to a second extra end. The 14 ends were the most ends played in a game since the first Brier in 1927, when regulation games went 14 ends.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaClaresholm CC, Claresholm Skip: Hugh Brown Third: Oscar Markle Second: C.L. Dodd Lead: William BrownTrail CC, Trail Skip: Reg Stone Third: Roy Stone Second: Douglas McGibney Lead: Hunt McKayStrathcona CC, Winnipeg Skip: Roy Forsythe Third: Donald Lord Second: Frank Muirhead Lead: Donald ReidEdmundston CC, Edmundston Skip: Edgar St. Pierre Third: Walter Brebner Second: James Coster Lead: Eugene AbbisNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioOntarioSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Norman Rockwell Third: Leonard Oliver Second: Norman Pounder Lead: Carmen RockwellGranite CC, North Bay Skip: Rudy Steski Third: Robert Wyatt Second: Owen Staples Lead: Earl McCormickTruro CC, Truro Skip: Gerald Glinz Third: Avard Mann Second: Frank Hoar Lead: William PetersRoyal Canadian CC, Toronto Skip: Andrew Grant Third: Walter Derrett Second: Earl Hushagen Lead: Ray GrantPrince Edward IslandCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Wendell MacDonald Third: John Squarebriggs Second: Andrew Likely Lead: Elmer MacDonaldC de C Jacques Cartier, Quebec City Skip: Olivier Samson Third: William MacDonald Second: Gabriel Boivin Lead: Aime OuelletAvonlea CC, Avonlea Skip: Garnet Campbell Third: Don Campbell Second: Glen Campbell Lead: Lloyd Campbell
Round robin standings KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Saskatchewan Garnet Campbell 10 0 135 61 Roy Forsythe 9 1 105 70 Ontario Andrew Grant 7 3 117 81 British Columbia Reg Stone 6 4 99 93 Northern Ontario Rudy Steski 6 4 109 76 Gerald Glinz 5 5 95 111 Alberta Hugh Brown 4 6 92 93 Prince Edward Island Wendell MacDonald 4 6 83 98 New Brunswick Edgar St. Pierre 2 8 86 122 Olivier Samson 1 9 74 134 Norman Rockwell 1 9 71 127
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00)
Draw 1 Monday, March 7 3:00 PM
Draw 2 Monday, March 7 8:00 PM
Draw 3 Tuesday, March 8 9:30 AM
Draw 4 Tuesday, March 8 2:30 PM
Draw 5 Wednesday, March 9 3:00 PM
Draw 6 Wednesday, March 9 8:00 PM
Draw 7 Thursday, March 10 9:30 AM
Draw 8 Thursday, March 10 2:30 PM
Draw 9 Thursday, March 10 7:30 PM
Draw 10 Friday, March 11 9:30 AM
Draw 11 Friday, March 11 2:30 PM
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