2008 Canada Cup of Curling

The 2008 Strauss Canada Cup was held February 27 to March 2 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The men's champion was Kevin Koe and the women's champion was Stefanie Lawton.[1]

2008 Strauss
Canada Cup of Curling
Host cityKamloops, British Columbia
ArenaInterior Savings Centre
DatesFebruary 27-March 2
Men's winnerAlberta Kevin Koe
Curling clubSaville Sports Centre, Edmonton
SkipKevin Koe
FourthBlake MacDonald
SecondCarter Rycroft
LeadNolan Thiessen
FinalistAlberta Kevin Martin
Women's winnerSaskatchewan Stefanie Lawton
Curling clubCN Curling Club, Saskatoon
SkipStefanie Lawton
ThirdMarliese Kasner
SecondSherri Singler
LeadLana Vey
FinalistBritish Columbia Kelly Scott
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Men's edit

Teams edit

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kerry Burtnyk Dan Kammerlock Richard Daneault Garth Smith   Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque   Granite Curling Club, Edmonton
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Chris Schille David Noftall   Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club St. John's
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill   Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater
Blake MacDonald Kevin Koe (skip) Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen   Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Kevin Martin Kevin Park Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert   Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Gerry Adam Steve Laycock   Davidson Curling Club, Davidson
Jeff Stoughton Ryan Fry Rob Fowler Steve Gould   Charleswood Curling Club, Winnipeg
Charley Thomas Jason Gunnlaugson Justin Richter Tyler Forrest   Beausejour Curling Club, Beausejour

Standings edit

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker

Group A edit

Team W L
  Koe 4 1
  Simmons 2 3
  Martin 2 3
  Stoughton 2 3
  McEwen 2 3

Group B edit

Team W L
  Gushue 4 1
  Howard 4 1
  Ferbey 3 2
  Burtnyk 1 4
  Carruthers 1 4

Tie-breakers edit

  • Tie-Breaker #1: Martin 8-7 Stoughton
  • Tie-Breaker #1: Simmons 8-6 McEwen
  • Tie-Breaker #2: Martin 10-2 Simmons

Playoffs edit

Women's edit

Teams edit


Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Sherry Anderson Kim Hodson Heather Walsh Donna Gignac   CN Curling Club, Saskatoon
Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori Bartel   Calgary Curling Club & Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Janet Harvey Cherie-Ann Loder Kristin Loder Carey Kirby   Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg
Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin   St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg
Cathy King Lori Olson Raylene Rocque Tracy Bush   Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Bronwen Saunders Chelsey Bell   Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Stefanie Lawton Marliese Kasner Sherri Singler Lana Vey   CN Curling Club, Saskatoon
Heather Nedohin Kristie Moore (skip) Beth Iskiw Pam Appelman   Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Heather Rankin Deanna Doig Heather Moulding Kyla MacLachlan   Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Kelly Scott Jeanna Schraeder[a] Sasha Carter Renee Simons   Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna

Standings edit

Key
Teams to Playoffs

Group A edit

Team W L
  Bernard 5 0
  Jones 4 1
  Anderson 3 2
  King 1 4
  Harvey 0 5

Group B edit

Team W L
  Lawton 4 1
  Scott 4 1
  Kleibrink 3 2
  Moore 1 4
  Rankin 0 5

Playoffs edit

Qualifying edit

The Four qualifying positions in both the men's and women's events were held December 12–16, 2007. The men's qualifier was held at the Ottawa Curling Club and Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa while the women's qualifier was held at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton.

John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier (Men) edit

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
  Russ Howard 8
  Joel Jordison 6
  Russ Howard 8
  Mike McEwen 9
  Mike McEwen 8
  Nick Rizzo 0
  Mike McEwen 3
  Kevin Koe 5
  Kerry Burtnyk 11
  Jamie King 5
  Kerry Burtnyk 5
  Kevin Koe 6
  Kevin Koe 7
  Jeff Stoughton 6

Teams:

Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier (Women) edit

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
  Stefanie Lawton 9
  Michelle Englot 2
  Stefanie Lawton 6
  Cheryl Bernard 7
  Cheryl Bernard 7
  Heather Strong 3
  Cheryl Bernard 5
  Sherry Middaugh 3
  Sherry Middaugh 8
  Krista McCarville 6
  Sherry Middaugh 6
  Janet Harvey 5
  Janet Harvey 9
  Deb Santos 5

Teams:

External links edit

  • "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Standings and Rosters". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
  • "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Men's draws and scores". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009.
  • "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Women's draws and scores". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Karla Sparks temporarily replaced Schraeder and played lead, with Carter and Simons moving up their positions.

References edit

  1. ^ "Lawton and Koe win the Canada Cup". Curling Scoops. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012.