The 1981 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship was held from March 1 to 8, 1981 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The total attendance for the week was 67,257.[1]
1981 Labatt Brier | |
---|---|
Host city | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Arena | Halifax Metro Centre |
Dates | March 1–8 |
Attendance | 67,257[1] |
Winner | Manitoba |
Curling club | Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg |
Skip | Kerry Burtnyk |
Third | Mark Olson |
Second | Jim Spencer |
Lead | Ron Kammerlock |
Finalist | Northern Ontario (Al Hackner) |
« 1980 1982 » |
Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Kerry Burtnyk won the Brier tankard as they defeated Northern Ontario, skipped by Al Hackner in the final 5–4. Manitoba advanced to the final after beating Saskatchewan in the semifinal 5–4. This was Manitoba's twenty-first Brier championship and the first of two skipped by Burtnyk. At 22 years, 3 months, and 15 days, Burtnyk became the youngest skip to ever win a Brier[2] surpassing Hec Gervais' record by nearly five years when he won the 1961 Brier.
The Burtynk rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in London, Ontario where they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland.
The event set a record for the most extra end games in a single Brier as fourteen games went to an extra end breaking the record of eleven set in 1976. This remains a record and would only be matched in 1990.[3]
Teams edit
The teams were listed as follows:[4]
Round-robin standings edit
Final Round Robin standings[4]
Key | |
---|---|
Teams to Playoffs | |
Teams to Tiebreakers |
Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario | Al Hackner | 9 | 2 | 81 | 63 | 50 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 77% |
Manitoba | Kerry Burtnyk | 8 | 3 | 71 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 80% |
Ontario | Ed Werenich | 7 | 4 | 73 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 7 | 18 | 75% |
Saskatchewan | Bob Ellert | 7 | 4 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 73% |
British Columbia | Barry McPhee | 7 | 4 | 81 | 72 | 48 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 72% |
Quebec | Brian Ness | 6 | 5 | 61 | 58 | 45 | 39 | 9 | 14 | 75% |
Alberta | Mel Watchorn | 5 | 6 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 75% |
Prince Edward Island | Peter MacDonald | 4 | 7 | 56 | 69 | 41 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 71% |
Yukon/Northwest Territories | Chuck Haines | 4 | 7 | 50 | 71 | 37 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 70% |
New Brunswick | Don Mix | 3 | 8 | 53 | 69 | 39 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 71% |
Newfoundland | Toby McDonald | 3 | 8 | 55 | 70 | 41 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 73% |
Nova Scotia | Alan Darragh | 3 | 8 | 56 | 79 | 43 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 69% |
Round-robin results edit
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00).[4][5]
Draw 1 edit
Sunday, March 1, 2:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Brunswick (Mix) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
British Columbia (McPhee) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec (Ness) | 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) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Werenich) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Draw 2 edit
Sunday, March 1, 8:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) | 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 C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Columbia (McPhee) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Brunswick (Mix) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
Newfoundland (McDonald) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nova Scotia (Darragh) | 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 edit
Monday, March 2, 9:30 am
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) | 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 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
British Columbia (McPhee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Draw 4 edit
Monday, March 2, 2:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland (McDonald) | 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 B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Nova Scotia (Darragh) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 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) | 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 edit
Monday, March 2, 8:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta (Watchorn) | 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 C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nova Scotia (Darragh) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Columbia (McPhee) | 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) | 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 edit
Tuesday, March 3, 9:30 am
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Werenich) | 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 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
Draw 7 edit
Tuesday, March 3, 2:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) | 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 B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland (McDonald) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 8 |
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec (Ness) | 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) | 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 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
British Columbia (McPhee) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 8 edit
Tuesday, March 3, 8:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec (Ness) | 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) | 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 C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 |
New Brunswick (Mix) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 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 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 |
Draw 9 edit
Wednesday, March 4, 9:30 am
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec (Ness) | 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) | 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 edit
Wednesday, March 4, 2:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Columbia (McPhee) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
