| 1966 Macdonald Brier | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Arena | Halifax Forum |
| Dates | March 7–11 |
| Attendance | 11,905 |
| Winner | Alberta |
| Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary |
| Skip | Ron Northcott |
| Third | George Fink |
| Second | Bernie Sparkes |
| Lead | Fred Storey |
| Finalist |  Ontario (Gurowka) |
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The 1966 Macdonald Brier the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 7 to 11, 1966 at the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] After the Brier the year before broke attendance records, the 1966 edition only drew 11,905 fans. At the time, only the 1947 Brier drew fewer fans.[2]
Both Alberta and Ontario finished round robin play with identical 8–2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams for the Brier championship. Team Alberta, who was skipped by Ron Northcott won the Brier Tankard over Ontario 7-6 in the tiebreaker playoff. This was the ninth time that Alberta won the Brier championship and the first of three Briers that Northcott won as a skip.
Northcott and his team would go on to represent Canada at the 1966 Scotch Cup, the World Curling Championship, which they won.
- ^ "Curling's Elite Opens Play for Brier Trophy". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 7, 1966. p. 7. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.