Tim Hortons Brier

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The Brier Tankard

The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain.

The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March. The winner of the Brier goes on to compete as Team Canada at the World Championships of the same year. The Brier is regarded by most curlers as the world's premier curling championship. Many Canadian teams feel it is more of a privilege to win the Brier than the World Championship.[citation needed] The Brier is by far the best supported curling competition in terms of paid attendance, attracting crowds far larger than even those for World Championships held in Canada.

For the first fifty years, the Brier was sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco (later RJR Tobacco Company and now part of JTI-Macdonald Corporation). The name "Brier", in fact, came from a brand of tobacco being manufactured by Macdonald at the time (a brier being a small shrub whose roots are commonly used to make tobacco pipes ).[1] Macdonald was also responsible for introducing both the Brier Tankard (originally named the British Consols Trophy after a brand of cigarettes), and the now famous heart-shaped patches awarded to the tournament winners. The patches were modeled after a small tin heart pressed into the centre of Macdonald tobacco plugs, along with the slogan “The Heart of the Tobacco.” The same heart appeared on tins of Macdonald pipe tobacco. Later, when other national championships were developed, many took the heart as their identifying symbol as well.[2]

Labatt became the title sponsor of the Brier in 1980, and remained so until 2000. Nokia Canada was the title sponsor from 2001 to 2004. On September 10, 2004, the CCA announced that Tim Hortons would be the new title sponsor, beginning with the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton, Alberta. Since that time, Monsanto has also been an important sponsor.[3]

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[edit] Qualification and eligibility

2006 Brier, in Regina

The Brier is currently contested by 12 teams: most provinces are represented by one team while Ontario sends two teams (Ontario and Northern Ontario). The territories send one team. Teams qualify for the Brier through their respective provincial championships, which are held every year and are open to any Canadian men's curling team consisting of Canadian citizens. The formats for these championships vary from province to province but most entail a series of club, municipal, district and/or regional playdowns prior to the provincial championship.

Unlike the Canadian women's championship the defending champions do not automatically qualify for the Brier and must re-enter their provincial championship. Most provincial associations now automatically qualify their respective champions for the provincial championship, but until recently that was often not the case.

