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2008 Tim Hortons Brier

Canadian men's curling championship

Canadian men's curling championship

FieldValue
Name2008 Tim Hortons Brier
Logo2008brier.jpg
Size200
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaMTS Centre
DatesMarch 8–16
Attendance165,075
Winner****
Curling clubSaville Sports Centre, Edmonton
SkipKevin Martin
ThirdJohn Morris
SecondMarc Kennedy
LeadBen Hebert
AlternateAdam Enright
CoachJules Owchar
Finalist(Glenn Howard)
prev2007
next2009

The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Skipped by Kevin Martin, Alberta defeated the defending champion, and reigning World Champion Glenn Howard and Team Ontario. The final pitted arguably the top 2 teams in the world, at least the top 2 teams in the World Curling Tour. The final, while close, failed to live up to expectations, and was widely considered boring, and was full of mistakes due to ice problems. Martin had a draw to the button in the tenth end to win the game.

Teams

British ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories
*Saville SC, Edmonton
*Kelowna CC, Kelowna
*Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg
*
*Gage G&CC, Oromocto
*Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's
Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie
Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater
Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
*CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy
CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald*
Davidson CC, Davidson
Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Map of teams

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
LocaleSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
Kevin Martin11086525040111189%
Pat Simmons928058504591284%
Glenn Howard9285505433112288%
Bob Ursel7472664547151184%
Brad Gushue7477695144131482%
Kerry Burtnyk655966474021979%
Jean-Michel Ménard4776694848111580%
Eric Harnden38658043536679%
Peter Gallant38617840506777%
Brian Rafuse38609242568377%
James Grattan29718646547579%
Chad Cowan295783445011979%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1

Saturday, March 8, 14:00 |1|0|2|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |5 |0|1|0|2|0|2|2|0|1|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|1| |5 |2|0|1|1|0|0|1|1|0|0| |6 |1|0|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|X| |4 |0|0|1|0|1|1|2|3|0|X| |8 |0|0|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|1| |6 |0|0|1|0|4|0|0|0|2|0| |7

Draw 2

Saturday, March 8, 19:00 |0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X| |1 |0|1|2|0|2|0|1|2|X|X| |8 |0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|1| |7 |1|1|0|3|0|2|0|1|0|0| |8 |2|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0| |6 |0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0|1|1| |5 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|X| |3 |1|1|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|X| |6

Draw 3

Sunday, March 9, 8:30 |3|0|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|2| |8 |0|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|0| |4 |0|0|0|2|0|1|1|0|2|2| |8 |0|1|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|0| |5

Draw 4

Sunday, March 9, 14:00 |1|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|1| |7 |0|3|0|2|0|0|0|3|0|0| |8 |0|0|3|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|7 |0|3|0|0|2|0|0|1|1|0|1|8 |1|0|2|0|2|0|1|1|0|0|1|8 |0|2|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|7 |1|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|1|0| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|1|1|2|0|1| |8

Draw 5

Sunday, March 9, 19:00 |0|1|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0| |4 |2|0|0|1|1|0|2|0|1|1| |8 |1|0|0|1|0|2|1|0|2|X| |7 |0|2|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|X| |5 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |0|0|1|0|2|0|2|0|4|X| |9 |0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X|X|X| |2 |5|3|0|4|0|1|X|X|X|X| |13

Draw 6

Monday, March 10, 9:30 |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|0|X|X| |4 |1|0|2|0|3|0|2|1|X|X| |9 |2|0|1|1|1|0|2|1|X|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|X|X| |3 |0|1|1|0|0|1|1|0|1|0| |5 |1|0|0|2|1|0|0|1|0|1| |6 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |4 |1|1|0|1|2|0|1|0|1|X| |7

Draw 7

Monday, March 10, 14:00 |2|0|4|0|2|0|1|X|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X|X|X| |4 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |5 |1|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|2|X| |8 |1|1|1|0|1|0|1|0|2|X| |7 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|X| |2 |3|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |5 |0|2|1|2|1|0|1|0|2|X| |9

