Curling competition at Calgary, Alberta
1980 Labatt Brier |
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Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
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Arena | Stampede Corral |
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Dates | March 2–9 |
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Attendance | 93,185[1] |
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Winner | Saskatchewan |
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Curling club | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
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Skip | Rick Folk |
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Third | Ron Mills |
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Second | Tom Wilson |
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Lead | Jim Wilson |
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Finalist | Northern Ontario (Al Hackner) |
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The 1980 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship was held from March 2 to 9, 1980 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta. For the third consecutive year, the Brier set a then-record as the total attendance for the week was 93,185.[1] This was the first Brier to be sponsored by the Labatt Brewing Company replacing the Macdonald Tobacco Company, who sponsored the Brier since the inaugural event in 1927 as the primary sponsor.
With a new sponsor came several changes to the Brier to make it more fan friendly such as a ban on smoking, a baseball-type scoreboard replacing the curling club-style scoreboard, and official umpires. The two biggest changes however were a three-team playoff after round robin play would determine the Brier champion with the top team in round robin play receiving a direct bye into the final and a new, shiny Labatt Tankard trophy replaced the old Macdonald Tankard trophy.[2]
Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Rick Folk captured the Brier tankard after they defeated Northern Ontario in the final 10–6.[3] Northern Ontario advanced to the final after they defeated Alberta in the semifinal 6–5.
This was the seventh and as of 2023, most recent Brier championship for Saskatchewan and the first of two won by Folk, with his other coming in 1994 with British Columbia. The Folk rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1980 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in Moncton, New Brunswick where they won Canada's first world championship since 1972.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:[4]
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba |
Calgary WC, Calgary Skip: Paul Gowsell Third: Neil Houston Second: Glen Jackson Lead: Kelly Stearne | Victoria CC, Victoria Skip: Tim Horrigan Third: Lowell Goulden Second: Kelly Horrigan Lead: David Smith | CFB Winnipeg CC, Winnipeg Skip: Earle Morris Third: Clare DeBlonde Second: Garry DeBlonde Lead: Winston Warren |
New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario |
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Richard Belyea Third: Don Pennell Second: Wade Blanchard Lead: Brian McLeod | St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Wayne Hamilton Third: Lew Andrews Second: Paul Hamilton Lead: Colin James | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Al Hackner Third: Rick Lang Second: Bob Nicol Lead: Bruce Kennedy |
Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island |
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Peter Hope Third: Peter MacPhee Second: Gary Clarke Lead: Donald MacLeod | Penetang CC, Penetanguishene Skip: Russ Howard Third: Larry Merkley Second: Robert Rushton Lead: Kent Carstairs | Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud Skip: Ted MacFadyen Third: Bill MacFadyen Second: Mike Coady Lead: Gord Hermann |
Quebec | Saskatchewan | Northwest Territories/Yukon |
St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal Skip: Jim Ursel Third: Don Aitken Second: Lawren Steventon Lead: Malcolm Turner | Nutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Rick Folk Third: Ron Mills Second: Tom Wilson Lead: Jim Wilson | Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Al Delmage Third: Bill Strain Second: Roy Giles Lead: Ron Kapicki |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin standings[4]
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).[4][5]
Draw 1
Sunday, March 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 2
Sunday, March 2, 7:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Hope) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Manitoba (Morris) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 3
Monday, March 3, 9:00 am
Draw 4
Monday, March 3, 1:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Morris) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Alberta (Gowsell) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Hope) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Draw 5
Monday, March 3, 7:30 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Quebec (Ursel) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Manitoba (Morris) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 6
Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Tuesday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Quebec (Ursel) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 8
Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Nova Scotia (Hope) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 9
Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Wednesday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
New Brunswick (Belyea) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
Nova Scotia (Hope) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 11
Wednesday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Morris) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 12
Thursday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Morris) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
British Columbia (Horrigan) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 13
Thursday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Morris) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Ontario (Howard) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 14
Friday, March 7, 9:00 am
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Morris) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
New Brunswick (Belyea) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 15
Friday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Newfoundland (Hamilton) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
New Brunswick (Belyea) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Playoffs
Source: [4]
Semifinal
Saturday, March 8, 12:30 pm
Final
Sunday, March 9, 12:00 pm
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Final Round Robin Percentages[4]
Leads | % | Jim Wilson | 83 | Kelly Stearne | 76 | Ron Kapicki | 75 | Winston Warren | 75 | David Smith | 74 | Colin James | 74 | | Seconds | % | Tom Wilson | 81 | Glen Jackson | 76 | Paul Hamilton | 75 | Lawren Steventon | 75 | Roy Giles | 75 | | | |
Awards
All-Star Team
The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.[6]
Ross G.L. Harstone Award
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.[7][6]
References
- ^ a b "Brier Records" (PDF). Soudog's Curling History Site. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Konotopetz, Gyle (March 1, 1980). "The 'old ways' go up in a puff of smoke". Calgary Herald. Newspapers.com. p. H2. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "1980 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "1980 Labatt Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Battlelines are drawn". Calgary Herald. Newspapers.com. March 1, 1980. p. H2. Retrieved 13 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.
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