2021 Tim Hortons Brier

The 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 14 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.[2]

2021 Tim Hortons Brier
2021 Tim Hortons Brier
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaMarkin MacPhail Centre, Canada Olympic Park[1]
DatesMarch 5–14[1]
Attendance0 (behind closed doors)
Winner Alberta
Curling clubSaville Community SC, Edmonton
SkipBrendan Bottcher
ThirdDarren Moulding
SecondBrad Thiessen
LeadKarrick Martin
AlternatePat Janssen
CoachDon Bartlett
FinalistAlberta Wild Card 2 (Kevin Koe)
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In the final, Team Alberta, skipped by Brendan Bottcher defeated Team Wild Card 2, skipped by Kevin Koe in an all-Alberta final, and a re-match of the 2019 Brier final. It was Bottcher's first Brier championship after losing the previous three finals. The first six ends of the final were evenly matched with Koe leading 1–0 heading into the seventh end. In the seventh, Koe's first rock picked, and he missed a double on his second shot, allowing Bottcher a draw for three, to go up 3–1. The two teams exchanged singles in the 8th and 9th ends, and in the 10th end, with just 30 seconds left on their time clock, Koe conceded with one rock left, as his team had no possibilities to score two points to tie the game.[3] As champions, Bottcher and his team went on to represent Canada at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, where they finished in sixth place.[4]

The event was originally scheduled to be held in Kelowna, British Columbia.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced that most Curling Canada championships still being held in the 2020–21 curling season (including the World Men's Curling Championship, which will be held at the same site) would be moved to a centralized "bubble" (similar to that of the NHL as in Edmonton) at Canada Olympic Park. All events will be held behind closed doors with no spectators admitted.[6] In addition, due to COVID-19 restrictions and logistics, many provincial playdowns have been cancelled, with teams being selected by their respective member association instead.

When Ontario played Newfoundland and Labrador in Draw 11, it marked the first time that two openly LGBTQ skips (John Epping and Greg Smith respectively) played against each other at the Brier.[7]

Teams edit

Source:[8]

  Canada   Alberta[9]   British Columbia[10]
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols[a]
Second: Brett Gallant[b][a]
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate: Ryan McNeil Lamswood[b][a]

Saville SC, Edmonton

Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Third: Darren Moulding
Second: Brad Thiessen
Lead: Karrick Martin[c]
Alternate: Pat Janssen[c]

Vernon CC, Vernon

Skip: Jim Cotter[d]
Third: Steve Laycock[d]
Second: Andrew Nerpin[e]
Lead: Rick Sawatsky[e]
Alternate: Tyler Tardi[e]

  Manitoba[11]   New Brunswick[12]   Newfoundland and Labrador
Morris CC, Morris

Skip: Jason Gunnlaugson
Third: Adam Casey
Second: Matt Wozniak[f]
Lead: Connor Njegovan[f]
Alternate: Jacques Gauthier[f]

Gage Golf & CC, Oromocto

Skip: James Grattan
Third: Jonathan Beuk
Second: Andy McCann
Lead: Jamie Brannen[g]
Alternate: Kevin Keefe[g]

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Greg Smith
Third: Greg Blyde[h]
Second: Alex McDonah
Lead: Evan McDonah[h]
Alternate: Adam Boland[h]

  Northern Ontario[13]   Nova Scotia[14]   Ontario[11]
Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie

Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: E.J. Harnden
Lead: Ryan Harnden[i]
Alternate: Lee Toner[i]

Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Scott McDonald[j]
Third: Paul Flemming[k]
Second: Scott Saccary[k]
Lead: Phil Crowell
Alternate: Kevin Ouellette[k]

Leaside CC, Toronto

Skip: John Epping
Third: Ryan Fry
Second: Mat Camm
Lead: Brent Laing

  Prince Edward Island   Quebec[16]   Saskatchewan[17]
Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud &
Montague CC, Montague

