Brier Past Winners: Full Brier History Every Champions Since 1927

The Brier (now the Montana's Brier) is Canada's premier annual men's curling championship, held since 1927 (except 1943–1945 due to WWII). It crowns the national team for the World Curling Championship.Origins: Proposed in 1924 by tobacco executive George J. Cameron to unite eastern and western curlers, sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco (named after their "Brier" pipe tobacco brand from brier root). First event: 1927 in Toronto's Granite Club, won by Nova Scotia's Murray Macneill. Early years used granite stones; Toronto hosted the first 13 editions.

Each entry includes the year, winning province/team (with skip highlighted), host city, and key notes (such as finalists/silver in eras with playoffs, bronze from 2005 onward, or special circumstances).

The Brier Champions List: Every Winner Since 1927

1927: Nova Scotia (Murray Macneill) – Toronto, ON (inaugural event)

1928: Manitoba (Gordon Hudson) – Toronto, ON

1929: Manitoba (Gordon Hudson) – Toronto, ON

1930: Manitoba (Howard Wood, Sr.) – Toronto, ON

1931: Manitoba (Bob Gourley) – Toronto, ON

1932: Manitoba (Jimmy Congalton) – Toronto, ON

1933: Alberta (Cliff Manahan) – Toronto, ON

1934: Manitoba (Leo Johnson) – Toronto, ON

1935: Ontario (Gordon Campbell) – Toronto, ON

1936: Manitoba (Ken Watson) – Toronto, ON

1937: Alberta (Cliff Manahan) – Toronto, ON

1938: Manitoba (Ab Gowanlock) – Toronto, ON

1939: Ontario (Bert Hall) – Toronto, ON

1940: Manitoba (Howard Wood, Sr.) – Winnipeg, MB

1941: Alberta (Howard Palmer) – Toronto, ON

1942: Manitoba (Ken Watson) – Quebec City, QC

1943–1945: Cancelled due to World War II

1946: Alberta (Billy Rose) – Saskatoon, SK

1947: Manitoba (Jimmy Welsh) – Saint John, NB

1948: British Columbia (Frenchy D'Amour) – Calgary, AB

1949: Manitoba (Ken Watson) – Hamilton, ON

1950: Northern Ontario (Tom Ramsay) – Vancouver, BC

1951: Nova Scotia (Don Oyler) – Halifax, NS

1952: Manitoba (Billy Walsh) – Winnipeg, MB

1953: Manitoba (Ab Gowanlock) – Sudbury, ON

1954: Alberta (Matt Baldwin) – Edmonton, AB

1955: Saskatchewan (Garnet Campbell) – Regina, SK

1956: Manitoba (Billy Walsh) – Moncton, NB

1957: Alberta (Matt Baldwin) – Kingston, ON

1958: Alberta (Matt Baldwin) – Victoria, BC

1959: Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) – Quebec City, QC

1960: Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) – Fort William, ON

1961: Alberta (Hec Gervais) – Calgary, AB

1962: Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) – Kitchener, ON

1963: Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) – Brandon, MB

1964: British Columbia (Lyall Dagg) – Charlottetown, PE

1965: Manitoba (Terry Braunstein) – Saskatoon, SK

1966: Alberta (Ron Northcott) – Halifax, NS

1967: Ontario (Alf Phillips, Jr.) – Hull, QC

1968: Alberta (Ron Northcott) – Kelowna, BC

1969: Alberta (Ron Northcott) – Oshawa, ON

1970: Manitoba (Don Duguid) – Winnipeg, MB

1971: Manitoba (Don Duguid) – Quebec City, QC

1972: Manitoba (Orest Meleschuk) – St. John's, NL

1973: Saskatchewan (Harvey Mazinke) – Edmonton, AB

1974: Alberta (Hec Gervais) – London, ON

1975: Northern Ontario (Bill Tetley) – Fredericton, NB

1976: Newfoundland (Jack MacDuff) – Regina, SK

1977: Quebec (Jim Ursel) – Montreal, QC

1978: Alberta (Mike Chernoff) – Vancouver, BC

1979: Manitoba (Barry Fry) – Ottawa, ON (final Macdonald era)

Labatt Brier Era (1980–2000)

Playoffs and listed finalists begin.1980: Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) def. Northern Ontario (Al Hackner) – Calgary, AB

