2011 Tim Hortons Brier
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The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier
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...

, the Canadian men's national curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 championship, was be held March 5 until March 13, 2011 in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

 at the John Labatt Centre
John Labatt Centre
The John Labatt Centre is a sports-entertainment centre, in London, Ontario, Canada -- the largest such centre in southwestern Ontario.The John Labatt Centre, usually referred to as the "JLC", opened on October 11, 2002. It is named after John Labatt, founder of the Labatt brewery in London...

. This event marked the 30th time that the province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 has hosted the Brier since it began in 1927 in Toronto, Ontario and the first time a Bronze Medal Game was added to the playoffs.

Teams

For the second straight year, the defending champion was missing from the Brier. Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he now resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta and curls out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the skip of the current World champion team....

's Brier champion and World champion rink lost in the Alberta provincial final to Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...

's reigning Olympic champion rink, who played in his 11th Brier.

Representing Manitoba was the former world champion Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...

 rink, who has represented Manitoba in 5 of the last 6 years. He defeated the Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen (curler)
Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...

 rink, who at the time was ranked #1 in the CTRS, in the Manitoba provincial final.

Returning from Ontario was the former world champion Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn 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:...

 rink, who has won a record six straight provincial championships.

Returning from Newfoundland and Labrador was the former Olympic champion 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...

, who has won eight of the last nine provincial championships. The Gushue rink was fresh off a break up with Albertan 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....

 who skipped the team in a few World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....

 events this season.

The 2005 Brier runner-up Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...

 skipped for Team Nova Scotia.

Representing Saskatchewan was Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his team out of the Tartan Curling Club in Regina....

, who made his Brier skipping debut with Pat Simmons
Pat Simmons (curler)
Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship...

 as fourth, while looking to win the 4th national title of the year for Saskatchewan, following two Canadian Junior titles and one Scotties title.

The 2010 Brier bronze medalist Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs (curler)
Brad Jacobs is a Canadian curler. Jacobs is a three-time Northern Ontario "provincial" champion, and one time provincial junior champion....

 represented Northern Ontario once again.

Jim Cotter skipped Team British Columbia for the first time, taking over the position for an injured Bob Ursel
Bob Ursel
Bob "Bobby" Ursel is a Canadian curler who curls out of Kelowna, British Columbia.In 1984, Ursel skipped his native Manitoba to a Canadian Junior Curling Championship...

.

The 1997 & 2002 Brier bronze medalist James Grattan
James Grattan
James Grattan is a Canadian curler from the Gage Golf & Curling Club in Oromocto, New Brunswick....

 represented New Brunswick for a 9th time. His second, Steve Howard, is Glenn Howard's nephew.

Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe is a Canadian curler. He has played in several Briers though has yet to claim the national championship. He is the brother of Alberta curler, Kevin Koe and twin brother of territorial champion Kerry Galusha.-World Curling Tour:Team Jamie Koe has played on the World Curling Tour in the...

 returned to play in his fifth Brier representing the Northwest Territories/Yukon team, hoping to improve on his last place finish in 2010.

Playing in his first Brier since 1994 was Prince Edward Island's Eddie MacKenzie who was also skipping for the first time.

And finally, François Gagné of Quebec played in his first Brier after upsetting former Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...

 in the Quebec provincial final.
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Saville Sports Centre
Saville Sports Centre
The Saville Sports Centre is a sports facility run by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education and Recreation, where it is located in Edmonton, Alberta. It features a curling rink, tennis courts and a gymnasium....

, 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: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...

 

Third: John Morris
John 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...

 

Second: Marc Kennedy
Marc Kennedy
Marc Kennedy is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Edmonton, Alberta. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin....

 

Lead: Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...

 

Alternate:
Dustin Eckstrand
Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna, British Columbia
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"...



Skip: Jim Cotter

Third: Ken Maskiewich

Second: Kevin Folk
Kevin Folk
Kevin Folk is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. He plays second for Jim Cotter.Folk won the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships playing third for Brad Kuhn...



Lead: Rick Sawatsky

Alternate: Brad Wood
Charleswood Curling Club
Charleswood Curling Club
Charleswood Curling Club is located in the southwestern area of Winnipeg, in the community of Charleswood. The current club is a 5 sheet rink, construction was completed in 1956 although the club was founded in 1946 as a three sheet rink. It is the current home club of the Jeff Stoughton...

, Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...



Skip: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...



Third: Jon Mead
Jon Mead
Jonathan Mead is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mead played third for Wayne Middaugh's rink until the end of the 2009-10 curling season...



Second: Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays second on the Jeff Stoughton rink. Carruthers is a former junior provincial champion in 2003 and a Manitoba provincial mixed champion in 2008, both as a skip...



