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1968 Macdonald Brier

The 1968 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 4–8 at the Kelowna Arena in Kelowna, British Columbia. A total of 25,813 fans attended the event.[5]

1968 Macdonald Brier
Host cityKelowna, British Columbia[1]
ArenaKelowna Arena[2]
DatesMarch 4–8[3]
Attendance25,813[4]
WinnerAlberta
Curling clubCalgary CC, Calgary
SkipRon Northcott
ThirdJim Shields
SecondBernie Sparkes
LeadFred Storey
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Team Alberta, who was skipped by Ron Northcott captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9-1 record. This was Alberta's tenth Brier championship overall and the second one won by Northcott's rink, who also won the Brier two years prior in 1966. Northcott's rink would represent Canada in the 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom, which was the men's world curling championship.

Saskatchewan were runners-up, with an 8–2 record while Prince Edward Island finished in third with a 7-3 record, which at the time was PEI's best Brier finish.[6]

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[7]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Calgary CC, Calgary

Skip: Ron Northcott
Third: Jim Shields
Second: Bernie Sparkes
Lead Fred Storey

Richmond WC, Richmond

Skip: Bob McCubbin
Third: Jack Tucker
Second: Ed Trimble
Lead: Keith Issac

Dauphin CC, Dauphin

Skip: Burke Parker
Third: Lloyd Yerama
Second: Roy Berry
Lead: Jack Yuill

Fredericton CC, Fredericton

Skip: Jim Ayer
Third: Ron Ketch
Second: Jim Anderson
Lead: Frank Ayer

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Bill Piercey
Third: Frank M. Stent
Second: Thomas A. Warren
Lead: William C. Roy

Geraldton CC, Geraldton

Skip: Herbert Pile
Third: Len Tremblay
Second: Ross Davis
Lead: D. Wayne Downey

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Don Flemming
Third: Chuck Piper Jr.
Second: Gregory Jeans
Lead: David Conrad

St. Thomas CC, St. Thomas

Skip: Don Gilbert
Third: Al Zikman
Second: Jimmy Waite
Lead: Dick Donald

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Alan Smith
Third: Doug Bell
Second: Bob Dillon
Lead: Merrill Wiggington

CFB Bagotville CC, Chicoutimi

Skip: Bill Tracy
Third: Earl Carson
Second: Alan R. Sully
Lead: Ed Wood

Avonlea CC, Avonlea

Skip: Bob Pickering
Third: Jack Keys
Second: Garnet Campbell
Lead: Gary Ford

Round Robin standings

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The final standings were as follows:[6]

Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
 Alberta Ron Northcott 9 1 119 70
 Saskatchewan Bob Pickering 8 2 98 67
  Prince Edward Island Alan Smith 7 3 96 84
  New Brunswick Jim Ayer 6 4 89 77
  Ontario Don Gilbert 6 4 80 78
  British Columbia Bob McCubbin 5 5 85 88
  Manitoba Burke Parker 4 6 95 92
  Nova Scotia Don Flemming 4 6 74 85
  Quebec Bill Tracy 3 7 79 97
  Newfoundland Bill Piercey 2 8 75 118
  Northern Ontario Herbert Pile 1 9 71 105

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Monday, March 4, 4:00pm[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Tracy) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Gilbert) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
  Manitoba (Parker) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6

Draw 2

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Monday, March 4, 11:00pm[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 14
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 3 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 3 2 0 18
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 8
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 10
  Quebec (Tracy) 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Gilbert) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 8
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 9

Draw 3

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Tuesday, March 5, 12:00pm[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 9
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
  Ontario (Gilbert) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Parker) 1 4 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 14
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 9
  Quebec (Tracy) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 8

Draw 4

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Tuesday, March 5, 5:30pm[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Parker) 2 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 1 5 4 22
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 10
  Quebec (Tracy) 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 11
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
  Ontario (Gilbert) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7

Draw 5

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Wednesday, March 6, 5:30pm[10][11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 2 2 0 4 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 17
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Tracy) 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 9
  Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 1 3 1 0 0 14
  Manitoba (Parker) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 8

Draw 6

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Wednesday, March 6, 11:00pm[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Gilbert) 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 9
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 10
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Tracy) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8
  Manitoba (Parker) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 10

Draw 7

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Thursday, March 7, 12:00pm[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 6
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 8
  Manitoba (Parker) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Tracy) 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 8
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 9
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 10

Draw 8

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Thursday, March 7, 5:30pm[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 8
  Quebec (Tracy) 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Parker) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 14
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 11
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6

Draw 9

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Thursday, March 7, 11:00pm[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 8
  Ontario (Gilbert) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 7
  Quebec (Tracy) 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 11
  Manitoba (Parker) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 14
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4

Draw 10

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Friday, March 8, 12:00pm[6][13]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 8
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Manitoba (Parker) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 9
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 8
  Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 9
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3

Draw 11

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Friday, March 8, 5:30pm[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  British Columbia (McCubbin) 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 10
  Manitoba (Parker) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0 4 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 17
  Newfoundland (Piercey) 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 16
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 9
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Quebec (Tracy) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
  New Brunswick (Ayer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 3 0 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pile) 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 9
 Alberta (Northcott) 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 13

Awards

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All-Star Team

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The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars:[14]

Bernie Sparkes became the first player to be selected to the all-star team three times as he was selected the two previous years as well.

Position Name Team
Skip Ron Northcott (2) Alberta
Third Jack Keys Saskatchewan
Second Bernie Sparkes (3) Alberta
Lead Fred Storey (2) Alberta

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.[15]

Name Team Position
Charles Piper Jr.   Nova Scotia Third

Records

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Prince Edward Island's 17-16 extra end victory over Newfoundland in Draw 11 tied the record for the highest scoring game in Brier history.[16] This was also matched in 1932 with Ontario's 17-16 win over New Brunswick and in 1957 with Saskatchewan's 30-3 victory over New Brunswick.

References

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  1. ^ "Ontario rated Brier dark horse". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-04. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. ^ "BRIER BY THE NUMBERS" (PDF). 1969-02-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. ^ "1968 MacDonald Brier - Scores". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. ^ "1968 MacDonald Brier". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Ron Northcott repeats '66 Brier win". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-09. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  7. ^ "1968 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  8. ^ a b "Quebec's Tracy falls 11-5 to Pickering". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-05. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. ^ a b "Northcott, Pickering undefeated". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-06. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  10. ^ a b "Northcott crashes Pickering 17-6 for fifth victory". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-07. p. 31. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  11. ^ "Pickering's Sask rink falls apart". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 1968-03-07. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  12. ^ a b c "Gilbert upsets Northcott at Kelowna". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-08. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. ^ "Brier meet linescores". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 1968-03-09. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  14. ^ BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
  15. ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  16. ^ "BRIER BY THE NUMBERS" (PDF). 1969-02-10. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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