The 1942 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 5, 1942 at Quebec Arena in Quebec City, Quebec.1942 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone
Team Manitoba, skipped by Ken Watson, won the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with an 8-1 record. This was Manitoba's tenth Brier championship overall and the second Brier won by Watson's rink, who won their first Brier in 1936.
Both British Columbia and Ontario would finish tied for second with 7-2 records, which would have necessitated a tiebreaker playoff under Brier rules at the time. However, due to the Quebec Aces hockey team needing the arena for their QSHL playoffs on March 7, it was announced that no tiebreaker playoff would be played and that the tie for second place would be allowed to stand. This prevented a showdown between brothers Gordon and Donald Campbell were skipping Ontario and BC respectively.The Brier, by Bob Weeks, pg 42
For the first time since the 1933 Brier, none of the games went to an extra end.
Quebec's loss in Draw 8 against British Columbia was their 22nd straight loss in Brier competition, setting a record for most consecutive Brier losses. The record was previously held by Prince Edward Island, who had lost 21 straight Brier games from 1937 to 1939. Quebec's losing streak would eventually reach 25 games before they would win a game again in 1946.
Due to the onset of World War II, the 1942 Brier would be the last Brier to be played until 1946. This would also be the only opportunity that Quebec Arena would host a Brier as the arena burnt down a few months later.
Conditions at the Arena were considered "tricky, almost unplayable".
Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaNorthern OntarioViking CC, Viking Skip: John Slavik Third: Vincent Slavik Second: Cecil Runyon Lead: Kenneth HillikerVancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Donald A. Campbell Third: Francis Avery Second: Robert Henderson Lead: George LawStrathcona CC, Winnipeg Skip: Ken Watson Third: Grant Watson Second: Charles Scrymgeour Lead: James GrantBathurst CC, Bathurst Skip: Daniel Connolly Third: Joseph Connolly Second: John Kennah Lead: Aurele LandrySudbury CC, Sudbury Skip: William McMitchell Third: Albert Cooper Jr. Second: Don Groom Lead: Albert Cooper Sr.OntarioPrince Edward IslandBridgewater CC, Bridgewater Skip: Irving Hebb Third: Norman Rafuse Second: Warner Bickle Lead: Frank CookThistle CC, Hamilton Skip: Gordon M. Campbell Third: Duncan A. Campbell Second: William Kennedy Lead: Rufus StoneCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Russ Cruikshank Third: Harry Sear Second: Reginald Bell Lead: Donald GassHuntingdon CC, Huntingdon Skip: John Ross Jr. Third: Erle Martin Second: Christopher Newman Lead: John CarrRosetown CC, Rosetown Skip: John Franklin Third: Fraser Heartwell Second: John Lang Lead: John Sansom
Round-robin standings KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Ken Watson 8 1 109 71 British Columbia Donald A. Campbell 7 2 111 88 Ontario Gordon M. Campbell 7 2 114 82 New Brunswick Daniel Connolly 6 3 106 77 Alberta John Slavik 5 4 91 83 Saskatchewan John Franklin 4 5 89 74 Northern Ontario William McMitchell 4 5 87 89 Prince Edward Island Russ Cruikshank 3 6 69 107 Irving Hebb 1 8 66 110 Quebec John Ross Jr. 0 9 50 111
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
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