[edit] Winners

[edit] Macdonald Brier

Brier Winning province Winning team Host
1927  Nova Scotia Murray Macneill, Al MacInnes, Cliff Torey, Jim Donahoe Toronto
1928  Manitoba Gordon Hudson, Sam Penwarden, Ron Singbush, Bill Grant Toronto
1929  Manitoba Gordon Hudson, Don Rollo, Ron Singbusch, Bill Grant Toronto
1930  Manitoba Howard Wood, Sr., Jimmy Congalton, Victor Wood, Lionel Wood Toronto
1931  Manitoba Bob Gourlay, Ernie Pollard, Arnold Lockerbie, Ray Stewart Toronto
1932  Manitoba Jimmy Congalton, Howard Wood, Sr., Bill Noble, Harry Mawhinney Toronto
1933  Alberta Cliff Manahan, Harold Deeton, Harold Wolfe, Bert Ross Toronto
1934  Manitoba Leo Johnson, Lorne Stewart, Linc Johnson, Marno Frederickson Toronto
1935 Canada Ontario Gordon Campbell, Don Campbell, Gord Coates, Duncan Campbell Toronto
1936  Manitoba Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Marvin MacIntyre, Charles Kerr Toronto
1937  Alberta Cliff Manahan, Wes Robinson, Ross Manahan, Lloyd McIntyre Toronto
1938  Manitoba Ab Gowanlock, Bung Cartwell, Bill McKnight, Tom McKnight Toronto
1939 Canada Ontario Bert Hall, Perry Hall, Ernie Parkes, Cam Seagram Toronto
1940  Manitoba Howard Wood, Sr., Ernie Pollard, Howie Wood, Jr., Roy Enman Winnipeg
1941  Alberta Howard Palmer, Jack Lebeau, Art Gooder, Clare Webb Toronto
1942  Manitoba Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Charlie Scrymgeour, Jim Grant Quebec City
1943 Cancelled due to World War II
1944 Cancelled due to World War II
1945 Cancelled due to World War II
1946  Alberta Billy Rose, Bart Swelin, Austin Smith, George Crooks Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1947  Manitoba Jimmy Welsh, Alex Welsh, Jack Reid, Harry Monk Saint John, New Brunswick
1948  British Columbia Frenchy D'Amour, Bob McGhie, Fred Wendell, Jim Mark Calgary
1949  Manitoba Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Lyle Dyker, Charles Read Hamilton, Ontario
1950 Canada Northern Ontario Tom Ramsay, Len Williamson, Bill Weston, Billy Kenny Vancouver
1951  Nova Scotia Don Oyler, George Hanson, Fred Dyke, Wally Knock Halifax, Nova Scotia
1952  Manitoba Billy Walsh, Al Langlois, Andy McWilliams, John Watson Winnipeg
1953  Manitoba Ab Gowanlock, Jim Williams, Art Pollon, Russ Jackman Sudbury, Ontario
1954  Alberta Matt Baldwin, Glenn Gray, Pete Ferry, Jim Collins Edmonton
1955  Saskatchewan Garnet Campbell, Don Campbell, Glenn Campbell, Lloyd Campbell Regina, Saskatchewan
1956  Manitoba Billy Walsh, Al Langlois, Cy White, Andy McWilliams Moncton, New Brunswick
1957  Alberta Matt Baldwin, Gordon Haynes, Art Kleinmeyer, Bill Price Kingston, Ontario
1958  Alberta Matt Baldwin, Jack Geddes, Gordon Haynes, Bill Price Victoria, British Columbia
1959  Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson Quebec City
1960  Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson Fort William, Ontario
1961  Alberta Hec Gervais, Ron Anton, Ray Werner, Wally Ursuliak Calgary
1962  Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
1963  Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Mel Perry Brandon, Manitoba
1964  British Columbia Lyall Dagg, Leo Hebert, Fred Britton, Barry Naimark Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1965  Manitoba Terry Braunstein, Don Duguid, Ron Braunstein, Ray Turnbull Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1966  Alberta Ron Northcott, George Finks, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey Halifax, Nova Scotia
1967  Ontario Alf Phillips, Jr., John Ross, Ron Manning, Keith Reilly Hull, Quebec
1968  Alberta Ron Northcott, Jim Shields, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey Kelowna, British Columbia
1969  Alberta Ron Northcott, Dave Gerlach, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey Oshawa, Ontario
1970  Manitoba Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood Winnipeg
1971  Manitoba Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood Quebec City
1972  Manitoba Orest Meleschuk, Dave Romano, John Hanesiak, Pat Hailley St. John's, Newfoundland
1973  Saskatchewan Harvey Mazinke, Billy Martin, George Achtymichuk, Dan Klippenstein Edmonton
1974  Alberta Hec Gervais, Ron Anton, Warren Hansen, Darrel Sutton London, Ontario
1975 Ontario Northern Ontario Bill Tetley, Rick Lang, Bill Hodgson, Peter Hnatiw Fredericton, New Brunswick
1976 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Jack MacDuff, Toby McDonald, Doug Hudson, Ken Templeton Regina, Saskatchewan
1977  Quebec Jim Ursel, Art Lobel, Don Aitken, Brian Ross Montreal
1978  Alberta Ed Lukowich, Mike Chernoff, Dale Johnston, Ron Schindle Vancouver
1979  Manitoba Barry Fry, Bill Carey, Gordon Sparkes, Bryan Wood Ottawa

