At 22 years, 3 months, and 15 days, Burtnyk became the youngest skip to ever win a Brier[2] surpassing Hec Gervais' record by nearly five years when he won the 1961 Brier.

The Burtynk rink would go onto represent Canada in the 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship on home soil in London, Ontario where they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland.

The event set a record for the most extra end games in a single Brier as fourteen games went to an extra end breaking the record of eleven set in 1976.

[3] The teams were listed as follows:[4] Skip: Mel Watchorn Third: Jim Fox Second: Terry Watchorn Lead: Merv Watchorn Skip: Barry McPhee Third: Robert Kuroyama Second: Brian Eden Lead: Grant Young Skip: Kerry Burtnyk Third: Mark Olson Second: Jim Spencer Lead: Ron Kammerlock Fourth: Tony Richardson Third: Bruce Forster Second: Gord Johnson Skip: Don Mix Skip: Toby McDonald Third: Jim Miller Second: John Allan Lead: Neil Young Skip: Al Hackner Third: Rick Lang Second: Bob Nicol Lead: Bruce Kennedy Skip: Alan Darragh Third: Tom Fetterly Second: Michael Currie Lead: Brent Cotter Skip: Ed Werenich Third: Bob Widdis Second: Neil Harrison Lead: Jim McGrath Skip: Peter MacDonald Third: Bobby Carruthers Second: Alexander Stewart Lead: Rod MacDonald Skip: Brian Ness Third: Karl Murovic Second: Roy Weigand Lead: Robert Carter Skip: Bob Ellert Third: Don Bushell Second: Ken Berner Lead: Bill Wilson Skip: Chuck Haines Third: Gordon Gee Second: Lyle Sieg Lead: John Russell Final Round Robin standings[4] All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04:00).

[7] 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.