2004 Nokia Brier
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The 2004 Nokia Brier was held at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 6 to March 14. The Nova Scotia team skipped by Mark Dacey defeated the Alberta team of Randy Ferbey in dramatic fashion in the final game played on March 14. Ferbey's team was attempting to become Canadian champion for the fourth consecutive year.
* Throws fourth stones
Notes:
where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.
Normally the 3 versus 4 page playoff game is played before the 1 versus 2 playoff game on Friday. However, since a tiebreaker was played this year on the same day to decide fourth place, the 1 versus 2 game was played first.
Game two (draw 20) of the page playoffs was between Brad Gushue's team from Newfoundland and Labrador (third overall) versus Jay Peachey's team from British Columbia (fourth overall). The game was played on March 12 with Gushue having last rock advantage in the first end.
across Canada. Dacey had first rock advantage in the first end due to their first place position in the round-robin. Ferbey led 8–4 after the 7th end but Dacey's team put themselves back into the game with a big 3 point 8th end. Forcing Alberta to take a single in the 9th, Dacey was 2 down coming home but had last rock advantage. A couple of errors by Ferbey's team and some good shot making, gave Nova Scotia 3 points in the 10th end and the championship.
Teams
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba |
|---|---|---|
| Ottewell Curling Club, Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... Skip: 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.... Third: David Nedohin David Nedohin David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:... * Second: Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton.... Lead: Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler home to the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team... Fifth: Dan Holowaychuk |
Royal City Curling Club Royal City Curling Club Construction of the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, began in August 1965, and was completed in January 1966. The club's first president was Malvin J. Hughes, and its first ice maker was Don Bowman. Since its completion, renovations have been done on it twice,... , New Westminster Skip: Jay Peachey Third: Ron Leech Second: Kevin Ricksiedler Lead: Brad Fenton Fifth: Jamie Smith |
Swan River Swan River, Manitoba -Economy:The economic base of the town lies in agriculture and forestry along with support industries for same.Almost fifty percent of the surrounding area is under cultivation, most of which is seeded to cereal grain, oilseeds, and other specialty crops. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, and canola... Curling Club Skip: Brent Scales Third: Gord Hardy Second: Grant Spicer Lead: Todd Trevellyan Fifth: Doug Harrison |
| New Brunswick | Newfoundland and Labrador | Northern Ontario |
| Beaver Curling Club, Moncton Skip: 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... Third: James Grattan James Grattan James Grattan is a Canadian curler from the Gage Golf & Curling Club in Oromocto, New Brunswick.... Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Grant Odishaw Fifth: Steve Howard |
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... Curling Club Skip: 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... Third: Mark Nichols Mark Nichols Mark Nichols, ONL is a Canadian curler from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Nichols played third for the Brad Gushue rink from 1999 to 2011, and represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. With Gushue, Nichols has been to three Canadian Junior Curling Championships and six Briers... Second: Jamie Korab Jamie Korab Jamie A. Korab, ONL is a Canadian curler.Korab was the lead for the Canadian men's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics skipped by Brad Gushue.... Lead: Mark Ward Fifth: Mike Adam Mike Adam Michael B. Adam, ONL is a Canadian curler. He was born in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador), where he currently lives.Adam was the alternate for the Canadian 2006 Winter Olympics curling team skipped by Brad Gushue... |
Cobalt Cobalt, Ontario Cobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,223 In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2, and in 2002 the area was designated a National Historic Site.-History:Silver was... -Haileybury Curling Club Skip: Rob Gordon Third: Brian Fawcett Second: Steve Burnett Lead: Jeramie Landry Fifth: Larry Carr |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island |
