2003 Nokia Brier

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2003 Nokia Brier
Host city	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arena	Halifax Metro Centre
Dates	March 1–9
Attendance	158,414
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Avonair Curling Club, Edmonton
Skip	Randy Ferbey
Fourth	David Nedohin
Second	Scott Pfeifer
Lead	Marcel Rocque
Alternate	Dan Holowaychuk
Coach
Finalist	Nova Scotia (Mark Dacey)
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The 2003 Nokia Brier was held at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 1–9. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.

Teams[]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Avonair CC, Edmonton Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Fifth: Dan Holowaychuk	Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Bob Ursel Second: Lead: Fifth:	Granite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Fifth:
New Brunswick	Newfoundland and Labrador	Northern Ontario
, Moncton Skip: Russ Howard Third: James Grattan Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Grant Odishaw Fifth:	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Jamie Korab Lead: Fifth: Mike Adam	Fort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Fifth: Rick Lang
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mark Dacey Third: Bruce Lohnes Second: Rob Harris Lead: Andrew Gibson Fifth:	, Ottawa Skip: Bryan Cochrane Third: Second: Ian MacAulay Lead: Fifth:	, Charlottetown Skip: Robert Campbell Third: Second: Lead: Fifth:
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Yukon/Northwest Territories
, Saint-Lambert Skip: Guy Hemmings Third: Second: Jean-Michel Ménard Lead: Fifth:	, Humboldt Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Fifth:	Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Fifth:

Round robin standings[]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs

Province	Skip	W	L
Alberta	Randy Ferbey	11	0
British Columbia	Pat Ryan	7	4
Nova Scotia	Mark Dacey	7	4
New Brunswick	Russ Howard	7	4
Newfoundland and Labrador	Brad Gushue	6	5
Quebec	Guy Hemmings	6	5
Northern Ontario		5	6
Saskatchewan		5	6
Ontario	Bryan Cochrane	5	6
Manitoba		3	8
Yukon/Northwest Territories		3	8
Prince Edward Island	Robert Campbell	1	10

Round robin results[]

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4).

Draw 1[]

Saturday, March 1, 3:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	X	X	10
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	5
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Bubbs)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	4
New Brunswick (Howard)	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	6

Draw 2[]

Saturday, March 1, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	X	4
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	X	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Cochrane)	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	5
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	2	8

Draw 3[]

Sunday, March 2, 9:00 am

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Howard)	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	7
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Bubbs)	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	6
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	7

Draw 4[]

Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	X	7
Ontario (Cochrane)	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	0	2	X	12

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	X	6
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	1	X	8
British Columbia (Ryan)	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	3

Draw 5[]

Sunday, March 2, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	8
New Brunswick (Howard)	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Cochrane)	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	X	X	7
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Ryan)	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	9
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	3	X	X	9
Manitoba (Bubbs)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	X	3

Draw 6[]

Monday, March 3, 9:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Bubbs)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Howard)	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	X	9
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	X	5
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	X	8
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Draw 7[]

Monday, March 3, 3:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	4
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	X	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	6
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	8
Ontario (Cochrane)	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	X	X	7
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	X	3

Draw 8[]

Monday, March 3, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Hemmings)	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	7
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Cochrane)	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	X	9
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
Manitoba (Bubbs)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	X	X	6
New Brunswick (Howard)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	X	2

Draw 9[]

Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	4
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	3	X	X	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Ryan)	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	4
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	2	0	3	1	0	2	0	X	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Hemmings)	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	X	7
New Brunswick (Howard)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Cochrane)	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	X	6
Manitoba (Bubbs)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	3

Draw 10[]

Tuesday, March 4, 3:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Howard)	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	X	X	9
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	3

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Bubbs)	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	5
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	6
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	X	8
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	X	6

Draw 11[]

Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	X	7
Ontario (Cochrane)	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	X	X	4
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	2	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	8
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	7
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	0	1	0	1	0	01	0	1	0	4

Draw 12[]

Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	6
Ontario (Cochrane)	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	4	0	5	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	10
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	X	X	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	7
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	8

