Curling competition at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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]
Background
Host bidding
Both Ontario 's Sault Ste. Marie (Essar Centre )[ 3] 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.
Brier Bear The wearer of the Brier Bear – the Brier-renowned mascot – suit, Reg Caughie,[ 4] [ 5] Curling Canada would continue the tradition of the Brier Bear.
Teams
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] 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:
Canada
Alberta
The Glencoe Club , Calgary Skip: Kevin Koe Third: Marc Kennedy Second: Brent Laing Lead: Ben Hebert [ a] Alternate: Scott Pfeifer [ a]
Saville SC , Edmonton Skip: Brendan Bottcher Third: Darren Moulding Second: Brad Thiessen Lead: Karrick Martin Alternate: Evan Asmussen
Vernon CC , Vernon Kelowna CC , Kelowna Fourth: Jim Cotter Skip: John Morris Second: Tyrel Griffith Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: David Harper
Newfoundland and Labrador
Fort Rouge CC , Winnipeg Skip: Mike McEwen Third: B.J. Neufeld Second: Matt Wozniak Lead: Denni Neufeld
Capital WC , Fredericton Skip: Mike Kennedy Third: Scott Jones Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Jamie Brannen [ b] Alternate: Spencer Mawhinney [ b]
Bally Haly G&CC &St. John's CC , St. John's
Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Community First CC , Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Ryan Fry Second: E.J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Lee Toner
Halifax CC , Halifax Skip: Jamie Murphy Third: Jordan Pinder Second: Scott Saccary Lead: Phil Crowell Alternate: Alan Darragh
St. George's G&CC , Etobicoke Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: David Mathers Lead: Scott Howard Alternate: Adam Spencer
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown Skip: Eddie MacKenzie Third: Sean Ledgerwood Second: Matt Nabuurs Lead: Robbie Doherty Alternate: Philip Gorveatt
CC Etchemin , Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Philippe Ménard Alternate: Pierre Charette
Highland CC , Regina Skip: Adam Casey [ 6] Third: Catlin Schneider Second: Shaun Meachem Lead: Dustin Kidby Alternate: Jamie Schneider
Yukon
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Jamie Koe Third: Chris Schille Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Robert Borden Alternate: Greg Skauge
Iqaluit CC , Iqaluit Skip: Jim Nix [ 8] Third: Edmund MacDonald Second: Greg Howard Lead: Darryl McGrath Alternate: Howard Fick
Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Fourth: Jon Solberg [ 9] Skip: Craig Kochan Second: Ray Mikkelsen Lead: Darrin Fredrickson Alternate: Wade Scoffin
CTRS ranking
Map of teams
Team Canada
Provincial Winners
Pre-qualifying tournament
Standings
Results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30 ).[ 10]
Draw 1
Thursday, March 2, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Friday, March 3, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Friday, March 3, 3:30 pm
Pre-qualifying final
Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30 ).[ 10]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 5, 10:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 5, 3:00 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 5, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm
Draw 7
Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Draw 8
Tuesday, March 7, 10:00 am
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 7, 3:00 pm
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm
Draw 11
Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 am
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 8, 3:00 pm
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm
Draw 14
Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am
Draw 15
Thursday, March 9, 3:00 pm
Draw 16
Thursday, March 9, 8:00 pm
Draw 17
Friday, March 10, 10:00 am
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 10, 8:00 pm
3 vs. 4
Saturday, March 11, 3:00 pm
Semifinal
Saturday, March 11, 8:30 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm
Final
Sunday, March 12, 8:00 pm
Statistics
Player percentages
Round Robin only
Perfect games
Round Robin only
Awards
The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:
All-Star Teams[ 11] First Team
Second Team
Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[ 11] Paul McLean Award[ 12] [ 13] Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award[ 14]
Provincial and territorial playdowns
Notes
^ a b Pfeifer threw lead stones during Draw 8[ 7] ^ a b Mawhinney threw lead stones during Draw 17.
References
^ "Curling Canada | St. John's named to host 2017 Tim Hortons Brier" .^ "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca" .^ "Sault Ste. Marie Brier 2017 Bid" . Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-03-26 .^ "Meet Reg Caughie, the man in the Brier Bear suit" . CBC News . March 12, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2022 .^ "Brier Bear going into hibernation after 2017 championship in St. John's" . Ottawa Sun . Retrieved March 13, 2016 .^ a b c Brazeau, Jonathan (February 5, 2017). "Glenn Howard captures 17th career Ontario Tankard title" . Sportsnet.ca . Retrieved February 7, 2017 . ^ Strong, Gregory (March 7, 2017). "Gushue tops Jacobs; McEwen falls for first time as Brier heats up" . TSN.ca . The Canadian Press . Retrieved March 8, 2017 . ^ "Saltwire | Nova Scotia" .^ "Curling Canada | Teams Announced for 2013 WFG Continental Cup of Curling" .^ a b "Curling Canada | Tim Hortons Brier Draw 1 Media Scrum Video Interviews" .^ a b Cameron, Al (March 10, 2017). "All-stars, award winner announced at Tim Hortons Brier" . Curling Canada . Retrieved March 11, 2017 . ^ Bryan Mudryk [@BryanMudryk] (12 March 2017). "Real privilege to give Paul McLean Award to TSN's Leigh Buttery. Mac helped me get my dream job & Leigh makes our b…" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Team Canada rallies to win Tim Hortons Brier semifinal" . Curling Canada. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017 .^ Jones, Terry (March 11, 2018). "Gushue wins Brier, but Bottcher's future shows promise" . Edmonton Sun Postmedia News . Retrieved March 12, 2018 .
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