1968 Macdonald Brier

March 2026 1968 Macdonald Brier Kelowna, British ColumbiaOntario rated Brier dark horse 1968-03-04 24 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19680304&id=G4IuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4116,565151&hl=en 2020-04-04 Kelowna ArenaBRIER BY THE NUMBERS 1969-02-10 8 http://soudogcurling.tripod.com/Brier/BrierRecords.pdf 2020-04-04 March 4–81968 MacDonald Brier - Scores https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=63&view=Scores&showdrawid=1#1 2020-04-04 25,8131968 MacDonald Brier http://soudogcurling.tripod.com/Brier/1968.htm 2020-04-04 Alberta Calgary CC, Calgary Ron Northcott Jim Shields Bernie Sparkes 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.EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf Curling Canada 25 April 2022 59 25 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203008/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf live At the time, Kelowna was the smallest city to have hosted the Brier.Albertans curl right to button March 9, 1968 13 The Province https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/167005757/ March 1, 2025 The city had been trying since 1961 to host the event, and was finally selected after a successful pitch to Brier trustees at the 1967 Brier.Dallis Beck March 5, 1968 10 Calgary Albertan https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-calgary-albertan/167008239/ March 1, 2025 Team Alberta, 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.June 2026 Alberta won the championship by winning their game against Northern Ontario in the last draw. A loss would have forced a tiebreak match against Saskatchewan, who were runners-up, with an 8–2 record. Prince Edward Island finished in third with a 7–3 record, which at the time was PEI's best Brier finish.Ron Northcott repeats '66 Brier win 1968-03-09 8 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19680309&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-04 Ice conditions at the event were considered poor, with the ice on Thursday being so bad that "sweeping power was nullified".Good ice, bad ice -- Northcott is the best March 9, 1968 26 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/167007469/ March 1, 2025 Manitoba's 22–5 victory over British Columbia in Draw 4 was the last time a team scored 20 or more points in a Brier game until 2025, which was also held in Kelowna. Teams The teams are listed as follows:https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1968 1968 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive 2022-06-14 2021-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20210509165305/https://stats.curling.io/macdonald-brier/1968 live white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickCalgary CC, Calgary Skip: Ron Northcott Third: Jim Shields Second: Bernie Sparkes Lead Fred StoreyRichmond WC, Richmond Skip: Bob McCubbin Third: Jack Tucker Second: Ed Trimble Lead: Keith IssacDauphin CC, Dauphin Skip: Burke Parker Third: Lloyd Yerama Second: Roy Berry Lead: Jack YuillFredericton CC, Fredericton Skip: Jim Ayer Third: Ron Ketch Second: Jim Anderson Lead: Frank AyerNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntarioSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Bill Piercey Third: Frank M. Stent Second: Thomas A. Warren Lead: William C. RoyGeraldton CC, Geraldton Skip: Herbert Pile Third: Len Tremblay Second: Ross Davis Lead: D. Wayne DowneyMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Don Flemming Third: Chuck Piper Jr. Second: Gregory Jeans Lead: David ConradSt. Thomas CC, St. Thomas Skip: Don Gilbert Third: Al Zikman Second: Jimmy Waite Lead: Dick DonaldPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Alan Smith Third: Doug Bell Second: Bob Dillon Lead: Merrill WiggingtonCFB Bagotville CC, Chicoutimi Skip: Bill Tracy Third: Earl Carson Second: Alan R. Sully Lead: Ed WoodAvonlea CC, Avonlea Skip: Bob Pickering Third: Jack Keys Second: Garnet Campbell Lead: Gary Ford Map of teams left 400 300 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 51.058 -114.072 Black pog.svg 80 top Northcott #ffe Canada 49.174 -123.149 Black pog.svg 80 top McCubbin #ffe Canada 51.15 -100.05 Black pog.svg 80 top Parker #ffe Canada 45.962 -66.658 Black pog.svg 80 top Ayer Canada 47.569 -52.727 Black pog.svg 80 left Piercey #ffe Canada 49.717 -86.95 Black pog.svg 80 top Pile Canada 44.657 -63.606 Black pog.svg 80 right Flemming Canada 42.762 -81.196 Black pog.svg 80 top Gilbert #ffe Canada 46.241 -63.127 Black pog.svg 80 top Smith Canada 48.337 -70.988 Black pog.svg 80 top Tracy Canada 50.013 -105.068 Black pog.svg 80 top Pickering Round Robin standings The final standings were as follows: KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Alberta Ron Northcott 9 1 119 70 Saskatchewan Bob Pickering 8 2 98 67 Alan Smith 7 3 96 84 Jim Ayer 6 4 89 77 Don Gilbert 6 4 80 78 Bob McCubbin 5 5 85 88 Burke Parker 4 6 95 92 Don Flemming 4 6 74 85 Bill Tracy 3 7 79 97 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 Newfoundland Bill Piercey 2 8 75 118 Herbert Pile 1 9 71 105 Round-robin results Draw 1 Monday, March 4, 4:00pmQuebec's Tracy falls 11-5 to Pickering 1968-03-05 27 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19680305&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-04 (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 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px 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 (Pile) 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10 (McCubbin) 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 11 (Gilbert) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 (Parker) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 (Smith) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7 (Flemming) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 Draw 2 Monday, March 4, 11:00pm Alberta (Northcott) 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 14 (Flemming) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 (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 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 (McCubbin) 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 10 (Smith) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 10 (Tracy) 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 (Gilbert) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 8 (Pile) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 9 Draw 3 Tuesday, March 5, 12:00pmNorthcott, Pickering undefeated 1968-03-06 30 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19680306&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-04 (Ayer) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 (Smith) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 8 (Flemming) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 9 (McCubbin) 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 (Gilbert) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 11 (Parker) 1 4 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 14 (Pile) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 9 (Tracy) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 8 Draw 4 Tuesday, March 5, 5:30pm (Parker) 2 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 1 5 4 22 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 (McCubbin) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 10 (Tracy) 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 (Ayer) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 11 (Smith) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 8 (Flemming) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 (Gilbert) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 Draw 5 Wednesday, March 6, 5:30pmNorthcott crashes Pickering 17-6 for fifth victory 1968-03-07 31 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19680307&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-04Pickering's Sask rink falls apart 1968-03-07 9 Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=9tXw7Op4-u0C&dat=19680307&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-04 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 (Tracy) 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 (Gilbert) 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 11 (Flemming) 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 1 3 1 0 0 14 (Parker) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 (Pile) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 9 (McCubbin) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 (Ayer) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 8 Draw 6 Wednesday, March 6, 11:00pm (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 (Gilbert) 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 (Ayer) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 10 (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 (Tracy) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 (Parker) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 12 (Pile) 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 (Flemming) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 10 Draw 7 Thursday, March 7, 12:00pmGilbert upsets Northcott at Kelowna 1968-03-08 22 The Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19680308&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-04 (Smith) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 6 (McCubbin) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 (Ayer) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 (Parker) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 (Tracy) 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 (Pile) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 (Flemming) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 (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 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 8 (Tracy) 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 (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 (Gilbert) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 (Smith) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 7 Alberta (Northcott) 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 14 (McCubbin) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5 (Ayer) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 11 (Pile) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Draw 9 Thursday, March 7, 11:00pm Alberta (Northcott) 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 8 (Gilbert) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 9 (Flemming) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 (Tracy) 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 (Smith) 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 11 (Parker) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 (Pile) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 (Ayer) 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 14 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 Draw 10 Friday, March 8, 12:00pmBrier meet linescores 1968-03-09 9 Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=9tXw7Op4-u0C&dat=19680309&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2020-04-04 (Flemming) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 8 (Ayer) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 (Pile) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 (Smith) 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 14 (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 (McCubbin) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 8 (Gilbert) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 11 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 9 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Draw 11 Friday, March 8, 5:30pm (McCubbin) 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 10 (Parker) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 11 (Smith) 0 4 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 17 Newfoundland and Labrador 1952 23px Newfoundland (Piercey) 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 16 Saskatchewan (Pickering) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 9 (Flemming) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 (Tracy) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 (Ayer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 3 0 12 (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:BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS 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.EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf Curling Canada 22 June 2022 52 25 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203008/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf live Name Team Position Charles Piper Jr. 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.BRIER BY THE NUMBERS 1969-02-10 5 http://soudogcurling.tripod.com/Brier/BrierRecords.pdf 2020-04-04 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 External links Video: uRWKiBkmHZg 1968 MacDonald Brier (Kelowna, British Columbia) (YouTube-channel «Curling Canada») 1968 Category:Curling competitions in British Columbia Macdonald Brier Macdonald Brier Macdonald Brier Category:Sports in Kelowna