1977 Macdonald Brier

1977 Macdonald Brier
Host city Montreal, Quebec
Arena Velodrome
Attendance 50,001
Winner Quebec Quebec
Curling club St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal
Skip Jim Ursel
Third Art Lobel
Second Don Aitken
Lead Brian Ross
Finalist  British Columbia
 Ontario
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The 1977 Macdonald Brier was held in Montreal, Quebec at the Velodrome. The total attendance for the week was 50,001. This Brier would see the first victory for Quebec in the Brier's history. At this time, there was no playoffs in the Brier.

Background

This would be the first time that games were shortened to 10 ends. In 1927, teams played 14 ends, and from 1928–76, teams played 12.[1]

Standings

Province Skip Club City W L
Quebec QuebecJim UrselSt. Laurent CCMount Royal92
 British ColumbiaLeroy VinthersVancouver CCVancouver83
 OntarioPaul SavageAvonlea CCDon Mills83
Newfoundland and Labrador NewfoundlandWayne Hamilton[2]St. John's CCSt. John's74
 AlbertaTom ReedCrestwood CCEdmonton65
 ManitobaJohn UsackisLac du Bonnet CCLac du Bonnet65
 SaskatchewanLes RogersCaledonian CCRegina56
 Northwest Territories/YukonDon TwaWhitehorse CCWhitehorse56
 Northern OntarioJohn TateIdylwylde Golf & CCSudbury47
 New BrunswickRoly MocklerFredericton CCFredericton38
 Nova ScotiaBob FitznerCFB Halifax CCHalifax38
 Prince Edward IslandKen McDonaldBelvedere Golf & Winter ClubCharlottetown29

References

  1. "History of the Tim Hortons Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=54&eventtypeid=2&view=Teams
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