Curling competition at Winnipeg, Manitoba
The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier , Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16, 2008 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba . Skipped by Kevin Martin , Alberta defeated the defending champion, and reigning World Champion Glenn Howard and Team Ontario. The final pitted arguably the top 2 teams in the world, at least the top 2 teams in the World Curling Tour . The final, while close, failed to live up to expectations, and was widely considered boring, and was full of mistakes due to ice problems. Martin had a draw to the button in the tenth end to win the game.
Teams
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saville Sports Center , Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: John Morris Second: Marc Kennedy Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Adam Enright
Kelowna Curling Club , Kelowna Skip: Bob Ursel * Fourth: Jim Cotter Second: Kevin Folk Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: Tom Buchy (*Throws third rocks)
Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club , Winnipeg Skip: Kerry Burtnyk Third: Dan Kammerlock Second: Richard Daneault Lead: Garth Smith Alternate: Reid Carruthers
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northern Ontario
Gage Golf & Curling Club , Oromocto Skip: James Grattan Third: Mike Kennedy Second: Jason Vaughan Lead: Peter Case Alternate: Andy McCann
Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club , St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Chris Schille Lead: Dave Noftall Alternate: Glenn Goss
Soo Curlers Association , Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Eric Harnden Third: E. J. Harnden Second: Ryan Harnden Lead: Caleb Flaxey Alternate: Brad Jacobs
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Bridgewater Curling Club , Bridgewater Skip: Brian Rafuse Third: Curt Palmer Second: Alan Darragh Lead: Dave Slauenwhite Alternate: Glenn Josephson
Coldwater & District Curling Club , Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Steve Bice
Charlottetown Curling Club , Charlottetown Skip: Peter Gallant Third: Kevin Champion Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: John Desrosiers Alternate: Mark Butler
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon/Northwest Territories
Club de curling Victoria , Sainte-Foy & Club de curling Etchemin , Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Alternate: Philippe Ménard
Davidson Curling Club , Davidson Skip: Pat Simmons Third: Jeff Sharp Second: Gerry Adam Lead: Steve Laycock Alternate: Warren Jackson
Whitehorse Curling Club , Whitehorse Skip: Chad Cowan Third: Wade Scoffin Second: James Buyck Lead: Clint Ireland Alternate: Doug Gee
Standings
Scores
All times local
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Ursel) 1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
x
4
Ontario (Howard)0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
0
x
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
7
Nova Scotia (Rafuse)1
1
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin)2
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
Quebec (Menard)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
5
From draw 3 through draw 17, the top team starts with hammer.
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin)3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
8
British Columbia (Ursel)
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
4
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan)
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
7
Alberta (Martin)0
3
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 Final
Quebec (Menard)
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
7
Ontario (Howard)0
3
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 Final
Manitoba (Burtnyk)1
0
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
8
Nova Scotia (Rafuse)
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse)
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
X
X
2
Quebec (Menard)5
3
0
4
0
1
X
X
X
X
13
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Harnden)
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
X
4
Ontario (Howard)1
0
2
0
3
0
2
1
X
X
9
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Burtnyk)2
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
X
X
8
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
X
X
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Menard)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
5
British Columbia (Ursel)1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Simmons)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
X
4
Alberta (Martin)1
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
X
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
X
5
Saskatchewan (Simmons)1
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
2
X
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard)1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
X
7
Manitoba (Burtnyk)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
X
2
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 Final
Saskatchewan (Simmons) 0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
3
1
9
Quebec (Menard)
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Burtnyk)2
1
3
0
1
0
0
2
X
X
9
Northern Ontario (Harnden)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
X
X
3
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Menard)2
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
7
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse)
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
6
Alberta (Martin)0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
8
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard)
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
X
5
Saskatchewan (Simmons)1
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
X
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin)2
0
0
2
4
0
2
X
X
X
10
Manitoba (Burtnyk)
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard)1
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
2
8
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan)
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
5
Saskatchewan (Simmons)0
2
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
8
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin)1
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
X
8
Northern Ontario (Harnden)
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Ursel)2
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
1
X
8
Manitoba (Burtnyk)
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
X
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
4
Alberta (Martin)0
0
0
1
0
2
0
3
1
X
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Burtnyk)0
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
X
7
Quebec (Menard)
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
3
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Simmons)0
0
0
3
4
0
1
X
X
X
8
Manitoba (Burtnyk)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
X
2
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 12 Final
Quebec (Menard)2
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
Northern Ontario (Harnden)
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse)
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
6
Ontario (Howard)0
2
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
8
Tie breaker - March 14
Playoffs
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin)0
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
8
Saskatchewan (Simmons)
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard)2
0
2
0
1
1
0
3
0
X
9
British Columbia (Ursel)
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
X
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Saskatchewan (Simmons) 0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
7
Ontario (Howard)0
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin)0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
Ontario (Howard)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
4
Top 5 percentages per position
Playdowns
Canadian men's provincial and territorial curling championships
Defending provincial champions in italics
Alberta
February 12-17, Grant Fuhr Arena , Spruce Grove
Triple knock out format.