[edit] Labatt Brier

Brier Winning province Winning team Finalist province Finalist team Host
1980  Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Ron Mills, Tom Wilson, Jim Wilson Ontario Northern Ontario Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nichol, Bruce Kennedy Calgary
1981  Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk, Mark Olson, Jim Spencer, Ron Kammerlock Ontario Northern Ontario Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nichol, Bruce Kennedy Halifax, Nova Scotia
1982 Ontario Northern Ontario Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nichol, Bruce Kennedy  British Columbia Brent Giles, Greg Monkman, Al Roemer, Brad Giles Brandon, Manitoba
1983  Ontario Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja, Neil Harrison  Alberta Ed Lukowich, Mike Chernoff, Neil Houston, Brent Syme Sudbury, Ontario
1984  Manitoba Michael Riley, Brian Toews, John Helston, Russ Wookey  Ontario Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja, Neil Harrison Victoria, British Columbia
1985 Ontario Northern Ontario Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud  Alberta Pat Ryan, Gord Trenchie, Don Mckenzie, Don Walchuk Moncton, New Brunswick
1986  Alberta Ed Lukowich, John Ferguson, Neil Houston, Brent Syme  Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
1987  Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs  British Columbia Bernie Sparkes, Jim Armstrong, Monte Ziola, Jamie Sexton Edmonton
1988  Alberta Pat Ryan, Randy Ferbey, Don Walchuk, Don McKenzie  Saskatchewan Eugene Hritzuk, Del Shaughnessy, Murray Soparlo, Don Dabrowski Chicoutimi-Jonquière, Quebec
1989  Alberta Pat Ryan, Randy Ferbey, Don Walchuk, Don McKenzie  British Columbia Rick Folk, Bert Gretzinger, Rob Koffski, Doug Smith Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1990  Ontario Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud  New Brunswick Jim Sullivan, Charlie Sullivan, Jr., Craig Burgess, Paul Power Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
1991  Alberta Kevin Martin, Kevin Park, Dan Petryk, Don Bartlett  Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich, Brian McCusker, Wyatt Buck, John Grundy Hamilton, Ontario
1992  Manitoba Vic Peters, Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Don Rudd  Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner Regina, Saskatchewan
1993  Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner  British Columbia Rick Folk, Pat Ryan, Bert Gretzinger, Gerry Richard Ottawa
1994  British Columbia Rick Folk, Pat Ryan, Bert Gretzinger, Gerry Richard  Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner Red Deer, Alberta
1995  Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk, Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin, Keith Fenton  Saskatchewan Brad Heidt, Mark Dacey, Wayne Charteris, Dan Ormsby Halifax, Nova Scotia
1996  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Ken Tresoor, Garry VanDenBerghe, Steve Gould  Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Shawn Broda, Don Bartlett Kamloops, British Columbia
1997  Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Don Bartlett  Manitoba Vic Peters, Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Scott Grant Calgary
1998  Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey  Quebec Guy Hemmings, Pierre Charette, Guy Thibaudeau, Dale Ness Winnipeg
1999  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Doug Armstrong  Quebec Guy Hemmings, Pierre Charette, Guy Thibaudeau, Dale Ness Edmonton
2000  British Columbia Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup  New Brunswick Russ Howard, Wayne Tallon, Rick Perron, Grant Odishaw Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

[edit] Nokia Brier

Brier Winning province Winning team Finalist province Finalist team Host
2001  Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque  Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk, Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin, Keith Fenton Ottawa
2002  Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque  Ontario John Morris, Joe Frans, Craig Savill, Brent Laing Calgary
2003  Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque  Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson Halifax, Nova Scotia
2004  Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson  Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

[edit] Tim Hortons Brier

Brier Winning province Winning team Finalist province Finalist team Host
2005  Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque  Nova Scotia Shawn Adams, Paul Flemming, Craig Burgess, Kelly Mittelstadt Edmonton
2006  Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, François Roberge, Éric Sylvain, Maxime Elmaleh  Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Regina, Saskatchewan
2007  Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill  Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Chris Schille, Jamie Korab Hamilton, Ontario
2008  Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert  Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Winnipeg
2009  Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Park, Rob Fowler, Steve Gould Calgary
2010  Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen  Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Halifax, Nova Scotia
2011  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould  Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill London, Ontario
2012 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2013 Edmonton

[edit] Most Brier wins as skip

Three people have won the Brier four times as skip:

  • Ernie Richardson (1959, 1960, 1962, 1963)
  • Randy Ferbey (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)
  • Kevin Martin (1991, 1997, 2008, 2009)

[edit] Top 3 finishes table

  • Starting in the 2011 Tim Horton's Brier event in London, ON Bronze Medal games will be played between the losers of the Page 3-4 playoff and the semifinal games, with Bronze Medals awarded to the winner
2005 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton
Province 1st 2nd 3rd Total Notes
 Manitoba 27 13 13 53
 Alberta 25 17 8 50
 Ontario 9 18 11 38
 Saskatchewan 7 15 15 37
 British Columbia 4 12 14 30
Ontario Northern Ontario 4 5 11 20
 Nova Scotia 3 3 6 12
 Quebec 2 4 4 10
 Newfoundland and Labrador 1 1 2 4
 New Brunswick 0 3 7 10
 Yukon/ Northwest Territories 0 1 0 1
Toronto Toronto 0 0 5 5
 Prince Edward Island 0 0 2 2

[edit] Awards

[edit] Hec Gervais playoff MVP award

[edit] Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award

[edit] Shot-Of-The-Week Award

Glenn Howard's last shot in a round robin game against Saskatchewan at the 2009 Brier is considered to be one of the best curling shots ever. He won the "Shot-of-the-week" Award in 2009 for this shot.

