2003 Nokia Brier
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The 2003 Nokia Brier
was held at the Halifax Metro Centre
in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 1-9. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey
and his team from Alberta
were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.
Final Standings
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...
was held at the Halifax Metro Centre
Halifax Metro Centre
The Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978, in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. It originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface,...
in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 1-9. The defending champion, 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 his team from 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...
were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.
Final Standings
| Province | Skip | Club | City | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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.... |
Ottewell CC | Edmonton | 11 | 0 |
 British Columbia |
Pat Ryan | Kelowna CC | Kelowna Kelowna, British Columbia 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"... |
7 | 4 |
 Nova Scotia |
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 Mayflower Curling Club The Mayflower Curling Club, which was founded in 1905, is located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality in Halifax.The club is one of the premier curling rinks in Nova Scotia, being home to the teams headed by Colleen Jones, Mark Dacey, Shawn Adams, and Heather Smith-Dacey... |
Halifax | 7 | 4 |
 New Brunswick |
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... |
Beaver CC | Moncton | 7 | 4 |
 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... |
St. John's CC | 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... |
6 | 5 |
 Quebec |
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 Saint-Lambert | Saint-Lambert Saint-Lambert, Quebec Saint-Lambert is a Canadian city in the province of Quebec located opposite Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Saint-Lambert was named for either the early French Canadian hunter Lambert Closse or for Roman Catholic Bishop Lambert of Maastricht... |
6 | 5 |
 Ontario Northern OntarioNorthern 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... |
Scott Henderson | Fort William 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 | 6 |
 Saskatchewan |
Doug Harcourt | Humboldt CC | 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... |
5 | 6 |
| Ontario |
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 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... |
5 | 6 |
 Manitoba |
John Bubbs | Granite CC | Winnipeg | 3 | 8 |
 Yukon/Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest 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... |
Chad Cowan | Whitehorse CC | Whitehorse Whitehorse, Yukon Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in... |
3 | 8 |
 Prince Edward Island |
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... |
Charlottetown CC | Charlottetown | 1 | 10 |