| Mayflower Curling Club 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 Skip: Mark Dacey Mark Dacey Mark Dacey is a Canadian curler from the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but originally from Saskatchewan.... Third: Bruce Lohnes Bruce Lohnes Bruce Lohnes is a Canadian curler from Fall River, Nova Scotia. He plays third for Mark Dacey's team.Lohnes joined Dacey prior to the 2003 season. The team would go on to win the 2004 Nokia Brier and a bronze at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championships. The team has been to three Briers together... Second: Rob Harris Rob Harris (curler) Robert "Rob" Harris is a Canadian curler.Harris played second for Mark Dacey's men's team from 2002 to 2007 and from 1998 to 1999. Harris also played Mixed with Dacey around this time... Lead: Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He currently plays second for Shawn Adams.Gibson was a member of Mark Dacey's rink from 2003 to 2010. He has been to the Brier three times with Dacey winning the Brier in 2004. In 2004 he won a bronze medal at the World Curling... Fifth: Mat Harris |
Oakville Oakville, Ontario Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road... Curling Club Skip: Mike Harris Mike Harris (curler) Mike Harris is a Canadian curler. Mike Harris is the golf professional at The Donalda Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario.... Third: John Base Second: Phil Loevenmark Lead: Trevor Wall Fifth: Ross Scarrow |
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club, Summerside Summerside -Geographic locations:Canada* Summerside, Newfoundland and Labrador* Summerside, Prince Edward Island* Summerside, AlbertaUnited States* Summerside, Ohio... Skip: Mike Gaudet Third: Evan Sullivan Second: Craig Arsenault Lead: Sean Ledgerwood Fifth: Rod MacDonald |
| Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon/Northwest Territories |
| Club de curling Rosemère, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... Skip: Daniel Lafleur Third: Steeve Gagnon Second: Jean-Sébastien Roy Lead: Maurice Cayouette Fifth: Serge Friolet |
Muenster Muenster, Saskatchewan - Education :Muenster is home to St. Peter's College, an affiliate of the University of Saskatchewan. It was originally founded by the Benedictine monks of St. Peter’s Abbey in 1921. The college offers a full first year of Arts and Sciences classes and senior classes in several disciplines... Curling Club Skip: Bruce Korte Bruce Korte Bruce Korte is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a three-time SaskTel Tankard provincial champion. A skip for most of his career, Korte now plays third for his former third, Darrell McKee.... Third: Clint Dieno Second: Roger Korte Roger Korte Roger Korte is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He plays second for the Darrell McKee rink. Korte is a three-time provincial champion.... Lead: Roy Galonowski Fifth: Darrell McKee Darrell McKee Darrell McKee is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial champion.McKee and Bruce Korte have long been team mates, and together, formed teams among the best in Saskatchewan. They have been on again-off again team mates since 1998... |
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... Curling Club Skip: Brian Wasnea Third: Pat Molloy Second: Bruce Hunt Lead: Kevin Sumner Fifth: Clarence Jack |
Alberta
@ HintonHinton, Alberta
Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Yellowhead County, northeast of Jasper and about west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, at the intersection of Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway, in the Athabasca River valley.-History:...
- Randy Ferbey
- Kurt Balderston
- Kevin Martin
- John MorrisJohn Morris (curler)John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...
- Rob Armitage
British Columbia
@ NanaimoNanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown...
- Jay Peachey
- Scott Decap
- Brian Miki
- Wes Craig
Manitoba
@ BrandonBrandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
- Brent Scales
- Jeff StoughtonJeff StoughtonJeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...
- Murray Woodward
- Dave Boehmer
New Brunswick
@ FrederictonFredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...
- Russ Howard
- Terry Odishaw
- Mike Flannery
- Mike KennedyMike KennedyMichael Kennedy is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League from 1994–95 to 1998–99 for the Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders....
Northern Ontario
@ Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
- Rob Gordon
- Jeff Currie
- Denis Malette
- Al Harnden
Ontario
@ Owen SoundOwen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound , the county seat of Grey County, is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada...
- Mike Harris
- Glenn HowardGlenn HowardGlenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...
