Canadian men's curling championship
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.[1]
Team Saskatchewan, who was 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.[2]
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:[3]
Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Claresholm CC, Claresholm
Skip: Hugh Brown
Third: Oscar Markle
Second: C.L. Dodd
Lead: William Brown
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Trail CC, Trail
Skip: Reg Stone
Third: Roy Stone
Second: Douglas McGibney
Lead: Hunt McKay
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Strathcona CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Roy Forsythe
Third: Donald Lord
Second: Frank Muirhead
Lead: Donald Reid
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Edmundston CC, Edmundston
Skip: Edgar St. Pierre
Third: Walter Brebner
Second: James Coster
Lead: Eugene Abbis
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Newfoundland
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Northern Ontario
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Norman Rockwell
Third: Leonard Oliver
Second: Norman Pounder
Lead: Carmen Rockwell
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Granite CC, North Bay
Skip: Rudy Steski
Third: Robert Wyatt
Second: Owen Staples
Lead: Earl McCormick
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Truro CC, Truro
Skip: Gerald Glinz
Third: Avard Mann
Second: Frank Hoar
Lead: William Peters
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Royal Canadian CC, Toronto
Skip: Andrew Grant
Third: Walter Derrett
Second: Earl Hushagen
Lead: Ray Grant
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Wendell MacDonald
Third: John Squarebriggs
Second: Andrew Likely
Lead: Elmer MacDonald
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C de C Jacques Cartier, Quebec City
Skip: Olivier Samson
Third: William MacDonald
Second: Gabriel Boivin
Lead: Aime Ouellet
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Avonlea CC, Avonlea
Skip: Garnet Campbell
Third: Don Campbell
Second: Glen Campbell
Lead: Lloyd Campbell
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00)[4]
Draw 1
Monday, March 7 3:00 PM
Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Final
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Quebec (Samson)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
|
1
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0
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1
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0
|
0
|
1
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6
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Manitoba (Forsythe)
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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2
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0
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2
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0
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1
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3
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0
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11
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Sheet D
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Final
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Alberta (Brown)
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
|
1
|
0
|
1
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6
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Nova Scotia (Glinz)
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0
|
2
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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3
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0
|
3
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0
|
10
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Sheet E
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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Final
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Ontario (Grant)
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3
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1
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1
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1
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2
|
1
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
3
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0
|
0
|
2
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14
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New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
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1
|
1
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3
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0
|
3
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0
|
0
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12
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Draw 2
Monday, March 7 8:00 PM
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Final
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New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
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0
|
4
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0
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1
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3
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0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
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Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
1
|
0
|
2
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0
|
0
|
3
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0
|
5
|
3
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1
|
1
|
1
|
17
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Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Nova Scotia (Glinz)
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
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British Columbia (Stone)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
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0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
19
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Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Northern Ontario (Steski)
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2
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1
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0
|
2
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0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
8
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Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Alberta (Brown)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Ontario (Grant)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
13
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Draw 3
Tuesday, March 8 9:30 AM
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Ontario (Grant)
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
15
|
British Columbia (Stone)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
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Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Northern Ontario (Steski)
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2
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0
|
3
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0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
13
|
New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
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Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Saskatchewan (Campbell)
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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Alberta (Brown)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
Draw 4
Tuesday, March 8 2:30 PM
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
|
British Columbia (Stone)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Grant)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Nova Scotia (Glinz)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
|
Alberta (Brown)
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Northern Ontario (Steski)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
16
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
Final
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 9 3:00 PM
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
Nova Scotia (Glinz)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
Draw 6
Wednesday, March 9 8:00 PM
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
Alberta (Brown)
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
14
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Nova Scotia (Glinz)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
Northern Ontario (Steski)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
15
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Ontario (Grant)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
Draw 7
Thursday, March 10 9:30 AM
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
British Columbia (Stone)
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Alberta (Brown)
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
10
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Northern Ontario (Steski)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Ontario (Grant)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
Draw 8
Thursday, March 10 2:30 PM
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Alberta (Brown)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
17
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Nova Scotia (Glinz)
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Northern Ontario (Steski)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
Draw 9
Thursday, March 10 7:30 PM
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Alberta (Brown)
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Ontario (Grant)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
20
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
Final
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
British Columbia (Stone)
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
Draw 10
Friday, March 11 9:30 AM
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
British Columbia (Stone)
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
Nova Scotia (Glinz)
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
17
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
11
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
Final
|
Ontario (Grant)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Draw 11
Friday, March 11 2:30 PM
Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Quebec (Samson)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Ontario (Grant)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
12
|
Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Manitoba (Forsythe)
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
British Columbia (Stone)
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Alberta (Brown)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
New Brunswick (St. Pierre)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Nova Scotia (Glinz)
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
Newfoundland (Rockwell)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Northern Ontario (Steski)
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
11
|