Lead: Steve Gould
Steve Gould (curler)
Steve Gould is a Canadian curler from Headingley, Manitoba. He currently plays lead for Jeff Stoughton....



Alternate: Garth Smith
New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northern Ontario
Gage Golf and Curling Club, Oromocto

Skip: James Grattan
James Grattan
James Grattan is a Canadian curler from the Gage Golf & Curling Club in Oromocto, New Brunswick....

 

Third: Charles Sullivan
Charlie Sullivan (curler)
Charles "Charlie" Sullivan, Jr. is a Canadian curler from Saint John, New Brunswick. He is a former World Junior curling champion, and a five time provincial champion...

 

Second: Steve Howard 

Lead: Peter Case 

Alternate: Paul Nason
Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club
Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club
Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club, is a private curling club and golf course located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the oldest golf club in Atlantic Canada, having been founded in 1896. In that year, a group of ten prominent Newfoundland gentlemen formed the Newfoundland Golf...

, 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...



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: Ryan Fry
Ryan Fry
Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing...

 

Lead: Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook is a Canadian curler originally from Vernon, British Columbia. He currently plays lead for the Mark Bice team from Sarnia, Ontario....

 

Alternate: Andrew Symonds
Soo Curlers Association, Sault Ste. Marie
Sault 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...



Skip: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs (curler)
Brad Jacobs is a Canadian curler. Jacobs is a three-time Northern Ontario "provincial" champion, and one time provincial junior champion....



Third: E.J. Harnden

Second: Ryan Harnden

Lead: Scott Seabrook

Alternate:
Matt Dumontelle
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: Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...



Third: Paul Flemming
Paul Flemming
Paul Flemming is a Canadian curler. He currently plays third for Ian Fitzner-Leblanc.Flemming's junior team had a stellar record, yet failed to win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Championship, losing 4 provincial finals...



Second: 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...



Lead: Kelly Mittelstadt
Kelly Mittelstadt
Kelly Mittelstadt is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink....



Alternate:
Craig Burgess
Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater

Skip: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn 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:...

 

Third: Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 

Second: Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 

Lead: Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 

Alternate:
Scott Howard
Charlottetown Curling Club, Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...



Skip: Eddie MacKenzie 

Third: Mike Gaudet 

Second: Mike Dillon 

Lead: Alex MacFadyen 

Alternate:
Jamie Newson
Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest Territories
Club de curling Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi & TMR Curling Club, Mount Royal
Mount Royal, Quebec
Mount Royal is a town located on the northwest side of Mount Royal, north of downtown Montreal, on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The town is completely surrounded by Montreal. The population was 18,933 at the 2006 census...


Skip: François Gagné 

Third: Robert Desjardins 

Second: Christian Bouchard 

Lead: Philippe Ménard 

Alternate: Jean-Francois Charest
Tartan Curling Club, Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...


Fourth: Pat Simmons
Pat Simmons (curler)
Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship...

 

Skip: Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his team out of the Tartan Curling Club in Regina....

**

Second: Brennen Jones
Brennen Jones
Brennen Jones is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial junior champion.In 2006, playing third for Mitch Heidt, Jones won his first provincial junior championship qualifying him for the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships...

 

Lead: Dallan Muyres 

Alternate: Kelly Knapp
Yellowknife Curling Club, Yellowknife

Skip: Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe is a Canadian curler. He has played in several Briers though has yet to claim the national championship. He is the brother of Alberta curler, Kevin Koe and twin brother of territorial champion Kerry Galusha.-World Curling Tour:Team Jamie Koe has played on the World Curling Tour in the...



Third: Tom Naugler

Second: Brad Chorostkowski

Lead: Martin Gavin

Alternate: Colin Miller


** Skips the game but throws third rocks.

Standings

Locale Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
 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...

9 2 78 51 47 37 15 13 85
 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...

9 2 83 41 40 36 18 7 88
 Alberta Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...

9 2 75 52 47 33 11 15 84
 Ontario Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn 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:...

8 3 82 39 43 29 21 13 85
  Northern Ontario
Northern 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...

Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs (curler)
Brad Jacobs is a Canadian curler. Jacobs is a three-time Northern Ontario "provincial" champion, and one time provincial junior champion....

7 4 68 59 47 38 18 9 84
 Nova Scotia Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol...

5 6 71 72 44 42 9 9 82
 British Columbia Jim Cotter 4 7 58 68 41 47 11 7 77
 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock
Steve Laycock is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his team out of the Tartan Curling Club in Regina....

4 7 59 76 46 48 11 9 77
 New Brunswick James Grattan
James Grattan
James Grattan is a Canadian curler from the Gage Golf & Curling Club in Oromocto, New Brunswick....

