The 1987 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 15[1] at the Northlands Agricom in Edmonton, Alberta.[2]

1987 Labatt Brier
Host cityEdmonton, Alberta
ArenaNorthlands Agricom
DatesMarch 8–15
Attendance66,793
Winner Ontario
Curling clubPenetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
SkipRuss Howard
ThirdGlenn Howard
SecondTim Belcourt
LeadKent Carstairs
AlternateLarry Merkley
Finalist British Columbia (Bernie Sparkes)
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Russ Howard of Ontario defeated Bernie Sparkes of British Columbia to win his first Brier title.[3]

Teams edit

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Roy Hebert
Alternate: Gerry Wilson

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Bernie Sparkes
Third: Jim Armstrong
Second: Monte Ziola
Lead: Jamie Sexton
Alternate: Al Moore

Brandon CC, Brandon

Skip: Brian Fowler
Third: Keith Kyle
Second: Dale Wallace
Lead: Gary Poole
Alternate: Brian Moffat

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Gary Mitchell
Third: Brian Dobson
Second: Mark Armstrong
Lead: Terry Roach
Alternate: Arnie Dobson

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

Skip: Mark Noseworthy
Third: Randy Perry
Second: Eugene Trickett
Lead: Rob Thomas
Alternate: Toby McDonald, Jr.

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Larry Pineau
Third: Jack Kallos
Second: Brian Snell
Lead: Bruce Kennedy
Alternate: Ray Skillen

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Stellar CC, Stellarton

Skip: Ted Hennigar
Third: Max Rastelli
Second: Chris Fulton
Lead: Greg Hilliard
Alternate: Jimmy Doyle

Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene

Skip: Russ Howard
Third: Glenn Howard
Second: Tim Belcourt
Lead: Kent Carstairs
Alternate: Larry Merkley

Crapaud CC, Crapaud

Skip: Ted MacFadyen
Third: Bill MacFadyen
Second: Mike Coady
Lead: Sandy Foy
Alternate: Dave MacFadyen

Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Thistle CC, Montreal

Skip: Kevin Adams
Third: Malcolm Turner
Second: Don Redick
Lead: Ian Journeaux
Alternate: Rob MacLean

Lemberg CC, Lemberg

Skip: Don Gardiner
Third: Gary Krupski
Second: Ray Krupski
Lead: Mark Krupski
Alternate: Bob Ellert

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Al Delmage
Third: Roy Giles
Second: Glenn Jackson
Lead: Ron Kapicki
Alternate: Gerald May

Round-robin standings edit

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Province Skip W L Shot
 %
  Ontario Russ Howard 9 2 81
  British Columbia Bernie Sparkes 8 3 79
  Newfoundland Mark Noseworthy 8 3 75
  Alberta Pat Ryan 6 5 79
  New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 6 5 76
  Manitoba Brian Fowler 6 5 78
  Quebec Kevin Adams 6 5 80
  Northern Ontario Larry Pineau 5 6 74
  Northwest Territories/Yukon Al Delmage 5 6 73
  Prince Edward Island Ted MacFadyen 4 7 75
  Nova Scotia Ted Hennigar 2 9 75
  Saskatchewan Don Gardiner 1 10 72

Round-robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Howard) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Adams)   1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 X 7
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Fowler) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 8
  New Brunswick (Mitchell)   0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 8
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 4 12

Draw 2 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 X X 9
  New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
  Manitoba (Fowler)   0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Howard)   0 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 X X 11
  Northern Ontario (Pineau) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 4 0 2 4 X X X X 10

Draw 3 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pineau)   2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 X 10
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3
  Ontario (Howard)   2 0 0 3 0 5 X X X X 10

Draw 4 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 8
  Manitoba (Fowler)   2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy)   3 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 X X 10
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Mitchell) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 8
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner)   0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   2 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 9
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
  Quebec (Adams) 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 9

