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The 2005 Tim Hortons Brier
Tim Hortons Brier
The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association . 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 Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

men's curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

championship was held at Rexall Place

Rexall Place

Rexall Place is an indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada situated on the north side of Northlands. It is currently the home to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL...

in Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

from March 5 to 13. The tournament consisted of 12 teams—one from each province, plus a team representing the Yukon and Northwest Territories, plus a team representing Northern Ontario. The defending champion, Mark Dacey

Mark Dacey

Mark Dacey is a Canadian curler from the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but originally from Saskatchewan....

did not participate, as he was knocked out in the Nova Scotia final by Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...

' team. The tournament featured 3-time Brier champion (2001, 2002, 2003) Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

of Alberta, 1998 Champion Wayne Middaugh

Wayne Middaugh

Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...

of Ontario, 2003 and 2004 Newfoundland and Labrador champion Brad Gushue

Brad Gushue

Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...

, 2000 and 2002 Nova Scotia champion Shawn Adams, 1992 and 2001 Yukon/Northwest Territories champion skip Steve Moss

Steve Moss

Stephen Donnellan Moss was an editor and publisher who founded two major weekly newspapers in California’s Central Coast and created the 55 Fiction short story contest....

, 1986 New Brunswick champion Wade Blanchard, 2002 and 2003 British Columbia champion (third and second respectively for Pat Ryan), Deane Horning, 1981 and 1996 Prince Edward Island champion lead for Peter MacDonald, Rod MacDonald; 2003 Quebec champion second for Guy Hemmings

Guy Hemmings

Guy Hemmings is a Canadian curler from Sorel. Hemmings is a popular curler who gained prominence after reaching the final of the Brier in 1998 and 1999...

, Jean-Michel Ménard

Jean-Michel Ménard

Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...

as well as three new teams: Randy Dutiaume

Randy Dutiaume

Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...

of Manitoba, Mike Jakubo of Northern Ontario and Pat Simmons

Pat Simmons (curler)

Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship...

of Saskatchewan.

The event was a success, with the total attendance of 281,985 setting a Brier record. In the end, the home town team of Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

and company won. This was the fourth win in 5 years for the team in their fifth final appearance in a row. They would set a record for the most Brier wins as a complete team. The final, against Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams

' Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

rink, marked the third year in a row Nova Scotia and Alberta met in the final.

Teams

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Granite Curling Club, Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... Skip: Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion.... Third: David Nedohin David Nedohin David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:... * Second: Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton.... Lead: Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler home to the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team... Fifth: Dan Holowaychuk (2)	Trail Trail, British Columbia Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the... Curling Club Skip: Deane Horning Third: Fred Thomson Second: Don Freschi Lead: Rob Nobert	St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... Skip: Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2... Third: Dave Elias Second: Greg Melnichuk Lead: Shane Kilgallen
New Brunswick	Newfoundland and Labrador	Northern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043... Skip: Wade Blanchard Third: Mark Dobson Mark Dobson Mark Christopher Dobson is a former English cricketer. Dobson was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Canterbury, Kent.Dobson made his first-class debut for Kent against Essex... Second: Paul Dobson Lead: Geoff Porter	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St... Curling Club Skip: Brad Gushue Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland... Third: Mark Nichols Mark Nichols Mark Nichols, ONL is a Canadian curler from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Nichols played third for the Brad Gushue rink from 1999 to 2011, and represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. With Gushue, Nichols has been to three Canadian Junior Curling Championships and six Briers... Second: Keith Ryan Lead: Jamie Korab Jamie Korab Jamie A. Korab, ONL is a Canadian curler.Korab was the lead for the Canadian men's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics skipped by Brad Gushue.... Fifth: Mike Adam Mike Adam Michael B. Adam, ONL is a Canadian curler. He was born in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador), where he currently lives.Adam was the alternate for the Canadian 2006 Winter Olympics curling team skipped by Brad Gushue... (1)	Copper Cliff Curling Club Skip: Mike Jakubo Third: Jon Solberg Second: Luc Ouimet Lead: Lee Toner
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Bridgewater Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. It is the largest town in the South Shore region. While the majority of the South Shore's economy is based upon the tourist trade, Bridgewater is more a commercial and industrial centre and... Curling Club Skip: Shawn Adams Shawn Adams Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol... Third: Paul Flemming Paul Flemming Paul Flemming is a Canadian curler. He currently plays third for Ian Fitzner-Leblanc.Flemming's junior team had a stellar record, yet failed to win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Championship, losing 4 provincial finals... Second: Craig Burgess Lead: Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink.... Fifth: Stuart MacLean (3)	St. George's Golf & Country Club, Islington Skip: Wayne Middaugh Wayne Middaugh Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in... Third: Graeme McCarrel Graeme McCarrel Graeme McCarrel is a Canadian curler from Brampton, Ontario. He is a former Brier and World Champion. He currently plays third for Peter Corner.... Second: Joe Frans Joe Frans Joseph "Joe" Frans is a Canadian curler from Acton, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage.... Lead: Scott Bailey Scott Bailey (curler) Scott Bailey is a Canadian curler from Brampton, Ontario. Since 2010, he plays third for John Epping. He is known however for being the long-time lead for Wayne Middaugh. It was with Middaugh that Bailey won the 1998 Ford World Curling Championships.Bailey has been a member of the Middaugh rink...	Charlottetown Curling Club Skip: Rod MacDonald Third: Kevin Champion Second: Phil Gorveatt Lead: Mike Dillon Fifth: Peter MacDonald (1)
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Yukon/Northwest Territories
Club de Curling Victoria, Sainte-Foy Sainte-Foy, Quebec Sainte-Foy is a former city in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. Most of Sainte-Foy is in the Borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge.... Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:... Third: François Roberge Second: Éric Sylvain Éric Sylvain Éric Sylvain is a Canadian curler from Lévis. He currently plays second for Jean-Michel Ménard.Sylvain joined up with Ménard in 2003, and qualified for his first Brier in 2005 as a member of Team Quebec... Lead: Maxime Elmaleh Fifth: Jean Gagnon Jean Gagnon Jean Gagnon is a Canadian-born former ice hockey player who played 20 seasons of professional hockey, including 6 seasons with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss National League A.-Awards and honours:-External links:... (1)	Davidson Davidson, Saskatchewan Davidson is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 104 km southeast of Saskatoon beside provincial highway 11. It is located almost exactly halfway between Saskatoon and Regina and was a popular stopping-off point for travellers before Hwy... Curling Club Skip: Pat Simmons Pat Simmons (curler) Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship... Third: Jeff Sharp Second: Chris Haichert Lead: Ben Hebert Ben Hebert Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...	Yellowknife Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories , Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, approximately south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River... Curling Club Skip: Steve Moss Third: Darcy Moshenko Second: Rod Pielak Lead: Jim Sosiak Fifth: Mike Whitehead (3)