4 7 59 70 43 46 19 6 80
 Quebec François Gagné 3 8 74 78 43 49 10 6 78
 Northwest Territories  Yukon Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe is a Canadian curler. He has played in several Briers though has yet to claim the national championship. He is the brother of Alberta curler, Kevin Koe and twin brother of territorial champion Kerry Galusha.-World Curling Tour:Team Jamie Koe has played on the World Curling Tour in the...

3 8 55 88 38 53 6 5 75
 Prince Edward Island Eddie MacKenzie 1 10 38 100 32 48 6 7 69
  • Newfoundland and Labrador finished first by virtue of their wins over Manitoba and Alberta.
  • Manitoba finished second by virtue of their win over Alberta.

Draw 1

March 5, 2:30 PM ET

Draw 2

March 5, 7:30 PM ET

Draw 3

March 6, 9:30 AM ET

Draw 4

March 6, 2:30 PM ET

Draw 5

March 6, 7:30 PM ET

Draw 6

March 7, 9:30 AM ET

Draw 7

March 7, 2:30 PM ET

Draw 8

March 7, 7:30 PM ET

Draw 9

March 8, 9:30 AM ET

Draw 10

March 8, 2:30 PM ET

Draw 11

March 8, 7:30 PM ET

Draw 12

March 9, 9:30 AM ET

Draw 13

March 9, 2:30 PM ET

Team P.E.I. was fined $2000 for quitting the game before the 7th end.

Draw 14

March 9, 7:30 PM ET

Draw 15

March 10, 9:30 AM ET

Draw 16

March 10, 2:30 PM ET

Draw 17

March 10, 7:30 PM ET

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

March 11, 7:30 PM ET
Player Percentages
Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook is a Canadian curler originally from Vernon, British Columbia. He currently plays lead for the Mark Bice team from Sarnia, Ontario....

 
90% Steve Gould
Steve Gould (curler)
Steve Gould is a Canadian curler from Headingley, Manitoba. He currently plays lead for Jeff Stoughton....

 
90%
Ryan Fry
Ryan Fry
Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing...

 
85% Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays second on the Jeff Stoughton rink. Carruthers is a former junior provincial champion in 2003 and a Manitoba provincial mixed champion in 2008, both as a skip...

 
86%
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...

 
69% Jon Mead
Jon Mead
Jonathan Mead is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mead played third for Wayne Middaugh's rink until the end of the 2009-10 curling season...

 
94%
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...

 
72% Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...

 
89%
Total 79% Total 90%

3 vs. 4

March 12, 2:30 PM ET

In the 9th end, Alberta and Ontario's rocks were so close to the tee (the pin hole), that a measurement could not be made, and the umpire had to make a call. While Alberta scored the point, Ontario scored two in the 10th to win when Martin missed his last shot, a raise attempt against two, giving Ontario the victory with Howard not having to throw his last.
Player Percentages
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...

 
90% Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
93%
Marc Kennedy
Marc Kennedy
Marc Kennedy is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Edmonton, Alberta. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin....

 
93% Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
91%
John Morris
John 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...

 
81% Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
95%
Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...

 
85% Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn 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:...

 
76%
Total 87% Total 89%

Semi-Final

March 12, 7:30 PM ET
Player Percentages
Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook is a Canadian curler originally from Vernon, British Columbia. He currently plays lead for the Mark Bice team from Sarnia, Ontario....

 
98% Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
100%
Ryan Fry
Ryan Fry
Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing...

 
84% Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
94%
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...

 
88% Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
94%
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...

 
86% Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn 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:...

 
86%
Total 89% Total 93%

Bronze Medal Game

March 13, 2:30 PM ET
Player Percentages
Dustin Eckstrand  88% Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook is a Canadian curler originally from Vernon, British Columbia. He currently plays lead for the Mark Bice team from Sarnia, Ontario....

 
94%
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...

 
78% Ryan Fry
Ryan Fry
Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing...

 
89%
John Morris
John 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...

 
92% 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...

 
88%
Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...

 
69% 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...

 
86%
Total 82% Total 89%

Final

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Player Percentages
Steve Gould
Steve Gould (curler)
Steve Gould is a Canadian curler from Headingley, Manitoba. He currently plays lead for Jeff Stoughton....

 
99% Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
99%
Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays second on the Jeff Stoughton rink. Carruthers is a former junior provincial champion in 2003 and a Manitoba provincial mixed champion in 2008, both as a skip...

 
98% Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
90%
Jon Mead
Jon Mead
Jonathan Mead is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mead played third for Wayne Middaugh's rink until the end of the 2009-10 curling season...

 
94% Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
90%
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...

 
93% Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn 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:...

 
87%
Total 96% Total 91%

Top 5 Player percentages

Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips %
  Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert
Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...