Skip: Eddie MacKenzie[l]
Third: Tyler Smith[l]
Second: Sean Ledgerwood[m]
Lead: Ryan Lowery
Alternate: Aaron Bartling[l][m]

Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux,
CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald &
CC Valleyfield, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Skip: Mike Fournier
Third: Martin Crête
Second: Félix Asselin[n]
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier
Alternate: William Dion[n]

Wadena Re/Max CC, Wadena

Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: Braeden Moskowy
Second: Kirk Muyres
Lead: Dustin Kidby

  Northwest Territories   Nunavut[18]   Yukon
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife[o]

Skip: Greg Skauge
Third: Tom Naugler
Second: Brad Patzer
Lead: Robert Borden[p]
Alternate: David Aho[p]

Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit[q]

Skip: Peter Mackey
Third: Jeff Nadeau
Second: Greg Howard
Lead: Jeff Chown
Alternate: Brady St. Louis

Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Dustin Mikkelsen
Third: Alexx Peech[r]
Second: Brandon Hagen
Lead: Robert Mckinnon
Alternate: Ray Mikkelsen[r]

  Wild Card #1[19]   Wild Card #2[19]   Wild Card #3[20]
West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul

Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: Reid Carruthers
Second: Derek Samagalski
Lead: Colin Hodgson

The Glencoe Club, Calgary

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: B.J. Neufeld
Second: John Morris
Lead: Ben Hebert[s]
Alternate: Mike Caione[s]

Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene

Skip: Glenn Howard[t][u]  
Third: Scott Howard
Second: David Mathers
Lead: Tim March[u]
Alternate: Wayne Middaugh[t]

CTRS ranking edit

As of the 2019–20 season, where at least three out of four players remained on the same team for the 2020–21 season.[21]

Member Association (Skip) Rank Points
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 1 483.766
  Ontario (Epping) 2 445.311
  Canada (Gushue) 3 395.747
  Alberta (Bottcher) 4 347.977
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen) 5 317.716
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 6 277.610
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 7 254.711
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 8 236.888
  Wild Card #3 (Howard) 9 184.546
  Nova Scotia (Murphy) 18 121.284
  Quebec (Fournier) 19 118.324
  British Columbia (Cotter) 22 101.956
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 39 68.637
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 162 7.470
  Northwest Territories (Skauge) NR 0.000
  Nunavut (Mackey) NR 0.000
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) NR 0.000
  Yukon (Mikkelsen) NR 0.000

Wild card selection edit

In previous years, a wild card game was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship; the winner of this game was usually granted the final spot in the tournament. However, with many provinces cancelling their provincial championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, thus not allowing many teams to compete for a chance to play at the Brier, Curling Canada opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams directly qualified and did not participate in a play-in game.[22]

For selection, teams must have 3 of 4 returning players from the previous season.

CTRS standings for wild card selection
Rank Team Member Association Eligibility
1 Brad Jacobs   Northern Ontario Named provincial representative
2 John Epping   Ontario Named provincial representative
3 Brad Gushue   Newfoundland and Labrador Brier returning champion
4 Brendan Bottcher   Alberta Named provincial representative
5 Mike McEwen   Manitoba Was not named provincial representative
6 Kevin Koe   Alberta Was not named provincial representative
7 Matt Dunstone   Saskatchewan Named provincial representative
8 Jason Gunnlaugson   Manitoba Named provincial representative
9 Glenn Howard   Ontario Was not named provincial representative

