The 1962 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 5 to 10, 1962 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario. A total of 37,013 fans attended the event.[1]

1962 Macdonald Brier
Host cityKitchener, Ontario
ArenaKitchener Memorial Auditorium
DatesMarch 5–10
Attendance37,013
WinnerSaskatchewan
Curling clubRegina CC, Regina
SkipErnie Richardson
ThirdArnold Richardson
SecondGarnet Richardson
LeadWes Richardson
FinalistAlberta
 Manitoba
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Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan all finished round robin play with 8-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the three teams to determine the Brier championship. Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Ernie Richardson ended up capturing the Brier Tankard by beating defending champion Hec Gervais and their Alberta rink in the final 14-7. Alberta earlier advanced to the final with an 8-7 victory over Manitoba in the semifinal. This was only the third time in Brier history in which a three-way tiebreaker determined the championship with the other instances being in 1928 and 1946.

This was Saskatchewan's fourth Brier championship and the third Brier won in four years by the Richardson rink after winning back-to-back Briers in 1959 and 1960. Richardson's rink would go onto compete in the 1962 Scotch Cup in Scotland, which they also won for the third time in four years.

Event Summary

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After the Thursday morning draw (Draw 7), there were seven teams all within a game of one another that had a shot at the championship. British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan were all sitting at 5-2 with Alberta, Manitoba, and Northern Ontario sitting at 4-2, and New Brunswick sitting at 4-3. With several of these teams having to play one another, it was appearing that this Brier would have one of the most exciting finishes of all time.

In the Thursday afternoon draw (Draw 8), Ontario defeated Northern Ontario 10-5, Alberta handed New Brunswick a 10-7 defeat, Saskatchewan beat winless Newfoundland 10-6, and Manitoba beat Quebec 9-6 while British Columbia draw a bye. Still after the Thursday afternoon draw, there were five teams with two losses while Northern Ontario and New Brunswick had three and four losses respectively.

The Thursday evening draw saw many blowouts along with a couple teams being eliminated. Manitoba demolished Prince Edward Island 15-2, Alberta easily defeated Quebec 14-5, and BC handing Ontario as costly 8-6 defeat. Northern Ontario was eliminated from contention as they were beat by Nova Scotia 10-7 and despite a 27-4 rout over Newfoundland, New Brunswick would be eliminated from Brier contention prior to the final day. With the final day of round robin play rising upon the curlers, there was a four-way tie for first place as Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan were all 6-2 with Ontario sitting at 6-3 and having a bye on Friday morning.

The Friday morning draw saw all four 6-2 teams win their games and improve to 7-2 heading into the final draw. With BC and Manitoba having to play in the Friday afternoon draw, this meant that Ontario was eliminated from contention. With the BC and Manitoba match looming, it was highly likely that there would be a three-way tiebreaker playoff but also a possibility of the BC/Manitoba winner winning the Brier if both Alberta and Saskatchewan both slipped up against Northern Ontario and Quebec respectively.

Alberta would make sure that there would be at least one tiebreaker game on Friday evening as they beat a reeling Northern Ontario team handily 14-9. Meanwhile Saskatchewan would make sure that the first three-way tiebreaker since 1946 would happen as they beat Quebec 10-8. The Manitoba and BC matchup went back-and-forth during the first half of play as the game was tied at 4 after six ends. However, Manitoba scored three in the seventh and two in the ninth (with BC scoring one in the eighth) to put the game out of reach and eventually win 10-7 joining both Alberta and Saskatchewan in the tiebreaker playoff. In the subsequent draw, Alberta would draw Manitoba in the semifinal on Friday evening while Saskatchewan drew a bye into the final on Saturday morning.

The semifinal game between Alberta and Manitoba on Friday evening proved to be as good as advertised. Alberta would hold the lead for the majority of the game including a 6-3 lead after the seventh end. But Ontario would mount a rally in the next four ends to tie the game at 7 heading into the final end. But Alberta would score one in the final end to win 8-7 and advance to the Saturday morning final against Saskatchewan.

The championship game on Saturday morning pitted two teams who had won the last three Brier Tankards with defending champion Hec Gervais of Alberta and two-time winner Ernie Richardson of Saskatchewan. Gervais was attempting to be the third skip in a row to win back-to-back Briers while Richardson was looking for his third Brier in the last four years. The championship proved to be a blowout as Saskatchewan dominated from the start with three in the first end. Alberta was not able to come back from the early deficit and would eventually trail 8-2 after the fifth end, which proved to be too much. Saskatchewan would roll to a 14-7 victory giving the Richardson rink not only their third Brier in four years, but also represent Canada in the upcoming 1962 Scotch Cup.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Alberta Avenue CC, Edmonton

Skip: Hec Gervais
Third: Ron Anton
Second: Ray Werner
Lead: Wally Ursuliak

Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Reg Stone
Third: Roy Stone
Second: Frenchy D'Amour
Lead: Hunt McKay

Strathcona CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Norm Houck
Third: Jim Ursel
Second: Morley Handford
Lead: Ross Murdock

