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2017 Tim Hortons Brier
Curling competition at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 4–12, 2017 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
This marked the second time the Brier was hosted by St. John's, the first being the 1972 Macdonald Brier.[1]
Newfoundland and Labrador won the Brier 7–6 in the final against Team Canada, giving skip Brad Gushue his first Brier title. With the win, the Gushue rink earned the right to represent Canada at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship held from April 1–9, 2017 at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. They also represented Team Canada at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan and earned $225,000 for the victory. The bronze medal was won by Manitoba.
The total attendance for the event was 122,592, up from the 115,047 that attended the previous year's Brier held in Ottawa, Ontario. The attendance for the final was 6,471.[2]
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Background
Host bidding
Both Ontario's Sault Ste. Marie (Essar Centre)[3] and Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's (Mile One Centre) made bids for the Brier, but it was announced on September 14, 2015 that St. John's would host.
Brier Bear
The wearer of the Brier Bear – the Brier-renowned mascot – suit, Reg Caughie,[4] announced that, after this 2017 Canadian Men's Curling Championship, he would retire from wearing the suit.[5] The 78-year old Caughie believed that Curling Canada would continue the tradition of the Brier Bear.
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Teams
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Ten of the fifteen teams of the 2017 Brier were in the top 30 of the men's 2016–17 CTRS standings. Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue, skip of one of the consistent top three rinks in Canada, attempted to win his first Brier (in 14 appearances) in front of a hometown crowd. Brothers Kevin Koe – representing Team Canada, and Jamie Koe – representing the Northwest Territories, again competed against each other. 2016 PEI Champion Adam Casey and his third David Mathers moved west to join rinks that then won the championships of Saskatchewan and Ontario, respectively.[6]
Glenn Howard won the Ontario Championship for the 17th time as either third or skip.[6] By contrast, a team not skipped by either Kevin Martin, Randy Ferbey or Kevin Koe won the Alberta Championship for the first time since 1999 (although Kevin Martin coached Alberta's Brendan Bottcher).
The teams are listed as follows:
CTRS ranking
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Map of teams
Pre-qualifying tournament
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Standings
Results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30).[10]
Draw 1
Thursday, March 2, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Friday, March 3, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Friday, March 3, 3:30 pm
Pre-qualifying final
Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm
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Round-robin standings
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Final round-robin standings
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Round-robin results
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All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30).[10]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 5, 10:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 5, 3:00 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 5, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm
Draw 7
Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Draw 8
Tuesday, March 7, 10:00 am
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 7, 3:00 pm
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm
Draw 11
Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 am
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 8, 3:00 pm
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm
Draw 14
Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am
Draw 15
Thursday, March 9, 3:00 pm
Draw 16
Thursday, March 9, 8:00 pm
Draw 17
Friday, March 10, 10:00 am
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Playoffs
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Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | ![]() | 7 | ||||||||
2 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
Bronze Medal Game | ||||
1 | ![]() | 7 | ||
4 | ![]() | 5 |
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 10, 8:00 pm
3 vs. 4
Saturday, March 11, 3:00 pm
Semifinal
Saturday, March 11, 8:30 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm
Final
Sunday, March 12, 8:00 pm
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Statistics
Player percentages
Round Robin only
Perfect games
Round Robin only
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Awards
The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:
- All-Star Teams[11]
First Team
- Skip:
Brad Gushue, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Third:
Catlin Schneider, Saskatchewan
- Second:
E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario
- Lead:
Denni Neufeld, Manitoba
Second Team
- Skip:
Mike McEwen, Manitoba
- Third:
Mark Nichols, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Second:
Matt Wozniak, Manitoba
- Lead:
Geoff Walker, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[11]
Jean-Michel Ménard, Quebec Skip
- Leigh Buttery, TSN
- Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award[14]
Brad Gushue, Newfoundland and Labrador Skip
Provincial and territorial playdowns
2017 Boston Pizza Cup (Alberta)
2017 belairdirect BC Men's Curling Championship
2017 Viterra Championship (Manitoba)
2017 Pepsi Tankard
2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
2017 Travelers Men's NOCA Provincials
2017 Deloitte Tankard (Nova Scotia)
2017 Ontario Tankard
2017 PEI Tankard
2017 WFG Tankard (Quebec)
2017 SaskTel Tankard (Saskatchewan)
2017 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship
2017 Yukon Men's Curling Championship
2017 Nunavut Brier Playdowns
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