1977 Macdonald Brier

The 1977 Macdonald Brier was held March 6-12[1] 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.

1977 Macdonald Brier
Host cityMontreal, Quebec
ArenaVelodrome
DatesMarch 6-12
Attendance50,001
Winner Quebec
Curling clubSt. Laurent CC, Mount Royal
SkipJim Ursel
ThirdArt Lobel
SecondDon Aitken
LeadBrian Ross
Finalist British Columbia
 Ontario
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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.[2]

Teams

The teams were as follows:[3]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Crestwood CC, Edmonton

Skip: Tom Reed
Third: Kevin Byrne
Second: Tony Rankel
Lead: Lorne Reed

 Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Roy Vinthers
Third: Leo Hebert
Second: Greg Pruden
Lead: Barry Naimark

 Lac du Bonnet CC, Lac du Bonnet

Skip: John Usackis
Third: Dave Romano
Second: Ed Thomson
Lead: Bob Collez

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Fredericton CC, Fredericton

Skip: Roly Mockler
Third: Phil LePage
Second:Jeff Mockler
Lead: Marty Mockler

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

Skip: L. Wayne Hamilton
Third: Joe Power Jr.
Second: Ken Thomas
Lead: Paul Hamilton

 Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury

Skip: John Tate
Third: Bob Miller
Second: Wayne Leavoy
Lead: George Medakovic

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
CFB Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Bob Fitzner
Third: Bruce MacArthur
Second: John MacBain
Lead: Terry Aho

 Avonlea CC, Don Mills

Skip: Paul Savage
Third: Ed Werenich
Second: Ron Green
Lead: Reid Ferguson

 Belvedere G&WC, Charlottetown

Skip: Ken MacDonald
Third: George Dillon
Second: Al Ledgerwood
Lead: Keith MacEachern

Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest Territories
St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal

Skip: Jim Ursel
Third: Art Lobel
Second: Don Aitken
Lead: Brian Ross

 Caledonia CC, Regina

Skip: Les Rogers
Third: Greg Manwaring
Second: Moe Tait
Lead: Vic Rogers

 Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Don Twa
Third: Johnny Trout
Second: Lionel Stokes
Lead: Kip Boyd

Standings
Key
Brier champion
Province Skip W L PF PA
 QuebecJim Ursel928750
 British ColumbiaRoy Vinthers838463
 OntarioPaul Savage837348
 NewfoundlandL. Wayne Hamilton747064
 ManitobaJohn Usackis657569
 AlbertaTom Reed656568
 Yukon/Northwest TerritoriesDon Twa566268
 SaskatchewanLes Rogers566966
 Northern OntarioJohn Tate476667
 Nova ScotiaBob Fitzner385075
 New BrunswickRoly Mockler385990
 Prince Edward IslandKen MacDonald294779

Scores

Draw 1

March 6[4]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
 Quebec (Ursel) 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Usackis) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 6
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
 Ontario (Savage) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Reed) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 6

Draw 2

March 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Usackis) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
 Ontario (Savage) 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Ursel) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 X 7
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4

Draw 3

March 7[5]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 8
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Usackis) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 X X 8
 Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 X 8
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2

Draw 4

March 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
 Quebec (Ursel) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 6
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 X 10

Draw 5

March 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Reed) 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 X 9
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 8
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
 Quebec (Ursel) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 X 8

Draw 6

March 8[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X X 5
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 4 X X 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
 Ontario (Savage) 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 X 8
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 0 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10
 Manitoba (Usackis) 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Quebec (Ursel) 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
 Alberta (Reed) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 8

Draw 7

March 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 0 1 2 0 1 4 1 2 X X 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 X X 10
 Ontario (Savage) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 9
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Reed) 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 X X 10
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 X 6
 Manitoba (Usackis) 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 8

Draw 8

March 9[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 X 10
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2
 Ontario (Savage) 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Reed) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 8
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
 Quebec (Rusel) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 8
 Manitoba (Usackis) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 7

Draw 9

March 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
 Manitoba (Usackis) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2
 Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X X 4
 Quebec (Ursel) 0 2 1 1 1 0 5 0 X X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 8
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 10

March 10[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 X X 11
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
 Quebec (Ursel) 1 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 8
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6

Draw 11

March 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 5
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 8
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Manitoba (Usackis) 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 8
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Reed) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 7

Draw 12

March 11[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Usackis) 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 0 X X 10
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 8
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Ursel) 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 9
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Reed) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 X 8
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 13

March 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Ursel) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 X X 7
 Manitoba (Usackis) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 X 9
 Alberta (Reed) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
 Ontario (Savage) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Tate) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
 British Columbia (Vinthers) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3

Draw 14

March 12,[10] 1:30

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Savage) 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 X X 8
 Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mockler) 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 10
 Manitoba (Usackis) 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Rogers) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Twa) 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
 Newfoundland (Hamilton) 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Ursel) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 7
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4

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