The 1954 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1954 at Edmonton Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta.
[1] Team Alberta, who was skipped by Matt Baldwin became the third team to win Brier Tankard in their hometown as they finished round robin play with a 9-1 record.
At age 27, Baldwin would also at the time be the youngest skip to win a Brier.
Baldwin is also remembered for pleasing the cheering hometown Edmonton crowd as during their final game against New Brunswick, he slid halfway down the sheet of ice when throwing his final rock of the event, which was legal under curling rules at the time, but was never attempted.
[2][3] The teams are listed as follows:[4] Skip: Matt Baldwin Third: Glenn Gray Second: Pete Ferry Lead: Jim Collins Skip: Bung Cartmell Third: Leslie Kitson Second: James Dickson Lead: Reginald Fry Skip: Jimmy Welsh Third: Alex Welsh Second: Jock Reid Lead: Harry Monk Skip: Richard McCully Third: Wilfred Taylor Second: Cecil McManus Lead: Ralph Harley Skip: Robert Kent Third: John Norris Second: Gordon Stirling Lead: Gerald Hanley Skip: Don Groom Third: Raymond Cook Second: Robert McInnes Lead: Thomas Callaghan Skip: Reginald Piercey Third: Wesley Burge Second: Charles Piper Jr. Lead: William Peters Skip: Ross Tarleton Third: Rogert Cross Second: Gordon Wilson Lead: Ernest Lock Skip: Wendell MacDonald Third: John Squarebriggs Second: Elmer MacDonald Lead: Barry MacDonald Skip: William Tracy Third: William White Second: Ford Loucks Lead: William Wallace Skip: Garnet Campbell Third: Don Campbell Second: Glen Campbell Lead: Gordon Campbell All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00) Monday, March 1 3:00 PM[5] Monday, March 1 8:00 PM[5] Tuesday, March 2 9:00 AM[5] Tuesday, March 2 2:30 PM[5] Wednesday, March 3 3:00 PM[5] Wednesday, March 3 8:00 PM[5] Thursday, March 4 9:30 AM[6] Thursday, March 4 3:00 PM[6] Thursday, March 4 8:00 PM[6] Friday, March 5 9:30 AM[6] Friday, March 5 2:30 PM[6] This curling-related article is a stub.