The 1955 Macdonald Brier, the

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men's national

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championship, was held from March 7 to 11, 1955 at Regina Stadium in

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. A total of 51,725 fans attended the event, which was a Brier record at the time.

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, who was skipped by

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won the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 10-0 record. This was Saskatchewan's first ever Brier championship and the ninth time in which a team finished a Brier undefeated. Following their win, the Scottish pipers played "''

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''" in their honour at the closing ceremonies. Speakers at the closing ceremonies included

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, the province's lieutenant governor,

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, Tankard trustee and David M. Stewart of

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. Premier

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presented silver trays to the members of the Campbell team. Douglas announced that they would be honoured by the government in the provincial legislature and presented with gifts. The Draw 1 game between New Brunswick and Ontario was the first time that a Brier game went to a second extra end. The 14 ends were the most ends played in a game since the first Brier in 1927 Macdonald Brier, 1927 when regulation games went 14 ends.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time Zone, Mountain Time (UTC-07:00)

Draw 1

''Monday, March 7 3:00 PM''

Draw 2

''Monday, March 7 8:00 PM''

Draw 3

''Tuesday, March 8 9:30 AM''

Draw 4

''Tuesday, March 8 2:30 PM''

Draw 5

''Wednesday, March 9 3:00 PM''

Draw 6

''Wednesday, March 9 8:00 PM''

Draw 7

''Thursday, March 10 9:30 AM''

Draw 8

''Thursday, March 10 2:30 PM''

Draw 9

''Thursday, March 10 7:30 PM''

Draw 10

''Friday, March 11 9:30 AM''

Draw 11

''Friday, March 11 2:30 PM''

References

External links

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