That year, he and teammates John Hunter, Pat Ryan and brother[2] Derek defeated Lukowich in a re-match of the 1978 final, earning them the right to represent the province at the 1979 Macdonald Brier.
Devlin returned to the Alberta final in 1980, but was upended by two-time World Junior champion Paul Gowsell.
[6] Devlin moved to Vancouver in 1983, but was controversially allowed to curl in the 1984 Alberta playdowns, despite no longer living in the province.
[7] Devlin formed a Vancouver-based team the next season, consisting of Doug Meger, Ken Watson and Dale Reibin.
playdowns, and beat club mate Craig Lepine in the final of the 1985 BC Men's Curling Championship.