The hometown Don Duguid rink out of Winnipeg's Granite Club won the event in the last draw, when they beat Saskatchewan's Bob Pickering rink in front of 9,287 fans at the Winnipeg Arena, which was "filled to capacity".

Duguid's only loss came against team British Columbia, skipped by 1964 Brier champion Lyall Dagg, who would go on to finish in third place.

Manitoba's first round match against Alberta, skipped by 1961 Brier and World Champion Hec Gervais proved to be the deciding game.

[7] The teams are listed as follows:[8] Skip: Hec Gervais Third: Bill Mitchell Second: Wayne Saboe Lead: Bill Tainsh Skip: Lyall Dagg Third: Barry Naimark Second: Leo Hebert Lead: Terry Paulson Skip: Don Duguid Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: Bryan Wood Skip: Harold Mabey Jr. Third: Ed Steeves Second: Hal Keith Lead: Grant MacMellon Skip: Les Bowering Third: Frank Stent Second: Dan Herder Lead: Roger Mabey Skip: Tom Tod Third: James Carson Second: J. Carl Whitfield Lead: Bill Hallinan Skip: Ron Franklin Third: Peter Corkum Second: Stu Cameron Lead: Howard Oxner Skip: Paul Savage Third: Thomas Cushing Second: Gerry Downer Lead: David Phillips Skip: Art Burke Third: George Dillon Second: George Saunders Lead: Lorne Burke Skip: Bill Kent Third: John Hammond Second: Don Aitken Lead: Art Lobel Skip: Bob Pickering Third: Garnet Campbell Second: John Keys Lead: Gary Ford Monday, March 2[2] Monday, March 2[2] Tuesday, March 3[9] Tuesday, March 3[9] Wednesday, March 4[10] Wednesday, March 4[10] Thursday, March 5[11] Thursday, March 5[11] Thursday, March 5[11] Friday, March 6[3] Friday, March 6[3] The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.

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.