1929 Macdonald Brier
The 1929 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from February 26[1] to March 1, 1929[2] at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario.
| 1929 Macdonald Brier | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Toronto, Ontario | 
| Arena | Granite Curling Club | 
| Dates | February 26 – March 1, 1929 | 
| Winner | |
| Curling club | Strathcona CC, Winnipeg | 
| Skip | Gordon Hudson | 
| Third | Don Rollo | 
| Second | Ron Singbush | 
| Lead | Bill Grant | 
« 1928  1930 »  | |
Team Manitoba won their second consecutive Briar Tankard with Gordon Hudson as skip finishing round robin play undefeated. This was the first time a team went unbeaten in a single Brier. Hudson also became the first skip to win back-to-back Brier championships.
Teams
    
The teams are listed as follows:[3]
| Alberta | Manitoba | Montreal | New Brunswick | Northern Ontario | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton CC, Edmonton
 Skip: Arnold Johnson  | 
Strathcona CC, Winnipeg
 Skip: Gordon Hudson  | 
Thistle CC, Montreal
 Skip: George Kent  | 
Moncton Curlers Association, Moncton
 Skip: Wendell MacDonald  | 
Chapleau CC, Chapleau
 Skip: George Nicholson  | 
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Toronto | 
| Halifax CC, Halifax
 Skip: H. St. Clair Silver  | 
Lindsay CC, Lindsay
 Skip: Frank Carew  | 
Victoria CC, Quebec City
 Skip: Archie Bell  | 
Regina CC, Regina
 Skip: Dick Ross  | 
The Granite Club, Toronto
 Skip: Ed Brower  | 
Round robin standings
    
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Brier champion | |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hudson | 9 | 0 | 120 | 54 | |
| Saskatchewan | Dick Ross | 7 | 2 | 110 | 85 | 
| Toronto | Ed Brower | 6 | 3 | 109 | 85 | 
| New Brunswick | Wendell MacDonald | 6 | 3 | 98 | 86 | 
| Northern Ontario | George Nicholson | 5 | 4 | 79 | 104 | 
| Ontario | Frank Carew | 4 | 5 | 91 | 91 | 
| Quebec | Archie Bell | 3 | 6 | 79 | 94 | 
| Alberta | Arnold Johnson | 2 | 7 | 82 | 109 | 
| H. St. Clair Silver | 2 | 7 | 96 | 102 | |
| Montreal | George Kent | 1 | 8 | 64 | 123 | 
Round robin results
    
    Draw 1
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| Toronto (Brower) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 
| Montreal (Kent) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 
| Ontario (Carew) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 
Draw 2
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Quebec (Bell) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Montreal (Kent) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 
| Ontario (Carew) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 
Draw 3
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Ontario (Carew) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 
| Montreal (Kent) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 
Draw 4
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Ontario (Carew) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 17 | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | X | 17 | 
| Montreal (Kent) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 
Draw 5
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 16 | |
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | X | X | 8 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Ontario (Carew) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 
| Montreal (Kent) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 
Draw 6
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 12 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 
| Montreal (Kent) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Ontario (Carew) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 
Draw 7
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Montreal (Kent) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 15 | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Ontario (Carew) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 
Draw 8
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 
| Montreal (Kent) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 15 | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 14 | |
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Ontario (Carew) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 
Draw 9
    
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Saskatchewan (Ross) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Alberta (Johnson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Toronto (Brower) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 
| Montreal (Kent) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| Northern Ontario (Nicholson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 
| Ontario (Carew) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | 
| New Brunswick (MacDonald) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 
| Quebec (Bell) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 
References
    
- "Three Rinks Tied for MacDonald Brier Trophy". Vancouver Province. February 27, 1929. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
 - "MacDonald Brier Tankard Won By Winnipeg Curlers". Vancouver Province. March 2, 1929. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
 - "1929 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive".
 - "Western Rinks Leave". Montreal Gazette. February 25, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
 - Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald Brier.xls"; pg3, "Macdonald Brier Teams - 1929"
 - "Ross Rink Wins in Saskatchewan". Winnipeg Tribune. February 11, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2020.