1981 Labatt Brier
The 1981 Labatt Brier was held from March 1 to 8 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]
Kerry Burtnyk of Manitoba defeated Al Hackner of Northern Ontario to win his first Brier title.[2] Burtnyk became the youngest skip to win the Brier, at 22 years and 4 months old.
Teams
Alberta |
British Columbia |
Manitoba |
Fairview CC, Fairview
Skip: Mel Watchorn
Third: Jim Fox
Second: Terry Watchorn
Lead: Merv Watchorn |
Kamloops CC, Kamloops
Skip: Barry McPhee
Third: Robert Kuroyama
Second: Brian Eden
Lead: Grant Young |
Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Kerry Burtnyk
Third: Mark Olson
Second: Jim Spencer
Lead: Ron Kammerlock |
New Brunswick |
Newfoundland |
Northern Ontario |
Beaver CC, Moncton
Fourth: Tony Richardson
Third: Bruce Forster
Second: Gord Johnson
Skip: Don Mix |
St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Toby McDonald
Third: Jim Miller
Second: John Allan
Lead: Neil Young |
Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Skip: Al Hackner
Third: Rick Lang
Second: Bob Nichol
Lead: Bruce Kennedy |
Nova Scotia |
Ontario |
Prince Edward Island |
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth
Skip: Alan Darragh
Third: Tom Fetterly
Second: Michael Currie
Lead: Brent Cotter |
Avonlea CC, Don Mills
Skip: Ed Werenich
Third: Bob Widdis
Second: Neil Harrison
Lead: Jim McGrath |
Charlottetown, Charlottetown
Skip: Peter MacDonald
Third: Bobby Carruthers
Second: Alexander Stewart
Lead: Rod MacDonald |
Quebec |
Saskatchewan |
Yukon/Northwest Territories |
Howick CC, Howick
Skip: Brian Ness
Third: Karl Murovic
Second: Roy Weigand
Lead: Robert Carter |
Assiniboia, Assiniboia
Skip: Bob Ellert
Third: Don Bushell
Second: Ken Berner
Lead: Bill Wilson |
Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Skip: Chuck Haines
Third: Gordon Gee
Second: Lyle Sieg
Lead: John Russell |
Round Robin Standings
Key |
|
Teams to Playoffs |
|
Teams to Tiebreakers |
Round Robin Results
Draw 1
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ness) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4
|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3
|
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Newfoundland (McDonald) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
4
|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
X |
9
|
Draw 2
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
Ontario (Werenich) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Nova Scotia (Darragh) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
5
|
Alberta (Watchorn) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
X |
7
|
Draw 3
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4
|
New Brunswick (Mix) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5
|
Draw 4
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Newfoundland (McDonald) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Ontario (Werenich) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Northern Ontario (Hackner) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8
|
Alberta (Watchorn) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
X |
X |
8
|
Quebec (Ness) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
2
|
Draw 5
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Alberta (Watchorn) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5
|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
British Columbia (McPhee) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9
|
Quebec (Ness) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8
|
Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Werenich) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7
|
New Brunswick (Mix) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5
|
Draw 6
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Ontario (Werenich) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7
|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8
|
Draw 7
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5
|
Alberta (Watchorn) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ness) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7
|
Ontario (Werenich) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Nova Scotia (Darragh) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7
|
New Brunswick (Mix) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9
|
Draw 8
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ness) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
6
|
Nova Scotia (Darragh) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
2
|
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
British Columbia (McPhee) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
5
|
Alberta (Watchorn) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
X |
10
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Northern Ontario (Hackner) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6
|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5
|
Draw 9
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ness) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
4
|
Alberta (Watchorn) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
X |
8
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Saskatchewan (Ellert) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
8
|
Nova Scotia (Darragh) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6
|
Draw 10
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Werenich) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
X |
X |
10
|
Nova Scotia (Darragh) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
X |
2
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Newfoundland (McDonald) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
X |
8
|
Alberta (Watchorn) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
4
|
Draw 11
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Saskatchewan (Ellert) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
X |
X |
10
|
Newfoundland (McDonald) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
3
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ness) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6
|
Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
British Columbia (McPhee) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6
|
Ontario (Werenich) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7
|
Draw 12
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Ontario (Werenich) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Draw 13
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Alberta (Watchorn) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Ontario (Werenich) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
10
|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
2
|
Draw 14
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Alberta (Watchorn) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
8
|
New Brunswick (Mix) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
2
|
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Nova Scotia (Darragh) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5
|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ness) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
X |
7
|
Newfoundland (McDonald) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
X |
4
|
Draw 15
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Nova Scotia (Darragh) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7
|
Newfoundland (McDonald) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6
|
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
New Brunswick (Mix) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Quebec (Ness) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
British Columbia (McPhee) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Sheet E |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Alberta (Watchorn) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
8
|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
3
|
Tiebreakers
Round 1
Round 2
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Ontario (Werenich) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
Playoffs
Semifinal
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5
|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
Final
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Northern Ontario (Hackner) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4
|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) ![](../I/m/Hammer_tapissier.jpg) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5
|
References
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