The 1978

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, the

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men's

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championship was held March 5 to 10, 1978 at the

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. The total attendance for the week was a then-record 63,851 breaking the previous mark set at the in Regina.

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, who was skipped by Mike Chernoff won the Brier tankard by finishing the round robin with a 9–2 record. This was Alberta's thirteenth Brier championship overall. Chernoff's rink would go onto represent

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in the

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, the men's world curling championship on home soil in

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where they lost in the semifinal to

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. Nova Scotia's 14–1 six end victory over

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in Draw 6 tied a record set in for fewest ends played in a single game.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Map of teams

Round Robin standings

''Final Round Robin standings''

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC-08:00).

Draw 1

''Sunday, March 5, 2:30 pm''

Draw 2

''Monday, March 6, 1:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Monday, March 6, 7:30 pm''

Draw 4

''Tuesday, March 7, 1:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Wednesday, March 8, 1:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 pm''

Draw 7

''Thursday, March 9, 1:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Thursday, March 9, 7:30 pm''

Draw 9

''Friday, March 10, 1:00 pm''

Draw 10

''Friday, March 10, 7:30 pm''

Draw 11

''Saturday, March 11, 11:45 am''

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.BRIER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & ALL-STAR TEAMS
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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.

References

External links

Final Draw on YouTube (featuring Alberta vs. Ontario)
{{Canadian Men's Curling Championships

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Curling competitions in Vancouver

1970s in Vancouver