1927 MacDonald Brier
| 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard | |
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| Host city | Toronto, Ontario |
| Arena | Granite Club, Toronto |
| Dates | March 1–3, 1927 |
| Winner | .png){kind=small} Nova Scotia |
| Curling club | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Skip | Murray MacNeill |
| Third | Al MacInnes |
| Second | Cliff Torey |
| Lead | Jim Donahoe |
| Finalist | New Brunswick |
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The 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 1–3 at the Granite Club in Toronto. This edition of the Brier would be the first, with it also being the first time it was hosted in Ontario, and the first time it was hosted in Toronto's Granite Club.
Skip Murray MacNeill of Nova Scotia would win the inaugural tournament, leading his rink of skips (his original team couldn't make the trip) to victory.
The event began with an opening banquet with Ontario Lieutenant Governor William Donald Ross and Ontario Premier Howard Ferguson welcoming players.
After successful trips by the winner of the Manitoba Bonspiel in 1925 and their participation in the Quebec Bonspiel being deemed popular enough to consider a national tournament in 1926, the Stewart brothers of Macdonald Tobacco would sponsor what would become the Brier in 1927. Played at the Granite Club in Toronto, the tournament would feature teams from four provinces, two cities, and a representative from Western Canada and Northern Ontario, the latter becoming a fixture at the Brier. It would be the only Brier that would have all games go 14 ends (with two games going to a 15th end to break ties)
The teams are listed as follows:
Skip: Murray MacNeill
Third: Al MacInnes
Second: Cliff Torey
Lead: Jom Donahoe
Skip: Johnny Malcolm
Third: Fred Beatteay
Second: Reg Shives
Lead: Elbridge MacKay
Skip: Major Robert Whyte
Third: Robert Morton
Second: Malcolm Holliday
Lead: Joe Power
Skip: Peter Lyall
Third: Willie Brown
Second: Howard Stewart
Lead: Bruce Stewart
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