 
92   Marc Kennedy
Marc Kennedy
Marc Kennedy is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Edmonton, Alberta. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin....

 
90   Jon Mead
Jon Mead
Jonathan Mead is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mead played third for Wayne Middaugh's rink until the end of the 2009-10 curling season...

 
87   Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn 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:...

 
87
  Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
90   Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays second on the Jeff Stoughton rink. Carruthers is a former junior provincial champion in 2003 and a Manitoba provincial mixed champion in 2008, both as a skip...

 
87   Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
87   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...

 
84
  Steve Gould
Steve Gould (curler)
Steve Gould is a Canadian curler from Headingley, Manitoba. He currently plays lead for Jeff Stoughton....

 
89   Ryan Fry
Ryan Fry
Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing...

 
86   John Morris
John 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...

 
82   Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...

 
84
  Dallan Muyres  88   Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
86   E. J. Harnden (N. Ont.) 81   Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs (curler)
Brad Jacobs is a Canadian curler. Jacobs is a three-time Northern Ontario "provincial" champion, and one time provincial junior champion....

 (N. Ont.)
83
  Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook
Jamie Danbrook is a Canadian curler originally from Vernon, British Columbia. He currently plays lead for the Mark Bice team from Sarnia, Ontario....

 
85   Brennen Jones
Brennen Jones
Brennen Jones is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial junior champion.In 2006, playing third for Mitch Heidt, Jones won his first provincial junior championship qualifying him for the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships...

 
85   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...

 
81   Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...

 
80
  Peter Case  85

Awards and Honours

All-Star Teams
First Team
  • Skip: Glenn Howard (Ontario)
  • Third: Jon Mead (Manitoba)
  • Second: Marc Kennedy (Alberta) (accepted by Jules Owchar)
  • Lead: Ben Hebert (Alberta)


Second Team
  • Skip: Jeff Stoughton (Manitoba)
  • Third: Richard Hart (Ontario)
  • Second: Brent Laing (Ontario)
  • Lead: Craig Savill (Ontario)


Ross Harstone Award
  • Jim Cotter (British Columbia)


Scotty Harper Award – Media Award
  • Jim Henderson, SWEEP Magazine (third win) – $500 award


Paul McLean Award
  • Michael Burns Jr., CCA
    Canadian Curling Association
    The Canadian Curling Association is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.-History:The CCA was created in...

     photographer

Provincial and territorial playdowns

2011 Boston Pizza Cup
2011 Boston Pizza Cup
The 2011 Boston Pizza Cup was held February 9–13 at the High River Arena in High River, Alberta. The winning team of Kevin Martin will represent Alberta at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.-Teams:-A Event:...

 2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship
2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship
The 2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Provincials was held February 7-13 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia...

 2011 Safeway Championship
2011 Safeway Championship
The 2011 Safeway Championship was held February 9–13, 2011 at the SunGro Centre in Beausejour. The winning team of Jeff Stoughton will represent Manitoba at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario....

 2011 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship
2011 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship
The 2011 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship was held February 2–6 at the Miramichi Curling Club in Miramichi, New Brunswick. The winning team of James Grattan will represent New Brunswick at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario....

 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard was held February 1–5 at the Remax Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. The winning team of Brad Gushue will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.-Teams:-Standings:...

 The Dominion 2011 Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship
The Dominion 2011 Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship
The 2011 Dominion of Canada Northern Ontario Provincial Men's Curling Championship was held February 6–13 at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario...

 2011 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship
2011 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship
The 2011 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship was held February 1–6 at the Dartmouth Curling Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Shawn Adams represented Nova Scotia at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.-Teams:...

 2011 Dominion Tankard
2011 Dominion Tankard
The 2011 Dominion Tankard, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 7–13 at the Peach King Centre in Grimsby, Ontario. The winning team of Glenn Howard will represent Ontario at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.-Teams:...

 2011 Labatt Tankard
2011 Labatt Tankard
The 2011 Labatt Tankard was held February 3–8 at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The winning team of Eddie MacKenzie will represent Prince Edward Island at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.-Teams:-Standings:...

 2011 Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship
2011 Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship
The 2011 Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship was held January 30-February 6 at the Centre sportif de Buckingham in Buckingham, Quebec...

 2011 SaskTel Tankard
2011 SaskTel Tankard
The 2011 SaskTel Tankard was held February 2–6 at the Battleford Curling Club in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. The winning team of Pat Simmons will represent Saskatchewan at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario...

  2011 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship
2011 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship
The 2011 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship was held February 10–13 at the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The winning team of Jamie Koe will represent Yukon/NWT at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.-Teams:...

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