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
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 Fourth: Ed Lukowich Skip: Mike Chernoff Second: Dale Johnston Lead: Ron Schindle	, Vancouver Skip: Bernie Sparkes Third: Second: Lead:	, Winnipeg Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Bryan Wood
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Northern Ontario
, Saint John Skip: Third: Second: Lead:	, Happy Valley-Goose Bay Skip: Third: Second: Lead:	, Kapuskasing Skip: Third: Second: Lead:
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
, Dartmouth Skip: Third: Second: Mike Currie Lead:	, London Skip: Third: Second: Lead:	, Summerside Skip: Third: Second: Lead:
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Northwest Territories/Yukon
, Westmount Skip: Third: Second: Lead:	Nutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Rick Folk Third: Second: Tom Wilson Lead:	, Fort Smith Skip: Third: Second: Lead:

Round robin standings[]

Key
	Brier champion

Province	Skip	W	L
Alberta	Mike Chernoff	9	2
Saskatchewan	Rick Folk	8	3
British Columbia	Bernie Sparkes	8	3
Nova Scotia		6	5
New Brunswick		6	5
Newfoundland		5	6
Prince Edward Island		5	6
Manitoba		5	6
Northwest Territories/Yukon		5	6
Ontario		4	7
Northern Ontario		3	8
Quebec		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

References[]

• Rosters - Soudog Curling