1978 Macdonald Brier

1978 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Vancouver
Arena	Pacific Coliseum[1]
Dates	March 5–10
Attendance	63,851
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat
Skip	Mike Chernoff
Fourth	Ed Lukowich
Second	Dale Johnston
Lead	Ron Schindle
Finalist	British Columbia &  Saskatchewan
« 1977 1979 »

The 1978 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 5–10 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

Teams

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat Fourth: Ed Lukowich Skip: Mike Chernoff Second: Dale Johnston Lead: Ron Schindle	Vancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Bernie Sparkes Third: Ron Thompson Second: Al Cook Lead: Keiven Bauer	Heather CC, Winnipeg Skip: Doug Harrison Third: Jim Sampson Second: Rick Hoffman Lead: Bryan Wood
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Northern Ontario
Thistle-St. Andrew's CC, Saint John Skip: Pete Murray Third: Ralph McLenaghan Second:Dough Trecartin Lead: Bill Oliver	Goose Bay CC, Happy Valley-Goose Bay Skip: Bob Rowe Third: Tom Melnyk Second: Tony Pilling Lead: Charles Fennimore	Kapuskasing CC, Kapuskasing Skip: Barry Mutrie Third: John Ballantyne Second: John Ross Lead: Edward Bowcock
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Alan Darragh Third: Peter McPhee Second: Mike Currie Lead: Lowell Goulden	London CC, London Skip: Gerry Hodson Third: Barry Pederson Second: Glenn Webster Lead: Ross Guest	Summerside CC, Summerside Skip: Peter McDonald Third: Rod McDonald Second: Ron Casey Lead: Keith Wedge
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Northwest Territories/Yukon
Caledonia CC, Westmount Skip: Steve Ducat Third: Karl Murovic Second: Glenn Aldridge Lead: Malcolm Turner	Nutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Rick Folk Third: Bob Thompson Second: Tom Wilson Lead: Roger Schmidt	Fort Smith CC, Fort Smith Skip: Howie Brazeau Third: Jim Schaefer Second: Charles Schaefer Lead: Malcolm MacEachern

Round Robin Standings

Key
	Brier champion

Province	Skip	W	L
Alberta	Ed Lukowich	9	2
Saskatchewan	Rick Folk	8	3
British Columbia	Bernie Sparkes	8	3
Nova Scotia	Alan Darragh	6	5
New Brunswick	Pete Murray	6	5
Newfoundland	Bob Rowe	5	6
Prince Edward Island	Peter McDonald	5	6
Manitoba	Doug Harrison	5	6
Northwest Territories/Yukon	Howie Brazeau	5	6
Ontario	Gerry Hodson	4	7
Northern Ontario	Barry Mutrie	3	8
Quebec	Steve Ducat	2	9

Scores

March 5

Draw 1^[2]

•  Saskatchewan 6-4  Prince Edward Island
•  British Columbia 8-7 Newfoundland
•  Alberta 9-3  Manitoba
•  Northwest Territories/Yukon 7-2  Quebec
•  Nova Scotia 8-4  New Brunswick
•  Northern Ontario 9-6  Ontario

March 6

Draw 2^[3]

•  Ontario 9-3  New Brunswick
•  Nova Scotia 9-5 Newfoundland
•  Manitoba 6-3  British Columbia
•  Northwest Territories/Yukon 6-4  Saskatchewan
•  Quebec 11-1  Northern Ontario
•  Alberta 10-7  Prince Edward Island

Draw 3

•  British Columbia 7-5  Prince Edward Island
•  Alberta 6-5  Northwest Territories/Yukon
•  Nova Scotia 13-4  Northern Ontario
•  Ontario 8-2 Newfoundland
•  Manitoba 9-6  Saskatchewan
•  New Brunswick 9-5  Quebec

March 7

Draw 4^[4]

•  Saskatchewan 7-6 Newfoundland
•  New Brunswick 7-5  Alberta
•  Northwest Territories/Yukon 7-5  Nova Scotia
•  British Columbia 9-5  Northern Ontario
•  Manitoba 7-5  Quebec
•  Prince Edward Island 7-3  Ontario

March 8

Draw 5^[5]

• Newfoundland 8-6  Quebec
•  Ontario 11-5  Manitoba
•  Prince Edward Island 10-8  Nova Scotia
•  Alberta 8-5  Northern Ontario
•  New Brunswick 9-6  Saskatchewan
•  British Columbia 5-4  Northwest Territories/Yukon

Draw 6

•  Saskatchewan 8-4  Northern Ontario
•  Quebec 9-7  Prince Edward Island
•  Alberta 6-4 Newfoundland
•  British Columbia 9-4  New Brunswick
•  Northwest Territories/Yukon 12-5  Ontario
•  Nova Scotia 14-1  Manitoba

March 9

Draw 7^[6]

•  Nova Scotia 6-5  Ontario
•  New Brunswick 7-5  Northwest Territories/Yukon
•  Saskatchewan 7-6  British Columbia
•  Prince Edward Island 8-4  Manitoba
•  Northern Ontario 8-5 Newfoundland
•  Alberta 9-5  Quebec

Draw 8

•  New Brunswick 10-7  Manitoba
•  Saskatchewan 10-4  Nova Scotia
•  Ontario 7-6  Quebec
•  Northwest Territories/Yukon 7-3  Northern Ontario
•  Alberta 6-5  British Columbia
• Newfoundland 8-3  Prince Edward Island

March 10

Draw 9 ^[7]

•  Northern Ontario 9-6  Prince Edward Island
•  British Columbia 6-5  Quebec
• Newfoundland 9-7  New Brunswick
•  Alberta 7-5  Nova Scotia
•  Manitoba 7-6  Northwest Territories/Yukon
•  Saskatchewan 8-4  Ontario

Draw 10

•  Saskatchewan 13-3  Alberta
• Newfoundland 8-7  Manitoba
•  Prince Edward Island 9-5  Northwest Territories/Yukon
•  British Columbia 11-5  Ontario
•  Nova Scotia 9-6  Quebec
•  New Brunswick 9-6  Northern Ontario

March 11

Draw 11 ^[8]

• Newfoundland 7-6  Northwest Territories/Yukon
•  British Columbia 8-5  Nova Scotia
•  Alberta 10-4  Ontario
•  Saskatchewan 8-7  Quebec
•  Prince Edward Island 11-4  New Brunswick
•  Manitoba 9-4  Northern Ontario

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