Draw 8

Monday, March 10, 19:00 |1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|3|10 |0|1|2|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|0|7 |2|0|2|0|4|0|0|2|X|X| |10 |0|1|0|1|0|2|1|0|X|X| |5 |1|0|1|0|2|3|0|6|X|X| |13 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |2|0|1|0|2|0|3|0|0|1| |9 |0|2|0|1|0|3|0|1|1|0| |8

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 11, 9:30 |3|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|1| |7 |0|2|1|0|0|1|1|0|1|0| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|3|1|9 |2|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|0|8 |2|1|3|0|1|0|0|2|X|X| |9 |0|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|1|0|5 |0|0|1|1|0|0|0|3|0|0|1|6

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 11, 14:00 |2|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|1| |7 |0|0|2|0|2|0|1|1|0|0| |6 |0|2|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|X| |4 |1|0|2|1|2|0|0|0|4|X| |10 |2|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0| |6 |0|2|0|1|0|2|1|0|0|2| |8 |0|0|1|1|2|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|0|0|0|3|1|0|2|2| |8

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 11, 19:00 |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|X| |5 |1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1|X| |7 |0|1|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|0| |7 |1|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|3|1| |10 |0|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|1|1|0|6 |0|0|0|2|0|0|2|2|0|0|1|7 |2|0|0|2|4|0|2|X|X|X| |10 |0|2|0|0|0|1|0|X|X|X| |3

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 |0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|X|X| |4 |1|0|4|0|0|2|0|2|X|X| |9 |0|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|3|X| |7 |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |2 |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|1| |5 |0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|0| |4 |1|0|1|1|0|3|0|0|0|2| |8 |0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0| |5

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 12, 14:00 |0|2|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|7 |0|0|0|1|0|1|3|0|2|0|1|8 |1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0| |7 |0|2|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|1| |8 |1|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0| |5 |0|2|3|0|1|0|0|1|0|1| |8 |1|1|1|0|1|0|4|X|X|X| |8 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X|X| |2

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 12, 19:00 |1|1|0|2|2|0|1|0|1|X| |8 |0|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |4 |2|0|0|3|1|0|0|1|1|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|0|2|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|1|0|0|2|0|X|X|X|X| |3 |2|0|4|1|0|3|X|X|X|X| |10 |0|0|2|0|2|1|0|1|1|X| |7 |0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|X| |4

Draw 15

Thursday, March 13, 9:30 |1|0|1|0|2|1|0|1|0|1|0|7 |0|1|0|2|0|0|2|0|2|0|1|8 |1|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|0|0|1|0|2|0|3|1|X| |7 |2|0|2|0|0|2|0|2|0|1| |9 |0|3|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|0| |7 |2|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|2|X| |6 |0|1|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |3

Draw 16

Thursday, March 13, 14:00 |2|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|0|0| |6 |0|1|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|1| |8 |3|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|6 |0|0|1|1|0|1|2|0|1|0|1|7 |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1| |7 |0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|2|1|1|1|X| |7 |2|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|X| |3

Draw 17

Thursday, March 13, 19:00

The Quebec vs. Northern Ontario match was the most recent Brier match that went to a second extra end. |0|0|0|3|4|0|1|X|X|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|X|X|X| |2 |2|1|0|2|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1| |9 |0|0|2|0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0|0| |8 |0|2|1|0|2|0|1|0|0|1| |7 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|1|0| |4 |1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|2|0| |6 |0|2|0|1|1|0|2|1|0|1| |8

Tiebreaker

Friday, March 14, 19:30 |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6 |3|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|X| |8 | David Noftall | 89% | Chris Schille | 85% | Mark Nichols | 86% | Brad Gushue | 86% | Rick Sawatsky | 90% | Kevin Folk | 96% | Bob Ursel | 94% | Jim Cotter | 86%

