Curling competition at Montreal, Quebec
1977 Macdonald Brier |
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Host city | Montreal, Quebec |
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Arena | Olympic Velodrome |
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Dates | March 6-12 |
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Attendance | 50,001[1] |
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Winner | Quebec |
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Curling club | St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal |
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Skip | Jim Ursel |
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Third | Art Lobel |
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Second | Don Aitken |
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Lead | Brian Ross |
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« 1976 1978 » |
The 1977 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 6 to 12, 1977[2] at the Olympic Velodrome in Montreal, Quebec. Total attendance for the week was 50,001.[1] This was the first time since 1928 in which the number of ends for a regulation game was changed as games were shortened from 12 to 10 ends.[3]
Team Quebec, who was skipped by Jim Ursel captured the Brier tankard on home soil as they finished round robin with a 9–2 record. This was Quebec's first Brier title. With Newfoundland winning their first Brier the previous year, this was the second and most recent time in which consecutive Briers were won by a province who had previously won a Brier. The other time was the first two editions in 1927 and 1928.
The Ursel rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1977 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship in Karlstad, Sweden where they would finish runner-up, losing in the final to host Sweden.
Newfoundland's 11–0 victory over Prince Edward Island in Draw 11 was only the second time in which a shutout was recorded in the Brier with the previous occurrence being in 1951. Nova Scotia's 4–2 victory over Northern Ontario in Draw 13 tied a Brier record for fewest combined points in one game by both teams with six, which also happened in 1974.[4]
Teams
The teams were as follows:[5]
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba |
Crestwood CC, Edmonton Skip: Tom Reed Third: Kevin Byrne Second: Tony Rankel Lead: Lorne Reed | Vancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Roy Vinthers Third: Leo Hebert Second: Greg Pruden Lead: Barry Naimark | Lac du Bonnet CC, Lac du Bonnet Skip: John Usackis Third: Dave Romano Second: Ed Thomson Lead: Bob Collez |
New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario |
Fredericton CC, Fredericton Skip: Roly Mockler Third: Phil LePage Second: Jeff Mockler Lead: Marty Mockler | St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: L. Wayne Hamilton Third: Joe Power Jr. Second: Ken Thomas Lead: Paul Hamilton | Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury Skip: John Tate Third: Bob Miller Second: Wayne Leavoy Lead: George Medakovic |
Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island |
CFB Halifax CC, Halifax Skip: Bob Fitzner Third: Bruce MacArthur Second: John MacBain Lead: Terry Aho | Avonlea CC, Don Mills Skip: Paul Savage Third: Ed Werenich Second: Ron Green Lead: Reid Ferguson | Belvedere G&WC, Charlottetown Skip: Ken MacDonald Third: George Dillon Second: Al Ledgerwood Lead: Keith MacEachern |
Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon/Northwest Territories |
St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal Skip: Jim Ursel Third: Art Lobel Second: Don Aitken Lead: Brian Ross | Caledonia CC, Regina Skip: Les Rogers Third: Greg Manwaring Second: Moe Tait Lead: Vic Rogers | Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Don Twa Third: Johnny Trout Second: Lionel Stokes Lead: Kip Boyd |
Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings[5]
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05:00).[5][6]
Draw 1
Sunday, March 6, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Rogers) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ontario (Savage) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 2
Sunday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Usackis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
Draw 3
Monday, March 7, 9:30 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Usackis) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 8 |
Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Draw 4
Monday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Rogers) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
New Brunswick (Mockler) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
Nova Scotia (Fitzner) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | X | 10 |
Draw 5
Monday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Fitzner) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Saskatchewan (Rogers) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 6
Tuesday, March 8, 9:30 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Fitzner) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Manitoba (Usackis) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 7
Tuesday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Alberta (Reed) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
New Brunswick (Mockler) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Rogers) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
Manitoba (Usackis) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
Draw 8
Wednesday, March 9, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Fitzner) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 2 |
Ontario (Savage) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
Draw 9
Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Fitzner) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
Draw 10
Thursday, March 10, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Nova Scotia (Fitzner) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 11
Thursday, March 10, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Northern Ontario (Tate) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Manitoba (Usackis) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Draw 12
Friday, March 11, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Saskatchewan (Rogers) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 13
Friday, March 11, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 7 |
Manitoba (Usackis) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Rogers) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 9 |
Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
New Brunswick (Mockler) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
Draw 14
Saturday, March 12, 1:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Savage) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
New Brunswick (Mockler) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Manitoba (Usackis) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
Nova Scotia (Fitzner) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Awards
All-Star Team
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[7]
Ross G.L. Harstone Award
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.[8][7]
References
- ^ a b "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 79. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Vancouver Sun, 14 Feb 1977, pg 25, "Vinthers rink not older, they're better"
- ^ "History of the Tim Hortons Brier". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Macdonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "1977 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "The Brier at a glance". The Montreal Gazette. Newspapers.com. March 7, 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
- ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
External links
- 1977 MacDonald Brier at Soudog's Curling History
- Curling Canada Youtube video
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