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1956 Macdonald Brier
The 1956 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 5 to 9, 1956 at Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick. A total of 25,800 fans attended the event. Both Team Manitoba and Team Ontario finished tied for first in round robin play with 8-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams. Manitoba, who was skipped by Billy Walsh defeated Ontario in the tiebreaker 8–7 in an extra end to capture the Brier Tankard in what is considered to be one of the greatest Brier finishes of all time. The game would come down to the last rock as Walsh delivered a perfect shot which snuck past the Ontario guard, then knocked the Ontario shot rock out of play while Walsh's rock managed to bite the 12 foot to capture the Brier championship. Walsh's winning shot was ranked 19th by TSN in their ''Top 50 Curling Shots of All Time'' segment. This was Manitoba's fifteenth Brier championship and the second won by Walsh as a skip, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2024 Statistics Canada estimates, the city had a population of 97,523. The metropolitan population in 2024 was 188,036, making it the fastest growing census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada for the year with a growth rate of 5.1%. Its land area is . Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733, Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania German immigrants from Philadelphia. Initially an agricultural settlement, Moncton was not incorporated until 1855. It was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Macdonald Brier
The 1931 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 5, 1931 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario. Team Manitoba, skipped by Bob Gourley, captured the Brier Tankard with a round robin record of 8-1. This was Manitoba's fourth consecutive Brier championship. A tiebreaker game was played to determine the runner-up as both Ontario and Toronto finished the round robin with 6-3 records. Ontario defeated Toronto in an extra end 13-12 to finish runner-up. This was the last Brier to feature Montreal and Toronto as their own teams. The 1931 Brier was one of only two Briers (the other being ) to feature no ends that were blanked. This Brier also set the record at the time for the most extra ends played in a single Brier with six (five in the round robin plus the runner-up tiebreaker playoff). Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round Robin standings Round Robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henning
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Kleinmeyer
Arthur Albert Kleinmeyer (1914 – December 23, 2000) was a Canadian curler. He played as second on the 1957 Brier-winning Team Alberta, skipped by Matt Baldwin. He was from Edmonton and worked for Imperial Oil. He began curling in Wainwright, Alberta."Baldwin Quartet Takes Third Title", ''Lethbridge Herald'', Monday, February 18, 1957, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, pg. 7 References 1914 births 2000 deaths Brier champions Curlers from Alberta People from Athabasca, Alberta Canadian male curlers 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Haynes (curler)
John Gordon Haynes (June 22, 1918 – December 24, 2004) was a Canadian curler. He played on the 1957 and 1958 Brier-winning Team Albertas, skipped by Matt Baldwin Mathew Martyn Baldwin, Order of Canada, CM (May 3, 1926 – April 8, 2023) was a Canadian curling, curler from Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta. He was a three-time Brier champion skip in the 1950s, and his success, coupled with his colourful charisma .... He was from Edmonton and worked for Canadian Pacific Express. He began curling in Sedgwick, Alberta. Haynes died in December 2004 at the age of 86. References 1918 births 2004 deaths Brier champions Canadian male curlers Curlers from Edmonton 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Baldwin
Mathew Martyn Baldwin, Order of Canada, CM (May 3, 1926 – April 8, 2023) was a Canadian curling, curler from Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta. He was a three-time Brier champion skip in the 1950s, and his success, coupled with his colourful charisma is credited with leading to a boom in curling in Edmonton. He also popularized the "long slide" delivery, used nearly exclusively by curlers today. Curling Baldwin began curling at the age of 14 or 15 in Bradwell, Saskatchewan. At the time, most of the men in the town were fighting in World War II, so he was "conscripted" to play with senior-aged curlers at his local club. Baldwin was a three-time the Brier, Brier champion, having Skip (curling), skipped his rink to the Canadian men's championship in 1954, 1957 and 1958. In 1954, Baldwin and his team of Glenn Gray (curler), Glenn Gray, Pete Ferry and Jim Collins (curler), Jim Collins finished with a 9-1 record to claim their first Brier. At age 27, Baldwin was then the youngest skip to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta, Alberta's central region, and is in Treaty 6, Treaty 6 territory. It anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". The area that later became the city of Edmonton was first inhabited by First Nations in Alberta, First Nations peoples and was also a historic site for the Métis in Alberta, Métis. By 1795, many trading posts had been established around the area that later became the Edmonton census metropolitan area. "Fort Edmonton", as it was known, became the main centre for trade in the area after the 1821 merger of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. It remained sparsely populated until the Canadian acquisition of Rupert's Land in 1870, followed eventually by the arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granite Curling Club (Edmonton)
Granite Curling Club is the name of a number of curling clubs: Canada * CCA Granite Club - Cumberland, Ontario *Chatham Granite Club - Chatham, Ontario * Coaldale Granite Club - Coaldale, Alberta *Dundas Granite Curling Club - Dundas, Ontario *Granite Club - Toronto, Ontario * Granite Curling Club (Edmonton) - Edmonton, Alberta *Granite Curling Club (Winnipeg) - Winnipeg, Manitoba * Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario * Grey Granite Club - Owen Sound, Ontario * Horne Granite Curling Club - New Liskeard, Ontario * Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club - Waterloo, Ontario * Mission Granite Curling Club - Mission, British Columbia * North Battleford-Granite Curling Club - North Battleford, Saskatchewan *North Bay Granite Club - North Bay, Ontario * Penticton Granite Club - Penticton, British Columbia * Saskatoon-Granite Curling Club - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan * Stayner Granite Club - Stayner, Ontario * Sturgeon Falls Granite Club - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario United States * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.7million as of 2025, it is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, the third-largest metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland And Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 545,579. The island of Newfoundland (and its smaller neighbouring islands) is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador has a land border with both the province of Quebec, as well as a short border with the territory of Nunavut on Killiniq Island. The French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about west of the Burin Peninsula. According to the 2016 census, 97.0% of residents reported English as their native language, making Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's most linguistically homogeneous province. Much of the population is descended from English and Irish settlers, with the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and quasi-administrative region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, the other primary region being Southern Ontario. Most of the core geographic region is located on part of the Superior craton, Superior Geological Province of the Canadian Shield, a vast rocky plateau located mainly north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River (Ontario), French River, Lake Nipissing, and the Mattawa River. The statistical region extends south of the Mattawa River to include all of the District of Nipissing. The southern section of this district lies on part of the Grenville Orogeny, Grenville Geological Province of the Shield which occupies the transitional area between Northern and Southern Ontario. The extended federal and provincial quasi-administrative regions of Northern Ontario have their own boundaries even further south in the transitional area that vary according to their respective governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