Playoffs

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= **** | RD1-score1= 8 | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2= 7 | RD1-seed3= 3 | RD1-team3= **** | RD1-score3= 9 | RD1-seed4= 4 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4= 7

| RD2-seed1= 2 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= 7 | RD2-seed2= 3 | RD2-team2= **** | RD2-score2= 8

| RD3-seed1= 1 | RD3-team1= **** | RD3-score1= 5 | RD3-seed2= 3 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2= 4

3 vs. 4

Friday, March 14, 15:00 |2|0|2|0|1|1|0|3|0|X| |9 |0|2|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|X| |7 | Rick Sawatsky | 98% | Kevin Folk | 89% | Bob Ursel | 74% | Jim Cotter | 75% | Craig Savill | 88% | Brent Laing | 83% | Richard Hart | 86% | Glenn Howard | 88%

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 14, 20:00 |0|2|1|0|0|1|0|2|1|1| |8 |2|0|0|2|2|0|1|0|0|0| |7 | Ben Hebert | 91% | Marc Kennedy | 90% | John Morris | 80% | Kevin Martin | 78% | Steve Laycock | 91% | Gerry Adam | 86% | Jeff Sharp | 89% | Pat Simmons | 74%

Semifinal

Saturday, March 15, 13:30 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|3|0|1|0|7 |0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|1|8 | Steve Laycock | 84% | Gerry Adam | 76% | Jeff Sharp | 77% | Pat Simmons | 80% | Craig Savill | 90% | Brent Laing | 77% | Richard Hart | 95% | Glenn Howard | 89%

Final

Sunday, March 16, 17:30 |0|1|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|1| |5 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0| |4 | Ben Hebert | 78% | Marc Kennedy | 84% | John Morris | 90% | Kevin Martin | 79% | Craig Savill | 89% | Brent Laing | 80% | Richard Hart | 80% | Glenn Howard | 83%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads%
BC Rick Sawatsky91
ON Craig Savill91
SK Steve Laycock88
AB Ben Hebert87
ON Caleb Flaxey (N. Ont.)86
Seconds%
AB Marc Kennedy93
ON Brent Laing89
SK Gerry Adam84
NL Chris Schille83
MB Richard Daneault82
Thirds%
AB John Morris89
BC Bob Ursel85
SK Jeff Sharp86
ON Richard Hart82
QC Martin Crête81
Skips%
AB Kevin Martin88
ON Glenn Howard88
NL Brad Gushue81
SK Pat Simmons81
QC Jean-Michel Ménard79

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Playdowns

Defending provincial champions in italics

Alberta

The 2008 Boston Pizza Cup February 12–17, Grant Fuhr Arena, Spruce Grove

Triple knock out format.

SkipWinsLosses
*Kevin Martin*30
Randy Ferbey41
Kevin Koe42
James Pahl52
Kurt Balderston33
Terry Meek33
Shane Park23
David Stewart23
Steve Petryk23
Jeff Ginter13
Darren Moulding13
Ron Chrenek03

Playoffs

  • 1 vs. 2: Martin 7-6 Ferbey
  • 3 vs. 4: Pahl 3-6 Koe
  • Semifinal: Ferbey 11-7 Koe
  • Final: Martin 7-4 Ferbey

British Columbia

February 4–10, Penticton Curling Club, Penticton

SkipWinsLosses
Tom Buchy72
Bob Ursel63
Greg McAulay63
Deane Horning54
Dean Joanisse54
Ken McArdle54
Sean Geall45
Steve Waatainen45
Wes Craig36
Michael Dahms09

Tie-breakers

  • Joanisse 10-5 McArdle
  • Horning 11-6 Joanisse

Page Playoffs

  • Buchy 2-8 Ursel
  • McAulay 8-1 Horning

Semifinal

  • McAulay 7-3 Buchy

Final

  • McAulay 7-8 Ursel

Manitoba

Main article: 2008 Safeway Championship

February 13–17, Brandon Keystone Centre, Brandon

Double knock out format with a playoff round and then a page playoff championship. After Saturday afternoon draws.

