1978 Macdonald Brier

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1978 Macdonald Brier
Host city Vancouver, British Columbia
Arena Pacific Coliseum
DatesMarch 5–10
Attendance63,851 [1]
WinnerFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Curling club Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat
Skip Mike Chernoff
Fourth Ed Lukowich
Second Dale Johnston
Lead Ron 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]

Contents

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

The teams are listed as follows: [4]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
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 BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern 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 ScotiaOntarioPrince 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

QuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest 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

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [4]

Key
Brier champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Mike Chernoff 927963
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Rick Folk 838362
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Bernie Sparkes 837759
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Alan Darragh 658667
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Pete Murray 657379
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Bob Rowe 566974
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Doug Harrison 566584
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories / Yukon Howie Brazeau 566860
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Peter McDonald 567773
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Gerry Hodson 476779
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Barry Mutrie 385891
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Steve Ducat 296778

Round Robin results

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

Draw 1

Sunday, March 5, 2:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)200100000X3
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)003021201X9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)00010101104
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)10101020016
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)110100211X7
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)001001000X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)12001000004
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)00100121218
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)002200102018
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)010021010207
Sheet F12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)300020220X9
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)020101002X6

Draw 2

Monday, March 6, 1:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)200020203X9
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)000101010X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)022020201X9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)100101020X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)11000001003
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)00001000236
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)00011000316
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)02100001004
Sheet E12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)00000100XX1
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)21221021XX11
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)020100103X7
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)201021040X10

Draw 3

Monday, March 6, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)000201002X5
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)201020020X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)01002200016
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)10010011105
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)100200100X4
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)023013013X13
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)000010100X2
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)011401001X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)10100211129
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)03021000006
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)020001020X5
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)102100203X9

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 7, 1:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)01020021017
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)10100300005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)000021011X5
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)132200100X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)00012200005
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)10000013027
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)10021001005
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)01100220017
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)021002101X7
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)000110010X3
Sheet F1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)111010101017
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)000201010206

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 8, 1:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)02110001016
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)10001230108
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)300002000X5
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)032010131X11
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)02021020108
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)203002000310
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)032010200X8
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)000102011X5
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)10201002006
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)01020310119
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)10000101014
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)01102000105

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)201220100X8
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)010001011X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)02031101019
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)30100020107
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)000111100X4
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)121000011X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)111211020X9
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)000000400X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)02010101XX5
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)20302050XX12
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)231044XXXX14
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)000100XXXX1

Draw 7

Thursday, March 9, 1:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)00120101106
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)02001010015
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)010010200X4
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)102101011X7
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)001020200117
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)200101020006
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)101002000X4
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)020300012X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)101010101X5
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)020301020X8
Sheet F1234567891011Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)301001000049
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)010100200105

Draw 8

Thursday, March 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)020112004X10
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)201000130X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)103014010X10
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)000100201X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)20010012006
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)01202000117
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)010100100X3
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)003002002X7
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)021010200X6
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)100101011X5
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)010012112X8
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)100200000X3

Draw 9

Friday, March 10, 1:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)023101011X9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)100040100X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)02101101006
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)20010010105
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)00102020207
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)01020102039
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)100020200X5
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)010201021X7
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)200200101X6
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)010031020X7
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)100110010X4
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)011002103X8

Draw 10

Friday, March 10, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)00020010XX3
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)21302401XX13
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)03000010228
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)10110103007
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)03013200XX9
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)20100020XX5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)00020120XX5
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)12103004XX11
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)110200020X6
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)001022202X9
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)311020020X9
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)000202002X6

Draw 11

Saturday, March 11, 11:45 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Rowe)20000020127
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Brazeau)01110101005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)202000301X8
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)020110010X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Hodson)101100100X4
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)010023022X10
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)011102101018
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ducat)100020020207
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Murray)001100200X4
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (McDonald)130021022X11
Sheet F12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Harrison)001201014X9
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Mutrie)210010000X4

Awards

All-Star Team

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

PositionNameTeam
Skip Rick Folk (2)Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Third Mike Chernoff (Skip)Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Second Al Cook Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Lead Keiven Bauer (2)Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia

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. [7] [6]

NameTeamPosition
Pete Murray Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Skip

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