1988 Labatt Brier

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

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

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

Map of teams

Thompson
Adams
Oke
MacFadyen
Steventon
Alexander
Provincial Winners

Round-robin standings

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

Draw 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Semifinal

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

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

Top 5 player percentages

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

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

  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.