The 1941 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 7, 1941 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Team Alberta, who was skipped by Howard Palmer won the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with an 8-1 record. This was Alberta's third Brier championship.
This would be the last time to date that Toronto would host the Brier. As of 2024, Toronto still holds the record for hosting the most Briers with 14.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[2]
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Northern Ontario |
| Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Howard Palmer Third: Jack Lebeau Second: Arthur Gooder Lead: St. Clair Webb | Vancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Billy Finlay[3] Third: Roland David Second: Frederick Tinling Lead: William LeSage | Strathcona CC, Winnipeg Skip: Al Wakefield[3] Third: Douglas Adams Second: Lionel Francis Lead: Winston Anders | Thistle CC, Saint John Skip: Johnny Malcolm Third: Donald Cameron Second: Harry Magee Lead: Nicholas Rockwell | Kirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake Skip: Don Best[3] Third: J.C. Tuck Second: Thomas Rushworth Lead: George Sayles |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan |
| Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Fred Heath[3] Third: Duncan Campbell Second: L.M. Adamson Lead: Lyle Hopkins | Kitchener Granite CC, Kitchener Skip: Perry Hall Third: J.A. Lucas Second: Arthur Lehnen Lead: William Henderson Jr. | Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Russ Cruikshank[3] Third: Gordon Hughes Second: Philip Cobb Lead: Harry Sear | Quebec CC, Quebec City Skip: Charlie Handley[3] Third: Edmond Stamand[a] Second: Hebert DuChene[a] Lead: Samuel Trueman | Kinley CC, Kinley Skip: Bill Dunbar[3] Third: James McMahon Second: James Beckett Lead: A.E. McMahon |
Round robin standings
Round robin results
Draw 1
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Handley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Alberta (Palmer) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Dunbar) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
Draw 2
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Palmer) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Saskatchewan (Dunbar) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Handley) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Draw 3
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Saskatchewan (Dunbar) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Handley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Northern Ontario (Best) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
Draw 4
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Alberta (Palmer) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Dunbar) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Quebec (Handley) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 5
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Quebec (Handley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 6
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Alberta (Palmer) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Best) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Handley) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Dunbar) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Draw 7
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Palmer) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Quebec (Handley) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 8
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Handley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Saskatchewan (Dunbar) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Northern Ontario (Best) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Draw 9
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Palmer) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Manitoba (Wakefield) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Quebec (Handley) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Best) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Nova Scotia (Heath) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Dunbar) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Notes
- ^ a b Quebec's third Edmond Stamand fell ill prior to Draw 5 against British Columbia. Quebec shot with three players for both Draw 5 and 6 as second Hebert DuChene threw both second and third stones.[4][5]
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