New Brunswick (Mix) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Werenich) | 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) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 8 |
Alberta (Watchorn) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 11 edit
Wednesday, March 4, 8:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Manitoba (Burtnyk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 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 C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Brunswick (Mix) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec (Ness) | 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) | 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 edit
Thursday, March 5, 2:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Werenich) | 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 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nova Scotia (Darragh) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
British Columbia (McPhee) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | 11 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
Quebec (Ness) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta (Watchorn) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Brunswick (Mix) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 13 edit
Thursday, March 5, 8:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
Quebec (Ness) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
Newfoundland (McDonald) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta (Watchorn) | 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) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 10 |
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Nova Scotia (Darragh) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
Draw 14 edit
Friday, March 6, 9:30 am
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta (Watchorn) | 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) | 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 C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario (Hackner) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
British Columbia (McPhee) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec (Ness) | 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 edit
Friday, March 6, 2:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nova Scotia (Darragh) | 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) | 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) | 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 D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Haines) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
Ontario (Werenich) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta (Watchorn) | 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 edit
Ontario was awarded the bye into the second tiebreaker round based on head-to-head victories over both British Columbia and Saskatchewan in the round robin.[6]
To Semifinal | |||||||||
1 | Ontario | 5 | |||||||
2 | Saskatchewan | 7 | Saskatchewan | 6 | |||||
3 | British Columbia | 5 |
Round 1 edit
Friday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan (Ellert) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
British Columbia (McPhee) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Player percentages | |||
---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan | British Columbia | ||
Bill Wilson | 83% | Grant Young | 84% |
Ken Berner | 74% | Brian Eden | 81% |
Don Bushell | 68% | Robert Kuroyama | 76% |
Bob Ellert | 74% | Barry McPhee | 66% |
Total | 74% | Total | 77% |
Round 2 edit
Saturday, March 7, 9:30 am
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Werenich) | 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 |
Player percentages | |||
---|---|---|---|
Ontario | Saskatchewan | ||
Jim McGrath | 89% | Bill Wilson | 55% |
Neil Harrison | 90% | Ken Berner | 80% |
Bob Widdis | 77% | Don Bushell | 70% |
Ed Werenich | 66% | Bob Ellert | 85% |
Total | 80% | Total | 72% |
Playoffs edit
Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
1 | Northern Ontario | 4 | |||||||
2 | Manitoba | 5 | 2 | Manitoba | 5 | ||||
3 | Saskatchewan | 4 |
Semifinal edit
Saturday, March 7, 3:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manitoba (Burtnyk) | 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 |
Player percentages | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manitoba | Saskatchewan | ||
Ron Kammerlock | 90% | Bill Wilson | 82% |
Jim Spencer | 83% | Ken Berner | 81% |
Mark Olson | 90% | Don Bushell | 74% |
Kerry Burtnyk | 76% | Bob Ellert | 73% |
Total | 85% | Total | 77% |
Final edit
Sunday, March 8, 3:00 pm
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) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Player percentages | |||
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ontario | Manitoba | ||
Bruce Kennedy | 84% | Ron Kammerlock | 83% |
Bob Nicol | 76% | Jim Spencer | 80% |
Rick Lang | 74% | Mark Olson | 75% |
Al Hackner | 84% | Kerry Burtnyk | 78% |
Total | 79% | Total | 79% |
Statistics edit
Top 5 player percentages edit
Final Round Robin Percentages[4]
Key | |
---|---|
All-Star Team |
|
|
|
|
Awards edit
All-Star Team edit
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[7]
Position | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Skip | Al Hackner | Northern Ontario |
Third | Mark Olson | Manitoba |
Second | Roy Weigand | Quebec |
Lead | Jim McGrath | Ontario |
Ross G.L. Harstone Award edit
The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.[8][7]
Alberta skip, Mel Watchorn became the first player to win the Harstone Award twice after previously winning the award in 1973.
Name | Team | Position |
---|---|---|
Mel Watchorn (2) | Alberta | Skip |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Brier Records" (PDF). Soudog's Curling History Site. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 159. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Brier Records". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "1981 Labatt Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "The draw". The Montreal Gazette. Newspapers.com. February 28, 1981. p. 62. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Phillips, Randy (March 7, 1981). "Saskatchewan rink stays alive in Brier". The Montreal Gazette. Newspapers.com. p. 78. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ a b BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
- ^ "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.