* Throws fourth stones

Standings

Locale	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
Alberta	Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....	9	2	90	58	48	43	7	9	86%
Manitoba	Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...	8	3	77	69	47	44	10	13	79%
Nova Scotia	Shawn Adams Shawn Adams Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...	8	3	80	60	47	41	16	13	83%
Quebec	Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...	7	4	77	69	54	40	8	15	80%
British Columbia	Deane Horning	6	5	72	65	47	45	18	12	80%
Ontario	Wayne Middaugh Wayne Middaugh Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...	6	5	75	62	42	46	10	7	82%
Newfoundland and Labrador	Brad Gushue Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...	6	5	76	69	48	45	13	10	79%
Saskatchewan	Pat Simmons Pat Simmons (curler) Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship...	6	5	66	61	43	45	12	9	80%
Prince Edward Island	Rod MacDonald	4	7	67	85	41	51	12	5	79%
Ontario Northern Ontario Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...	Mike Jakubo	3	8	64	86	41	48	9	6	79%
New Brunswick	Wade Blanchard	3	8	56	83	41	45	17	8	78%
Northwest Territories/Yukon Yukon Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....	Steve Moss	0	11	52	85	41	46	14	5	74%

Results

All times in Eastern Standard Time
North American Eastern Time Zone
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Draw 1 - March 5, 16:00

Alberta 11 - 2 New Brunswick
British Columbia 10 - 5 Yukon/Northwest Territories
Manitoba 6 - 3 Saskatchewan
Northern Ontario 10 - 11 Newfoundland and Labrador

Draw 2 - March 5, 20:30

Saskatchewan 8 - 3 Yukon/Northwest Territories
Quebec 10 - 8 Nova Scotia (11)
Prince Edward Island 5 - 7 Ontario
Manitoba 6 - 4 British Columbia

Draw 3 - March 6, 11:30

Newfoundland and Labrador 6 - 10 Alberta
Northern Ontario 7 - 3 New Brunswick

Draw 4 - March 6, 16:00

Quebec 5 - 11 Ontario
British Columbia 6 - 4 Saskatchewan
Yukon/Northwest Territories 6 - 7 Manitoba
Nova Scotia 11 - 4 Prince Edward Island

Draw 5 - March 6, 20:30

New Brunswick 4 - 10 Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario 7 - 8 Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island 9 - 8 Quebec
Alberta 11 - 3 Northern Ontario

Draw 6 - March 7, 11:30

Northern Ontario 7 - 6 Manitoba
Newfoundland and Labrador 9 - 6 Yukon/Northwest Territories
Alberta 9 - 8 Saskatchewan (11)
New Brunswick 10 - 8 British Columbia (11)

Draw 7 - March 7, 16:00

Yukon/Northwest Territories 4 - 5 Prince Edward Island
Manitoba 10 - 9 Quebec
British Columbia 7 - 5 Ontario
Saskatchewan 8 - 5 Nova Scotia

