1976 World Junior Curling Championships Explained

1976 World Junior Curling Championships
Host City:	Aviemore, Scotland
Dates:	February 22–27
Men's Winner:	(1st title)
Skip:	Paul Gowsell
Third:	Neil Houston
Second:	Glen Jackson
Lead:	Kelly Stearne
Finalist:	(Jan Ullsten)

The 1976 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 22 to 27 in Aviemore, Scotland. The tournament only consisted of a men's event.

Teams

Country	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
					William Aberhart HS, Calgary^[1]
					Hvidovre CC
			Christian Marin-Pache		Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève
			Wolfgang Artinger
			Fabio Bovolenta	Marco Lorenzi	Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
					Brumunddal CC, Oslo
					Carmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow
					Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
	Jean-Claude Stettler	Marcel Ruefli	Hans Peter Ringli	Christoph Stiep
					Grand Forks CC, North Dakota

Round robin

Place	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Wins	Losses
1			5:3	4:3	5:4	2:4	7:5	5:9	14:7	8:4	10:2	7	2
2		3:5		8:4	5:9	5:4	6:3	8:5	11:4	8:4	7:4	7	2
3		3:4	4:8		6:3	9:1	9:4	6:2	8:1	8:4	9:2	7	2
4		4:5	9:5	3:6		7:3	1:7	9:2	7:6	11:3	7:3	6	3
5		4:2	4:5	1:9	3:7		7:5	10:8	4:5	9:5	8:7	5	4
6		5:7	3:6	4:9	7:1	5:7		5:2	7:5	9:3	6:5	5	4
7		9:5	5:8	2:6	2:9	8:10	2:5		11:2	7:4	7:4	4	5
8		7:14	4:11	1:8	6:7	5:4	5:7	2:11		7:3	9:5	3	6
9		4:8	4:8	4:8	3:11	5:9	3:9	4:7	3:7		11:3	1	8
10		2:10	4:7	2:9	3:7	7:8	5:6	4:7	5:9	3:11		0	9

Teams to playoffs

Final standings

Place	Team	Games played	Wins	Losses
		11	9	2
		11	7	4
		10	7	3
4		10	7	3
5		9	5	4
6		9	5	4
7		9	4	5
8		9	3	6
9		9	1	8
10		9	0	9

Awards

• WJCC Sportsmanship Award: Massimo Alvera

All-Star Team:

• Skip: Robert Kelly
• Third: Ken Horton
• Second: Sjur Loen
• Lead: Kelly Stearne

Notes and References

1. News: Alberta schoolboy champs . Ottawa Journal. March 15, 1975.