[2] Both Alberta and Ontario finished round robin play with identical 8–2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the two teams for the Brier championship.

Manitoba scored two in the final end for a 9-8 victory over Alberta, Saskatchewan rolled past PEI 17-5, and Ontario beat Newfoundland 10-8 while Nova Scotia drew a bye.

This would cause a three-way tie between Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan with 7-2 records while Manitoba and Nova Scotia both now sitting a game back at 6-3.

With matchups featuring Manitoba and Ontario along with Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan in the final draw, there was a high chance that at least one tiebreaker would be needed to determine the Brier champion after round robin play concluded.

Nova Scotia then would steal one in the extra end to beat Saskatchewan 8-7 as both teams now needed Alberta and Ontario to both lose to still have a shot at the championship via a five-way tiebreaker.

The award is presented to the player chosen by their peers as the curler in the Brier who best represents Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.