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Championship pool
Pool A Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
  Wild Card #3 Wayne Middaugh 7 1 54 36 32 26 12 5 84%
  Alberta Brendan Bottcher 6 2 60 35 32 29 6 6 88%
  Northern Ontario Brad Jacobs 5 3 53 43 34 31 8 8 84%
  Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 5 3 45 37 26 28 12 6 85%
  New Brunswick James Grattan 4 4 49 48 35 36 2 9 80%
  Wild Card #1 Mike McEwen 4 4 60 46 37 28 1 14 84%
  British Columbia Jim Cotter 3 5 53 47 34 32 4 6 81%
  Northwest Territories Greg Skauge 2 6 46 69 31 37 2 7 77%
  Yukon Dustin Mikkelsen 0 8 24 83 22 36 4 3 67%
Pool B Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
  Wild Card #2 Kevin Koe 7 1 68 41 36 29 1 13 87%
  Canada Brad Gushue 6 2 65 39 38 26 7 10 88%
  Ontario John Epping 6 2 69 38 36 25 3 13 84%
  Saskatchewan Matt Dunstone 6 2 53 41 30 30 5 6 85%
  Nova Scotia Scott McDonald 4 4 67 49 36 30 3 14 82%
  Quebec Mike Fournier 4 4 66 57 39 31 2 18 83%
  Newfoundland and Labrador Greg Smith 2 6 46 60 30 36 2 6 72%
  Prince Edward Island Eddie MacKenzie 1 7 40 72 26 40 0 3 75%
  Nunavut Peter Mackey 0 8 16 89 15 39 11 1 62%

Round-robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00).[23]

Draw 1 edit

Friday, March 5, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nunavut (Mackey) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   2 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #2 (Koe)   2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 7
  Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Fournier)   0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Epping) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Canada (Gushue)   0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 6

Draw 2 edit

Saturday, March 6, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 X 9
  Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen)   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 3
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   4 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 5

Draw 3 edit

Saturday, March 6, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith)   2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Fournier) 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7
  Canada (Gushue)   0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
  Ontario (Epping) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Murphy)   2 0 2 1 4 0 2 0 X X 11
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 X X 4

Draw 4 edit

Saturday, March 6, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 8
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X X 5
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)   0 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 X X 5
  Alberta (Bottcher)   3 0 2 0 4 0 0 4 X X 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 7
  British Columbia (Laycock) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 5 edit

Sunday, March 7, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Epping)   0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 12
  Nova Scotia (Murphy) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #2 (Koe)   1 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 X X 12
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nunavut (Mackey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
  Quebec (Fournier)   3 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 X X 15

Draw 6 edit

Sunday, March 7, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alberta (Bottcher)   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 7
  Northwest Territories (Skauge)   1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen)   2 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 10
  British Columbia (Laycock) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   3 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 X X 12
  Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2

Draw 7 edit

Sunday, March 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X X 4
  Quebec (Fournier)   1 0 4 0 2 1 1 1 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Epping)   2 2 3 3 0 2 0 4 X X 16
  Nunavut (Mackey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith)   1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 4
  Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Gushue)   2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9

Draw 8 edit

Monday, March 8, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Cotter)   0 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 X X 9
  Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Bottcher)   0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 5
  Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 X 8
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen)   1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 5

Draw 9 edit

Monday, March 8, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Canada (Gushue)   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Murphy)   0 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 9
  Quebec (Fournier) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nunavut (Mackey) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 3
  Wild Card #2 (Koe)   6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith)   2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 11

Draw 10 edit

Tuesday, March 9, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories (Skauge)   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 8
  Yukon (Mikkelsen)   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Cotter)   2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 8

Draw 11 edit

Tuesday, March 9, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4
  Ontario (Epping)   1 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nunavut (Mackey)   0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 6
  Canada (Gushue)   2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Fournier) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 6
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   0 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 X 9

Draw 12 edit

Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7
  Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
  British Columbia (Cotter)   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon (Mikkelsen)   2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
  Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 X 9

Draw 13 edit

Wednesday, March 10, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Gushue) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie)   0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
  Wild Card #2 (Koe)   2 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Epping)   2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
  Quebec (Fournier) 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith)   0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 X X 9
  Nunavut (Mackey) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 14 edit

Wednesday, March 10, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Cotter) 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 X 10
  Northwest Territories (Skauge)   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen)   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3
  Alberta (Bottcher) 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 X X 9