1981: Manitoba (Kerry Burtnyk) def. Northern Ontario – Halifax, NS

1982: Northern Ontario (Al Hackner) def. British Columbia – Brandon, MB

1983: Ontario (Ed Werenich) def. Alberta – Sudbury, ON

1984: Manitoba (Michael Riley) def. Ontario – Victoria, BC

1985: Northern Ontario (Al Hackner) def. Alberta – Moncton, NB

1986: Alberta (Ed Lukowich) def. Ontario – Kitchener, ON

1987: Ontario (Russ Howard) def. British Columbia – Edmonton, AB

1988: Alberta (Pat Ryan) def. Saskatchewan – Chicoutimi, QC

1989: Alberta (Pat Ryan) def. British Columbia – Saskatoon, SK

1990: Ontario (Ed Werenich) def. New Brunswick – Sault Ste. Marie, ON

1991: Alberta (Kevin Martin) def. Saskatchewan – Hamilton, ON

1992: Manitoba (Vic Peters) def. Ontario – Regina, SK

1993: Ontario (Russ Howard) def. British Columbia – Ottawa, ON

1994: British Columbia (Rick Folk) def. Ontario – Red Deer, AB

1995: Manitoba (Kerry Burtnyk) def. Saskatchewan – Halifax, NS

1996: Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) def. Alberta – Kamloops, BC

1997: Alberta (Kevin Martin) def. Manitoba – Calgary, AB

1998: Ontario (Wayne Middaugh) def. Quebec – Winnipeg, MB

1999: Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) def. Quebec – Edmonton, AB

2000: British Columbia (Greg McAulay) def. New Brunswick – Saskatoon, SK (final Labatt)

Nokia Brier Era (2001–2004) 2001: Alberta (Randy Ferbey) def. Manitoba – Ottawa, ON

2002: Alberta (Randy Ferbey) def. Ontario – Calgary, AB

2003: Alberta (Randy Ferbey) def. Nova Scotia – Halifax, NS

2004: Nova Scotia (Mark Dacey) def. Alberta – Saskatoon, SK

Tim Hortons Brier Era (2005–2023)

Bronze medalists listed from 2005.2005: Alberta (Randy Ferbey); silver Nova Scotia; bronze Manitoba – Edmonton, AB

2006: Quebec (Jean-Michel Ménard); silver Ontario; bronze Nova Scotia – Regina, SK

2007: Ontario (Glenn Howard); silver Newfoundland and Labrador; bronze Manitoba – Hamilton, ON

2008: Alberta (Kevin Martin); silver Ontario; bronze Saskatchewan – Winnipeg, MB

2009: Alberta (Kevin Martin); silver Manitoba; bronze Ontario – Calgary, AB

2010: Alberta (Kevin Koe); silver Ontario; bronze Northern Ontario – Halifax, NS

2011: Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton); silver Ontario; bronze Newfoundland and Labrador – London, ON

2012: Ontario (Glenn Howard); silver Alberta; bronze Manitoba – Saskatoon, SK

2013: Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs); silver Manitoba; bronze Ontario – Edmonton, AB

2014: Alberta (Kevin Koe); silver British Columbia; bronze Manitoba – Kamloops, BC

2015: Canada (Pat Simmons); silver Northern Ontario; bronze Saskatchewan – Calgary, AB

2016: Alberta (Kevin Koe); silver Newfoundland and Labrador; bronze Northern Ontario – Ottawa, ON

2017: Newfoundland and Labrador (Brad Gushue); silver Canada; bronze Manitoba – St. John's, NL

2018: Canada (Brad Gushue); silver Alberta; bronze Ontario – Regina, SK

2019: Alberta (Kevin Koe); silver Alberta Wild Card; bronze Northern Ontario – Brandon, MB

2020: Newfoundland and Labrador (Brad Gushue); silver Alberta; bronze Saskatchewan – Kingston, ON

2021: Alberta (Brendan Bottcher); silver Alberta Wild Card 2; bronze Saskatchewan – Calgary, AB

2022: Newfoundland and Labrador Wild Card 1 (Brad Gushue); silver Alberta; bronze Canada – Lethbridge, AB

2023: Canada (Brad Gushue); silver Manitoba; bronze Alberta Wild Card 1 – London, ON

2024: Canada (Brad Gushue); silver Saskatchewan; bronze Alberta (Bottcher) – Regina, SK

2025: Alberta (Brad Jacobs); silver Manitoba (Matt Dunstone); bronze Canada – Kelowna, BC

2026: Manitoba (Matt Dunstone); silver Alberta (Kevin Koe); bronze Canada (Brad Jacobs) – St. John’s, NL

2027: Host Saskatoon, SK (details TBD)

This lists every champion since 1927. Manitoba has the most overall titles (around 32), followed by Alberta (around 31). Brad Gushue has 6 prior titles as skip and is chasing a record 7th in 2026. If you want a focus on a specific era, province stats, or more on the current playoffs, just say!