Curling competition at Regina, Saskatchewan
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. The total attendance for the week was 61,110. 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.
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.
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. This record would not be broken until 1990.
Teams
The teams were as follows:
| 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.
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.
|
Map of teams
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Provincial Winners
Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00).
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
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
|
| 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
|
| 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.
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.
References
- ^ "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 79. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ 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"
- ^ "Macdonald Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
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