Harvey Mazinke influenced curling as a player and a
builder. Growing up in Manitoba, Harvey reached the Brier in
1964 with Bruce Hudson, but moved to Saskatchewan a few years
later. Eventually he built a team of Billy Martin at
third, George Achtymichuk at second and Dan Klippenstein
at lead. In 1973 they broke through to win the Brier in
Edmonton. The reward was a return trip home to Regina for the
World's where an unbeaten record was spoiled by a loss to Sweden in
the final game. In Part 1 of our conversation, Harvey talks
about that championship game and how an alarm clock may have
changed the outcome. He explains his role as the first player
representative for the CCA and shares details of the change in
Brier sponsorship from Macdonald Tobacco to the Labatt Brewing
Company in 1980. Harvey also gives new insight on why Brier stones
during the 1970s were such a dilemma.