2005 The National

The National 2005
Host cityPort Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
ArenaPort Hawkesbury Civic Centre
DatesNovember 2–6, 2005
WinnerOntario Team Middaugh
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdPeter Corner
SecondPhil Loevenmark
LeadScott Bailey
FinalistSaskatchewan Pat Simmons

2005 The National was held November 2–6, 2005, at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre[1] in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the first (men's) Grand Slam event of the 2005-06 curling season.

Ontario's Wayne Middaugh rink defeated Saskatchewan's Pat Simmons team. It was Middaugh's third outright victory in four tournaments up to that point in the season.[2] Middaugh's win gave him a career Grand Slam, and his team took home $28,000 for the win. Team Simmons took home $16,000, with semifinalists Randy Ferbey of Edmonton and Ontario's Glenn Howard winning $12,000 each.[3]

The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Sportsnet.[4]

Teams

The teams were as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Shawn Adams Paul Flemming Craig Burgess Kelly Mittelstadt Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tom Brewster Graeme Connal ? Neil Murdoch Scotland Scotland
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster United States Bemidji, Minnesota
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Mike Adam Jamie Korab Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Ontario Coldwater, Ontario
Peja Lindholm Tomas Nordin Magnus Swartling Peter Narup Sweden Sweden
Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Carter Rycroft Don Bartlett Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Wayne Middaugh Peter Corner Phil Loevenmark Scott Bailey Ontario Toronto
John Morris Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Paul Moffatt Alberta Calgary
David Murdoch Craig Wilson (?) Ewan MacDonald Euan Byers (?)  Scotland
Andreas Schwaller Jan Hauser Markus Eggler Simon Strübin Switzerland Baden, Switzerland
Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Ben Hebert Steve Laycock Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ralph Stöckli Claudio Pescia Pascal Sieber Marco Battilana Switzerland Switzerland
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Steve Gould Manitoba Winnipeg
Pal Trulsen Lars Vagberg Flemming Davanger Bent Anund Ramsfjell Norway Norway
Markku Uusipaavalniemi Wille Makela Kalle Kiiskinen Teemu Salo  Finland

Draw

The event was a triple knock out.

Playoffs

The scores for the playoffs were as follows.[6]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Alberta Ferbey 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Gushue 5
Alberta Ferbey 7
Saskatchewan Simmons 9
Saskatchewan Simmons 8
Alberta Martin 3
Saskatchewan Simmons 6
Ontario Middaugh 8
Ontario Howard 12
Norway Trulsen 9
Ontario Howard 6
Ontario Middaugh 9
Ontario Middaugh 8
Manitoba Stoughton 4

References

  1. ^ "PORT HAWKESBURY CIVIC CENTRE :: Events :: Upcoming Events". Archived from the original on 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2005-10-17.
  2. ^ Toronto Star, November 7, 2005, pg C7
  3. ^ "Wayne Middaugh wins National to complete career Grand Slam". 7 November 2005.
  4. ^ Ottawa Citizen, November 6, pg D7
  5. ^ CurlingZone
  6. ^ Toronto Star, November 7, pg D2