Playoffs
1 vs. 2: Martin 7-6 Ferbey
3 vs. 4: Pahl 3-6 Koe
Semifinal: Ferbey 11-7 Koe
Final: Martin 7-4 Ferbey
British Columbia
February 4-10, Penticton Curling Club , Penticton
Tie-breakers
Joanisse 10-5 McArdle
Horning 11-6 Joanisse Page Playoffs
Buchy 2-8 Ursel
McAulay 8-1 Horning Semifinal
Final
Manitoba
February 13-17, Brandon Keystone Centre , Brandon
Double knock out format with a playoff round and then a page playoff championship. After Saturday afternoon draws.
Playoffs
1 vs. 2: Burtnyk 5-8 Bohn
3 vs. 4: Peters 3-5 McEwen
Semifinal: McEwen 5-7 Burtnyk
Final: Bohn 5-11 Burtnyk
New Brunswick
February 13-17, Capital Winter Club , Fredericton [1]
Tie breakers
Sherrard 9-1 Brannen
Sullivan 7-3 Howard
Sullivan 7-6 Sherrard Semifinal
Final
Defending champion Paul Dobson did not qualify/participate
Newfoundland and Labrador
February 5-10, Carol Curling Club , Labrador City
Tiebreaker
Semifinal
Final
Northern Ontario
February 4-9, Englehart & Area Community Complex , Englehart
Group A
Group B
Tie breakers
Dumontelle 6-4 Henderson
Dumontelle 5-3 Adams Playoffs
A2 vs. B3: E. Harnden 9-5 Lapointe
B2 vs. A3: Dumontelle 8-7 Gordon
B1 vs. A1: Currie 7-3 Clifford
Quarter final: E. Harnden 11-10 Dumontelle
Semifinal: E. Harnden 7-3 Clifford
Final: Currie 3-7 E. Harnden
Nova Scotia
February 6-10, Wolfville Curling Club , Wolfville
Playoffs
1 vs. 2: Saunders 3-4 Rafuse
3 vs. 4: MacKenzie 5-10 Adams
Semifinal: Saunders 6-7 Adams
Final: Rafuse 4-3 Adams
Ontario
TSC Stores Tankard , February 4-10, Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex , Waterloo
Tie breakers
Tuck 9-4 Middaugh
Lobel 9-8 Tuck Page Playoffs
Howard 4-6 Corner
Lobel 7-8 Harris Semifinal
Final
Prince Edward Island
February 5-10, Crapaud Community Curling Club , Crapaud
Tiebreaker
Playoffs
1 vs. 2: Likely 5-6 Gallant
3 vs. 4: Stevenson 10-3 MacDonald
Semifinal: Likely 10-5 Stevenson
Final: Likely 7-8 Gallant
Quebec
February 5-12, Colisée de Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières
Group A
Group B
Defending champion Pierre Charette is playing third for Hemmings.
Tie breakers
Tardif 10-4 Reid
Roberge 7-3 Dupuis
Roberge 10-2 Tardif Playoffs
A2 vs. B3: Desjardins 5-4 Butler
B2 vs. A3: Roberge 9-4 Bédard
A1 vs. B1: Ménard 7-5 Ferland
Quarter-final: Roberge 7-4 Desjardins
Semi-final: Ferland 7-5 Roberge
Final: Ménard 7-5 Ferland
Saskatchewan
February 6-10, Balgonie Arena , Balgonie .
Playoffs
1 vs. 2: Bryden 4-6 Simmons
3 vs. 4: Jordison 4-10 McKee
Semifinal: Bryden 4-6 McKee
Final: Simmons 10-5 McKee
February 14-17, Whitehorse Curling Club , Whitehorse .
Tiebreakers
Solberg d. Moss
Cowan 9-8 Solberg Defending champion Jamie Koe was eliminated in the N.W.T. playdowns.
See also
Macdonald Brier Labatt Brier Nokia Brier Tim Hortons Brier Montana's Brier
Alberta
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
British Columbia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Manitoba
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Yukon/Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Brad Gushue (NL)
Richard Daneault (MB)
Martin Crête (QC)
Chad Cowan (Y/NWT)
