The 1975 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 2 to 8, 1975 at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The total attendance for the week was 20,672. This was the first Brier in which a combined Territories (Northwest Territories and Yukon) team would participate, increasing the field from 11 to 12 teams. This arrangement would last until when each territory (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) was granted a separate entry along with a Team Canada entry for the defending Brier champions.
Team Northern Ontario, who was skipped by Bill Tetley captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 9–2 record. This was Northern Ontario's first Brier championship since and their second overall as well as Tetley's only Brier championship. The Tetley rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1975 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship in Perth, Scotland where they would lose in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland.
Despite being a longshot to win the Brier (or even compete in general) as a first year entry, the Territories entry from Yukon, who was skipped by Don Twa remained in contention until the final draw of the tournament and eventually finished tied for second overall with an 8–3 record. To date, this is the best Brier finish by any team from the territories.
Teams The teams were listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaSt. Albert CC, St. Albert Skip: Tom Reed Third: Kevin Byrne Second: Tony Rankel Lead: Lorne ReedGranite CC, Penticton Skip: Frank Beutle Third: Donald Wood Second: Robert Partridge Lead: Raymond JonesGranite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Rod Hunter Third: Mike Riley Second: Douglas Holmes Lead: Bryan WoodNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioCapital WC, Fredericton Skip: John Clark Third: David Silliphant Second:Shelly Palk Lead: John CormierSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Bob Cole Third: Joseph Power Jr. Second: Lew Andrews Lead: Andrew BairdFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Bill Tetley Third: Rick Lang Second: Bill Hodgson Lead: Peter HnatiwNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandDartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Dick Boyce Third: Robert Margeson Second: Michael Currie Lead: Peter ComstockCataraqui G&CC, Kingston Skip: Alex Scott Third: Edward Brown Second: Mike Boyd Lead: Thomas MillerCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: John Fortier Third: Donald MacRae Second: David Kassner Lead: Donald CallbeckQuebecSaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesSt. Laurent CC, Mount Royal Skip: Jim Ursel Third: Art Lobel Second: Don Aitken Lead: Howard AtkinsonRegina CC, Regina Skip: Harvey Mazinke Third: Bill Martin Second: George Achtymichuk Lead: Dan KlippensteinWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Don Twa Third: Chuck Haines Second: Kilburn Boyd Lead: Lionel Stokes
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Bill Tetley 9 2 94 75 Don Twa 8 3 93 67 Tom Reed 8 3 102 83 Harvey Mazinke 7 4 85 73 Rod Hunter 6 5 73 67 Jim Ursel 6 5 84 74 Alex Scott 6 5 77 76 John Clark 6 5 85 83 Dick Boyce 4 7 67 99 John Fortier 4 7 74 86 Bob Cole 1 10 64 96 Frank Beutle 1 10 72 91
Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00).
Draw 1 Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm
Draw 2 Monday, March 3, 9:00 am
Draw 3 Monday, March 3, 2:00 pm
Draw 4 Monday, March 3, 7:30 pm
Draw 5 Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am
Draw 6 Tuesday, March 4, 2:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, March 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Wednesday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, March 6, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Thursday, March 6, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Thursday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Draw 12 Friday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Draw 13 Friday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Draw 14 Saturday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Awards All-Star Team The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.
Position Name Team Skip Don Twa Third Bill Martin (2) Second Mike Boyd Lead Howard Atkinson
Ross G.L. Harstone Award The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.
Name Team Position Harvey Mazinke Skip
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