Toronto at the Macdonald Brier

Toronto was represented at the Macdonald Brier (now called the Tim Hortons Brier), Canada's national men's curling championship with a separate entry from 1927 to 1931.

From 1927 to 1929, Toronto was represented by winners of the Canada Life Trophy,[1][2][3] while in 1930 and 1931, it was represented by winners of the Grand Aggregate of the Toronto Bonspiel.[4][5] In 1932,[6] winners of these events entered a playoff with the winners of the Ontario Tankard (today known as the Silver Tankard) to determine southern Ontario's representative at the Brier, while in 1933 the winner of the Toronto Bonspiel played the winner of the Ontario Tankard to represent Ontario.[7] The Ontario Tankard would be the sole provincial championship until a separate event sponsored by British Consols Cigarettes was created in 1938.[8][9] Prior to 1932, Toronto and southern Ontario had separate representatives at the Brier, with (southern) Ontario being represented by the winner of the Ontario Tankard.[10]

Teams did not have to represent clubs in the city to represent it at the Brier. Indeed, two of the five rinks to represent Toronto came from clubs outside the city. Paradoxically, the 1931 Brier's Ontario representative was from a Toronto club, while Toronto's representative was from Barrie.[11]

Representatives

Brier	Winning Team	Winning Club	City	Brier Record
1927[12]	Bill Scott,[1] Edward A. Peaker, T. Wright, Frederick J. Lucas	High Park	Toronto	4–3 (3rd)
1928[13]	Charlie Snow,[2] Harvey Sproule, T. Stuart Graham, T. Dale	Lakeview CC	Toronto	7–4 (3rd)
1929[14]	E. H. Brower,[3] Jack Brower,[15] J. S. Beatty, Harry Howard	The Granite Club	Toronto	6–3 (T3rd)
1930[11]	R. G. Hall,[4] L. L. Cooke, Perry G. Hall, J. B. English	Kitchener Granite CC	Kitchener	5–4 (3rd)
1931[11]	Sam Meredith, A. D. Simon, C. H. Beelby, A. J. Simon[16]	Barrie CC	Barrie	6–4 (3rd)

References

1. Winnipeg Tribune, Feb 16, 1927, "East Curlers Ready to Play"
2. Windsor Star, Jan 16, 1928, "Lakeview Curlers Win Chief Trophy"
3. Edmonton Journal, Feb 21, 1929, "Edmonton Rink Will Have Keen Competition in East"
4. Montreal Gazette, Feb 25, 1930, "Dominion Curling Play Begins Today"
5. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Feb 21, 1931, "To Represent Ontario"
6. Windsor Star, Feb 25, 1932, pg 14, "Toronto rinks dominate play"
7. Windsor Star, Feb 25, 19s33, pg 15 "Thistles Win Ice Aggregate"
8. Ottawa Citizen, Jan 27, 1937, pg 13 "Famous Campbell rink Defeated by London C.C."
9. Windsor Star, Feb 24 1938, pg 27 "Ontario Must Rely on Hall"
10. Windsor Star, Feb 4 1927, pg 2 "Sarnia Welcomes Tankard Winners"
11. Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1930
12. Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1927
13. Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1928
14. Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1929
15. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Feb 1, 1929, "Curling"
16. Montreal Gazette, Mar 5, 1931, "Manitoba Curlers Remain Unbeaten"