1981 Labatt Brier

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1981 Labatt Brier
Host city Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arena Halifax Metro Centre
DatesMarch 1–8
Attendance67,257 [1]
WinnerFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Curling club Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg
Skip Kerry Burtnyk
Third Mark Olson
Second Jim Spencer
Lead Ron Kammerlock
FinalistNorthern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Al Hackner)
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The 1981 Labatt Brier , the Canadian men's curling championship was held from March 1 to 8, 1981 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The total attendance for the week was 67,257. [1]

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Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Kerry Burtnyk won the Brier tankard as they defeated Northern Ontario, skipped by Al Hackner in the final 5–4. Manitoba advanced to the final after beating Saskatchewan in the semifinal 5–4. This was Manitoba's twenty-first Brier championship and the first of two skipped by Burtnyk. At 22 years, 3 months, and 15 days, Burtnyk became the youngest skip to ever win a Brier [2] surpassing Hec Gervais' record by nearly five years when he won the 1961 Brier.

The Burtynk rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in London, Ontario where they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland.

The event set a record for the most extra end games in a single Brier as fourteen games went to an extra end breaking the record of eleven set in 1976. This remains a record and would only be matched in 1990. [3]

Teams

The teams were listed as follows: [4]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Fairview CC, Fairview

Skip: Mel Watchorn
Third: Jim Fox
Second: Terry Watchorn
Lead: Merv Watchorn

Kamloops CC, Kamloops

Skip: Barry McPhee
Third: Robert Kuroyama
Second: Brian Eden
Lead: Grant Young

Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Kerry Burtnyk
Third: Mark Olson
Second: Jim Spencer
Lead: Ron Kammerlock

New BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern Ontario
Beaver CC, Moncton

Fourth: Tony Richardson
Third: Bruce Forster
Second: Gord Johnson
Skip: Don Mix

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

Skip: Toby McDonald
Third: Jim Miller
Second: John Allan
Lead: Neil Young

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: Alan Darragh
Third: Tom Fetterly
Second: Michael Currie
Lead: Brent Cotter

Avonlea CC, Don Mills

Skip: Ed Werenich
Third: Bob Widdis
Second: Neil Harrison
Lead: Jim McGrath

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Peter MacDonald
Third: Bobby Carruthers
Second: Alexander Stewart
Lead: Rod MacDonald

QuebecSaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories
Howick CC, Howick

Skip: Brian Ness
Third: Karl Murovic
Second: Roy Weigand
Lead: Robert Carter

Assiniboia CC, Assiniboia

Skip: Bob Ellert
Third: Don Bushell
Second: Ken Berner
Lead: Bill Wilson

Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Chuck Haines
Third: Gordon Gee
Second: Lyle Sieg
Lead: John Russell

Round-robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
ProvinceSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Al Hackner 928163504081577%
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk 837144463711880%
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Ed Werenich 747359514371875%
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Bob Ellert 746658454081073%
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Barry McPhee 748172484651272%
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Brian Ness 656158453991475%
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Mel Watchorn 566960474631175%
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Peter MacDonald 475669414713971%
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon / Northwest Territories Chuck Haines 47507137508470%
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Don Mix 385369395013271%
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Toby McDonald 3855704145111173%
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Alan Darragh 385679435041069%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00). [4] [5]

Draw 1

Sunday, March 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010020004
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)10201001117
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001001014
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)00010100103
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001010200X4
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk)200202003X9
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001100110X4
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)310002001X7
Sheet E12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01004011XX7
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines)00100000XX1

Draw 2

Sunday, March 1, 8:00 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101020101017
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)000101010306
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00210101016
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)01001020105
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101401000119
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines)030030011008
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100002002X5
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald)011110020X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101020010X5
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn)010102003X7

Draw 3

Monday, March 2, 9:30 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00200100014
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix)20001000205
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000100020003
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)000002000114

Draw 4

Monday, March 2, 2:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010200105
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)02000201016
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010201016
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)01101010004
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10002000104
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)00200200026
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21001003018
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn)00100210105
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11003003XX8
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness)00100010XX2

Draw 5

Monday, March 2, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101301010X7
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines)000010101X3
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002010011005
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)110001000216
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202000011X6
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)010124200X10
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00202202019
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness)21020020108
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00103011017
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix)02010200005

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 3, 9:30 am

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000204010007
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)201020002018
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000110101X4
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)012001030X7

Draw 7

Tuesday, March 3, 2:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00101101015
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn)00020010104
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010032X8
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines)020101000X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02300100017
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)10010001205
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01100202107
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix)10022020029
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10102100027
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)02020010005

