1980 Labatt Brier

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1980 Labatt Brier
Host city Calgary, Alberta
Arena Stampede Corral
DatesMarch 2–9
Attendance93,185 [1]
WinnerFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Curling club Nutana CC, Saskatoon
Skip Rick Folk
Third Ron Mills
Second Tom Wilson
Lead Jim Wilson
FinalistNorthern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Al Hackner)
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The 1980 Labatt Brier , the Canadian men's curling championship was held from March 2 to 9, 1980 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta. For the third consecutive year, the Brier set a then-record as the total attendance for the week was 93,185. [1] This was the first Brier to be sponsored by the Labatt Brewing Company replacing the Macdonald Tobacco Company, who sponsored the Brier since the inaugural event in 1927 as the primary sponsor.

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With a new sponsor came several changes to the Brier to make it more fan friendly such as a ban on smoking, a baseball-type scoreboard replacing the curling club-style scoreboard, and official umpires. The two biggest changes however were a three-team playoff after round robin play would determine the Brier champion with the top team in round robin play receiving a direct bye into the final and a new, shiny Labatt Tankard trophy replaced the old Macdonald Tankard trophy. [2]

Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Rick Folk captured the Brier tankard after they defeated Northern Ontario in the final 10–6. [3] Northern Ontario advanced to the final after they defeated Alberta in the semifinal 6–5.

This was the seventh and as of 2023, most recent Brier championship for Saskatchewan and the first of two won by Folk, with his other coming in 1994 with British Columbia. The Folk rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1980 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in Moncton, New Brunswick where they won Canada's first world championship since 1972.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows: [4]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Calgary WC, Calgary

Skip: Paul Gowsell
Third: Neil Houston
Second: Glen Jackson
Lead: Kelly Stearne

Victoria CC, Victoria

Skip: Tim Horrigan
Third: Lowell Goulden
Second: Kelly Horrigan
Lead: David Smith

CFB Winnipeg CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Earle Morris
Third: Clare DeBlonde
Second: Garry DeBlonde
Lead: Winston Warren

New BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Richard Belyea
Third: Don Pennell
Second: Wade Blanchard
Lead: Brian McLeod

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Wayne Hamilton
Third: Lew Andrews
Second: Paul Hamilton
Lead: Colin James

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Al Hackner
Third: Rick Lang
Second: Bob Nicol
Lead: Bruce Kennedy

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Peter Hope
Third: Peter MacPhee
Second: Gary Clarke
Lead: Donald MacLeod

Penetang CC, Penetanguishene

Skip: Russ Howard
Third: Larry Merkley
Second: Robert Rushton
Lead: Kent Carstairs

Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud

Skip: Ted MacFadyen
Third: Bill MacFadyen
Second: Mike Coady
Lead: Gord Hermann

QuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/Yukon
St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal

Skip: Jim Ursel
Third: Don Aitken
Second: Lawren Steventon
Lead: Malcolm Turner

Nutana CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Rick Folk
Third: Ron Mills
Second: Tom Wilson
Lead: Jim Wilson

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Al Delmage
Third: Bill Strain
Second: Roy Giles
Lead: Ron Kapicki

Map of teams

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
ProvinceSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Rick Folk 926950463861478%
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Al Hackner 839067544542072%
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Paul Gowsell 836654434181175%
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Jim Ursel 747263464351473%
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Earle Morris 657472474741571%
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories / Yukon Al Delmage 566366424381470%
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Russ Howard 5665684443111270%
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Tim Horrigan 566570454671271%
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Ted MacFadyen 4757734547101267%
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Richard Belyea 385565394810767%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Wayne Hamilton 386275405214872%
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Peter Hope 386681474541169%

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00). [4] [5]

Draw 1

Sunday, March 2, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)01100101037
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10030010106
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000200001X3
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell)012000020X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)010001030X5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000100100X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg112010000X5
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris)000101302X7
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101022030009
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)0101002041110

Draw 2

Sunday, March 2, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope)100211002310
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00400002006
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220000000X4
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)001110013X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)000012010X4
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102300201X9
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)101010000X3
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010202020X7
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000202002129
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)100010230007

Draw 3

Monday, March 3, 9:00 am

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020200210018
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)002021001107
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)020000102X5
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200211020X8

