2017 Tim Hortons Brier | |
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Host City: | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Arena: | Mile One Centre |
Dates: | March 4 – March 12 |
Winner: | |
Curling Club: | Bally Haly G&CC & St. John's CC, St. John's |
Skip: | Brad Gushue |
Third: | Mark Nichols |
Second: | Brett Gallant |
Lead: | Geoff Walker |
Attendance: | 122,592 |
Finalist: | (Kevin Koe) |
Prev: | 2016 |
Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 4–12, 2017 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
This marked the second time the Brier was hosted by St. John's, the first being the 1972 Macdonald Brier.[1]
Newfoundland and Labrador won the Brier 7–6 in the final against Team Canada, giving skip Brad Gushue his first Brier title. With the win, the Gushue rink earned the right to represent Canada at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship held from April 1–9, 2017 at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. They also represented Team Canada at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan and earned $225,000 for the victory. The bronze medal was won by Manitoba.
The total attendance for the event was 122,592, up from the 115,047 that attended the previous year's Brier held in Ottawa, Ontario. The attendance for the final was 6,471.[2]
Both Ontario's Sault Ste. Marie (Essar Centre)[3] and Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's (Mile One Centre) made bids for the Brier, but it was announced on September 14, 2015 that St. John's would host.
The wearer of the Brier Bear – the Brier-renowned mascot – suit, Reg Caughie,[4] announced that, after this 2017 Canadian Men's Curling Championship, he would retire from wearing the suit.[5] The 78-year old Caughie believed that Curling Canada would continue the tradition of the Brier Bear.
Ten of the fifteen teams of the 2017 Brier were in the top 30 of the men's 2016–17 CTRS standings. Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue, skip of one of the consistent top three rinks in Canada, attempted to win his first Brier (in 14 appearances) in front of a hometown crowd. Brothers Kevin Koe – representing Team Canada, and Jamie Koe – representing the Northwest Territories, again competed against each other. 2016 PEI Champion Adam Casey and his third David Mathers moved west to join rinks that then won the championships of Saskatchewan and Ontario, respectively.[6]
Glenn Howard won the Ontario Championship for the 17th time as either third or skip.[6] By contrast, a team not skipped by either Kevin Martin, Randy Ferbey or Kevin Koe won the Alberta Championship for the first time since 1999 (although Kevin Martin coached Alberta's Brendan Bottcher).
The teams are listed as follows:
British Columbia | |||
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The Glencoe Club, CalgarySkip: Kevin Koe Third: Marc Kennedy Second: Brent Laing Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Scott Pfeifer | Saville SC, EdmontonSkip: Brendan Bottcher Third: Darren Moulding Second: Brad Thiessen Lead: Karrick Martin Alternate: Evan Asmussen | Vernon CC, Vernon Kelowna CC, KelownaFourth: Jim Cotter Skip: John Morris Second: Tyrel Griffith Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: David Harper | |
Manitoba | New Brunswick | ||
Fort Rouge CC, WinnipegSkip: Mike McEwen Third: B.J. Neufeld Second: Matt Wozniak Lead: Denni Neufeld | Capital WC, FrederictonSkip: Mike Kennedy Third: Scott Jones Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Jamie Brannen Alternate: Spencer Mawhinney | Bally Haly G&CC &<br />St. John's CC, St. John'sSkip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker | |
Northern Ontario | |||
Community First CC, Sault Ste. MarieSkip: Brad Jacobs Third: Ryan Fry Second: E.J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Lee Toner | Halifax CC, HalifaxSkip: Jamie Murphy Third: Jordan Pinder Second: Scott Saccary Lead: Phil Crowell Alternate: Alan Darragh | St. George's G&CC, EtobicokeSkip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: David Mathers Lead: Scott Howard Alternate: Adam Spencer | |
Quebec | Saskatchewan | ||
Charlottetown CC, CharlottetownSkip: Eddie MacKenzie Third: Sean Ledgerwood Second: Matt Nabuurs Lead: Robbie Doherty Alternate: Philip Gorveatt | CC Etchemin, Saint-RomualdSkip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Philippe Ménard Alternate: Pierre Charette | Highland CC, ReginaSkip: Adam Casey Third: Catlin Schneider Second: Shaun Meachem Lead: Dustin Kidby Alternate: Jamie Schneider | |
Northwest Territories | Nunavut | ||
Yellowknife CC, YellowknifeSkip: Jamie Koe Third: Chris Schille Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Robert Borden Alternate: Greg Skauge | Iqaluit CC, IqaluitSkip: Jim Nix[7] Third: Edmund MacDonald Second: Greg Howard Lead: Darryl McGrath Alternate: Howard Fick | Whitehorse CC, WhitehorseFourth: Jon Solberg[8] Skip: Craig Kochan Second: Ray Mikkelsen Lead: Darrin Fredrickson Alternate: Wade Scoffin |
width=275 | Member Association (Skip) ! | width=15 | Rank ! | width=15 | Points |
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(Gushue) | 1 | 429.656 | |||
(Jacobs) | 3 | 360.302 | |||
(Morris) | 6 | 271.684 | |||
(McEwen) | 7 | 270.471 | |||
(K. Koe) | 8 | 247.888 | |||
(Bottcher) | 9 | 202.627 | |||
(Howard) | 11 | 178.349 | |||
(Casey) | 15 | 153.302 | |||
(Murphy) | 25 | 87.118 | |||
(Ménard) | 28 | 83.258 | |||
(Kennedy) | 57 | 41.846 | |||
(J. Koe) | 73 | 32.849 | |||
(Solberg) | 225 | 0.376 | |||
(Nix) | NR | 0.000 | |||
(MacKenzie) | NR | 0.000 |
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3 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 84% | |||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 76% | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 73% | |||||||||||||
0 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 56% |
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time .[9]
Thursday, March 2, 7:00 pm
Friday, March 3, 8:00 am
Friday, March 3, 3:30 pm
Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm
Final round-robin standings
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9 | 2 | 75 | 50 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 88% | |||||||||||||
9 | 2 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 89% | |||||||||||||
8 | 3 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 87% | |||||||||||||
8 | 3 | 76 | 59 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 88% | |||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 73 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 85% | |||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 63 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 86% | |||||||||||||
5 | 6 | 74 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 10 | 8 | 87% | |||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 64 | 75 | 39 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 82% | |||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 57 | 67 | 44 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 86% | |||||||||||||
3 | 8 | 61 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 83% | |||||||||||||
1 | 10 | 56 | 80 | 43 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 81% | |||||||||||||
1 | 10 | 48 | 82 | 35 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 81% |
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time .[9]
Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm
Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 5, 10:00 am
Sunday, March 5, 3:00 pm
Sunday, March 5, 8:00 pm
Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm
Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, March 7, 10:00 am
Tuesday, March 7, 3:00 pm
Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 am
Wednesday, March 8, 3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm
Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am
Thursday, March 9, 3:00 pm
Thursday, March 9, 8:00 pm
Friday, March 10, 10:00 am
Friday, March 10, 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 11, 3:00 pm
Saturday, March 11, 8:30 pm
Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm
Sunday, March 12, 8:00 pm
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Round Robin only
Player | Team | Position | Shots | Opponent | ||
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data-sort-value="4" | Skip | 19 | ||||
data-sort-value="2" | Second | 16 |
The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:
Second Team