Draw 8 March 7, 20:30

Nova Scotia 8 - 4 Alberta
Ontario 5 - 6 New Brunswick
Quebec 8 - 2 Northern Ontario
Prince Edward Island 6 - 8 Newfoundland and Labrador (11)

Draw 9 - March 8, 11:30

Quebec 6 - 4 New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island 4 - 6 Alberta
Nova Scotia 5 - 4 Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario 9 - 5 Northern Ontario

Draw 10 - March 8, 16:00

Newfoundland and Labrador 6 - 7 British Columbia
Northern Ontario 6 - 8 Saskatchewan
New Brunswick 8 - 6 Yukon/Northwest Territories
Alberta 9 - 5 Manitoba

Draw 11 - March 8, 20:30

Saskatchewan 4 - 9 Ontario
British Columbia 2 - 4 Nova Scotia
Manitoba 9 - 7 Prince Edward Island
Yukon/Northwest Territories 5 - 8 Quebec

Draw 12 - March 9, 11:30

Manitoba 10 - 8 Nova Scotia
Yukon/Northwest Territories 4 - 6 Ontario
Saskatchewan 5 - 4 Quebec
British Columbia 9 - 7 Prince Edward Island

Draw 13 - March 9, 16:00

Prince Edward Island 9 - 7 Northern Ontario
Quebec 6 - 3 Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario 5 - 6 Alberta
Nova Scotia 8 - 2 New Brunswick

Draw 14 - March 9, 20:30

Alberta 10 - 3 Yukon/Northwest Territories
New Brunswick 4 - 5 Manitoba
Northern Ontario 3 - 6 British Columbia
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 - 2 Saskatchewan

Draw 15 - March 10, 11:30

British Columbia 6 - 7 Quebec
Saskatchewan 8 - 2 Prince Edward Island
Yukon/Northwest Territories 4 - 6 Nova Scotia
Manitoba 7 - 4 Ontario

Draw 16 - March 10, 16:00

New Brunswick 5 - 8 Saskatchewan
Alberta 8 - 7 British Columbia (11)
Newfoundland and Labrador 8 - 6 Manitoba
Northern Ontario 8 - 6 Yukon/Northwest Territories

Draw 17 - March 10, 20:30

Ontario 7 - 5 Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia 9 - 6 Northern Ontario
Prince Edward Island 9 - 8 New Brunswick
Quebec 7 - 6 Alberta

Page-playoffs

The Tim Hortons Brier uses the page playoff system

Page playoff system

The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner...

where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.

1 vs. 2 game

March 11 20:30

Alberta gets a bye to the finals in a 7-4 win over Manitoba. The 7th end proved to be pivotal, as Alberta stole it to take a 5-3 lead. Manitoba advances to play Nova Scotia in the semi-finals.

Player Percentages

Shane Kilgallen	94%	Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler home to the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team...	96%
Greg Melnichuk	75%	Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton....	85%
Dave Elias	71%	Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....	86%
Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...	79%	David Nedohin David Nedohin David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:...	95%
Total	76%	Total	91%

3 vs. 4 game

March 11, 13:00

Nova Scotia eliminated Quebec on the Thursday giving them a berth in the semi-final. Nova Scotia skip Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams

clinched the game with a draw to the 4-foot to beat two Quebec stones on his last shot of the 10th end.

Player Percentages

Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink....	75%	Maxime Elmaleh	86%
Craig Burgess	79%	Eric Sylvain Éric Sylvain Éric Sylvain is a Canadian curler from Lévis. He currently plays second for Jean-Michel Ménard.Sylvain joined up with Ménard in 2003, and qualified for his first Brier in 2005 as a member of Team Quebec...	75%
Paul Flemming Paul Flemming Paul Flemming is a Canadian curler. He currently plays third for Ian Fitzner-Leblanc.Flemming's junior team had a stellar record, yet failed to win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Championship, losing 4 provincial finals...	86%	Francois Roberge	93%
Shawn Adams Shawn Adams Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...	74%	Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...	62%
Total	78%	Total	79%

Semi-final

March 12, 14:00

A mistake by Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

's Randy Dutiaume

Randy Dutiaume

Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...

on his final shot in the third end allowed Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams

' Nova Scotia rink to pick up 4 points, and they never looked back despite a late come-back by Manitoba. Nova Scotia would advance to the finals.

Player Percentages

Shane Kilgallen	84%	Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink....	74%
Greg Melnichuk	60%	Craig Burgess	88%
Dave Elias	70%	Paul Flemming Paul Flemming Paul Flemming is a Canadian curler. He currently plays third for Ian Fitzner-Leblanc.Flemming's junior team had a stellar record, yet failed to win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Championship, losing 4 provincial finals...	83%
Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...	73%	Shawn Adams Shawn Adams Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...	84%
Total	72%	Total	82%

Final

March 13, 19:00

Nova Scotia and Alberta would meet in the finals for the third year in a row, except this time with a different Nova Scotia team. Ferbey and his Alberta foursome were making their fifth straight final appearance. In a close game, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

's questionable calls proved to be anything but costly. In the 9th end, Alberta's fourth David Nedohin

David Nedohin

David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:...

on his first shot took out his own rock which would end up forcing a blank to keep hammer in the 10th. In the 10th end, Nedohin made another controversial shot, drawing to the 4-foot instead of peeling the corner guard. This forced Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

's Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams

to make a difficult draw to keep hope alive. Adams' shot sat at the back of the 4-foot, and all Nedohin had to do to win was draw again for the win, which he did. It was their fourth Brier win in the last 5 years.