Moncton CA, Moncton

Skip: Harold Mabey Sr.
Third: Harold Mabey Jr.
Second: Harold Keith
Lead: Robert Puddester

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: George Giannou
Third: Frederick Colbourne
Second: George MacCharles
Lead: John Taite

Kenora CC, Kenora

Skip: Ronald Redding
Third: John Kostick
Second: Alan Hansen
Lead: Gordon Peterson

Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: James Florian
Third: Peter Hope
Second: Kenneth Bell
Lead: Donald Stanhope

Tam-Heather CC, Agincourt

Skip: Bayne Secord
Third: Vernon Larsen
Second: Russell Lindberg
Lead: David McDonough

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Arthur Burke
Third: Alan Smith
Second: Bob Dillon
Lead: Wayne Rhodenizer

Lachine CC, Lachine

Skip: William Armstrong
Third: Gordon Cape
Second: Garth Ruiter
Lead: James Wilson

Regina CC, Regina

Skip: Ernie Richardson
Third: Arnold Richardson
Second: Garnet Richardson
Lead: Wes Richardson

Round-robin standings

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Key
Teams to Tiebreaker Playoff
Province Skip W L PF PA
Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson 8 2 96 74
Alberta Hec Gervais 8 2 106 81
  Manitoba Norm Houck 8 2 92 61
  British Columbia Reg Stone 7 3 94 76
Ontario Bayne Secord 6 4 96 70
New Brunswick Harold Mabey Sr. 5 5 111 82
  Nova Scotia James Florian 5 5 87 88
Northern Ontario Ronald Redding 4 6 84 111
  Quebec William Armstrong 3 7 85 100
Prince Edward Island Arthur Burke 1 9 77 120
  Newfoundland George Giannou 0 10 64 129

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC-05:00)[3]

Draw 1

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Monday, March 5 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Redding) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 4 13
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 7
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 11
  Quebec (Armstrong) 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gervais) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 10
  British Columbia (Stone) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Ontario (Secord) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
  Manitoba (Houck) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7

Draw 2

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Monday, March 5 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
  British Columbia (Stone) 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Redding) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 14
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
  Manitoba (Houck) 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gervais) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7
Ontario (Secord) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mabey) 3 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 17
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 3

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Tuesday, March 6 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
Ontario (Secord) 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 13
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Redding) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
New Brunswick (Mabey) 1 1 0 3 3 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 17
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  Quebec (Armstrong) 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 12
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 8
Alberta (Gervais) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 9

Draw 4

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Tuesday, March 6 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 2 1 2 13
Ontario (Secord) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Armstrong) 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 10
Northern Ontario (Redding) 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 0 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  Manitoba (Houck) 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 9
Alberta (Gervais) 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 11
New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 11

Draw 5

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Wednesday, March 7 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Houck) 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Secord) 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 13
New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (Stone) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 9
  Quebec (Armstrong) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 10
Northern Ontario (Redding) 0 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 11

Draw 6

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Wednesday, March 7 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 8
  British Columbia (Stone) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7
  Manitoba (Houck) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gervais) 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 10
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 11
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Secord) 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 11
  Quebec (Armstrong) 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 8

Draw 7

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Thursday, March 8 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gervais) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 8
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Quebec (Armstrong) 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Secord) 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 12
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Northern Ontario (Redding) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 10
  British Columbia (Stone) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
  Manitoba (Houck) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7

Draw 8

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Thursday, March 8 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Northern Ontario (Redding) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Ontario (Secord) 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Armstrong) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
  Manitoba (Houck) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
New Brunswick (Mabey) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
Alberta (Gervais) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 12
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 9

Draw 9

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Thursday, March 8 8:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Houck) 1 1 1 1 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 15
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Armstrong) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5
Alberta (Gervais) 2 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 14
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 10
Northern Ontario (Redding) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
New Brunswick (Mabey) 1 0 3 2 0 6 0 3 5 3 2 2 27
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8
Ontario (Secord) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 10

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Friday, March 9 9:30 AM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Houck) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 10
Northern Ontario (Redding) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 9
Alberta (Gervais) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8
New Brunswick (Mabey) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (Stone) 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Armstrong) 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 11
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8

Draw 11

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Friday, March 9 3:00 PM

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Houck) 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 10
  British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Prince Edward Island (Burke) 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 11
  Newfoundland (Giannou) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 10
  Quebec (Armstrong) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Ontario (Secord) 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
  Nova Scotia (Florian) 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gervais) 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 14
Northern Ontario (Redding) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 9

Playoff

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Semifinal Final
Saskatchewan 14
Alberta 8 Alberta 7
  Manitoba 7

Semifinal

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Friday, March 9 8:00 PM

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Gervais) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8
  Manitoba (Houck) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 7

Final

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Saturday, March 10 9:30 AM

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (Richardson) 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 14
Alberta (Gervais) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 7

References

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  1. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "1962 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  3. ^ "Draw Schedule". The Montreal Gazette. newspapers.com. March 5, 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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