Draw 4

Monday, March 3, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020101002X6
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)001010100X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)00200102027
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01012010005
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris)021100010X5
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200001301X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20201002007
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)030102003110
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton)010020111X6
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg303201000X9

Draw 5

Monday, March 3, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010020X5
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)030201202X10
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101002010016
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris)000020101105
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30001101028
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope)01010020105
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)001010102X5
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220101010X7
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)00200310017
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11003000106

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)10440200XX11
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001021XX5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20230310XX11
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris)01001001XX3

Draw 7

Tuesday, March 4, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100010100X3
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)012002010X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)00021001116
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11100020005
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan)00010200104
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01101001026
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)100002210X6
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020000001X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell)100020210X6
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020000001X3

Draw 8

Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102000100X4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)010311010X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100200104
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)10001011015
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002101030X7
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)010010101X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101002027
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton)02030010006
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg031100101X7
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris)100021010X5

Draw 9

Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101001105
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)01010200037
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020101021X7
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)101010100X4

Draw 10

Wednesday, March 5, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001000302X6
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope)000110010X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20210330XX11
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)01001001XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01100221XX7
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)00020000XX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00210001116
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)03001000004
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100110102118
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton)020002020006

Draw 11

Wednesday, March 5, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11301010119
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton)00030202007
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202011020X8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)010100200X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110102011310
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)00202020006
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00210401019
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope)01002010307
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101020011X6
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)000100100X2

Draw 12

Thursday, March 6, 1:30 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010101001105
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell)002010020016
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110101004X8
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)000020010X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020202003X9
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan)101010120X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000300010X4
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)301000103X8
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000000101114
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope)010100010003

Draw 13

Thursday, March 6, 7:30 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010020102107
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan)103200010029
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201010010X5
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)010201102X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11030321XX11
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)00203000XX5
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000010200104
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell)010001020026
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00120200016
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)01001000204

Draw 14

Friday, March 7, 9:00 am

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011000111005
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)100011000216
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg302010010X7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton)020202103X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Hope) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001010115
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell)00010102004
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Morris) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02101201018
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)10030010106
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000011000X2
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)200000311X7

Draw 15

Friday, March 7, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001020101X5
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)220301010X9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010002010X4
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Horrigan)101120101X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Hamilton) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100100115
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)00011011004
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00102121029
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)10010000305
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg003010012X7
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell)010202000X5

Playoffs

Source: [4]

Semifinal Final
1 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 10
2 Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario 6 2 Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario 6
3 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 5

Semifinal

Saturday, March 8, 12:30 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)00102001026
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Gowsell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10020010105
Player percentages
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Bruce Kennedy 73% Kelly Stearne 71%
Bob Nicol 74% Glen Jackson 84%
Rick Lang 76% Neil Houston 80%
Al Hackner 86% Paul Gowsell 76%
Total77%Total78%

Final

Sunday, March 9, 12:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)002011020X6
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg330000103X10
Player percentages
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Bruce Kennedy 68% Jim Wilson 67%
Bob Nicol 84% Tom Wilson 78%
Rick Lang 76% Ron Mills 79%
Al Hackner 65% Rick Folk 74%
Total73%Total74%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages [4]

Key
All-Star Team
Leads %
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Jim Wilson 83
Flag of Alberta.svg Kelly Stearne 76
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Ron Kapicki 75
Flag of Manitoba.svg Winston Warren 75
Flag of British Columbia.svg David Smith 74
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin James 74
Seconds %
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Tom Wilson 81
Flag of Alberta.svg Glen Jackson 76
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Hamilton 75
Flag of Quebec.svg Lawren Steventon 75
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Roy Giles 75
Thirds %
Flag of Alberta.svg Neil Houston 76
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Ron Mills 76
Flag of British Columbia.svg Lowell Goulden 74
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Rick Lang 71
Flag of Quebec.svg Don Aitken 71
Skips %
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Rick Folk 74
Flag of Alberta.svg Paul Gowsell 74
Flag of Quebec.svg Jim Ursel 72
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Al Hackner 71
Flag of Ontario.svg Russ Howard 71

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 Neil Houston Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Second Tom Wilson Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Lead Jim Wilson Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan

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
Wayne Hamilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Skip

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