Player Percentages

Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler home to the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team...	84%	Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink....	88%
Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton....	88%	Craig Burgess	90%
Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....	93%	Paul Flemming Paul Flemming Paul Flemming is a Canadian curler. He currently plays third for Ian Fitzner-Leblanc.Flemming's junior team had a stellar record, yet failed to win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Championship, losing 4 provincial finals...	80%
David Nedohin David Nedohin David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:...	88%	Shawn Adams Shawn Adams Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...	81%
Total	88%	Total	85%

Awards

Tournament Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

: David Nedohin
David Nedohin
David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:...

First All-Star team

Lead: Marcel Rocque
Marcel Rocque
Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler home to the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team...

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
Second: Scott Pfeifer
Scott Pfeifer
Scott Pfeifer is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton....

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
Third: Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
Fourth: David Nedohin
David Nedohin
David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:...

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

Second All-Star team

Lead: Kelly Mittelstadt
Kelly Mittelstadt
Kelly Mittelstadt is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink....

, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
Second: Greg Melnuchuk, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
Third: Paul Flemming
Paul Flemming
Paul Flemming is a Canadian curler. He currently plays third for Ian Fitzner-Leblanc.Flemming's junior team had a stellar record, yet failed to win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Championship, losing 4 provincial finals...

, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
Skip: Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...

, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

Top player Percentages

Round-robin - minimum 8 games

Leads

Marcel Rocque
Marcel Rocque
Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler home to the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team...

, Alberta 90%
Kelly Mittelstadt
Kelly Mittelstadt
Kelly Mittelstadt is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink....

, Nova Scotia 87%
Scott Bailey
Scott Bailey (curler)
Scott Bailey is a Canadian curler from Brampton, Ontario. Since 2010, he plays third for John Epping. He is known however for being the long-time lead for Wayne Middaugh. It was with Middaugh that Bailey won the 1998 Ford World Curling Championships.Bailey has been a member of the Middaugh rink...

, Ontario 85%
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...

, Saskatchewan 85%

Seconds

Scott Pfeifer
Scott Pfeifer
Scott Pfeifer is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton....

, Alberta 88%
Craig Burgess, Nova Scotia 83%
Greg Melnichuk, Manitoba 82%
Joe Frans
Joe Frans
Joseph "Joe" Frans is a Canadian curler from Acton, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage....

, Ontario 81%
Chris Haichert, Saskatchewan 81%

Thirds

Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

, Alberta 86% (Skip)
Paul Flemming
Paul Flemming
Paul Flemming is a Canadian curler. He currently plays third for Ian Fitzner-Leblanc.Flemming's junior team had a stellar record, yet failed to win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Championship, losing 4 provincial finals...

, Nova Scotia 84%
Kevin Champion, P.E.I. 83%
Graeme McCarrel
Graeme McCarrel
Graeme McCarrel is a Canadian curler from Brampton, Ontario. He is a former Brier and World Champion. He currently plays third for Peter Corner....

, Ontario 81%
Jonathon Solberg, N. Ontario 80%

Skips

David Nedohin
David Nedohin
David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:...

, Alberta 83%
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...

, Nova Scotia 81%
Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...

, Ontario 81%
Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...

, Quebec 79%
Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue
Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...

, Nfld. & Lab. 78%
Pat Simmons
Pat Simmons (curler)
Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship...

, Saskatchewan 78%

Alberta

@ the Innisfail Arena in Innisfail

Innisfail, Alberta

Innisfail is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54....

. Randy Ferbey defeated Jamie King 8-6 in the finals on February 13.
Standings

Pool A

Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

, Granite CC, Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

(5-0) (won "A1-B1" game; won final)
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson (curler)
Mark Johnson is an American-Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently the skip of the Canadian senior championship team....

, Saville Centre, Edmonton (4-1) (lost "A2-B3" game)
Terry Meek, Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

CC (3-2) (lost "B2-A3" game)
Kurt Balderston, Sexsmith
Sexsmith, Alberta
Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province...

CC (2-3)
John Climenhaga, Saville Centre, Edmonton (1-4)
James Knievel, Manning
Manning, Alberta
Manning is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". It is located on Highway 35 north of Peace River on the Notikewin River.Manning is a service centre for the local agriculture, forestry and gas industries...