Draw 15 edit

Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Murphy)   5 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 X X 14
  Nunavut (St. Louis) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Gushue)   2 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 X X 11
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie)   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 3
  Ontario (Epping)   1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 X X 9

Draw 16 edit

Thursday, March 11, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
  British Columbia (Cotter)   1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X 3
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen)   1 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 X X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Bottcher)   1 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 X X 11
  Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 17 edit

Thursday, March 11, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Fournier)   0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 5
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 4
  Ontario (Epping)   0 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Gushue)   3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 9
  Nunavut (Mackey) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
  Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 5

Draw 18 edit

Thursday, March 11, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
  Wild Card #1 (McEwen)   2 2 2 3 4 0 1 0 X X 14
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Cotter) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
  Alberta (Bottcher)   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories (Skauge) 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 10
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6

Championship pool standings edit

The top four teams from each pool advance to the championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin were carried forward into the championship pool.

Final Championship Pool Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
  Wild Card #2 Kevin Koe 10 2 102 64 54 44 6 18 89%
  Saskatchewan Matt Dunstone 9 3 80 67 48 46 7 10 86%
  Alberta Brendan Bottcher 9 3 91 55 50 42 11 12 88%
  Canada Brad Gushue 8 4 87 59 52 39 9 15 86%
  Wild Card #3 Wayne Middaugh 8 4 80 64 49 44 14 6 85%
  Northern Ontario Brad Jacobs 7 5 78 61 48 42 12 11 86%
  Ontario John Epping 7 5 91 70 47 43 4 13 84%
  Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 6 6 64 76 39 47 13 6 84%

Championship pool results edit

Draw 19 edit

Friday, March 12, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)   2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 7
  Ontario (Epping) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7
  Alberta (Bottcher)   0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 9
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Gushue) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X X 7

Draw 20 edit

Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
  Wild Card #2 (Koe)   0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Epping) 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 X 10
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Gushue)   3 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 X X 12
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 7
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 8

Draw 21 edit

Saturday, March 13, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
  Canada (Gushue)   2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Epping) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3
  Alberta (Bottcher)   2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)   1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 4
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 X X 12

Draw 22 edit

Saturday, March 13, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   2 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 X X 9
  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Bottcher)   0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 X X 8
  Canada (Gushue) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
  Wild Card #3 (Howard)   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Jacobs)   0 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 X X 9
  Ontario (Epping) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X X 3

Playoffs edit

To offset for the extra pool stage games played due to the additional Wild Card teams admitted to the tournament, the playoffs reverted to the former system consisting of only a semi-final and final, with only top three teams qualifying. The "page playoff" 1-2 game and the "quarter-final" 3-4 game were not played.

Semifinal Final
1   Wild Card #2 2
2   Saskatchewan 5 3   Alberta 4
3   Alberta 6

Semifinal edit

Sunday, March 14, 12:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Dunstone)   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
  Alberta (Bottcher) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 6
Player percentages
  Saskatchewan   Alberta
Dustin Kidby 94% Karrick Martin 91%
Kirk Muyres 91% Brad Thiessen 75%
Braeden Moskowy 85% Darren Moulding 79%
Matt Dunstone 81% Brendan Bottcher 83%
Total 88% Total 82%

Final edit

Sunday, March 14, 6:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wild Card #2 (Koe)   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 4
Player percentages
  Wild Card #2   Alberta
Ben Hebert 85% Karrick Martin 91%
John Morris 91% Brad Thiessen 85%
B.J. Neufeld 85% Darren Moulding 93%
Kevin Koe 74% Brendan Bottcher 97%
Total 84% Total 91%

