1968 Macdonald Brier
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The 1968 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 4–8 at the Kelowna Arena in Kelowna, British Columbia. A total of 25,813 fans attended the event.[5]
1968 Macdonald Brier | |
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Host city | Kelowna, British Columbia[1] |
Arena | Kelowna Arena[2] |
Dates | March 4–8[3] |
Attendance | 25,813[4] |
Winner | Alberta |
Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary |
Skip | Ron Northcott |
Third | Jim Shields |
Second | Bernie Sparkes |
Lead | Fred Storey |
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Team Alberta, who was skipped by Ron Northcott captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9-1 record. This was Alberta's tenth Brier championship overall and the second one won by Northcott's rink, who also won the Brier two years prior in 1966. Northcott's rink would represent Canada in the 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom, which was the men's world curling championship.
Saskatchewan were runners-up, with an 8–2 record while Prince Edward Island finished in third with a 7-3 record, which at the time was PEI's best Brier finish.[6]