CC (0-5)

Pool B

Jamie King, Saville Centre, Edmonton (5-0) (lost "A1-B1" game; won-semi-final; lost final)
Rob Armitage, Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...

CC (3-2) (won "A2-B3" game; won quarter-final; lost semi-final)
John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

, Innisfail
Innisfail, Alberta
Innisfail is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54....

CC (4-1) (won "B2-A3" game; lost quarter-final)
Dean Davidson, Vermilion
Vermilion, Alberta
Vermilion is a town in Vermilion River County, central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 41 and Highway 16 .The economy is largely service industry to agriculture....

CC (2-3)
Frank Morisette, Calgary CC (1-4)
Adrian Bakker, Calgary Winter Club (0-5)

British Columbia

@ the Smithers Curling Club in Smithers

Smithers, British Columbia

Smithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Smithers is located in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako....

. Deane Horning defeated Bob Ursel 7-5 in the finals on February 6.
Standings

Deane Horning, Trail
Trail, British Columbia
Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the...

CC (5-2) (won semi-final, won final)
Bob Ursel
Bob Ursel
Bob "Bobby" Ursel is a Canadian curler who curls out of Kelowna, British Columbia.In 1984, Ursel skipped his native Manitoba to a Canadian Junior Curling Championship...

, Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...

CC (6-1) (lost final)
Greg McAulay
Greg McAulay
Greg McAulay is a Canadian World champion curler from Richmond, British Columbia.McAulay has been to only two Briers in his career. At the 1998 Labatt Brier, he skipped his British Columbia team to a 7-4 finish before losing to Saskatchewan in a tie-breaker.Two years later, McAulay was back at...

, Richmond
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...

CC (5-2) (lost semi-final)
Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce is a Canadian curler.Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing third for Greg McAulay. Pierce last represented BC at the Brier in 2009 with the Sean Geall team...

, Royal City CC, New Westminister (4-3)
Bert Gretzinger, Kelowna CC (3-4)
Wes Craig, Kerry Park CC, Mill Bay
Mill Bay, British Columbia
Mill Bay is a commuter town of about 3,200 people located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada about north of Victoria, the capital.Mill Bay was founded in the 1860s with lumber and milling as its primary industries, done at the mill on the bay...

(2-5)
Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse is a Canadian curler.Joanisse is most notable for skipping his British Columbia team to a Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 1989, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 1990 World Junior Curling Championships...

, Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

CC (2-5)
Tom Buchy, Kimberley
Kimberley, British Columbia
Kimberley is a small city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead-zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine...

(1-6)

Jay Peachey, the defending champion did not qualify

Manitoba

@ the Selkirk Memorial Arena in Selkirk

Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....

. Randy Dutiaume defeated Ryan Fry 8-5 in the finals on February 13.
Standings (Double knock-out format until championship round)

Randy Dutiaume
Randy Dutiaume
Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...

, Valour Road CC, Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

(7-1)
Ryan Fry
Ryan Fry
Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing...

, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (7-3)
Kerry Burtnyk
Kerry Burtnyk
Kerry Burtnyk is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Reston, Manitoba. He is a two time Canadian champion skip, and the 1995 World Champion skip.-Career:...

, Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg (6-2)
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...

, Charleswood CC, Winnipeg (5-2)
Brent Scales, Swan River
Swan River, Manitoba
-Economy:The economic base of the town lies in agriculture and forestry along with support industries for same.Almost fifty percent of the surrounding area is under cultivation, most of which is seeded to cereal grain, oilseeds, and other specialty crops. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, and canola...

CC (4-2)
Peter Nicholls, Elmwood CC, Winnipeg (4-2)
Kelly Robertson, Neepawa
Neepawa, Manitoba
Neepawa is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5. its population was 3,298. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Langford and bordered to the north by the Rural Municipality of Rosedale....

CC (4-3)
Terry McNamee, Brandon
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

CC (3-3)
Chris Galbraith, Stonewall
Stonewall, Manitoba
Stonewall is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba with a population of 4,376 as of the 2006 census. The town is situated approximately north of Winnipeg on PTH 67. It is known for its limestone quarries. The local festival is the Quarry Days which is usually held over three days in August...

CC (3-2)
Don Spriggs, Portage CC, Portage la Prairie (3-2)
James Kirkness, Ft. Rouge CC, Winnipeg (2-2)
Blaine Gogal, Flin Flon CC (2-2)
Doug Riach, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (2-2)
Peter Pruden, Petersfield CC (2-2)
Bob Sigurdson, Granite CC, Winnipeg (2-2)
Peter Prokopowich, Daupin
Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...

CC (1-2)
Doug Harrison, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (1-2)
Brad Wainikka, Morden
Morden, Manitoba
Morden is a small town with a population of 6571 located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Morden is less than ten minutes west of neighbouring Winkler, and a relatively short distance to Pembina Valley Provincial Park...

CC (1-2)
Dave Boehmer, Grain Ex CC, Winnipeg (1-2)
Scott Ramsay, Virden
Virden, Manitoba
Virden, Manitoba is a town in southwestern Manitoba. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba"....

