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1983 Labatt Brier


FieldValue
Name1983 Labatt Brier
Host citySudbury, Ontario
ArenaSudbury Arena
DatesMarch 6–13
Attendance65,927
Winner****
Curling clubAvonlea CC, Don Mills, Ontario
SkipEd Werenich
ThirdPaul Savage
SecondJohn Kawaja
LeadNeil Harrison
Finalist(Mike Chernoff)
prev1982
next1984

The 1983 Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 6 to 13 at the Sudbury Arena in Sudbury, Ontario.

The "Dream Team" of Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja and Neil Harrison representing Ontario won the event, defeating Ed Lukowich's Alberta rink (skipped by Mike Chernoff) in the final.

The 1983 Brier was the first to use wireless microphones on the players, so that CBC viewers at home could listen to the player's strategies. This meant for some amusing remarks made by some of the more colourful curlers being heard across the country. The semi-final between Ontario and British Columbia's Bernie Sparkes rink is regarded as being one of the greatest curling games in Brier history, as Werenich had to make numerous double- and triple-takeouts in the game.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

British ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/Yukon
North Hill CC, CalgaryVancouver CC, VancouverValour Road CC, WinnipegCapital WC, Fredericton
Corner Brook CC, Corner BrookTarentorus CC, Sault Ste. MarieMayflower CC, HalifaxAvonlea CC, Don Mills
Crapaud Community CC, CrapaudCC Laviolette, Trois-RivièresEstevan CC, EstevanYellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Map of teams

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Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

Key
LocaleSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
Mike Chernoff10175484640121177%
Ed Werenich1017948493551781%
Bernie Sparkes836354483991677%
Steve Ogden748467544162176%
Denis Marchand656375374311875%
Kirk Ziola566063374713474%
John MacFarlane565653373712976%
Charlie Sullivan, Sr.47566645464873%
Ted MacFadyen47657041508871%
Lloyd Gunnlaugson385157373613972%
Don Strang386080415051071%
Gary Oke110487936447468%

Round robin results

Draw 1

|1|2|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0| |5 |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|1|2| |7 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |4 |1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|3| |7 |1|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0| |3 |0|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|1| |4 |1|0|3|0|2|0|0|0|2|X| |8 |0|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|2|X| |6 |2|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |7

Draw 2

|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|6 |0|1|0|3|0|1|0|0|0|1|1|7 |0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|2| |5 |0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|1|0| |4 |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |3|4|0|1|0|2|0|1|X|X| |11 |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6 |1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|X| |4 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|2| |8 |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|3|0|0| |7

Draw 3

|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|0|2|0|3|0|1|0|0|0|0|6 |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|2|1|1|7

Draw 4

|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|X|X| |1 |2|0|0|0|1|3|2|1|X|X| |9 |1|0|2|1|1|2|1|0|X|X| |8 |0|2|0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |3 |0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0|0| |3 |0|1|0|2|0|0|1|1|1|2| |8 |2|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|X| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|X| |5 |0|1|1|0|0|2|0|2|0|X| |6 |1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|X| |4

Draw 5

|0|3|0|2|1|0|0|1|0|0| |7 |2|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|1| |6 |0|1|0|0|1|0|3|0|1|X| |6 |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |0|2|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|1| |9 |3|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|0| |8 |2|0|1|1|0|2|3|0|1|X| |10 |0|2|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|X| |4 |2|3|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|X| |9 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|X| |4

Draw 6

|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|X| |5 |2|2|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|1| |7 |0|0|1|0|1|1|1|0|1|0| |5

Draw 7

|0|0|0|0|1|0|3|1|1|0|1|7 |0|0|0|2|0|3|0|0|0|1|0|6 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|X|X| |4 |2|0|1|0|0|3|2|0|X|X| |8 |1|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1| |3 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|0| |2 |0|2|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|X| |6 |1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |4 |0|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|1| |5 |1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0| |3