Draw 8

Tuesday, March 3, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000122010X6
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)100000001X2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010020020X5
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn)301201102X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102010012X7
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix)020100100X4
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010020100116
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk)100101020005
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001110000X3
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)210000012X6

Draw 9

Wednesday, March 4, 9:30 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100101010X4
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn)020010203X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010012038
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)10101000306

Draw 10

Wednesday, March 4, 2:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg103040300011
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)020202030110
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100201015
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix)01020020106
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02303011XX10
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)00010100XX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101020022X8
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn)020101000X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000100101X3
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk)030002010X6

Draw 11

Wednesday, March 4, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010010X3
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk)100401002X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11020420XX10
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald)00101001XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010200015
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines)20101000206
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02010100105
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)00101002026
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01030010106
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)00102101027

Draw 12

Thursday, March 5, 2:30 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010200011016
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)101010100105
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000102000X3
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)111020024X11
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000110001X3
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness)012002210X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020101010X5
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines)202010101X7
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000101011X4
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)002020200X6

Draw 13

Thursday, March 5, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020010020X5
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness)001101001X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200110220X8
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald)012001001X5
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010101105
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)100102010016
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30230101XX10
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)00001010XX2
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000101010X3
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)112010103X9

Draw 14

Friday, March 6, 9:30 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg22011101XX8
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix)00100010XX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100020015
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk)01000101104
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01000030105
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)20010001048
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100200201X6
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)010041030X9
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101011030X7
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald)000100201X4

Draw 15

Friday, March 6, 2:30 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101001010217
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (McDonald)020210001006
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mix) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010002010105
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ness)000300101016
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201010010016
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)020101000105
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000001020X3
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)111310101X9
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Watchorn) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg04020110XX8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)10001001XX3

Tiebreakers

Ontario was awarded the bye into the second tiebreaker round based on head-to-head victories over both British Columbia and Saskatchewan in the round robin. [6]

 To Semifinal
1 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 5
2 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 7 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 6
3 Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 5

Round 1

Friday, March 6, 8:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100400017
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)01020020005
Player percentages
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Bill Wilson 83% Grant Young 84%
Ken Berner 74% Brian Eden 81%
Don Bushell 68% Robert Kuroyama 76%
Bob Ellert 74% Barry McPhee 66%
Total74%Total77%

Round 2

Saturday, March 7, 9:30 am

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010101010105
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)001020200016
Player percentages
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Jim McGrath 89% Bill Wilson 55%
Neil Harrison 90% Ken Berner 80%
Bob Widdis 77% Don Bushell 70%
Ed Werenich 66% Bob Ellert 85%
Total80%Total72%

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario 4
2 Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 5 2 Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 5
3 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 4

Semifinal

Saturday, March 7, 3:30 pm

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020000101015
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ellert)100010010104
Player percentages
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Ron Kammerlock 90% Bill Wilson 82%
Jim Spencer 83% Ken Berner 81%
Mark Olson 90% Don Bushell 74%
Kerry Burtnyk 76% Bob Ellert 73%
Total85%Total77%

Final

Sunday, March 8, 3:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)00021010004
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Burtnyk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100100035
Player percentages
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Bruce Kennedy 84% Ron Kammerlock 83%
Bob Nicol 76% Jim Spencer 80%
Rick Lang 74% Mark Olson 75%
Al Hackner 84% Kerry Burtnyk 78%
Total79%Total79%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages [4]

Key
All-Star Team
Leads %
Flag of Manitoba.svg Ron Kammerlock 81
Flag of Ontario.svg Jim McGrath 80
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Bruce Kennedy 79
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Neil Young 77
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Rod MacDonald 76
Seconds %
Flag of Quebec.svg Roy Weigand 79
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jim Spencer 78
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Bob Nicol 76
Flag of Alberta.svg Terry Watchorn 75
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Ken Berner 75
Thirds %
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mark Olson 81
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Rick Lang 76
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Jim Miller 75
Flag of British Columbia.svg Jim Fox 75
Flag of Quebec.svg Karl Murovic 75
Skips %
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 78
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Al Hackner 77
Flag of Alberta.svg Mel Watchorn 74
Flag of British Columbia.svg Barry McPhee 73
Flag of Ontario.svg Ed Werenich 73

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars. [7]

PositionNameTeam
Skip Al Hackner Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario
Third Mark Olson Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Second Roy Weigand Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Lead Jim McGrath Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario

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]

Alberta skip, Mel Watchorn became the first player to win the Harstone Award twice after previously winning the award in 1973.

NameTeamPosition
Mel Watchorn (2)Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Skip

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