SkipWinsLosses
David Bohn50
Kerry Burtnyk50
Vic Peters51
Mike McEwen62
Jeff Stoughton42
Allan Lyburn43
Peter Nicholls33
Don Spriggs33
Chris Galbraith32
Kelly Robertson32
Kelly Skinner32
Reid Carruthers22
Scott Madams22
Bob Sigurdson22
Terry McNamee22
Rae Hainstock22
William Lyburn12
Brendan Taylor12
Daley Peters12
James Kirkness12
Murray Woodward12
Randy Neufeld12
Arnold Asham12
Glenn Parrott12
Lorne Hamblin02
Richard Muntain02
Lionel Walz02
Russell Shackel02
Sam Antila02
Blair Goethals02
Dave Wallace02
Rob Fleming02

Playoffs

  • 1 vs. 2: Burtnyk 5-8 Bohn
  • 3 vs. 4: Peters 3-5 McEwen
  • Semifinal: McEwen 5-7 Burtnyk
  • Final: Bohn 5-11 Burtnyk

New Brunswick

February 13–17, Capital Winter Club, Fredericton https://web.archive.org/web/20080218155037/http://www.nbcurling.nb.ca/Scripts/livescore/html/tankard08/frame.html

SkipWinsLosses
James Grattan52
Jeremy Mallais43
Russ Howard43
Jamie Brannen43
Ryan Sherrard43
Charlie Sullivan43
Marc Lecocq34
David Konefal07

Tie breakers

  • Sherrard 9-1 Brannen
  • Sullivan 7-3 Howard
  • Sullivan 7-6 Sherrard

Semifinal

  • Sullivan 5-6 Mallais

Final

  • Mallais 2-9 Grattan

Defending champion Paul Dobson did not qualify/participate

Newfoundland and Labrador

February 5–10, Carol Curling Club, Labrador City

SkipWinsLosses
Keith Ryan81
*Brad Gushue*72
Mark Noseworthy63
Alex Smith63
Bob Skanes54
Gary Wensman45
Rick Roswell45
Dean Branton36
Jeff Staples27
Bruce Adam09

Tiebreaker

  • Noseworthy 10-11 Smith

Semifinal

  • Gushue 8-4 Smith

Final

  • Ryan 3-7 Gushue

Northern Ontario

February 4–9, Englehart & Area Community Complex, Englehart

Group A

SkipWinsLosses
Trevor Clifford52
Claude Lapointe43
Brian Adams Jr.43
Matt Dumontelle43
Scott Henderson43
Al Belec34
Al Harnden34
Chris Milks16

Group B

SkipWinsLosses
Jeff Currie61
Rob Gordon52
Eric Harnden52
Tim Phillips43
John Salo43
Kevin Rutledge25
Gary Graham25
Bud O'Donnell07

Tie breakers

  • Dumontelle 6-4 Henderson
  • Dumontelle 5-3 Adams

Playoffs

  • A2 vs. B3: E. Harnden 9-5 Lapointe
  • B2 vs. A3: Dumontelle 8-7 Gordon
  • B1 vs. A1: Currie 7-3 Clifford
  • Quarter final: E. Harnden 11-10 Dumontelle
  • Semifinal: E. Harnden 7-3 Clifford
  • Final: Currie 3-7 E. Harnden

Nova Scotia

February 6–10, Wolfville Curling Club, Wolfville Triple knock-out format.