Statistics edit

Top 5 player percentages edit

After Championship Pool; minimum 6 games

Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Leads %
  Jean-François Trépanier 94
WC2 Ben Hebert 93
  Ryan Harnden 92
  Brent Laing 92
  Connor Njegovan 91
WC1 Colin Hodgson 91
Seconds %
  Brad Thiessen 89
WC2 John Morris 87
WC3 David Mathers 86
  E.J. Harnden 85
  Brett Gallant 84
  Félix Asselin 84
  Kirk Muyres 84
Thirds %
  Braeden Moskowy 89
WC2 B.J. Neufeld 88
  Darren Moulding 87
  Marc Kennedy 86
WC3 Scott Howard 86
  Mark Nichols 86
Skips %
  Brad Gushue 88
WC2 Kevin Koe 87
  Brendan Bottcher 85
  Matt Dunstone 85
WC3 Wayne Middaugh 83

Perfect games edit

Round robin and championship pool only; minimum 10 shots thrown

Player Team Position Shots Opponent
Brad Gushue   Canada Skip 18   Ontario
John Epping   Ontario Skip 16   Nunavut
Karrick Martin   Alberta Lead 16   Yukon
Brad Gushue   Canada Skip 16   Nunavut
Braeden Moskowy   Saskatchewan Third 16   Manitoba

Awards edit

The awards and all-star teams were as follows:

All-Star Teams[24]

First Team

Second Team

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[24]
Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award[25]

Final standings edit

Team Rank
  Alberta  
  Wild Card #2  
  Saskatchewan  
  Canada 4
  Wild Card #3 5
  Northern Ontario 6
  Ontario 7
  Manitoba 8
  New Brunswick T–9
  Nova Scotia T–9
  Quebec T–9
  Wild Card #1 T–9
  British Columbia 13
  Newfoundland and Labrador T–14
  Northwest Territories T–14
  Prince Edward Island 16
  Nunavut T–17
  Yukon T–17

