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1985 Labatt Brier
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 1985 Labatt Brier |
| Host city | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Arena | Moncton Coliseum |
| Dates | March 3–10 |
| Attendance | 65,475 |
| Winner | **** |
| Curling club | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay |
| Skip | Al Hackner |
| Third | Rick Lang |
| Second | Ian Tetley |
| Lead | Pat Perroud |
| Alternate | Bruce Kennedy |
| Finalist | (Pat Ryan) |
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The 1985 Labatt Brier, the Canadian national men's curling championship was held from March 3 to 10 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. A total of 65,475 people attended the event. As of , this is the most recent Brier that New Brunswick has hosted.
Team Northern Ontario, skipped by Al Hackner defeated Alberta's Pat Ryan to win his second Brier title.
Teams
The tams were listed as follows:
| British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Northwest Territories/Yukon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Ottewell CC, Edmonton* | *Vancouver CC, Vancouver* | *Wildewood CC, Winnipeg* | ||||||||
| *Beaver CC, Moncton* | *St. John's CC, St. John's* | *Fort William CC, Thunder Bay* | ||||||||
| *Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth* | *Royal Canadian Navy CC, Ottawa* | *Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown* | ||||||||
| *Lachine CC, Montreal* | *Nutana CC, Saskatoon* | *Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife* |
Map of teams
Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings
| Key |
|---|
| Locale | Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ryan | 11 | 0 | – | 82 | 43 | 46 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 80% | |
| Al Hackner | 7 | 4 | – | 68 | 54 | 45 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 81% | |
| Don Aitken | 6 | 5 | 2–1; 1–0 | 71 | 64 | 46 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 74% | |
| Wayne Matheson | 6 | 5 | 2–1; 0–1 | 61 | 77 | 44 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 73% | |
| Eugene Hritzuk | 6 | 5 | 1–2; 1–0 | 66 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 78% | |
| Al Delmage | 6 | 5 | 1–2; 0–1 | 68 | 67 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 74% | |
| John Bubbs | 5 | 6 | 3–0 | 78 | 66 | 42 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 79% | |
| Tom Hakansson | 5 | 6 | 2–1 | 63 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 74% | |
| Paul Devlin | 5 | 6 | 1–2 | 66 | 70 | 44 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 73% | |
| Earle Morris | 5 | 6 | 0–3 | 69 | 76 | 43 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 81% | |
| Bryan Wight | 3 | 8 | – | 57 | 75 | 42 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 69% | |
| NL | Jeff Thomas | 1 | 10 | – | 56 | 90 | 42 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 71% |
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC-04:00).
Draw 1
Sunday, March 3, 2:00 pm |0|1|0|0|1|1|0|0|X|X| |3 |2|0|3|2|0|0|1|1|X|X| |9 |0|2|2|0|2|1|2|0|1|X| |10 |3|0|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|X| |6 |1|0|3|0|1|0|0|1|0|2| |8 |0|1|0|1|0|1|1|0|2|0| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|2|1|0|0|1| |6 |2|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |2 |2|0|0|2|1|2|0|0|2|X| |9
Draw 2
Sunday, March 3, 7:30 pm |0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|X| |7 |1|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |1|0|2|1|1|1|0|3|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|X|X| |2 |0|0|1|0|2|0|3|0|2|X| |8 |3|0|0|2|0|3|0|2|0|X| |10 |1|0|0|1|0|0|3|1|1|X| |7 |0|2|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|X| |4 |0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|X| |3 |2|0|1|0|0|0|2|1|0|X| |6
Draw 3
Monday, March 4, 9:00 am |2|1|0|0|0|4|0|0|0|X| |7 |0|0|1|1|1|0|0|1|0|X| |4 |0|1|2|0|0|0|2|0|1|X| |6 |1|0|0|2|3|1|0|2|0|X| |9
Draw 4
Monday, March 4, 1:30 pm |1|0|0|0|3|0|1|1|0|2| |8 |0|1|3|0|0|2|0|0|1|0| |7 |0|1|0|1|1|0|2|0|1|X| |6 |2|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |1|0|2|0|1|0|0|3|1|X| |8 |0|2|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|X| |5 |0|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|X| |4 |2|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|1|X| |7 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|X| |3 |1|1|0|0|2|0|3|0|0|X| |7
Draw 5
