2001 Nokia Brier
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The 2001 Nokia Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held March 3–11 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the very first Brier to be sponsored by Nokia. The theme of the event was the 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the finals, Team Alberta, consisting of skip Randy Ferbey, fourth David Nedohin, second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque would capture their first of four Brier wins as a team. They edged out Team Manitoba skipped by Kerry Burtnyk in the final, 8–4. While the Brier was not unsuccessful, it did end up losing money.[1] The total attendance was 154,136.
Teams
The 2001 Brier featured the 1981 and 1995 champion Kerry Burtnyk rink of Manitoba, 1982 and 1985 champion Al Hackner rink of Northern Ontario, 1998 champion Wayne Middaugh rink of Ontario, 1988 and 1989 champion third Randy Ferbey with his new Alberta rink, 1998 and 1999 runner-up Guy Hemmings rink of Quebec, 1990 runner-up Jim Sullivan rink of New Brunswick, 1999 Mixed champion Paul Flemming, 5-time PEI champion Peter MacDonald, 4-time territories champion Steve Moss, 2-time Saskatchewan champion Doug Harcourt along with newcomers 1989 Canadian Junior champion Dean Joanisse of BC, and Keith Ryan of Newfoundland.
Map of teams
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
| Key | |
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| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Locale | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Shot Pct. |
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| Template:Country data Alberta | Randy Ferbey | 9 | 2 | 73 | 52 | 85 |
| Template:Country data Ontario | Wayne Middaugh | 9 | 2 | 75 | 43 | 89 |
| Template:Country data Quebec | Guy Hemmings | 8 | 3 | 78 | 54 | 84 |
| Template:Country data Manitoba | Kerry Burtnyk | 7 | 4 | 71 | 64 | 85 |
| Template:Country data Nova Scotia | Mark Dacey | 6 | 5 | 58 | 63 | 80 |
| Template:Country data New Brunswick | Jim Sullivan | 6 | 5 | 61 | 53 | 85 |
| Template:Country data Saskatchewan | Doug Harcourt | 6 | 5 | 65 | 60 | 83 |
| Template:Country data Prince Edward Island | Peter MacDonald | 5 | 6 | 60 | 69 | 84 |
| Template:NO | Al Hackner | 5 | 6 | 55 | 71 | 79 |
| Template:Country data British Columbia | Dean Joanisse | 4 | 7 | 55 | 57 | 84 |
| Template:Country data NL | Keith Ryan | 1 | 10 | 48 | 71 | 79 |
| Template:NTYT | Steve Moss | 0 | 11 | 42 | 78 | 74 |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).
Draw 1
Saturday, March 3, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 2
Saturday, March 3, 7:00 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 3
Sunday, March 4, 9:00 am Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 4
Sunday, March 4, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 5
Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 6
Monday, March 5, 9:00 am Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 7
Monday, March 5, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 8
Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 7, 9:00 am Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 15
Thursday, March 8, 9:00 am Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 16
Thursday, March 8, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Draw 17
Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox Template:Curlingbox
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm Template:Curlingbox
3 vs. 4
Friday, March 9, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox
Semifinal
Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox
Final
Sunday, March 11, 1:30 pm Template:Curlingbox
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
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Playdowns
- Template:Country data Alberta: Team Nedohin, skipped by Randy Ferbey won the Alberta Safeway Select, defeating Kevin Martin 6–4 in the final at the Stettler Recreation Centre in Stettler on February 11.[2]
- Template:Country data British Columbia: Dean Joanisse of Victoria won the Safeway Select B.C. men's curling championship, defeating defending Brier champion Greg McAulay of New Westminster, 5–4 in the final at the McArthur Island Sports Centre in Kamloops on February 11.[3]
- Template:Country data Manitoba: Kerry Burtnyk (Assiniboine Memorial) won the Manitoba Safeway Select 10–7 over Dale Duguid (Granite) in the final at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk on February 11. Duguid's last draw in the 10th came up short after picking on a piece of straw, giving the victory to Burtnyk.[4]
- Template:Country data New Brunswick: Jim Sullivan of Saint John defeated Russ Howard of Moncton 6–5 in an extra end in the New Brunswick final played in Moncton.[5]
- Template:Country data NL: Keith Ryan of Labrador City beat Ken Peddigrew of St. John's in the Newfoundland championship final, 5–4 in Stephenville.[5]
- Template:NO: In an all-Thunder Bay final, the Al Hackner rink beat Team Bill Adams (skipped by Scott Henderson) 6–5 in an extra end at the Northern Ontario Labatt Tankard played at the North Bay Granite Club in North Bay on February 11. Hackner made a draw to the button for the win.[6]
- Template:Country data Nova Scotia: Paul Flemming defeated Ken Myers (both of Halifax) 9–7 in final of the Nova Scotia championship played in Sydney.[5]
- Template:Country data Ontario: Wayne Middaugh beat Stayner's John Morris, 4–3 in the final of the 2001 Ontario Nokia Cup played February 11 in Woodstock.[7]
- Template:Country data Prince Edward Island: Peter MacDonald of Charlottetown won the Prince Edward Island Tankard on February 5.[8]
- Template:Country data Quebec: Guy Hemmings downed François Roberge of Quebec City 7–2 in the Quebec final, played on February 10[9] in Chicoutimi.[10]
- Template:Country data Saskatchewan Quill Lake's Doug Harcourt went 22–0 through playdown play, culminating in a 5–2 victory over Rocansville's Daryl Williamson in the final of the Pool Tankard played in Kindersley February 11.[11]
- Template:NTYT: Steve Moss of the Northwest Territories won the Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship played at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon over the January 27–28 weekend. He posted a 5–1 record, two wins more than second place Jon Solberg of the Yukon.[12]
References
- ↑ 2007 Brier to Hamilton | Curling at InTheHack
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