CC (1-2)
Brent Braemer, Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg (1-2)
Richard Muntain, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (1-2)
Randy Neufeld, LaSalle CC, Sanford
Sanford, Manitoba
Sanford is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba.Sanford lies approximately 12 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg. While it is generally considered a bedroom community with many residents commuting to Winnipeg for work, Sanford is also...

(1-2)
Murray Warren, Deloraine
Deloraine, Manitoba
Deloraine is a farming town in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated near the Turtle Mountains in the southwestern corner of the province. Located in the Westman Region, the town is 100 kilometres south of Brandon, the region's largest centre...

CC (1-2)
Dave Tibbatts, Binscarth
Binscarth, Manitoba
Binscarth is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Russell. It is located approximately northwest of Brandon and south from the town of Russell, Manitoba. The Manitoba government established the community in 1886. The Northwestern Railway...

CC (0-2)
Troy Hamilton, Granite CC, Winnipeg (0-2)
Kevin Larson, Springfield CC, Duguld (0-2)
Gerry Janz, Baldur
Baldur, Manitoba
Baldur is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle. Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie.-History:...

CC (0-2)
Don Holmes, Flin Flon CC (0-2)
Doug Gade, Benito
Benito, Manitoba
Benito is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Swan River. The village is situated in the Swan River Valley, 37 kilometres southwest of Swan River, 475 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg 2 kilometres east of the Saskatchewan border...

CC (0-2)
Dean Steski, Grain Ex CC, Winnipeg (0-2)
Rae Hainstock, Thompson
Thompson, Manitoba
Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...

CC (0-2)

New Brunswick

@ the Moncton Curling Association in Moncton. Wade Blanchard defeated Russ Howard 9-4 in the finals on February 6.
Standings

Wade Blanchard, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...

(5-2) (Won Semi-final; won final)
Russ Howard
Russ Howard
Russell W. "Russ" Howard, ONL is a Canadian curler and Olympic champion, based in Moncton, New Brunswick, but originally from Midland, Ontario. His home club in Moncton is Curling Beausejour...

, Curling Beausejour, Moncton (6-1) (lost final)
Brian Dobson, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John (5-2) (lost semi-final)
Mike Kennedy, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John (4-3)
Jim Sullivan, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John (3-4)
Trevor Hanson, Capital Winter Club, Fredericton (2-5)
Wayne Aubie, Bathurst
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....

CC (2-5)
Tim Comeau, Capital Winter Club, Fredericton (1-6)

Newfoundland and Labrador

@ the Corner Brook Recreation Complex in Corner Brook. Brad Gushue defeated Mark Noseworthy 5-4 in the finals on February 6.
Standings

Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue
Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...

, St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

CC (7-2) (won semi-final, won final)
Mark Noseworthy, St. John's CC (7-2) (lost final)
Ken Pedigrew, St. John's CC (6-3) (won tie-breaker; lost semi-final)
Bas Buckle, Corner Brook
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....

CC (6-3) (lost tie-breaker)
Rick Rowsell, St. John's CC (5-4)
Gary Oke, Gander
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gander is a Canadian town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately south of Gander Bay, south of Twillingate and east of Grand Falls-Windsor...

CC (5-4)
Bob Skanes, Gander CC (4-5)
Bob Dillon, Goose Bay CC, Happy Valley – Goose Bay (3-6)
Mike Ryan, Carol CC, Labrador City
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador City is a town in western Labrador , near the Quebec border. As of 2006, its population is 7,240...

(1-8)
Tom Byrne, Caribou CC, Stephenville
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Stephenville is a Canadian town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland....

(1-8)

Northern Ontario

@ the Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club in Haileybury. Mike Jakubo defeated Tim Phillips 8-7 in the final on February 13.
Staindings

Mike Jakubo, Copper Cliff CC (6-2) (lost "1-2" game, won semi-final, won final)
Tim Phillips, Sudbury CC (7-1) (won "1-2" game, lost final)
Bryan Burgess
Bryan Burgess
Bryan Burgess is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was a member of the Northern Ontario team at the 2001 Nokia Brier.Burgess was a member of the Al Hackner rink from the late 90s to 2002. In 2001, Burgess won his only Northern Ontario provincial title, playing third for the team. At...

, Fort William CC, Thunder Bay (4-4) (won tie-braker #1, won tie-breaker #2, won quarter-final, lost semi-final)
John Salo, Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...

(5-3)
Daryl Rowlandson, Englehart
Englehart, Ontario
Englehart is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Englehart River in the Timiskaming District.-History:...

CC (4-4) (lost tie-breker #2)
Al Harnden, Soo Curlers Association, Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...