Monday, March 4, 7:30 pm |1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0| |6 |0|1|1|0|0|3|0|2|0|4| |11 |1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0| |3 |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2| |7 |0|0|3|0|0|1|1|0|1|X| |6 |1|1|0|1|3|0|0|3|0|X| |9 |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|3|0|0| |4 |1|0|2|1|0|1|0|0|0|0| |5 |0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|X|X| |3 |0|0|1|0|4|1|2|0|X|X| |8
Draw 6
Tuesday, March 5, 9:00 am |0|2|1|0|1|0|0|1|1|1| |7 |1|0|0|2|0|1|1|0|0|0| |5 |0|0|0|2|1|0|2|0|0|X| |5 |0|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |4
Draw 7
Tuesday, March 5, 1:30 pm |3|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|X| |7 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|X| |2 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X|X|X| |2 |0|0|3|0|0|3|2|X|X|X| |8 |2|0|1|0|2|0|1|1|0|1|0|8 |0|2|0|2|0|2|0|0|2|0|1|9 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |4 |2|1|0|2|1|0|1|0|0|X| |7 |0|1|1|0|0|0|2|1|0|2| |7 |1|0|0|0|3|0|0|0|2|0| |6
Draw 8
Tuesday, March 5, 7:30 pm |0|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0| |4 |1|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|0|4|0|1|0|3|0|0|9 |1|0|1|1|0|1|0|3|0|2|2|11 |1|0|1|1|0|2|0|1|0|0| |6 |0|0|0|0|3|0|3|0|2|1| |9 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0| |6 |0|1|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|3| |10 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|X| |5 |0|0|1|2|0|3|0|2|0|X| |8
Draw 9
Wednesday, March 6, 9:00 am |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X|X| |2 |0|2|2|0|3|0|5|X|X|X| |12 |1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |0|5|1|0|0|3|0|1|X|X| |10
Draw 10
Wednesday, March 6, 1:30 pm |0|0|2|0|1|0|0|2|0|X| |5 |1|2|0|2|0|1|1|0|2|X| |9 |0|2|0|2|0|4|0|1|0|1| |10 |3|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0| |9 |0|1|0|2|0|0|2|1|0|X| |6 |2|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|X| |5 |0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |1|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|2|X| |7 |2|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|X| |5 |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3
Draw 11
Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 pm |1|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|1|X| |6 |0|3|0|0|2|1|0|2|0|X| |8 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|X| |5 |2|0|3|0|2|0|1|0|0|X| |8 |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|5 |0|2|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|6 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0| |4 |2|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|1| |6 |1|4|1|0|1|0|0|X|X|X| |7 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X|X| |2
Draw 12
Thursday, March 7, 1:30 pm |1|0|0|0|2|1|2|0|2|0|2|10 |0|2|2|1|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|8 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |2|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |6 |3|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|1| |6 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |5 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |3 |1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|X| |6 |0|0|1|0|0|0|0|3|1|X| |5 |3|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|X| |7
Draw 13
Thursday, March 7, 7:30 pm |1|0|1|2|0|2|1|0|1|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|X| |4 |0|1|0|0|2|1|0|0|2|1| |7 |0|0|3|1|0|0|2|2|0|0| |8 |0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0| |6 |2|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1| |7 |1|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|5 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|4 |0|0|0|0|3|1|0|0|0|1| |5 |1|1|1|0|0|0|1|1|1|0| |6
Draw 14
Friday, March 8, 9:00 am |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0| |2 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0|3| |6 |1|0|0|0|0|1|0|3|1|X| |6 |0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |1|0|0|1|1|2|0|0|1|X| |6 |0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |2 |0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|4|1|2|0|0|3|X|X| |11 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X|X| |2 |2|1|0|0|2|2|0|X|X|X| |7
Draw 15
Friday, March 8, 1:30 pm |2|0|4|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|10 |0|3|0|2|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|9 |1|0|0|0|1|2|0|1|0|3| |8 |0|1|2|0|0|0|2|0|1|0| |6 |1|1|2|0|2|0|0|1|0|X| |7 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|1|X| |4 |1|0|0|0|2|2|0|3|X|X| |8 |0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|X|X| |2 |1|0|0|0|1|0|3|0|0|2| |7 |0|1|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0| |4