Provincial and territorial playdowns edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many provincial playdowns were cancelled, with member associations electing to send their 2020 champions to the Brier.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c For the last end of Draw 20, Team Canada's alternate Ryan McNeil Lamswood threw second stones, second Brett Gallant threw third stones and third Mark Nichols sat out.
  2. ^ a b Team Canada's alternate Ryan McNeil Lamswood threw second stones for the last two ends of Draw 15 and the last three ends of Draw 17.
  3. ^ a b Team Alberta's alternate Pat Janssen threw lead stones for the last three ends of Draw 4.
  4. ^ a b Steve Laycock skipped Team British Columbia’s first two games, and Jim Cotter skipped the rest. Cotter threw fourth rocks for all games.
  5. ^ a b c Team British Columbia's alternate Tyler Tardi threw second stones for the last end of Draw 8 and lead stones during Draw 18.
  6. ^ a b c Team Manitoba's alternate Jacques Gauthier threw lead stones for the last end of Draw 4 and second stones for the last two ends of Draw 20.
  7. ^ a b Team New Brunswick's alternate Kevin Keefe threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 10.
  8. ^ a b c Team Newfoundland and Labrador's alternate Adam Boland threw third stones for the last four ends of Draw 7 and lead stones for the last end of Draw 13.
  9. ^ a b Team Northern Ontario's alternate Lee Toner threw lead stones for the last end of Draw 2.
  10. ^ Scott McDonald is skipping the Jamie Murphy rink, as Murphy has decided to stay home due to work and family priorities.[15]
  11. ^ a b c For the last four ends of Draw 15, Team Nova Scotia's alternate Kevin Ouellette threw second stones, second Scott Saccary threw third stones and third Paul Flemming sat out.
  12. ^ a b c For the last four ends of Draw 5, Team Prince Edward Island's alternate Aaron Bartling threw third stones, third Tyler Smith threw skip stones and skip Eddie MacKenzie sat out. They also used this lineup during Draw 13.
  13. ^ a b Team Prince Edward Island's alternate Aaron Bartling threw second stones during Draw 15.
  14. ^ a b Team Quebec's alternate William Dion threw second stones for the last four ends of Draw 5.
  15. ^ For the last three ends of Draw 16, Team Northwest Territories's alternate David Aho threw second stones, second Brad Patzer threw third stones, third Tom Naugler threw skip stones and skip Greg Skauge sat out.
  16. ^ a b Team Northwest Territories's alternate David Aho threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 4.
  17. ^ Team Nunavut used a five-player rotation between all positions.
  18. ^ a b Team Yukon's alternate Ray Mikkelsen threw third stones during Draw 10.
  19. ^ a b Wild Card #2 alternate Mike Caione threw lead stones for the last three ends of Draw 9.
  20. ^ a b Wild Card #3's alternate Wayne Middaugh threw skip stones for the tournament as Glenn Howard was injured.
  21. ^ a b Wild Card #3 regular skip Glenn Howard threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 6.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Devin Heroux (December 8, 2020). "Curlers will face harsh penalties for leaving Calgary bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Canadian Press (March 14, 2021). "Brendan Bottcher wins 1st career Brier". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Lethbridge to host the Brier in 2022". January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Ted Wyman (March 10, 2021). "Matchup of two openly gay skips at Brier a win for inclusivity in sports". Toronto Sun. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Alberta selects Laura Walker, Brendan Bottcher for Scotties, Brier". CBC Sports. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "BC sending Brown, Laycock to Calgary bubble after cancelling playdowns". TSN. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Devin Heroux (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  12. ^ @Devin_Heroux (January 30, 2021). "JUST IN... New Brunswick has cancelled its men's provincial curling championship. @JamesGrattan has accepted invite. Still waiting to firm up his lineup. This will be Grattan's 14th Brier appearance. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ The Canadian Press (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel provincial playdowns". TSN. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  14. ^ George Myrer (January 15, 2021). "Nova Scotia's Jill Brothers rink needed an extra end to accept Scotties invite". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Ontario's McDonald to replace Murphy on Team Nova Scotia for Brier". January 31, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  16. ^ Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine". Curling Quebec (in French). Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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  18. ^ @NickMurray91 (January 10, 2021). "From left to right: Jeff Chown Greg Howard Jeff Nadeau Peter MacKey (Skip) Your 2021 Nunavut men's curling champions" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ a b @Devin_Heroux (January 18, 2021). "So with Bottcher and Walker selected... McEwen and Koe will be the two men's teams added based on CTRS. Third team will be chosen based on Curling Canada criteria. The women's side is a little more complicated. Team Fleury a lock... after that... hmmmm. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @Devin_Heroux (January 22, 2021). "This is substantial... Curling Canada now saying CTRS will determine third Wild Card team as opposed to "criteria"... That would mean Glenn Howard gets third Brier spot... And Beth Peterson would get third Scotties spot should Birt win PEI. Five Manitoba teams in Scotties. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "2019–20 CTRS Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  22. ^ "Canadian rankings to be used to determine final wild-card spots at Scotties, Brier". TSN. 22 January 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  23. ^ "Draw Schedule". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Brier Award Winners Named!". Curling Canada. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  25. ^ "It Was Worth The Wait!!!". Curling Canada. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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  27. ^ @NickMurray91 (January 10, 2021). "Came down to the Iqaluit Curling Club for the 5th and deciding game in Nunavut's territorial play downs. Team Kingdon (Wade Kingdon, Hunter Tootoo, Peter Van Strien, Cory Bell) vs Team Mackey (Peter Mackey, Jeff Nadeau, Greg Howard, Jeff Chown) for a trip to the Brier!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ^ @NickMurray91 (January 10, 2021). "Handshakes. Skip Peter MacKey's team out of the Iqaluit Curling Club will represent Nunavut at this year's Tim Hortons Brier! They came back down 2-0 in the best-of-5 series to earn their spot with a win this afternoon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  31. ^ @TeamScoffin (January 14, 2021). "We are extremely disappointed that our season has come to an unexpected end. Looking forward to what next season has in store" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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