2005 The National was held November 2–6, 2005, at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre[1] in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the first (men's) Grand Slam event of the 2005-06 curling season.
| The National 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| Arena | Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre |
| Dates | November 2–6, 2005 |
| Winner |  Team Middaugh |
| Skip | Wayne Middaugh |
| Third | Peter Corner |
| Second | Phil Loevenmark |
| Lead | Scott Bailey |
| Finalist |  Pat Simmons |
Ontario's Wayne Middaugh rink defeated Saskatchewan's Pat Simmons team. It was Middaugh's third outright victory in four tournaments up to that point in the season.[2] Middaugh's win gave him a career Grand Slam, and his team took home $28,000 for the win. Team Simmons took home $16,000, with semifinalists Randy Ferbey of Edmonton and Ontario's Glenn Howard winning $12,000 each.[3]
Teams edit
The teams were as follows:[5]
Draw edit
The event was a triple knock out.
Playoffs edit
The scores for the playoffs were as follows.[6]
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Ferbey
| 9 | |||||||||||||
 Gushue
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ferbey
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| Simmons
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Simmons
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Martin
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Simmons
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Middaugh
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Howard
| 12 | |||||||||||||
 Trulsen
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Howard
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Middaugh
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Middaugh
| 8 | |||||||||||||
 Stoughton
| 4 | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "PORT HAWKESBURY CIVIC CENTRE :: Events :: Upcoming Events". Archived from the original on 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2005-10-17.
- ^ Toronto Star, November 7, 2005, pg C7
- ^ "Wayne Middaugh wins National to complete career Grand Slam". 7 November 2005.
- ^ Ottawa Citizen, November 6, pg D7
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ Toronto Star, November 7, pg D2
External links edit
- Results from the CurlingZone database
- Final on YouTube