Draw 5 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner)   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alberta (Ryan) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 9
  New Brunswick (Mitchell)   0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   2 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 6
  Quebec (Adams)   3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Fowler)   0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
  Ontario (Howard) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 9

Draw 6 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Fowler)   2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 X X 9
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy)   3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 7
  New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 7 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 7
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pineau)   1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Adams)   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
  Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
  Ontario (Howard)   0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner)   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 X 8

Draw 8 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Adams)   0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 X 8
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 5
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner)   1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
  Ontario (Howard) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 8
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
  New Brunswick (Mitchell)   1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6

Draw 9 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Quebec (Adams)   2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner)   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 6
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 10 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   2 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 10
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Mitchell)   1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 9
  Ontario (Howard) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Fowler)   1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Pineau)   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7

Draw 11 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Mitchell)   1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 8
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
  Northern Ontario (Pineau)   1 0 3 1 0 4 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Howard)   0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 7
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Adams)   0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 X 9
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
  Manitoba (Fowler)   1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 12 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Fowler) 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 7
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner)   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 3
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 7
  Quebec (Adams)   1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Alberta (Ryan) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy)   3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Ontario (Howard) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 8
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7

Draw 13 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 8
  Quebec (Adams)   1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 X X 4
  Northern Ontario (Pineau) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan)   2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
  Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 8
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner)   1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar)   0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 7

Draw 14 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alberta (Ryan)   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
  Ontario (Howard) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 6
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Quebec (Adams)   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
  Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6

Draw 15 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
  Northern Ontario (Pineau)   2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Howard) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
  Quebec (Adams)   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy)   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
  Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Ryan)   0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 X 8
  Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2

Playoffs edit

Semifinal Final
1   Ontario 11
2   British Columbia 8 2   British Columbia 7
3   Newfoundland 6

Semifinal edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 8
  Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
Player percentages
  British Columbia   Newfoundland
Jamie Sexton 70% Rob Thomas 84%
Monte Ziola 64% Eugene Trickett 74%
Jim Armstrong 85% Randy Perry 73%
Bernie Sparkes 70% Mark Noseworthy 70%
Total 72% Total 75%

Final edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Howard)   1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 11
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 7
Player percentages
  Ontario   British Columbia
Kent Carstairs 84% Jamie Sexton 76%
Tim Belcourt 84% Monte Ziola 79%
Glenn Howard 91% Jim Armstrong 88%
Russ Howard 79% Bernie Sparkes 83%
Total 84% Total 81%

Statistics edit

Top 5 player percentages edit

Round Robin only

Leads %
  Kent Carstairs 83
  Ian Journeaux 83
  Greg Hilliard 81
  Gary Poole 81
  Roy Hebert 81
Seconds %
  Don Walchuk 88
  Don Redick 83
  Dale Wallace 81
  Tim Belcourt 80
  Monte Ziola 78
Thirds %
  Jim Armstrong 83
  Glenn Howard 80
  Malcolm Turner 77
  Brian Dobson 76
  Bill MacFadyen 76
Skips %
  Bernie Sparkes 80
  Russ Howard 80
  Pat Ryan 80
  Kevin Adams 76
  Brian Fowler 76

Team percentages edit

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
  Alberta Pat Ryan 81
  Ontario Russ Howard 81
  Quebec Kevin Adams 80
  British Columbia Bernie Sparkes 79
  Manitoba Brian Fowler 78
  New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 76
  Newfoundland Mark Noseworthy 75
  Prince Edward Island Ted MacFadyen 75
  Nova Scotia Ted Hennigar 75
  Northern Ontario Larry Pineau 74
  Northwest Territories/Yukon Al Delmage 73
  Saskatchewan Don Gardiner 72

References edit

  1. ^ "1987 Labatt Brier". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on 2004-09-03. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Edmonton 1987 Brier Limited". Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ^ "1987 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved 14 December 2012.[permanent dead link]