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1989 Labatt Brier
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 1989 Labatt Brier |
| Host city | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | Saskatchewan Place |
| Dates | March 5–12 |
| Winner | **** |
| Curling club | Ottewell CC, Edmonton |
| Skip | Pat Ryan |
| Third | Randy Ferbey |
| Second | Don Walchuk |
| Lead | Don McKenzie |
| Alternate | Murray Ursulak |
| Finalist | (Rick Folk) |
| Attendance | 151,538 |
| prev | 1988 |
| next | 1990 |
The 1989 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 12 at the Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Pat Ryan of Alberta defeated Rick Folk of British Columbia to win his second Brier.
"The Ryan Express"
Pat Ryan's team was well known for its hitting style. Once they got the lead, the team would just peel off every opposition stone to win the game. This defensive strategy was heavily criticized for being boring. Whenever Ryan switched to this style of play, fans began shouting "bor-ing". However, the strategy worked for Ryan, who won the Brier. The score of the final game (3–2), remains the lowest total score for a final game in Brier history. This caused the implementation of the free guard zone a few years later to cause more offence in the game.
Howard loses his voice
Also of note at the 1989 Brier was Ontario skip Russ Howard's loss of his voice. Howard was nicknamed "the Wounded Moose" for the way he screamed in the first few draws of the event. However, he would lose his voice by Tuesday, and could barely speak. So, the team opted to use Walkie-talkies to communicate with their skip. This went unnoticed until their walkie-talkie signals jammed the official's walkie-talkie signals. The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) was quite upset about the matter, but Howard pointed out there was nothing in the rules against their usage, and insisted on continuing to use the walkie-talkies. So, the CCA decided midway through the event to ban the use of walkie-talkies, marking the first time that the rules had been changed in the middle of a tournament.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:
| British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon/Northwest Territories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottewell CC, Edmonton | ||||||||||
| Kelowna CC, Kelowna | ||||||||||
| Lac du Bonnet CC, Lac du Bonnet | ||||||||||
| Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John | ||||||||||
| St. John's CC, St. John's | ||||||||||
| Fort William CC, Thunder Bay | ||||||||||
| Truro CC, Truro | ||||||||||
| Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene | ||||||||||
| Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown | ||||||||||
| Buckingham CC, Buckingham | ||||||||||
| Estevan CC, Estevan | ||||||||||
| Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife |
Map of teams
Round-robin standings
Final Round Robin standings
| Key |
|---|
| Locale | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ryan | 8 | 3 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 82% | |
| Rick Folk | 8 | 3 | 62 | 56 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 81% | |
| Russ Howard | 8 | 3 | 67 | 51 | 47 | 40 | 6 | 16 | 80% | |
| Lorne Henderson | 7 | 4 | 64 | 64 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 75% | |
| Orest Meleschuk | 7 | 4 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 79% | |
| Ragnar Kamp | 7 | 4 | 65 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 77% | |
| Jim Packet | 6 | 5 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 81% | |
| Pierre Charette | 5 | 6 | 75 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 77% | |
| Al Delmage | 3 | 8 | 55 | 71 | 40 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 72% | |
| Al Hackner | 3 | 8 | 55 | 75 | 40 | 48 | 6 | 7 | 76% | |
| Gary Mitchell | 2 | 9 | 52 | 73 | 37 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 77% | |
| Doug Weeks | 2 | 9 | 54 | 76 | 37 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 75% |
Round-robin results
Draw 1
|1|0|2|1|0|0|2|0|0|1| |7 |0|1|0|0|0|3|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |2 |1|1|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |6 |0|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|0| |3 |0|2|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|2| |6 |0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |2 |1|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|1|X| |4 |1|1|1|0|2|1|0|0|0|0| |6 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|2|0|1| |5
Draw 2
|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|1|0| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|1| |5 |1|0|0|3|0|4|0|1|0|X| |9 |0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|X| |6 |2|0|1|0|0|3|1|0|1|X| |8 |0|2|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|X| |5 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0| |3 |0|0|1|2|0|0|1|0|0|2| |6 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|3|0|X| |5 |1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|X| |4
Draw 3
|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|1|3| |9 |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0| |4 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|3|0| |7 |2|1|1|0|3|0|1|0|0|1| |9
Draw 4
|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|3|1| |6 |2|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|0|2|0|3|0|0|0|X| |5 |2|2|2|0|1|0|0|1|1|X| |9 |1|0|2|0|0|0|3|0|1|X| |7 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |1|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|3|X| |7 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |1|0|0|2|0|0|0|0|2|0| |5 |0|1|2|0|1|0|0|2|0|1| |7
Draw 5
|2|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|0|2| |7 |0|2|0|0|1|2|0|1|0|0| |6 |1|0|3|0|2|1|0|0|1|X| |8 |0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0|0|1| |7 |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|0| |6 |0|0|2|0|2|1|0|3|X|X| |8 |1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |2|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|2|2|0|2|0|0|1|0|X| |7
Draw 6
|0|1|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|0|0|2|1|1|0|3|1|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|0| |5 |1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|1|2| |7
