Claim: After beating Northern Ontario, Team Manitoba would defend their title at the 1971 Macdonald Brier, as they had won in 1970.
Evidence: Northern Ontario's Bill Tetley rink won the first playoff match over Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering, but lost to a rested Team Manitoba in the final, 11-6. With the victory, skip Dale Duguid and his team of Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece and Bryan Wood became only the third rink to repeat at the Brier, having won the championship in 1970. Don Duguid Manitoba