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1978 Macdonald Brier

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1978 Macdonald Brier
Host cityVancouver, British Columbia
ArenaPacific Coliseum
DatesMarch 5–10
Attendance63,851[1]
Winner Alberta
Curling clubMedicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat
SkipMike Chernoff
FourthEd Lukowich
SecondDale Johnston
LeadRon Schindle
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The 1978 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship was held March 5 to 10, 1978 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] The total attendance for the week was a then-record 63,851 breaking the previous mark set at the 1976 Brier in Regina.[1]

Team Alberta, who was skipped by Mike Chernoff won the Brier tankard by finishing the round robin with a 9–2 record. This was Alberta's thirteenth Brier championship overall. Chernoff's rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in Winnipeg, Manitoba where they lost in the semifinal to Norway.

Nova Scotia's 14–1 six end victory over Manitoba in Draw 6 tied a record set in 1929 for fewest ends played in a single game.[3]

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat

Fourth: Ed Lukowich
Skip: Mike Chernoff
Second: Dale Johnston
Lead: Ron Schindle

 Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Bernie Sparkes
Third: Ron Thompson
Second: Al Cook
Lead: Keiven Bauer

 Heather CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Doug Harrison
Third: Jim Sampson
Second: Rick Hoffman
Lead: Bryan Wood

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Thistle-St. Andrew's CC, Saint John

Skip: Pete Murray
Third: Ralph McLenaghan
Second: Dough Trecartin
Lead: Bill Oliver

 Goose Bay CC, Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Skip: Bob Rowe
Third: Tom Melnyk
Second: Tony Pilling
Lead: Charles Fennimore

 Kapuskasing CC, Kapuskasing

Skip: Barry Mutrie
Third: John Ballantyne
Second: John K. Ross
Lead: Edward Bowcock

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Alan Darragh
Third: Peter McPhee
Second: Mike Currie
Lead: Lowell Goulden

 London CC, London

Skip: Gerry Hodson
Third: Barry Paterson
Second: Glenn Webster
Lead: Ross Guest

 Summerside CC, Summerside

Skip: Peter McDonald
Third: Rod McDonald
Second: Ron Casey
Lead: Keith Wedge

Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Caledonia CC, Westmount

Skip: Steve Ducat
Third: Karl Murovic
Second: Glenn Aldridge
Lead: Malcolm Turner

 Nutana CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Rick Folk
Third: Bob Thompson
Second: Tom Wilson
Lead: Rodger Schmidt

 Fort Smith CC, Fort Smith

Skip: Howie Brazeau
Third: Jim Schaefer
Second: Charles Schaefer
Lead: Malcolm MacEachern

Map of teams

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Provincial Winners

Round Robin standings

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Final Round Robin standings[4]

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
AlbertaMike Chernoff927963
SaskatchewanRick Folk838362
British ColumbiaBernie Sparkes837759
Nova ScotiaAlan Darragh658667
New BrunswickPete Murray657379
NewfoundlandBob Rowe566974
ManitobaDoug Harrison566584
Northwest Territories/YukonHowie Brazeau566860
Prince Edward IslandPeter McDonald567773
OntarioGerry Hodson476779
Northern OntarioBarry Mutrie385891
QuebecSteve Ducat296778

Round Robin results

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All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00).[5][4]

Draw 1

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Sunday, March 5, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harrison) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
Saskatchewan (Folk) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 X 7
Quebec (Ducat) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Murray) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
Newfoundland (Rowe) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 X 9
Ontario (Hodson) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 6

Draw 2

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Monday, March 6, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Hodson) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 9
New Brunswick (Murray) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 9
Newfoundland (Rowe) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Manitoba (Harrison) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 6
Saskatchewan (Folk) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Quebec (Ducat) 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 X X 11
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 X 7
Alberta (Chernoff) 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 X 10

Draw 3

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Monday, March 6, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
British Columbia (Sparkes) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 6
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 2 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 X 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Rowe) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Ontario (Hodson) 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harrison) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 9
Saskatchewan (Folk) 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Ducat) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
New Brunswick (Murray) 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 X 9

Draw 4

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Tuesday, March 7, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 X 5
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5
New Brunswick (Murray) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Ducat) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Manitoba (Harrison) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 7
Ontario (Hodson) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Folk) 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Newfoundland (Rowe) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6

Draw 5

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Wednesday, March 8, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Ducat) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Newfoundland (Rowe) 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harrison) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 5
Ontario (Hodson) 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 8
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 8
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Folk) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6
New Brunswick (Murray) 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 9
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 6

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Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Folk) 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 X 8
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Ducat) 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 9
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Rowe) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X 4
Alberta (Chernoff) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 X 9
New Brunswick (Murray) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Hodson) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 5
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 2 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 X X 12
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 2 3 1 0 4 4 X X X X 14
Manitoba (Harrison) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1

Draw 7

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Thursday, March 9, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
Ontario (Hodson) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
New Brunswick (Murray) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Folk) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 7
British Columbia (Sparkes) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harrison) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Rowe) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Chernoff) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9
Quebec (Ducat) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 8

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Thursday, March 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Murray) 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 X 10
Manitoba (Harrison) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Folk) 1 0 3 0 1 4 0 1 0 X 10
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Ducat) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 6
Ontario (Hodson) 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 6
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 5
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Rowe) 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 X 8
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3

Draw 9

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Friday, March 10, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 9
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
Quebec (Ducat) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Murray) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7
Newfoundland (Rowe) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 5
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
Manitoba (Harrison) 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Hodson) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Saskatchewan (Folk) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 X 8

Draw 10

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Friday, March 10, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Saskatchewan (Folk) 2 1 3 0 2 4 0 1 X X 13
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Rowe) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 8
Manitoba (Harrison) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 X X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Hodson) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 X X 5
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 X X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Ducat) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 6
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 X 9
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Murray) 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 9
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 X 6

Draw 11

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Saturday, March 11, 11:45 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Rowe) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 7
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 8
Nova Scotia (Darragh) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Hodson) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Alberta (Chernoff) 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Folk) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 8
Quebec (Ducat) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Murray) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Prince Edward Island (McDonald) 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 X 11
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Harrison) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 X 9
Northern Ontario (Mutrie) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4

Awards

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All-Star Team

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The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[6]

PositionNameTeam
SkipRick Folk (2) Saskatchewan
ThirdMike Chernoff (Skip) Alberta
SecondAl Cook British Columbia
LeadKeiven Bauer (2) British Columbia

Ross G.L. Harstone Award

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The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.[7][6]

NameTeamPosition
Pete Murray New BrunswickSkip

References

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  1. 1 2 "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Gilchrist, Kent (March 4, 1978). "Sparkes predicts a 9-2 will do". The Vancouver Province. Newspapers.com. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Macdonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "1978 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "1978 Brier curling draw". The Vancouver Province. Newspapers.com. March 4, 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. 1 2 "BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. ↑ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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