(4-4) (lost tie-breaker #1)
Rob Gordon, Cobalt-Haileybury CC, Haileybury (3-5)
Dave MacInnes, McIntyre CC, Schumacher (3-5)
Brent Taylor, Kenora CC (0-8)

Nova Scotia

@ the Bridgewater Curling Club in Bridgewater

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. It is the largest town in the South Shore region. While the majority of the South Shore's economy is based upon the tourist trade, Bridgewater is more a commercial and industrial centre and...

. Shawn Adams clinched the championship with a 9-6 win over Mark Dacey on February 8.
Standings (triple knock-out)

Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...

, Mayflower CC, Halifax (7-1)
Mark Dacey
Mark Dacey
Mark Dacey is a Canadian curler from the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but originally from Saskatchewan....

, Mayflower CC, Halifax (6-3)
Mark Kehoe, Mayflower CC, Halifax (5-3)
Brian Rafuse, Bridgewater
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. It is the largest town in the South Shore region. While the majority of the South Shore's economy is based upon the tourist trade, Bridgewater is more a commercial and industrial centre and...

CC (5-3)
Graham Breckon, Chester
Chester, Nova Scotia
Chester is an incorporated Canadian village located in and part of Nova Scotia's Chester Municipal District in the southeastern part of Lunenburg County.-History:...

CC (4-3)
Scott Saunders, Mayflower CC, Halifax (4-3)
Peter Eddy, Mayflower CC, Halifax (3-3)
Steve Ogden, Mayflower CC, Halifax (3-3)
Kevin White, Bluenose CC, New Glasgow
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait....

(3-3)
Jamie Murphy, Mayflower CC, Halifax (2-3)
Arnold Burnard, Halifax CC (1-3)
Don MacIntosh, Truro
Truro, Nova Scotia
-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...

CC (1-3)
Doug MacKenzie, Mayflower CC, Halifax (1-3)
Chad Stevens, Chester CC (1-3)
Andrew Corkum, Mayflower CC, Halifax (0-3)
Kevin Ouelette, Lakeshore CC, Lower Sackville
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Lower Sackville is a suburban community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is part of the urban area of Halifax ....

(0-3)

Ontario

The 2005 Kia Cup

TSC Stores Tankard

The Dominion Tankard is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier. Listed below are the list of Ontario's representatives at the Brier that year. Brier champions indicated in bold. From 1927 to 1931, the Toronto area...

was held @ the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby

Whitby, Ontario

Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...

. Wayne Middaugh defeated Glenn Howard 8-7 in the final on February 13.
Standings

Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...

, St. George's Golf & CC, Islington (8-1) (loses "1-2" game, wins semi-final, wins final)
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

, Coldwater & District CC (7-2) (wins "1-2" game, losese final)
Peter Corner
Peter Corner
Peter Corner is a Canadian curler.Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the brothers of Glenn and Russ Howard. Corner played lead for the team. All four players would skip teams to provincial championships in the future...

, Glanford CC, Mount Hope
Mount Hope, Ontario
Mount Hope, Ontario can refer to:*Mount Hope, Bruce County, Ontario*Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario...

(6-3) (wins quarter-final, loses semi-final)
Greg Balsdon, Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...

Ctry. Club (6-3) (loses quarter-final)
Nick Rizzo, Omemee
Omemee, Ontario
Omemee is a community within the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada, formerly known as Victoria County. Omemee is one of the major communities in the Kawartha Lakes, as the proclaimed "city" is vastly rural and has but one major population centre...

CC (5-4)
Brian Lewis, Huntley CC, Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

(4-5)
Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane is a Canadian curler from the Ottawa area. Cochrane is most notable for skipping team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia Brier....

, RCMP CC, Ottawa (4-5)
Kirk Ziola
Kirk Ziola
Kirk Ziola is a Canadian curler from London, Ontario.Ziola is originally from Saskatchewan, and in 1983 won the provincial championship. His rink from Estevan, Saskatchewan represented the province at the 1983 Labatt Brier, where they finished with a 5-6 record.Ziola since moved to Ontario, where...

, Ilderton CC (3-6)
Josh Adams, Granite CC of West Ottawa (1-8)
Andrew Fairfull, Guelph CC (1-8)

Mike Harris
Mike Harris (curler)
Mike Harris is a Canadian curler. Mike Harris is the golf professional at The Donalda Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario....

, the defending champion did not qualify

Prince Edward Island

@ the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O'Leary

O'Leary, Prince Edward Island

-References:*...

Rod MacDonald defeated John Likely 7-6 in the final on February 13.
Standings

Rod MacDonald, Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

CC (5-2) (won final)
John Likely (4-3), Charlottetown CC (wins tie-breaker, wins semi-final, lost final)
Robert Shaw (4-3), Silver Fox, Summerside
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...

(wins tie-breaker, loses semi-final)
Kyle Stevenson (4-3), Charlottetown CC (loses tie-breaker)
Andrew Robinson (4-3), Charlottetown CC (loses tie-breaker)
Robert Campbell
Robert Campbell (curler)
Robert J. Campbell is a Canadian curler.Campbell has skipped teams in six Briers ; played third at the 2002 Brier for John Likely and played lead in 2007 for Peter Gallant, and was an alternate in the 2001 Brier.Campbell has never won a Brier, but has skipped Prince Edward Island to two...

