Canadian men's curling championship
The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier , Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg , Manitoba .[1] 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 SC , Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: John Morris Second: Marc Kennedy Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Adam Enright
Kelowna CC , Kelowna Fourth: Jim Cotter Skip: Bob Ursel Second: Kevin Folk Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: Tom Buchy
Assiniboine Memorial CC , Winnipeg Skip: Kerry Burtnyk Third: Second: Richard Daneault Lead: Garth Smith Alternate: Reid Carruthers
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northern Ontario
, Oromocto
Skip: James Grattan Third: Mike Kennedy Second: Lead: Alternate: Andy McCann
Bally Haly G&CC , St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Chris Schille Lead: Alternate:
Soo CA , Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Third: E. J. Harnden Second: Ryan Harnden Lead: Caleb Flaxey Alternate: Brad Jacobs
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Bridgewater CC , Bridgewater Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
, Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Steve Bice
, Charlottetown Skip: Peter Gallant Third: Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Alternate:
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon/Northwest Territories
, Sainte-Foy Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Alternate: Philippe Ménard
, Davidson Skip: Pat Simmons Third: Second: Lead: Steve Laycock Alternate:
Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Round robin standings [ ] Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Round robin results [ ] All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6 ).
Draw 1 [ ] Saturday, March 8, 14:00
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Yukon /Northwest Territories (Cowan)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
5
Manitoba (Burtnyk) 2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
6
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 D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
6
Saskatchewan (Simmons) 0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
7
Draw 2 [ ] Saturday, March 8, 19:00
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 (Ménard)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Prince Edward Island (Gallant) 0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
X
3
Manitoba (Burtnyk)1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
X
6
Draw 3 [ ] Sunday, March 9, 8:30
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 C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Simmons) 0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
2
8
Prince Edward Island (Gallant)
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
5
Draw 4 [ ] Sunday, March 9, 14:00
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 (Ménard) 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
Draw 5 [ ] Sunday, March 9, 19:00
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Ursel) 0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
4
Saskatchewan (Simmons)2
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Yukon /Northwest Territories (Cowan) 0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
4
New Brunswick (Grattan)0
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
4
X
9
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 (Ménard)5
3
0
4
0
1
X
X
X
X
13
Draw 6 [ ] Monday, March 10, 9:30
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 (Ménard) 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
Draw 7 [ ] Monday, March 10, 14:00
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
Draw 8 [ ] Monday, March 10, 19:00
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
3
10
Quebec (Menard)
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan) 2
0
1
0
2
0
3
0
0
1
9
Northern Ontario (Harnden)
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
1
1
0
8
Draw 9 [ ] Tuesday, March 11, 9:30
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
Draw 10 [ ] Tuesday, March 11, 14:00
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
Draw 11 [ ] Tuesday, March 11, 19:00
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 B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan) 0
1
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
7
Prince Edward Island (Gallant)1
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
3
1
10
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
Draw 12 [ ] Wednesday, March 12, 9:30
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Burtnyk) 0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
X
X
4
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)1
0
4
0
0
2
0
2
X
X
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Yukon /Northwest Territories (Cowan) 1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
Quebec (Menard)
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
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
Draw 13 [ ] Wednesday, March 12, 14:00
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 D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Menard) 1
1
1
0
1
0
4
X
X
X
8
Prince Edward Island (Gallant)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
X
2
Draw 14 [ ] Wednesday, March 12, 19:00
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 D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Simmons) 0
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
1
X
7
Yukon /Northwest Territories (Cowan)
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
X
4
Draw 15 [ ] Thursday, March 13, 9:30
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 C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 2
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
9
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
3
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
7
Draw 16 [ ] Thursday, March 13, 14:00
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan) 2
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
6
British Columbia (Ursel)0
1
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
1
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Harnden) 0
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
7
Saskatchewan (Simmons)
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
6
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
Draw 17 [ ] Thursday, March 13, 19:00
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
Tiebreaker [ ] Friday, March 14, 19:30
Playoffs [ ] 3 vs. 4 [ ] Friday, March 14, 15:00
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
1 vs. 2 [ ] Friday, March 14, 20:00
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
Semifinal [ ] Saturday, March 15, 13:30
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
Final [ ] Sunday, March 16, 17:30
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
Statistics [ ] Top 5 player percentages [ ] Round Robin only
Playdowns [ ]
Canadian men's provincial and territorial curling championships
Defending provincial champions in italics
Alberta [ ] The 2008 Boston Pizza Cup 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
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, , 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, , Labrador City
Tiebreaker
Semifinal
Final
Northern Ontario [ ] February 4–9, , 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
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 [ ] The 2008 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
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 .
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 Yukon/Northwest Territories [ ] February 14–17, Whitehorse Curling Club, Whitehorse .
Skip
Wins
Losses
4
2
4
2
4
2
0
5
Tiebreakers
Solberg d. Moss
Cowan 9-8 Solberg Defending champion Jamie Koe was eliminated in the N.W.T. playdowns.
References [ ] See also [ ]
Macdonald Brier Labatt Brier Nokia Brier Tim Hortons Brier
Alberta
Ontario (Glenn Howard)
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Manitoba
Quebec
Northern Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Yukon/Northwest Territories
