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.
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
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
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
Draw 3
March 7 [5]
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
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
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
Draw 6
March 8 [6]
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
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
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
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
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
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
Draw 10
March 10 [8]
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
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
Draw 11
March 10
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
Draw 12
March 11 [9]
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
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
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
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
References
^ Vancouver Sun , 14 Feb 1977, pg 25, "Vinthers rink not older, they're better"
^ "History of the Tim Hortons Brier" . Curling Canada . Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2015 .
^ 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
^ "Brier" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 7, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
^ "Canadian Brier curling results" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 8, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
^ "Brier results" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 9, 1977. p. 18. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
^ "Brier results" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 10, 1977. p. 39. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
^ "Brier results" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 11, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
^ "The Brier at a glance" . Montreal Gazette . March 12, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
^ "Brier" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 14, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
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