Curling competition at Sudbury, Ontario
The 1983 Labatt Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 6 to 13 at the Sudbury Arena in Sudbury , Ontario .
The "Dream Team"[ 4] of Ed Werenich , Paul Savage , John Kawaja and Neil Harrison representing Ontario won the event, defeating Ed Lukowich 's Alberta rink (skipped by Mike Chernoff ) in the final.
The 1983 Brier was the first to use wireless microphones on the players, so that CBC viewers at home could listen to the player's strategies. This meant for some amusing remarks made by some of the more colourful curlers being heard across the country.[ 5] The semi-final between Ontario and British Columbia's Bernie Sparkes rink is regarded as being one of the greatest curling games in Brier history,[ 6] as Werenich had to make numerous double- and triple-takeouts in the game.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:[ 7]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
North Hill CC , Calgary
Fourth: Ed Lukowich
Skip: Mike Chernoff
Second: Neil Houston
Lead: Brent Syme
Vancouver CC , Vancouver
Skip: Bernie Sparkes
Third: Jim Armstrong
Second: Al Cook
Lead: Keiven Bauer
Valour Road CC , Winnipeg
Skip: Lloyd Gunnlaugson
Third: Robert Davidson
Second: Gordon Paterson
Lead: Harold Johannesson
Capital WC , Fredericton
Skip: Charlie Sullivan, Sr.
Third: Dave Sullivan
Second: Shelly Palk
Lead: Robert Cormier
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Corner Brook CC , Corner Brook
Skip: Gary Oke [ a]
Third: Don Ryan [ a]
Second: Darrell Martin
Lead: Kevin Mitchell
Tarentorus CC , Sault Ste. Marie
Skip: John MacFarlane
Third: Al Harnden
Second: Eric Harnden
Lead: Rich Evoy
Mayflower CC , Halifax
Skip: Steve Ogden
Third: Jack Robar
Second: Robert MacDonald
Lead: Andrew Dauphinee
Avonlea CC , Don Mills
Skip: Ed Werenich
Third: Paul Savage
Second: John Kawaja
Lead: Neil Harrison
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories/Yukon
Crapaud Community CC , Crapaud
Skip: Ted MacFadyen
Third: Bill MacFadyen
Second: Mike Coady
Lead: Sandy Foy
CC Laviolette , Trois-Rivières
Skip: Denis Marchand
Third: Denis Cecil [ b]
Second: Claude Lauziere [ b]
Lead: Yves Barrette
Estevan CC , Estevan
Skip: Kirk Ziola
Third: Jim Packet
Second: Monte Ziola
Lead: John Grundy
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Don Strang
Third: Stephen Moss
Second: Harry Lawrence
Lead: Robert Hale
Map of teams
Provincial Winners
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings [ 7]
Round robin results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
Draw 10
Draw 11
Draw 12
Draw 13
Draw 14
Draw 15
Playoffs
Semifinal
Final
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Final round robin percentages [ 7]
Awards
The awards and all-star team are listed as follows:
All-Star Team
Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award
The Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award is presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.
Notes
^ a b For Draw 14, Team Newfoundland skip Gary Oke threw third stones while third Don Ryan threw skip stones.
^ a b For their final five draws, Team Quebec third Denis Cecil threw second stones while second Claude Lauziere threw third stones.
^ Lauziere's shot percentage includes the five draws where he threw third stones.
References
External links
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