Draw 7
|0|1|0|3|1|4|X|X|X|X| |9 |1|0|2|0|0|0|X|X|X|X| |3 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|X| |2 |0|0|2|1|1|0|0|0|3|X| |7 |2|0|1|0|0|2|0|2|1|0| |8 |0|2|0|1|3|0|2|0|0|1| |9 |1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|X| |1 |0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|X| |3 |0|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|2|0|1|6 |2|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|5
Draw 8
|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |2 |0|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|1|X| |5 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|1|6 |1|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|5 |2|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0| |4 |0|3|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1| |5 |0|0|1|1|0|3|1|0|0|X| |6 |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|X| |2 |0|1|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|1| |7 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0| |6
Draw 9
|1|0|0|1|0|3|0|0|2|0|2|9 |0|1|1|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|0|7 |0|0|2|0|0|1|1|0|X|X| |4 |0|3|0|2|1|0|0|0|X|X| |6
Draw 10
|1|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|1|0|7 |0|0|2|1|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|8 |0|1|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|1| |4 |0|0|0|0|0|0|1|1|0|0| |2 |1|0|0|1|1|0|2|0|1|0| |6 |0|2|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1| |7 |3|0|2|4|X|X|X|X|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|0|X|X|X|X|X|X| |1 |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|X|X| |1 |0|2|2|1|0|0|0|2|X|X| |7
Draw 11
|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|7 |0|0|1|0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|6 |0|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|1|0| |4 |1|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|2| |5 |0|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|3|X| |6 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|X| |2 |1|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|1|X| |4 |0|2|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|X| |4 |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|2|X| |7
Draw 12
|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X|X|X| |1 |2|2|2|0|0|3|X|X|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |2|0|5|0|0|1|0|0|3|X| |11 |0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|4| |9 |2|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0| |6 |0|0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|1|0|2|1|0|1|0|0|1| |6 |0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|1|6 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|5
Draw 13
|1|0|0|0|2|0|1|1|0|1|0|6 |0|0|2|2|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|8 |3|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|3|X| |10 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|0|0|0|0|5|0|1|0|X| |6 |0|0|1|1|1|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|3|X| |6 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |4 |2|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|0|1| |6
Draw 14
|0|0|1|0|3|0|2|0|2|0| |8 |0|2|0|2|0|3|0|1|0|1| |9 |0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|2|5 |0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|3 |0|0|1|0|0|0|X|X|X|X| |1 |1|3|0|1|1|2|X|X|X|X| |8 |1|0|2|0|0|2|0|3|0|0| |8 |0|1|0|2|0|0|2|0|1|1| |7 |1|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|X| |6 |0|2|0|3|0|2|0|1|0|X| |8
Draw 15
|0|2|0|3|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|7 |1|0|2|0|1|0|0|2|1|0|1|8 |2|0|0|1|1|2|2|X|X|X| |8 |0|1|1|0|0|0|0|X|X|X| |2 |2|0|3|0|1|0|0|2|0|X| |8 |0|3|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|X| |5 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |0|0|2|0|1|2|0|3|X|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |4 |1|0|1|0|0|2|1|0|0|3| |8
Playoffs
| RD1-seed1 = 2 | RD1-team1 = **** | RD1-score1 = 7 | RD1-seed2 = 3 | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2 = 4
| RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = **** | RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-seed2 = 2 | RD2-team2 = | RD2-score2 = 2
Semifinal
|0|0|0|2|1|2|0|2|0|X| |7 |2|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|X| |4
| Player Percentages |
|---|
| Doug Smith |
| Rob Koffski |
| Bert Gretzinger |
| Rick Folk |
| Total |
Final
|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0| |3 |0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0| |2
| Player Percentages |
|---|
| Don McKenzie |
| Don Walchuk |
| Randy Ferbey |
| Pat Ryan |
| Total |
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
| Leads | % |
|---|---|
| SK Dallas Duce | 87 |
| AB Don McKenzie | 84 |
| NB Terry Roach | 84 |
| ON Kent Carstairs | 81 |
| NL Marc Brophy | 81 |
| Seconds | % |
|---|---|
| AB Don Walchuk | 84 |
| NL Peter Hollett | 81 |
| MB John Hyrich | 81 |
| BC Rob Koffski | 81 |
| ON Tim Belcourt | 80 |
| Thirds | % |
|---|---|
| AB Randy Ferbey | 81 |
| BC Bert Gretzinger | 80 |
| NB Brian Dobson | 80 |
| ON Glenn Howard | 79 |
| QC Andre Lafleur | 79 |
| Skips | % |
|---|---|
| BC Rick Folk | 81 |
| AB Pat Ryan | 81 |
| ON Russ Howard | 81 |
| SK Jim Packet | 80 |
| MB Orest Meleschuk | 77 |
|}
Team percentages
Round Robin only
| Province | Skip | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Ryan | 82 | |
| Jim Packet | 81 | |
| Rick Folk | 81 | |
| Russ Howard | 80 | |
| Orest Meleschuk | 79 | |
| Gary Mitchell | 77 | |
| Pierre Charette | 77 | |
| Ragnar Kamp | 77 | |
| Al Hackner | 76 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Lorne Henderson | 75 |
| Doug Weeks | 75 | |
| Al Delmage | 72 |
References
References
- "1989 Labatt Brier". CurlingZone.
- "Labatt Brier Archived Statistics". [[Canadian Curling Association]].
- Weeks, Bob. (1995). "The Brier: The History of Canada's Most Celebrated Curling Championship". Gage Learning Corporation.
- Weeks, Bob. (2006). "Curling for Dummies, 2nd Edition". John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd..
- "1989 Labatt Brier". Curling Canada.
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