Tiebreakers
| team-width=200
| RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= 6 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2= 5 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= 1 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4= 8
| RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= 4 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2= 8
First Round
Friday, March 8, 7:30 pm |0|1|0|1|0|3|0|1|0|X| |6 |1|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|X| |5 | Dan Belliveau | 72% | Andrew Carter | 71% | Robbie MacLean | 74% | Don Aitken | 79% | Ron Kapicki | 88% | Bill Strain | 81% | Roy Giles | 61% | Al Delmage | 60% |0|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X|X| |1 |0|2|0|2|1|2|1|X|X|X| |8 | Billy Dillon | 61% | John Likely | 79% | Doug Weeks | 82% | Wayne Matheson | 38% | Art Paulsen | 83% | Nick Paulsen | 64% | Bob Miller | 96% | Eugene Hritzuk | 91%
Second Round
Saturday, March 9, 9:00 am |0|2|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |2|0|0|3|1|0|2|0|0|X| |8 | Dan Belliveau | 88% | Andrew Carter | 82% | Robbie MacLean | 69% | Don Aitken | 61% | Art Paulsen | 77% | Nick Paulsen | 82% | Bob Miller | 83% | Eugene Hritzuk | 79%
Playoffs
| team-width=150
| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= 7 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2= 4
| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= 5 | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2= 6
Semifinal
Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|2| |7 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|0| |4 | Pat Perroud | 88% | Ian Tetley | 80% | Rick Lang | 70% | Al Hackner | 80% | Art Paulsen | 78% | Nick Paulsen | 69% | Bob Miller | 83% | Eugene Hritzuk | 78%
Final
Sunday, March 10, 1:00 pm |1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|5 |0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|2|1|6
| Don Walchuk | 86% | Don McKenzie | 81% | Gord Trenchie | 82% | Pat Ryan | 89% | Pat Perroud | 100% | Ian Tetley | 94% | Rick Lang | 82% | Al Hackner | 82%
The Hackner double
Hackner found himself in a two-point deficit coming into the tenth end, and he was forced to make a very tough double takeout and stick his shooter in order to tie the game. The shot allowed him to steal a point in the extra end when Ryan was heavy with his last stone.
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
| Key |
|---|
| Leads | % |
|---|---|
| ON Bill Fletcher | 86 |
| NO Pat Perroud | 82 |
| PE Billy Dillon | 80 |
| SK Art Paulsen | 79 |
| MB Dan Hildebrand | 79 |
| Seconds | % |
|---|---|
| ON Dave Merklinger | 83 |
| NO Ian Tetley | 81 |
| AB Don McKenzie | 81 |
| MB Cliff Lenz | 80 |
| SK Nick Paulsen | 80 |
| Thirds | % |
|---|---|
| MB Dave Iverson | 80 |
| NO Rick Lang | 80 |
| ON Lovel Lord | 80 |
| AB Gord Trenchie | 77 |
| BC Doug Meger | 76 |
| NS Peter MacPhee | 76 |
| Skips | % |
|---|---|
| AB Pat Ryan | 84 |
| NO Al Hackner | 81 |
| SK Eugene Hritzuk | 77 |
| QC Don Aitken | 75 |
| MB John Bubbs | 75 |
|}
Awards
The all-star teams and award winners are as follows:
All Star Teams
| **Position** | **Name** | **Team** |
|---|---|---|
| **Skip** | Pat Ryan | |
| **Third** | Dave Iverson | |
| **Second** | Don McKenzie | |
| **Lead** | Bill Fletcher |
| **Position** | **Name** | **Team** |
|---|---|---|
| **Skip** | Don Aitken | |
| **Third** | Rick Lang | |
| **Second** | Ian Tetley | |
| **Lead** | Don Walchuk |
Ross Harstone Award
The Ross Harstone 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.
| **Name** | **Position** | **Team** | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Hildebrand | Lead |
Notes
References
References
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- Komosky, Dave. (5 March 1985). "Hritzuk's streak stopped at 20". [[The StarPhoenix.
- "Brier Attendance (1946-present)". Curling Canada.
- (February 2019). "1985 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics". [[Canadian Curling Association]].
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- (2 March 1985). "Labatt Brier Schedule". Moncton Times-Transcript.
- Rauw, Murray. (11 March 1985). "Ryan loses Brier heart-breaker in a dramatic game of inches". [[Calgary Herald]].
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