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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