| 1946 Macdonald Brier | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | Saskatoon Arena |
| Dates | March 4–7 |
| Attendance | 22,000[1] |
| Winner | Alberta |
| Curling club | Sedgewick CC, Sedgewick |
| Skip | Billy Rose |
| Third | Bartley Swelin |
| Second | Austin Smith |
| Lead | George Crooks |
| Finalist | Northern Ontario Manitoba |
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The 1946 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 4 to 7, 1946 at Saskatoon Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[2] Saskatoon was supposed to host the 1943 Brier, which was cancelled due to the onset of World War II and was promised they would host the next Brier once the competition was resumed.[3] This was the first Brier in which total attendance was recorded, which came to 22,000.[1]
The event was opened by Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas. For the first time ever, games were broadcast live across the country on CBC Radio.[4] Doug Smith and Bill Good did the commentary.[5]
For the first time since the 1928 Brier, there was a three-way tie for first place after round robin play as Alberta, Manitoba, and Northern Ontario all finished with 7-2 records. Team Alberta, who was skipped by Billy Rose captured the Brier Tankard by defeating both Manitoba and Northern Ontario in the tiebreaker playoff. This was Alberta's fourth Brier championship overall.
This was the second straight Brier in which there were no extra ends.[6]
- ^ a b "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2022.
- ^ 1946 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone
- ^ "Cancel Brier!". Newspapers.com. Regina Leader-Post. December 8, 1942. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ The Brier, by Bob Weeks, p. 52
- ^ Weeks, p. 53
- ^ "MacDonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022.