1940 Macdonald Brier

[1][2] Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Howard "Pappy" Wood, captured the Brier Tankard in their hometown by finishing undefeated in round robin play with a 9-0 record.

[3] Wood had only assembled the team prior to deadline for entries for that year's MCA Bonspiel, which they ended up winning.

[4] The final draw attracted 5,000 fans, the largest attendance for a curling match up to that point.

Stones also had coloured tops for the first time, to aid spectators in the arena to determine which team's rocks were which.

At the time, every provincial championship except for New Brunswick was sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco's British Consols product.