1927 Macdonald Brier


The 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 1–3 at the Granite Club in Toronto. This edition of the Brier would be the first, with it also being the first time it was hosted in Ontario, and the first time it was hosted in Toronto's Granite Club.
Skip Murray MacNeill of Nova Scotia would win the inaugural tournament, leading his rink of skips to victory.
The event began with an opening banquet with Ontario Lieutenant Governor William Donald Ross and Ontario Premier Howard Ferguson welcoming players.

Event Summary

After successful trips by the winner of the Manitoba Bonspiel in 1925 and their participation in the Quebec Bonspiel being deemed popular enough to consider a national tournament in 1926, the Stewart brothers of Macdonald Tobacco would sponsor what would become the Brier in 1927. Played at the Granite Club in Toronto, the tournament would feature teams from four provinces, two cities, and a representative from Western Canada and Northern Ontario, the latter becoming a fixture at the Brier. It would be the only Brier that would have all games go 14 ends

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
*Malcolm curled out of the Thistle Curling Club in Saint John, Beatteay out of the St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, Shives out of the Campbellton Curling Club and MacKay out of the Bathurst Curling Club

Standings

ProvinceSkipClubCityWL
Nova ScotiaMurray MacneillHalifax CCHalifax61
New BrunswickJohnny MalcolmSaint John Composite RinkSaint John52
TorontoWilliam ScottHigh Park CCToronto43
Northern OntarioEmmett SmithHaileybury CCHaileybury34
OntarioBob McKenzieSarnia CCSarnia34
Western CanadaOswald BarkwellYellow Grass CCYellow Grass34
QuebecMajor Robert WhyteQuebec CCQuebec25
MontrealPeter LyallGranite CCMontreal25

Note: The Oswald Barkwell rink represented all of Western Canada in this tournament, but were from Saskatchewan.

Scores

March 1

;Draw 1
;Draw 2
;Draw 3
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 6
;Draw 7
Teams were chosen by invitation. Many provinces had yet to have provincial championships.