- Phil Daniel
- Peter CornerPeter CornerPeter Corner is a Canadian curler.Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the brothers of Glenn and Russ Howard. Corner played lead for the team. All four players would skip teams to provincial championships in the future...
Newfoundland and Labrador
@ Goose Bay- Brad Gushue
- Mark Noseworthy
- Keith Ryan
- John Boland
Prince Edward Island
@ SummersideSummerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...
- Mike Gaudet
- John Likely
- Peter MacDonald
- Andrew Robinson
Saskatchewan
@ Moose JawMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is best known as a retirement and tourist city that serves as a hub to the hundreds of small towns...
- Bruce Korte
- Brad HeidtBrad HeidtBrad Heidt is a Canadian curler from Kerrobert, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial champion.In 1982, Heidt and his team of Wayne Charteris, John Whetter and Warren Rechenmacher finished 5-6 at the Labatt Brier. He won his second provincial championship 13 years later, sending him to the 1995...
- Doug Harcourt
- Joel Jordison
Yukon/Northwest Territories
@ WhitehorseWhitehorse, 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...
- Brian Wasnea
- Peter O'Driscoll
- Chad Cowan
- Paul DeloreyPaul DeloreyPaul Delorey is a professional curler, a territorial level politician and current speaker in the Northwest Territories Legislature.-Curling:Delorey is an avid and professional curler. He represented the NWT/Yukon at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in 1987...
Round-robin standings
The standings at the end of round-robin play on March 11, after 17 draws:| Province | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | Dacey | 10 | 1 |
| Alberta | Ferbey | 10 | 1 |
| Nfld and Labrador | Gushue | 8 | 3 |
| British Columbia | Peachey | 7 | 4 |
| New Brunswick | Howard | 7 | 4 |
| Ontario | Harris | 6 | 5 |
| Saskatchewan | Korte | 5 | 6 |
| Northern Ontario | Gordon | 5 | 6 |
| Manitoba | Scales | 3 | 8 |
| Quebec | Lafleur | 3 | 8 |
| Prince Edward Island | Gaudet | 2 | 9 |
| Yukon/NWT | Wasnea | 0 | 11 |
Notes:
- Nova Scotia finished first as they defeated Alberta 8–7 in draw 13.
- The top four teams qualified for the page playoffs.
- British Columbia defeated New Brunswick 7–5 in a tie-breaker (draw 18) on March 12 to claim fourth place.
- Most of the draws were televised live on TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
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Playoffs
The brier uses the page playoff systemPage playoff system
The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner...
where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.
Normally the 3 versus 4 page playoff game is played before the 1 versus 2 playoff game on Friday. However, since a tiebreaker was played this year on the same day to decide fourth place, the 1 versus 2 game was played first.
Playoff Games One and Two
Game one (draw 19) of the page playoffs was between Mark Dacey's team from Nova Scotia (first overall) versus Randy Ferbey's team from Alberta (second overall). The game was placed on sheet B on March 12 with Dacey having last rock advantage in the first end.
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Game two (draw 20) of the page playoffs was between Brad Gushue's team from Newfoundland and Labrador (third overall) versus Jay Peachey's team from British Columbia (fourth overall). The game was played on March 12 with Gushue having last rock advantage in the first end.
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Semi-Final
The semi-final (draw 21) was played on March 13 between Mark Dacey's team from Nova Scotia and Jay Peachey's team from British Columbia. Dacey had last rock advantage in the first end.
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Final
The final (draw 22) was played on March 14 and televised on the CBCCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
across Canada. Dacey had first rock advantage in the first end due to their first place position in the round-robin. Ferbey led 8–4 after the 7th end but Dacey's team put themselves back into the game with a big 3 point 8th end. Forcing Alberta to take a single in the 9th, Dacey was 2 down coming home but had last rock advantage. A couple of errors by Ferbey's team and some good shot making, gave Nova Scotia 3 points in the 10th end and the championship.
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