| 1952 Macdonald Brier | |
| Host City: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Arena: | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
| Dates: | March 3–8 |
| Attendance: | 12,500 |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg |
| Skip: | Billy Walsh |
| Third: | Al Langlois |
| Second: | Andy McWilliams |
| Lead: | John Watson |
The 1952 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 8, 1952 at Winnipeg Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg became the first Canadian city outside of Toronto to host a Brier more than once. A total of 12,500 fans attended the event.[1]
Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Billy Walsh became the second team to capture the Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play unbeaten with a 10–0 record. This was the thirteenth time that Manitoba had won the Brier and the eighth time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated. This would also be the first of two Briers won by Walsh, with his other championship coming in 1956.
This was the fifth and most recent Brier in which there were no games that went to an extra end.[2]
The teams are listed as follows:[3]
| bgcolor=#0033FF width=200 | British Columbia | Manitoba | bgcolor=#000000 width=200 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassano CC, BassanoSkip: Arthur Simpson Third: Aubrey Gore Second: Ronald MacLean Lead: Norman Dalsto | Trail CC, TrailSkip: Reg Stone Third: Scotty Ross Second: Maxwell Gordon Lead: Douglas McGibney | Fort Rouge CC, WinnipegSkip: Billy Walsh Third: Al Langlois Second: Andy McWilliams Lead: John Watson | Fredericton CC, FrederictonSkip: Victor Limerick Third: Arthur Limerick Second: Craig Cartwright Lead: Richard Malloy | ||
| Newfoundland | Northern Ontario | bgcolor=#0080C0 width=200 | bgcolor=#FF0000 width=200 | Ontario | |
| Corner Brook CC, Corner BrookSkip: J.W. Tomelin Third: Norman Hood Second: Alexander Fisher Lead: Austin Boyd | Kenora CC, KenoraSkip: Jim Guy Third: Jack Pike Second: Leo Fregeau Lead: Raymond Parnell | Truro CC, TruroSkip: Henry Blanchard Third: Avard Mann Second: Edward Henry Lead: Larry Hatfield | Peterborough CC, PeterboroughSkip: Ralph Clark Third: Victor Brown Second: Kenneth Bissett Lead: Burritt Harrison | ||
| Prince Edward Island | bgcolor=#009900 width=200 | ||||
| Charlottetown CC, CharlottetownSkip: Frank Hansen Third: Christopher Gallant Second: Charles Kydd Lead: Harold McInnis | St. George CC, WestmountSkip: Kenneth Weldon Third: Ches McCance Second: Joseph Hawkins Lead: James Turney |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 98 | 67 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 111 | 70 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 89 | 76 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 105 | 74 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 101 | 80 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 83 | 79 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 87 | 87 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 71 | 86 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 81 | 95 | |||
| 1 | 9 | 69 | 126 | |||
| 1 | 9 | 61 | 116 |