The 1988 Labatt Brier was held from March 6 to 13[1] at the Centre Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi, Quebec.

1988 Labatt Brier
Host cityChicoutimi, Quebec
ArenaCentre Georges-Vézina
DatesMarch 6–13
Attendance45,220
Winner Alberta
Curling clubOttewell CC, Edmonton
SkipPat Ryan
ThirdRandy Ferbey
SecondDon Walchuk
LeadDon McKenzie
AlternateRoy Hebert
Finalist Saskatchewan (Eugene Hritzuk)
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Pat Ryan of Alberta finished the round robin with an undefeated record and went on to defeat Eugene Hritzuk of Saskatchewan in the final to clinch his first Brier title.[2]

Teams edit

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Don McKenzie
Alternate: Roy Hebert

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Ron Thompson
Third: Glen Hillson
Second: Graeme Franklin
Lead: Rob Robinson
Alternate: Joel Berglund

Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Kerry Burtnyk
Third: Jim Spencer
Second: Ron Kammerlock
Lead: Don Harvey
Alternate: Jeff Ryan

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Newcastle CC, Newcastle

Skip: Steve Adams
Third: Ward McDonald
Second: Greg Gallivan
Lead: Roger Gallant
Alternate: Dodie Dickison

Recplex, Corner Brook

Skip: Gary Oke
Third: Ken Thomas
Second: Marc Brophy
Lead: Gerry Collins
Alternate: Fred Schulstad

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Al Hackner
Third: Rick Lang
Second: Jim Adams
Lead: Doug Smith
Alternate: Bill Adams

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Thomas Hakansson
Third: Stuart MacLean
Second: Bill Robinson
Lead: Dave Wallace
Alternate: Peter MacPhee

Avonlea CC, Toronto

Skip: Paul Savage
Third: Ed Werenich
Second: Graeme McCarrel
Lead: Neil Harrison
Alternate: John Kawaja

Crapaud CC, Summerside

Skip: David MacFadyen
Third: Frank MacDonald
Second: Neil MacFadyen
Lead: Aidan Sheridan
Alternate: Ted MacFadyen

Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Lachine CC, Lachine

Skip: Lawren Steventon
Third: Pete Gawel
Second: Marco Ferraro
Lead: Dean Gemmell
Alternate: Malcolm Turner

Nutana CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Eugene Hritzuk
Third: Del Shaughnessy
Second: Murray Soparlo
Lead: Don Dabrowski
Alternate: Ron Mills

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Trevor Alexander
Third: Richard Robertson
Second: Brad Robertson
Lead: Clayton Ravndal
Alternate: John Moss

Round-robin standings edit

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Province Skip W L Shot
 %
  Alberta Pat Ryan 11 0 85
  Saskatchewan Eugene Hritzuk 8 3 81
  Ontario Paul Savage 8 3 81
  Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk 7 4 82
  Nova Scotia Thomas Hakansson 7 4 79
  British Columbia Ron Thompson 6 5 82
  Northern Ontario Al Hackner 5 6 82
  Quebec Lawren Steventon 4 7 75
  Newfoundland Gary Oke 4 7 79
  New Brunswick Steve Adams 3 8 73
  Prince Edward Island David MacFadyen 2 9 70
  Northwest Territories/Yukon Trevor Alexander 1 10 73

Round-robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Thompson) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk)   0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
  Newfoundland (Oke) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Adams)   0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
  Alberta (Ryan) 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Burtnyk)   0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
  Ontario (Savage) 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 8

Draw 2 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 X X 6
  Ontario (Savage) 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan)   0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
  Manitoba (Burtnyk) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk)   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  British Columbia (Thompson) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
  New Brunswick (Adams)   1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Steventon)   1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 X X 5
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 X X 8

Draw 3 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7
  British Columbia (Thompson)   2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  New Brunswick (Adams) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk)   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Draw 4 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Adams) 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X 2
  Manitoba (Burtnyk)   1 2 0 2 2 1 X X X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 X X 8
  Quebec (Steventon)   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
  Newfoundland (Oke)   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson)   0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 6
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3

Draw 5 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Newfoundland (Oke)   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson)   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
  Ontario (Savage) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Steventon)   0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 7
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk) 0 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 X 11
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Burtnyk) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
  British Columbia (Thompson)   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3

Draw 6 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Burtnyk) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 8
  Ontario (Savage)   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 11

