Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Terry Braunstein captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play with a 9–1 record.

In the Thursday evening draw, Northern Ontario handed Manitoba their first loss of the competition with a 12-6 victory while Quebec blew a 9-0 lead after five ends and lost to Alberta 16-12.

Northern Ontario stayed alive as they beat Quebec 8-6 while Manitoba took complete advantage of Nova Scotia's upset win and cruised to a 13-7 victory over Ontario to retake the Brier lead and be in the drivers seat heading into the final draw.

BC kept it close until the eighth end when Manitoba would score five to take the lead for good.

The teams are listed as follows:[3] Skip: Nicholas Lashuk Third: Roland Otterson Second: Ken Hamilton Lead: Donald Jarrett Skip: John Arnett Third: Terrance Miller Second: Glen Walker Lead: Soren Jensen Skip: Terry Braunstein Third: Don Duguid Second: Ron Braunstein Lead: Ray Turnbull Skip: Peter Lyons Third: Kenneth Little Second: Raymond Gould Lead: Joseph Carey Skip: George MacCharles Third: John Taite Second: Kenneth Ellis Lead: Alexander Andrews Skip: Jack Polyblank Third: Frank Buturac Second: Earl MacInnes Lead: Wayne Petch Skip: Ronald Franklin Third: Peter Corkum Second: John Hawkins Lead: John Oyler Skip: Ray Grant Third: Keith Jewett Second: Raymond McGee Lead: Alfred Claney Skip: Douglas Cameron Third: Alan Smith Second: George Dillon Lead: Bob Dillon Skip: Bill Tracy Third: Douglas Stuart Second: Earl Carlson Lead: Edgar Wood Skip: Harold Worth Jr. Third: Elmer MacNevin Second: Murray Armstrong Lead: Gary Stevenson All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC-06:00)[4] Monday, March 1 3:00 PM Monday, March 1 8:00 PM Tuesday, March 2 9:30 AM Tuesday, March 2 3:00 PM Wednesday, March 3 3:00 PM Wednesday, March 3 8:00 PM Thursday, March 4 9:30 AM Thursday, March 4 3:00 PM Thursday, March 4 8:00 PM Friday, March 5 9:30 AM Friday, March 5 3:00 PM For the first time ever, an All-Star team was selected by the media.