Draw 8

|0|1|5|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |7 |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |1 |3|1|1|1|1|1|3|0|X|X| |11 |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |1 |2|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|0| |4 |0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|2|1|2|0|1|0|1|1|X| |8 |2|2|0|2|0|2|0|2|X|X| |10 |0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|X|X| |4

Draw 9

|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |2 |0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|2|X| |4 |0|0|3|0|2|0|0|4|X|X| |9 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |2

Draw 10

|2|3|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|X| |8 |0|0|0|2|1|0|2|0|0|X| |5 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|X| |4 |0|1|1|0|2|1|0|2|0|X| |7 |1|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|X|X| |4 |0|3|2|0|0|2|0|3|X|X| |10 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|X|X| |3 |0|3|1|0|3|0|3|0|X|X| |10 |2|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1| |5 |0|0|0|0|0|1|1|0|2|0| |4

Draw 11

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Draw 12

|1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|2|1|0|0|3|0|0|1|X| |7 |1|0|0|0|0|3|0|2|1|0| |7 |0|0|2|1|1|0|2|0|0|4| |10 |0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |2 |1|0|1|1|0|3|0|1|1|X| |8 |0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1|X| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|2|0|3|0|X| |8 |0|1|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|2|1|7 |1|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|6

Draw 13

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Draw 14

|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|7 |1|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0|1|8 |0|0|0|3|1|0|3|0|0|X| |7 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |4 |1|0|0|3|1|0|1|0|2|0| |8 |0|1|3|0|0|1|0|2|0|2| |9 |1|0|2|0|1|0|3|3|0|1| |11 |0|1|0|3|0|4|0|0|2|0| |10 |0|2|0|3|0|0|4|0|1|X| |10 |1|0|1|0|0|3|0|1|0|X| |6

Draw 15

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Playoffs

| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= 6 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2= 3

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2= 7

Semifinal

|1|0|0|2|1|0|2|0|0|X| |6 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|X| |3 | Neil Harrison | 71% | John Kawaja | 83% | Paul Savage | 90% | Ed Werenich | 88% | Keiven Bauer | 95% | Al Cook | 83% | Jim Armstrong | 83% | Bernie Sparkes | 74%

Final

|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0| |3 |2|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|1|1| |7 | Brent Syme | 90% | Neil Houston | 88% | Mike Chernoff | 86% | Ed Lukowich | 67% | Neil Harrison | 90% | John Kawaja | 94% | Paul Savage | 90% | Ed Werenich | 83%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final round robin percentages

Key
Leads%
ON Neil Harrison82
NS Andrew Dauphinee78
AB Brent Syme78
SK John Grundy77
PE Sandy Foy77
Seconds%
ON John Kawaja84
QC Claude Lauziere81
NS Robert MacDonald79
NO Rich Evoy78
SK Monte Ziola76
NB Shelly Palk76
Thirds%
ON Paul Savage80
BC Jim Armstrong79
NO Eric Harnden76
AB Mike Chernoff (Skip)75
NS Jack Robar73
Skips%
AB Ed Lukowich (Fourth)83
ON Ed Werenich79
BC Bernie Sparkes78
NO Al Harnden78
QC Denis Marchand75
NS Steve Ogden75

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Awards

The awards and all-star team are listed as follows:

All-Star Team

PositionNameTeam
SkipEd Lukowich
ThirdPaul Savage
SecondJohn Kawaja
LeadNeil Harrison

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award

The Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award is presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.

NamePositionTeam
Jim ArmstrongThird

Notes

References

References

  1. "The Phoenix - Google News Archive Search".
  2. "The Phoenix - Google News Archive Search".
  3. "Brier Records". Soudog's Curling History Site.
  4. ''"The Brier"'', by Bob Weeks, pg 172
  5. ''"The Brier"'', pg 177
  6. ''"The Brier"'', pg 176
  7. "1983 Labatt Brier". Curling Canada.
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