(3-4), Charlottetown CC
Mark Minney (3-4), Charlottetown CC
Kevin Ellsworth Western CCC, Alberton
Alberton, Prince Edward Island
Alberton is a Canadian town located in the western part of Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is situated in the township of Lot 5....

(1-6)

Mike Gaudet, the defending champion did not qualify

Quebec

@ the Aréna de Grand-Mère in Shawinigan. Jean-Michel Ménard defeated Robert Desjardins 8-4 in the final on February 13.
Standings

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Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...

, CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald
Saint-Romuald, Quebec
Saint-Romuald is a district of Lévis, Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Quebec City. The district was formerly a town , but was amalgamated with Lévis on January 1, 2002....

& CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy (7-0) (won "A1-B1" game, win final)
Robert Desjardins, CC Chicoutimi / CC Kénogami, Jonquière (5-2) (won quarter-final, won semi-final, lost final)
Denis Roberge, CC Ethemin, Saint-Romuald (4-3)
Ted Butler, CC Buckingham
Buckingham, Quebec
Buckingham was a city located in the Outaouais region of the province of Quebec. Since January 1, 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity...

(4-3)
Daniel Lafleur CC Rosemère, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

(3-4)
Karl Dubé, CC Rimouski (2-5)
Alain Guy, CC Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...

& CC Laviolette, Trois-Rivières (2-5)
Joël Valiquette, CC Vallée de l'or, Sullivan (1-6)

Claude Brazeau, Jr., CC Longue-Pointe, Montreal (7-0) (lost "A1-B1" game, lost semi-final)
Simon Hébert, CC Baie-Comeau & CC Port-Cartier
Port-Cartier, Quebec
Port-Cartier is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Rochers River, exactly southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec....

(5-2) (lost quarter-final)
Guy Hemmings
Guy Hemmings
Guy Hemmings is a Canadian curler from Sorel. Hemmings is a popular curler who gained prominence after reaching the final of the Brier in 1998 and 1999...

, CC Longue-Pointe, Montreal (4-3)
Don Westphal, CC Boucherville (4-3)
Laurent Lapierre, CC Mont-Bruno, Saint-Bruno (3-4)
Ghislain Thivierge, CC Riverbend, Alma
Alma, Quebec
Alma is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec.-Geography:Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City...

/ CC Kénogami, Jonquière (2-5)
Tom Wharry, CC Windsor
Windsor, Quebec
Windsor is a town of 5,300 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, for which it is the seat....

(2-5)
Stéphane Larouche, CC Lacolle
Lacolle, Quebec
Lacolle is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada located in the administrative area of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,512...

(1-6)

Saskatchewan

@ the Melfort Curling Club in Melfort. Pat Simmons defeated Daryl Williamson 7-5 in the final on February 13.
Standings:

Pat Simmons
Pat Simmons (curler)
Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship...

, Davidson CC (5-3) (wins tie-breaker, wins semi-final, wins final)
Daryl Williamson, Rocanville
Rocanville, Saskatchewan
-External links:* website* Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...

CC (5-3) (loses final)
Joel Jordison, Bushell Park CC, Moose Jaw (5-3) (loses semi-final)
Dale Craig, Nutana CC, Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

(5-3) (loses tie-breaker)
Doug Harcourt, Humboldt
Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Humboldt is a Canadian city located in the province of Saskatchewan, 113 km east of Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 20. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Humboldt No...

(4-4)
Jamie Schneider, Tartan CC, Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

(4-4)
Brian Humble, Sutherland CC, Saskatoon (3-5)
Scott Bitz
Scott Bitz
Scott Bitz is a Canadian curler. He is a two-time provincial champion.In 1992, Bitz won the junior provincial championship, giving him the right to represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. His team of Jeff Tait, Pat Simmons and Greg Burrows finished the round robin with...

, Caledonian CC, Regina (3-5)
Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his team out of the Tartan Curling Club in Regina....

, Radisson
Radisson, Saskatchewan
-Transportation:The community is served by Radisson Airport which is located adjacent to Radisson.- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan-External links:*...

CC (2-6)

Bruce Korte
Bruce Korte
Bruce Korte is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a three-time SaskTel Tankard provincial champion. A skip for most of his career, Korte now plays third for his former third, Darrell McKee....

, the defending champion did not qualify

Yukon/Northwest Territories

@ the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories , Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, approximately south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River...

. Steve Moss clinched the tournament on February 13 with a 6-5 win over Doug Gee.
Standings:

Steve Moss, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

(4-1)
Peter O'Driscol, Northwest Territories (3-2)
Chad Cowan, Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

(3-2)
Doug Gee, Yukon (0-5)

Brian Wasnea, the defending champion did not qualify

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