SkipWinsLosses
Scott Saunders50
Brian Rafuse51
Shawn Adams52
Doug MacKenzie52
Mark Kehoe43
Chris Sutherland43
Brent MacDougall33
Steve Ogden23
Jeff Hopkins23
Kent Smith23
Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc23
Dave LeBlanc13
Lowell Goulden13
Don MacIntosh13
Chad Stevens03
Mike Robinson03

Playoffs

  • 1 vs. 2: Saunders 3-4 Rafuse
  • 3 vs. 4: MacKenzie 5-10 Adams
  • Semifinal: Saunders 6-7 Adams
  • Final: Rafuse 4-3 Adams

Ontario

The 2008 TSC Stores Tankard, February 4–10, Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Waterloo

SkipWinsLosses
*Glenn Howard*91
Peter Corner82
Mike Harris82
Rob Lobel55
Wayne Middaugh55
Wayne Tuck Jr.55
Howard Rajala46
Bob Turcotte46
Daryl Shane37
Rob Dickson28
Rob Todd28

Tie breakers

  • Tuck 9-4 Middaugh
  • Lobel 9-8 Tuck

Page Playoffs

  • Howard 4-6 Corner
  • Lobel 7-8 Harris

Semifinal

  • Harris 2-7 Howard

Final

  • Corner 4-9 Howard

Prince Edward Island

February 5–10, Crapaud Community Curling Club, Crapaud

SkipWinsLosses
John Likely52
*Peter Gallant*52
Rod MacDonald52
Robert Shaw43
Kyle Stevenson43
Tim Cullen34
Ted MacFadyen25
Eddie MacKenzie07

Tiebreaker

  • Stevenson 9-6 Shaw

Playoffs

  • 1 vs. 2: Likely 5-6 Gallant
  • 3 vs. 4: Stevenson 10-3 MacDonald
  • Semifinal: Likely 10-5 Stevenson
  • Final: Likely 7-8 Gallant

Quebec

February 5–12, Colisée de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières

Group A

SkipWinsLosses
Martin Ferland90
Ted Butler63
François Roberge54
Georges Tardif54
Serge Reid54
Simon Dupuis54
Shawn Fowler45
Marcel Marchand36
Jeff Cheal36
Ian Belleau09

Group B

SkipWinsLosses
Jean-Michel Ménard90
Daniel Bédard81
Robert Desjardins54
Jean-Pierre Venne45
Dwayne Fowler45
René Bouffard45
René Lanteigne45
Pierre Blanchard36
Guy Hemmings36
Michael Raby18

Defending champion Pierre Charette is playing third for Hemmings.

Tie breakers

  • Tardif 10-4 Reid
  • Roberge 7-3 Dupuis
  • Roberge 10-2 Tardif

Playoffs

  • A2 vs. B3: Desjardins 5-4 Butler
  • B2 vs. A3: Roberge 9-4 Bédard
  • A1 vs. B1: Ménard 7-5 Ferland
  • Quarter-final: Roberge 7-4 Desjardins
  • Semi-final: Ferland 7-5 Roberge
  • Final: Ménard 7-5 Ferland

Saskatchewan

February 6–10, Balgonie Arena, Balgonie. Triple elimination until playoff round.

SkipWinsLosses
Randy Bryden40
*Pat Simmons*51
Darrell McKee52
Joel Jordison52
Monte Armstrong43
Eugene Hritzuk33
Glen Despins33
Brian Humble33
Al Schick33
Mark Herbert23
Carl deConinck Smith13
Gerald Shymko13
Chris Busby13
Derek Boe13
Brent Gedak03
Jamie Schneider03

Playoffs

  • 1 vs. 2: Bryden 4-6 Simmons
  • 3 vs. 4: Jordison 4-10 McKee
  • Semifinal: Bryden 4-6 McKee
  • Final: Simmons 10-5 McKee

Yukon/Northwest Territories

February 14–17, Whitehorse Curling Club, Whitehorse. Double round robin. Through five draws.

SkipWinsLosses
Chad Cowan42
John Solberg42
Steve Moss42
D'arcy Delorey05

Tiebreakers

  • Solberg d. Moss
  • Cowan 9-8 Solberg

Defending champion Jamie Koe was eliminated in the N.W.T. playdowns.

References

References

  1. Gvangulik. "2008 Tim Hortons Brier Archived Statistics". [[Canadian Curling Association]].
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