Draw 7 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 9
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson)   2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Adams)   1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 8
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
  Manitoba (Burtnyk)   2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Quebec (Steventon) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
  British Columbia (Thompson)   1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Oke) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 6
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk)   0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 8 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
  Quebec (Steventon)   0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson)   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Newfoundland (Oke) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
  British Columbia (Thompson)   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
  Alberta (Ryan)   1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Adams) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 5
  Ontario (Savage)   3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 9

Draw 9 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson)   1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Oke) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 7
  Quebec (Steventon)   1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 8

Draw 10 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 X X 6
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 9
  British Columbia (Thompson)   1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Burtnyk)   4 0 0 4 0 0 X X X X 8
  Quebec (Steventon) 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Adams)   1 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 X 9
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
  Alberta (Ryan)   0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 X 8

Draw 11 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Savage)   0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Oke) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
  New Brunswick (Adams)   0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Thompson) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 7
  Northern Ontario (Hackner)   0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk)   0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
  Manitoba (Burtnyk) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

Draw 12 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Manitoba (Burtnyk) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
  Newfoundland (Oke)   0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Steventon)   1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 7
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk) 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson)   0 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 8
  Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Thompson)   0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 6
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4

Draw 13 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Hackner)   0 0 4 2 2 1 X X X X 9
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X X X 4
  New Brunswick (Adams)   2 1 0 5 0 2 1 X X X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
  Manitoba (Burtnyk)   0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan)   1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
  Newfoundland (Oke) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 X X X 8
  Quebec (Steventon)   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

Draw 14 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
  British Columbia (Thompson)   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Steventon)   0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
  Alberta (Ryan) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 8
  Newfoundland (Oke) 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Savage) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk)   0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 7
  New Brunswick (Adams)   0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6

Draw 15 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Steventon) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 X 6
  New Brunswick (Adams)   0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Thompson) 2 4 3 0 1 X X X X X 10
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan)   0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 9
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Hackner)   3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 6
  Manitoba (Burtnyk) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hakansson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 X 8
  Newfoundland (Oke)   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2

Playoffs edit

Semifinal Final
1   Alberta 8
2   Saskatchewan 6 2   Saskatchewan 7
3   Ontario 1

Semifinal edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 X X 6
  Ontario (Savage) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Player percentages
  Saskatchewan   Ontario
Don Dabrowski 78% Neil Harrison 100%
Murray Soparlo 64% Graeme McCarrel 93%
Del Shaughnessy 82% Ed Werenich 79%
Eugene Hritzuk 90% Paul Savage 67%
Total 78% Total 85%

Final edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan)   1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8
  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
Player percentages
  Alberta   Saskatchewan
Don McKenzie 94% Don Dabrowski 91%
Don Walchuk 88% Murray Soparlo 83%
Randy Ferbey 80% Del Shaughnessy 79%
Pat Ryan 70% Eugene Hritzuk 84%
Total 83% Total 84%

Statistics edit

Top 5 player percentages edit

Round Robin only

Leads %
  Don Harvey 88
  Doug Smith 87
  Neil Harrison 85
  Rob Robinson 84
  Don McKenzie 84
Seconds %
  Don Walchuk 87
  Graeme McCarrel 83
  Ron Kammerlock 82
  Graeme Franklin 82
  Murray Soparlo 80
Thirds %
  Randy Ferbey 85
  Rick Lang 83
  Glen Hillson 83
  Ken Thomas 81
  Jim Spencer 80
Skips %
  Pat Ryan 85
  Eugene Hritzuk 82
  Al Hackner 80
  Thomas Hakansson 79
  Kerry Burtnyk 79

Team percentages edit

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
  Alberta Pat Ryan 85
  Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk 82
  Northern Ontario Al Hackner 82
  British Columbia Ron Thompson 82
  Ontario Paul Savage 81
  Saskatchewan Eugene Hritzuk 81
  Nova Scotia Thomas Hakansson 79
  Newfoundland Gary Oke 79
  Quebec Lawren Steventon 75
  Northwest Territories/Yukon Trevor Alexander 73
  New Brunswick Steve Adams 73
  Prince Edward Island David MacFadyen 70

References edit

  1. ^ "1988 Labatt Brier". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on 2005-02-09. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ "1988 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved 29 December 2012.[permanent dead link]