1977 Macdonald Brier

1977 Macdonald Brier
Host city Montreal, Quebec
Arena Velodrome
Attendance 50,001
Winner Quebec Quebec
Curling club St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal
Skip Jim Ursel
Third Art Lobel
Second Don Aitken
Lead Brian Ross
Finalist  British Columbia
 Ontario
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The 1977 Macdonald Brier was held 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, they played 14 ends, and from 1928–76, they played 12.[1]

Standings

Province Skip Club City W L
Quebec Quebec Jim Ursel St. Laurent CC Mount Royal 9 2
 British Columbia Leroy Vinthers Vancouver CC Vancouver 8 3
 Ontario Paul Savage Avonlea CC Don Mills 8 3
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland John Tate St. John's CC St. John's 7 4
 Alberta Tom Reed Crestwood CC Edmonton 6 5
 Manitoba John Usackis Lac du Bonnet CC Lac du Bonnet 6 5
 Saskatchewan Les Rogers Caledonian CC Regina 5 6
 Northwest Territories/Yukon Don Twa Whitehorse CC Whitehorse 5 6
 Northern Ontario John Tate Idylwylde Golf & CC Sudbury 4 7
 New Brunswick Roly Mockler Fredericton CC Fredericton 3 8
 Nova Scotia Bob Fitzner CFB Halifax CC Halifax 3 8
 Prince Edward Island Ken McDonald Belvedere Golf & Winter Club Charlottetown 2 9

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