[edit] Ford Hot Shots

Further information: Ford Hot Shots

[edit] Top Attendance Records

# Brier Venue Total attendance
1 2005 Rexall Place, Edmonton 281,985
2 2000 Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon 248,793
3 2009 Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary 246,126
4 2002 Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary 245,296
5 1999 Skyreach Centre, Edmonton 242,887
6 2004 Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon 238,129
7 1997 Canadian Airlines Saddledome, Calgary 223,322
8 2008 MTS Centre, Winnipeg 165,075
9 2003 Metro Centre, Halifax 158,414
10 2001 Civic Centre, Ottawa 154,136
11 1989 Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon 151,538
12 1998 Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg 147,017
13 1994 Centrium, Red Deer 130,625
14 1993 Civic Centre, Ottawa 130,076
15 1996 Riverside Coliseum, Kamloops 127,746
16 2006 Brandt Centre, Regina 125,971
17 1995 Metro Centre, Halifax 121,896
18 1992 Agridome, Regina 121,555
19 2011 John Labatt Centre, London 113,626
20 2010 Metro Centre, Halifax 107,242
21 2007 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton 107,199
22 1982 Keystone Centre, Brandon 106,394

[edit] Perfect games

A perfect game in curling is when a player scores 100% on all their shots in a game. Statistics on shots have been kept since 1985.

Curler Team Position Shots Event Opponent
Pat Perroud Ontario Northern Ontario Lead 22 1985  Alberta
Glenn Howard  Ontario Third 20 1993  British Columbia
Ken Ellis  Newfoundland Second 20 1997  New Brunswick
Don Harvey  Manitoba Lead 20 1988 Ontario Northern Ontario
Louis Biron  Quebec Lead 20 1993  British Columbia
Peter Corner  Ontario Lead 20 1993 Ontario Northern Ontario
Scott Alexander  Northwest Territories/Yukon Lead 20 1993  Ontario
John Gundy  Saskatchewan Lead 20 1993  Newfoundland
Grant Odishaw  New Brunswick Lead 20 2000  Ontario
Trevor Wall  Ontario Lead 20 2004  Prince Edward Island
Brad Fenton  British Columbia Lead 20 2004  Nova Scotia
Glenn Howard  Ontario Third 18 1992  Saskatchewan
Pierre Charette  Quebec Third 18 1999  New Brunswick
Don Walchuk  Alberta Second 18 1998 Ontario Northern Ontario
Ron Kapicki  Northwest Territories/Yukon Lead 18 1987  Quebec
Neil Harrison  Ontario Lead 18 1988  Saskatchewan
Craig Savill  Ontario Lead 18 2006 Ontario Northern Ontario
Steve Gould  Manitoba Lead 18 2009  Alberta
Nolan Thiessen  Alberta Lead 18 2010  Nova Scotia
Wayne Middaugh  Ontario Skip 16 2001  Manitoba
Don Walchuk  Alberta Third 16 2000  British Columbia
Ian Tetley  Ontario Second 16 2001  Manitoba
Gerry Richard  British Columbia Lead 16 1994  Saskatchewan
Jeff Stoughton  Manitoba Skip 15 2011  Alberta
Kerry Burtnyk  Manitoba Skip 14 1995 Ontario Northern Ontario
Glenn Howard  Ontario Skip 14 2006  Manitoba
Ryan Fry  Newfoundland and Labrador Second 14 2009  Quebec
Grant Odishaw  New Brunswick Lead 14 2000  Nova Scotia
Glenn Howard  Ontario Skip 12 2008  Prince Edward Island
Kevin Martin  Alberta Skip 12 2009 Ontario Northern Ontario
Pierre Charette  Quebec Third 12 1998  Newfoundland
John Morris  Alberta Third 12 2009  British Columbia
Phil Loevenmark  Ontario Second 12 2004  Quebec
Scott Pfeifer  Alberta Second 12 2004 Ontario Northern Ontario
Pierre Fraser  New Brunswick Lead 12 2007  Alberta
Kevin Martin  Alberta Skip 10 1992  Quebec
Wayne Middaugh  Ontario Skip 10 2001  Quebec
Grant Odishaw  New Brunswick Third 10 1999 Ontario Northern Ontario
Louis Biron  Quebec Lead 10 1992  Alberta
Jean Gagnon  Quebec Lead 10 2006  Prince Edward Island
Craig Savill  Ontario Lead 10 2007  New Brunswick

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/curling/clips/2790/
  2. ^ http://www.curling.ca/start-curling/the-history-of-curling
  3. ^ Claire Mellor, "Monsanto curls up with Brier organizers ", Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), March 12, 2010.

[edit] External links

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