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2017 Tim Hortons Brier

2017 Tim Hortons Brier

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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.

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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]

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.

Teams

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:

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CTRS ranking

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Pre-qualifying tournament

Standings

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Results

All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30).[10]

Draw 1

Thursday, March 2, 7:00 pm

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Draw 2

Friday, March 3, 8:00 am

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Draw 3

Friday, March 3, 3:30 pm

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Pre-qualifying final

Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm

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Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30).[10]

Draw 1

Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm

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Draw 2

Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm

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Draw 3

Sunday, March 5, 10:00 am

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Draw 4

Sunday, March 5, 3:00 pm

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Draw 5

Sunday, March 5, 8:00 pm

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Draw 6

Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm

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Draw 7

Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm

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Draw 8

Tuesday, March 7, 10:00 am

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Draw 9

Tuesday, March 7, 3:00 pm

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Draw 10

Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm

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Draw 11

Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 am

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Draw 12

Wednesday, March 8, 3:00 pm

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Draw 13

Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm

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Draw 14

Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am

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Draw 15

Thursday, March 9, 3:00 pm

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Draw 16

Thursday, March 9, 8:00 pm

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Draw 17

Friday, March 10, 10:00 am

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Playoffs

Bronze Medal Game
   
1  Manitoba 7
4  Northern Ontario 5

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 10, 8:00 pm

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3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 11, 3:00 pm

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Semifinal

Saturday, March 11, 8:30 pm

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Bronze medal game

Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm

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Final

Sunday, March 12, 8:00 pm

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Statistics

Player percentages

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Perfect games

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Awards

The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:

All-Star Teams[11]

First Team

Second Team

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[11]
Paul McLean Award[12][13]
  • Leigh Buttery, TSN
Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award[14]

Provincial and territorial playdowns

Notes

  1. Pfeifer threw lead stones during Draw 8[7] and the last two ends of Draw 12.
  2. Mawhinney threw lead stones during Draw 17.

References

  1. "Curling Canada | St. John's named to host 2017 Tim Hortons Brier".
  2. "Sault Ste. Marie Brier 2017 Bid". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  3. "Meet Reg Caughie, the man in the Brier Bear suit". CBC News. March 12, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. Brazeau, Jonathan (February 5, 2017). "Glenn Howard captures 17th career Ontario Tankard title". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. Strong, Gregory (March 7, 2017). "Gushue tops Jacobs; McEwen falls for first time as Brier heats up". TSN.ca. The Canadian Press. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. Cameron, Al (March 10, 2017). "All-stars, award winner announced at Tim Hortons Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  7. "Team Canada rallies to win Tim Hortons Brier semifinal". Curling Canada. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  8. Jones, Terry (March 11, 2018). "Gushue wins Brier, but Bottcher's future shows promise". Edmonton Sun. Postmedia News. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

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