1972 Macdonald Brier
The 1972 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 6–11 at the St. John's Arena[1][2] in St. John's, Newfoundland.
| 1972 Macdonald Brier | |
|---|---|
| Host city | St. John's, Newfoundland | 
| Arena | St. John's Arena | 
| Dates | March 6–11 | 
| Attendance | 12,890 | 
| Winner |  Manitoba | 
| Curling club | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg | 
| Skip | Orest Meleschuk | 
| Third | Dave Romano | 
| Second | John Hanesiak | 
| Lead | Pat Hailley | 
| Finalist |  Quebec | 
| « 1971 1973 » | |
Manitoba, skipped by Orest Meleschuk easily won the event, after posting a 9-1 round robin record, only losing to Quebec's Bill Kent rink, which finished second.[3] Meleschuk and his rink of Dave Romano, John Hanesiak and Pat Hailley went on to win a gold medal at the 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom World Curling Championship, amidst controversy.
Teams
    
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | 
|---|---|---|
| Fairview CC, Fairview Fourth: Mel Watchorn | North Vancouver R.C.C.C., North Vancouver Skip: Bernie Sparkes | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Orest Meleschuk | 
| New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario | 
| Fredericton CC, Fredericton Skip: Dave Sullivan | St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Fred Durant | Tarentorus SC, Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Jack MacFarlane | 
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | 
| Halifax CC, Halifax Skip: Barry Shearer | Ottawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Eldon Coombe | Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Kip Ready | 
| Quebec | Saskatchewan | |
| Heather CC, Hampstead Skip: Bill Kent | Hub City CC, Saskatoon Skip: Doug Wyatt | 
Round robin standings
    
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Brier champion | |
| Province | Skip | W | L | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Manitoba | Orest Meleschuk | 9 | 1 | 
|  Quebec | Bill Kent | 7 | 3 | 
|  Alberta | Mel Watchorn | 6 | 4 | 
|  Ontario | Eldon Coombe | 6 | 4 | 
|  Saskatchewan | Doug Wyatt | 6 | 4 | 
|  British Columbia | Bernie Sparkes | 5 | 5 | 
|  Northern Ontario | Jack MacFarlane | 5 | 5 | 
|  New Brunswick | Dave Sullivan | 4 | 6 | 
|  Newfoundland | Fred Durant | 3 | 7 | 
|  Prince Edward Island | Kip Ready | 3 | 7 | 
|  Nova Scotia | Barry Shearer | 1 | 9 | 
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