| 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom |
|---|
| Host city | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
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| Arena | |
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| Dates | March 20–24, 1968 |
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| Winner |  Canada |
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| Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary |
|---|
| Skip | Ron Northcott |
|---|
| Third | Jimmy Shields |
|---|
| Second | Bernie Sparkes |
|---|
| Lead | Fred Storey |
|---|
| Finalist |  Scotland (Chuck Hay) |
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« 1967 |
The 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada at the .
Teams[]
| Canada
|
 France
|
 Germany
|
 Norway
|
Calgary CC, Calgary
Skip: Ron Northcott
Third: Jimmy Shields
Second: Bernie Sparkes
Lead: Fred Storey
|
Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève
Fourth: Pierre Boan
Third:
Skip: *
Lead:
|
EC Bad Tölz
Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:
|
Bygdøy CC, Oslo
Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:
|
| Scotland
|
 Sweden
|
 Switzerland
|
 United States
|
Kilgraston & Moncrieffe CC, Perth
Skip: Chuck Hay
Third: John Bryden
Second: Alan Glen
Lead: David Howie
|
IF Göta, Karlstad
Fourth: Roy Berglöf
Skip: Kjell Grengmark**
Second: Sven Carlsson
Lead: Stig Håkansson
|
Thun CC, Thun
Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:
|
Superior CC, Wisconsin
Skip: Bud Somerville
Third: Bill Strum
Second: Al Gagne
Lead: Tom Wright
|
*Throws second stones.
**Throws third stones.
Standings[]
| Country
|
Skip
|
W
|
L
|
| Scotland |
Chuck Hay |
7 |
0
|
| Canada |
Ron Northcott |
6 |
1
|
| United States |
Bud Somerville |
5 |
2
|
| Sweden |
Kjell Grengmark |
4 |
3
|
| France |
|
2 |
5
|
| Norway |
|
2 |
5
|
| Switzerland |
|
2 |
5
|
| Germany |
|
0 |
7
|
Results[]
Draw 1[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
14
|
| France (Parodi)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
21
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
X
|
18
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
7
|
Draw 2[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| France (Parodi)
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
Draw 3[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
22
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
| France (Parodi)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
17
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
Draw 4[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
| France (Parodi)
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
Draw 5[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| France (Parodi)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Draw 6[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
19
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
| France (Parodi)
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
19
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Draw 7[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
23
|
| France (Parodi)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
16
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
Playoffs[]
Brackets[]
| Semi-Final
| | | Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1
| Scotland
| 6
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Canada
| 8
| |
| 2
| Canada
| 12
| |
| |
| 3
| United States
| 2
| |
Semifinals[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
12
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
Final[]
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
8
|
Scotland (Hay) 
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
6
|
| 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom Winners
|
Canada
8th title
|
References[]
External links[]
WCF Statistics
Canada
Scotland (Chuck Hay)
France
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
