2004 Masters of Curling

The 2004 M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling was held from December 9 to 12, 2004 at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt, Saskatchewan.[1] The event was one of the four men's Grand Slams of the 2004–05 curling season.[2]

2004 M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling
Host cityHumboldt, Saskatchewan
ArenaElgar Petersen Arena
DatesDecember 9 – 12
WinnerManitoba Jeff Stoughton
Curling clubCharleswood CC, Winnipeg
SkipJeff Stoughton
ThirdJon Mead
SecondGarry Vandenberghe
LeadSteve Gould
FinalistSaskatchewan Pat Simmons

Winnipeg's Jeff Stoughton rink won the event, defeating Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan's Pat Simmons rink in the final, 5–4. Stoughton won the event by stealing a point in the 11th end, and took home $30,000 for the win. Simmons won $18,000. It was Stoughton's second career Grand Slam win.[3]

The event had a triple knockout format. The top 12 teams (as of August 30) in the world qualified, plus the top 2 teams on the World Curling Tour money list (as of November 21), plus one European team and one sponsor exemption. The total purse for the event was $100,000.[1] The WCT second ranked Glenn Howard rink and the fifth ranked Wayne Middaugh rink did not participate, as they were participating in the playdowns for the 2005 Ontario Kia Cup.[2]

The semifinals and finals aired on Sportsnet.[2]

Teams edit

The teams were as follows:[4]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale WCT rank (earnings)[2]
Dave Boehmer Pat Spring Richard Daneault Don Harvey   Petersfield, Manitoba 6th ($30,200)
Kerry Burtnyk Ken Tresoor Rob Fowler Keith Fenton   Winnipeg, Manitoba 37th ($12,000)
Mark Dacey Bruce Lohnes Rob Harris Andrew Gibson   Halifax, Nova Scotia 101st ($3,287)
Glen Despins Rod Montgomery Phillip Germain Dwayne Mihalicz   Regina, Saskatchewan 20th ($19,500)
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque   Edmonton, Alberta 3rd ($55,000)
Guy Hemmings Martin Ferland Francois Gagne Dale Ness   Montreal, Quebec 41st ($10,488)
Russ Howard James Grattan Grant Odishaw Marc LeCocq   Moncton, New Brunswick 7th ($30,000)
Bruce Korte Clint Dieno Roger Korte Rory Golanowski   Muenster, Saskatchewan 87th ($4,000)
Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Carter Rycroft Don Bartlett   Edmonton, Alberta 1st ($73,500)
John Morris Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Paul Moffatt   Calgary, Alberta 21st ($16,700)
Kevin Park Shane Park Kerry Park Scott Park   Edmonton, Alberta NR
Vic Peters Mark Lukowich Chris Neufeld Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg, Manitoba 72nd ($5,200)
Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Chris Haichert Ben Hebert   Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 4th ($43,500)
Ralph Stöckli Claudio Pescia Pascal Sieber Simon Strübin   Neuenkirch, Switzerland 10th ($25,418)
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Steve Gould   Winnipeg, Manitoba 8th ($28,250)
Bob Ursel Trevor Perepolkin Brendan Willis Lance McGinn   Kelowna, British Columbia 11th ($24,000)

Playoffs edit

The playoff scores were as follows:[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Pat Simmons 8
  Dave Boehmer 4
  Pat Simmons 9
  Bruce Korte 3
  Bruce Korte 11
  Kevin Martin 6
  Pat Simmons 4
  Jeff Stoughton 5
  Jeff Stoughton 7
  Kerry Burtnyk 1
  Jeff Stoughton 9
  Kevin Park 4
  Kevin Park 6
  Randy Ferbey 5

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Masters of Curling -- Teams". CurlingZone.
  2. ^ a b c d "Humboldt rocks". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. December 9, 2004. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  3. ^ "Stoughton on button". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  4. ^ "Masters of Curling -- Teams". CurlingZone.
  5. ^ "M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2022-12-11.