The 1947

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, the

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men's national

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championship, was held from March 3 to 6, 1947 at Saint John Arena in

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. Team Manitoba, who was skipped by

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won the Brier Tankard after finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record. This was Manitoba's eleventh Brier championship and the fifth time in which a team finished the Brier unbeaten.

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and

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finished round robin play tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for runner-up where British Columbia would beat Saskatchewan 10-9. In the game, Saskatchewan skip

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missed a shot for six in the 11th end, scoring one instead. In the 12th end, BC scored a three-ender to win the game.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings

Round robin results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Playoff

References

{{Canadian Men's Curling Championships Macdonald Brier, 1947 Macdonald Brier, 1947 The Brier Curling competitions in Saint John, New Brunswick