1968 Macdonald Brier

1968 Macdonald Brier
1968 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Kelowna, British Columbia[1]
Arena	Kelowna Arena[2]
Dates	March 4–8[3]
Attendance	25,813[4]
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Calgary CC, Calgary
Skip	Ron Northcott
Third	Jim Shields
Second	Bernie Sparkes
Lead	Fred Storey
	« 1967 1969 »

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]

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

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

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

Draw 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All-Star Team

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

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

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

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

External links

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[MontGaz4-1] "Ontario rated Brier dark horse". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-04. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[soudog1968pdf-2] "BRIER BY THE NUMBERS" (PDF). 1969-02-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[3] "1968 MacDonald Brier - Scores". Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[soudog1968-4] "1968 MacDonald Brier". Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[attendance-5] "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[MontGaz9-6] "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.

[MontGaz5-8] "Quebec's Tracy falls 11-5 to Pickering". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-05. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[MontGaz6-9] "Northcott, Pickering undefeated". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-06. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[MontGaz7-10] "Northcott crashes Pickering 17-6 for fifth victory". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-07. p. 31. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[QChrTel7-11] "Pickering's Sask rink falls apart". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 1968-03-07. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[MontGaz8-12] "Gilbert upsets Northcott at Kelowna". The Montreal Gazette. 1968-03-08. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[QChrTel9-13] "Brier meet linescores". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 1968-03-09. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

[Aw-AllSt-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.