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
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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]
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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.
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]
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.