The 1971 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 1–6 at the 2,800 seat in Quebec City, Quebec. A blizzard hit the city late in the week, and was blamed for low attendance. One draw had to be cancelled due to the blizzard, and curlers had to be shuttled from the rink to their hotels on snowmobiles. After winning the 1971 World Championship, Duguid retired from competitive curling, and joined the CBC in 1972 as a curling commentator.