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The 1989 Labatt Brier , the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 12 at the Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan .[2]
Pat Ryan of Alberta defeated Rick Folk of British Columbia to win his second Brier.
"The Ryan Express" [ ] Pat Ryan's team was well known for its hitting style. Once they got the lead, the team would just peel off every opposition stone to win the game. This defensive strategy was heavily criticized for being boring. Whenever Ryan switched to this style of play, fans began shouting "bor-ing". However, the strategy worked for Ryan, who won the Brier. The score of the final game (3–2), remains the lowest total score for a final game in Brier history. This caused the implementation of the free guard zone a few years later to cause more offence in the game.[3]
Howard loses his voice [ ] Also of note at the 1989 Brier was Ontario skip Russ Howard 's loss of his voice. Howard was nicknamed "the Wounded Moose" for the way he screamed in the first few draws of the event. However, he would lose his voice by Tuesday, and could barely speak. So, the team opted to use Walkie-talkies to communicate with their skip. This went unnoticed until their walkie-talkie signals jammed the official's walkie-talkie signals. The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) was quite upset about the matter, but Howard pointed out there was nothing in the rules against their usage, and insisted on continuing to use the walkie-talkies. So, the CCA decided midway through the event to ban the use of walkie-talkies, marking the first time that the rules had been changed in the middle of a tournament.[4]
Teams [ ]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
, Edmonton Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Randy Ferbey Second: Don Walchuk Lead: Don McKenzie Alternate: Murray Ursulak
Kelowna CC , Kelowna Skip: Rick Folk Third: Bert Gretzinger Second: Lead: Alternate:
, Lac du Bonnet Skip: Orest Meleschuk Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northern Ontario
, Saint John Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
St. John's CC , St. John's Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Fort William CC , Thunder Bay Skip: Al Hackner Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
, Truro Skip: Ragnar Kamp Third: Bruce Lohnes Second: Lead: Alternate:
, Penetanguishene Skip: Russ Howard Third: Glenn Howard Second: Tim Belcourt Lead: Kent Carstairs Alternate: Larry Merkley
, Charlottetown Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon/Northwest Territories
Buckingham CC , Buckingham Skip: Pierre Charette Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
, Estevan Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Yellowknife CC , Yellowknife Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Round robin standings [ ] Round robin results [ ] Draw 1 [ ]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Ryan) 1
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
7
Quebec (Charette)
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) 1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
6
New Brunswick (Mitchell)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
5
Draw 2 [ ]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) 1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
6
Manitoba (Meleschuk)
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Charette) 2
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
X
8
New Brunswick (Mitchell)
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
X
5
Draw 3 [ ]
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Packet)0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
3
9
Alberta (Ryan) 1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
Draw 4 [ ]
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Meleschuk)1
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
X
7
Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
3
Draw 5 [ ]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Kamp) 2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
7
New Brunswick (Mitchell)
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Folk)1
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
7
Ontario (Howard) 0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Charette)0
0
2
0
2
1
0
3
X
X
8
Northern Ontario (Hackner) 1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
X
3
Draw 6 [ ]
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell)
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
5
Manitoba (Meleschuk) 1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
7
Draw 7 [ ]
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Folk) 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
1
Alberta (Ryan)0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
X
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Nova Scotia (Kamp)0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
6
Quebec (Charette) 2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
5
Draw 8 [ ]
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Quebec (Charette)0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
6
Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Kamp) 2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
Alberta (Ryan)0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard)0
0
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
X
6
Saskatchewan (Packet) 0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
2
Draw 9 [ ] Draw 10 [ ]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Quebec (Charette) 1
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
7
Ontario (Howard)0
0
2
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
Alberta (Ryan)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
1
Saskatchewan (Packet) 0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
X
X
7
Draw 11 [ ]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Manitoba (Meleschuk)0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
7
Saskatchewan (Packet) 0
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Ryan)0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
3
X
6
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Hackner)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
2
Ontario (Howard) 1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
X
4
Draw 12 [ ]
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Folk)
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
X
4
Quebec (Charette) 2
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
3
X
11
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Meleschuk)0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
4
9
Northern Ontario (Hackner) 2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
6
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Alberta (Ryan) 0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
6
Ontario (Howard)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
5
Draw 13 [ ]
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Packet)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
X
3
Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
X
6
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Meleschuk)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
4
British Columbia (Folk) 2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
6
Draw 14 [ ]
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard)
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
X
X
1
Nova Scotia (Kamp) 1
3
0
1
1
2
X
X
X
X
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Meleschuk) 1
0
2
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
8
Quebec (Charette)
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
1
7
Draw 15 [ ]
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Ryan) 2
0
0
1
1
2
2
X
X
X
8
Northern Ontario (Hackner)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
X
X
X
2
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Packet)2
0
3
0
1
0
0
2
0
X
8
Quebec (Charette) 0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
X
5
Playoffs [ ] Semifinal [ ]
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Folk) 0
0
0
2
1
2
0
2
0
X
7
Ontario (Howard)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
X
4
Final [ ]
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Ryan) 0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
British Columbia (Folk)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
Statistics [ ] Top 5 player percentages [ ] Round Robin only
Team percentages [ ] Round Robin only
References [ ]
^ "1989 Labatt Brier" . CurlingZone. Archived from the original on March 6, 2005.^ "Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF) . Canadian Curling Association . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2011-12-31 .^ Weeks, Bob (1995). The Brier: The History of Canada's Most Celebrated Curling Championship . Gage Learning Corporation. pp. 201–204. ISBN 978-0-7715-7544-0 ^ Weeks, Bob (2006). Curling for Dummies, 2nd Edition . Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-470-83828-0
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