Draw 13[]

Wednesday, March 5, 3:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	4
Manitoba (Bubbs)	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	X	X	3
New Brunswick (Howard)	0	1	1	2	5	0	X	X	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Cochrane)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	3
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Hemmings)	3	1	0	2	0	0	2	X	X	X	8
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	3

Draw 14[]

Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	9
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	7
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Bubbs)	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	5
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Howard)	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	8
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	6

Draw 15[]

Thursday, March 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	7
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	1
British Columbia (Ryan)	2	1	0	2	2	2	X	X	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	X	5
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	3	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	3	X	X	8
Ontario (Cochrane)	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	4

Draw 16[]

Thursday, March 6, 3:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	8
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	X	8
Northern Ontario (Henderson)	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Howard)	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	X	9
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Bubbs)	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	X	8
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Cowan)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	4

Draw 17[]

Thursday, March 6, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Cochrane)	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	6
New Brunswick (Howard)	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	1	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Hemmings)	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	9
Manitoba (Bubbs)	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	X	5
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	1

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	8
Alberta (Ferbey)	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	9

Playoffs[]

	Page playoffs					Semifinal					Final
	1	Alberta	8
	2	British Columbia	2								1	Alberta	7
						2	British Columbia	6			3	Nova Scotia	4
						3	Nova Scotia	9
	3	Nova Scotia	6
	4	New Brunswick	4

3 vs. 4[]

Friday, March 7, 3:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	X	6
New Brunswick (Howard)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	4

Player percentages
Nova Scotia		New Brunswick
Andrew Gibson	80%	Grant Odishaw	89%
Rob Harris	75%	Marc LeCocq	76%
Bruce Lohnes	81%	James Grattan	81%
Mark Dacey	75%	Russ Howard	75%
Total	78%	Total	80%

1 vs. 2[]

Friday, March 7, 8:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	X	X	X	8
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	X	X	2

Player percentages
Alberta		British Columbia
Marcel Rocque	96%		89%
Scott Pfeifer	92%		96%
Randy Ferbey	84%	Bob Ursel	82%
David Nedohin	96%	Pat Ryan	64%
Total	92%	Total	83%

Semifinal[]

Saturday, March 8, 2:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Ryan)	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	X	6
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	X	9

Player percentages
British Columbia		Nova Scotia
	88%	Andrew Gibson	86%
	89%	Rob Harris	81%
Bob Ursel	78%	Bruce Lohnes	90%
Pat Ryan	78%	Mark Dacey	81%
Total	83%	Total	85%

Final[]

Sunday, March 9, 7:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ferbey)	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	X	8
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	4

Player percentages
Alberta		Nova Scotia
Marcel Rocque	88%	Andrew Gibson	85%
Scott Pfeifer	86%	Rob Harris	78%
Randy Ferbey	86%	Bruce Lohnes	83%
David Nedohin	96%	Mark Dacey	76%
Total	89%	Total	81%

Statistics[]

Top 5 player percentages[]

Round Robin only

Leads % 91 Marcel Rocque 91 Grant Odishaw 90 87 87

Seconds % Scott Pfeifer 87 Jean-Michel Ménard 86 Marc LeCocq 86 84 84

Thirds % Randy Ferbey 86 James Grattan 84 82 Bob Ursel 82 81

Skips % Russ Howard 85 David Nedohin 83 Brad Gushue 82 Robert Campbell 81 Guy Hemmings 81

Team percentages[]

Round Robin only

Province	Skip	%
Alberta	Randy Ferbey	87
New Brunswick	Russ Howard	87
Saskatchewan		84
British Columbia	Pat Ryan	84
Newfoundland and Labrador	Brad Gushue	83
Quebec	Guy Hemmings	83
Ontario	Bryan Cochrane	82
Manitoba		81
Prince Edward Island	Robert Campbell	81
Yukon/Northwest Territories		79
Northern Ontario		79
Nova Scotia	Mark Dacey	79

External links[]

• 2003 Nokia Brier Statistical Summary