Curling competition at Regina, Saskatchewan
1976 Macdonald Brier |
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Host city | Regina, Saskatchewan |
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Arena | Regina Exhibition Stadium |
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Dates | March 7–13 |
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Attendance | 61,110[1] |
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Winner | Newfoundland |
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Curling club | St. John's CC, St. John's |
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Skip | Jack MacDuff |
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Third | Toby McDonald |
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Second | Doug Hudson |
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Lead | Ken Templeton |
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Coach | Sam Richardson (unofficial)[2] |
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« 1975 1977 » |
The 1976 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 7 to 13, 1976 at Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan.[3] The total attendance for the week was 61,110.[1] This was the final Brier in which regulation games were 12 ends in length.
Team Newfoundland, who was skipped by Jack MacDuff captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 9–2 record. This was Newfoundland's first ever Brier title. MacDuff's rink were considered heavy underdogs in the event as their odds of winning the Brier had been put at 1,000 to 1, making the victory extraordinary.[2]
The MacDuff rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1976 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championships in Duluth, Minnesota. They could not replicate the Brier success however, as they finished ninth out of ten teams with a 2–7 record, which at the time was the worst finish by a Canadian team in the world championships.
British Columbia's 6–5 victory over Alberta in Draw 11 was the fifth double extra end game in Brier history and the first since 1973. This game was one of eleven games in the tournament which went to an extra end, setting a record for most extra end games in one Brier. This would end up being a Macdonald era (until 1979) record and wouldn't be broken until 1981.[4][5]
This Brier also set a record for most blank ends in a single Brier as 199 ends were blanked. To date, this is the most blank ends in a single Brier. There were also two games (BC vs. Quebec in Draw 5 and Newfoundland vs. Saskatchewan in Draw 12) which tied a Brier record set in 1974 for most blank ends in one game with seven.[4] This record would not be broken until 1990.[5]
Teams
The teams were as follows:[6]
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba |
Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Wayne Sokolosky Third: Frank Morissette Second: John Cottam Lead: Shayne Wylie | Burnaby WC, Burnaby Skip: Bernie Sparkes Third: Bert Gretzinger Second: Al Cook Lead: Keiven Bauer | Heather CC, Winnipeg Skip: Clare DeBlonde Third: Garry DeBlonde Second: Don Finkbeiner Lead: Doug Finkbeiner |
New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario |
Capital WC, Fredericton Skip: Dave Sullivan Third: Mike Flannery Second:Tom Rubec Lead: Greg Gilks | St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Jack MacDuff Third: Toby McDonald Second: Doug Hudson Lead: Ken Templeton | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Rick Lang Third: Bob Nicol Second: Al Fiskar Jr.[7] Lead: Warren Butters |
Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island |
Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Alf Romain Third: Doug Arnold Second: Stu Cameron Lead: Guy LaRocque | Dixie CC, Mississauga Skip: Joe Gurowka Third: Bob Charlebois Second: Ray Lilly Lead: Jim McGrath | Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Ken MacDonald Third: Keith MacEachern Second: Peter McDonald Lead: Al Ledgerwood |
Quebec | Saskatchewan | Northwest Territories/Yukon |
St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal Skip: Jim Ursel Third: Art Lobel Second: Don Aitken Lead: Brian Ross | Moose Jaw CC, Moose Jaw Skip: Roger Anholt Third: Gord Stewart Second: Bob Hicks Lead: Bill Wilson | Fort Smith CC, Fort Smith Skip: Howie Brazeau Third: Jim Schaefer Second: Charles Schaefer Lead: Paul Kaeser Jr. |
Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings[6]
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00).[6][9]
Draw 1
Sunday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Sullivan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Manitoba (DeBlonde) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Draw 2
Sunday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Saskatchewan (Anholt) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Romain) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
New Brunswick (Sullivan) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 3
Monday, March 8, 9:00 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Manitoba (DeBlonde) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 4
Monday, March 8, 1:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Draw 5
Monday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
New Brunswick (Sullivan) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (DeBlonde) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Anholt) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Nova Scotia (Romain) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Draw 6
Tuesday, March 9, 9:00 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Sullivan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
Saskatchewan (Anholt) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Romain) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Draw 7
Tuesday, March 9, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Anholt) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Romain) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Draw 8
Wednesday, March 10, 1:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
Draw 9
Wednesday, March 10, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 10
Thursday, March 11, 1:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (DeBlonde) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
Newfoundland (MacDuff) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 |
Draw 11
Thursday, March 11, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
British Columbia (Sparkes) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
Saskatchewan (Anholt) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 12
Friday, March 12, 1:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Manitoba (DeBlonde) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
New Brunswick (Sullivan) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
Nova Scotia (Romain) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Draw 13
Friday, March 12, 7:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
New Brunswick (Sullivan) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (DeBlonde) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Saskatchewan (Anholt) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 14
Saturday, March 13, 12:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Sokolosky) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Romain) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Manitoba (DeBlonde) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Newfoundland (MacDuff) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 |
Ontario (Gurowka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Awards
All-Star Team
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[10]
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.[11][10]
References
- ^ a b "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 79. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ a b Katherine Hobbs; Debbie Cooper (March 4, 2016). "Remembering the Jack MacDuff Brier triumph, 40 years later". CBC. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Regina Leader-Post, 19 Feb 1976, pg 18, "Brier fever hits Moose Jaw"
- ^ a b "Macdonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "1976 Macdonald Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Al Fiskar Jr. is a son of Al Fiskar, Canada men's alternate and coach on WCC 1982
- ^ "Brier facts and figures". Regina Leader-Post. p. 47. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Brier '76 Schedule". The Regina Leader-Post. Newspapers.com. March 8, 1976. 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.
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