The
Pengrowth Saddledome was the host arena of the Brier
The 2009 Tim Hortons Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 7–15 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary .[1]
The Brier was billed as one of the best in history, as it included six former champion skips, as well as the defending Olympic champion Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador, who had yet to even win a Brier. The former champions included the defending champion Alberta rink, skipped by Kevin Martin , 2007 Brier champion Glenn Howard of Ontario, 2006 champion Jean-Michel Ménard of Quebec, 2004 champion Mark Dacey of Nova Scotia, 1996 & 1999 champion Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba, and 1987 & 1993 champion Russ Howard of New Brunswick (formerly from Ontario). Rounding out the field were Sean Geall of BC, Jamie Koe of the Territories, Joel Jordison of Saskatchewan, Mike Jakubo of Northern Ontario, and of PEI.
The Brier was also one of the most attended in history, with nearly 250,000 spectators.
The 2009 Brier featured one of the greatest Brier shots in history, when Glenn Howard made a seemingly impossible in-off "round the clock" double to score three to win his Draw 8 match against Saskatchewan. The Brier also featured one of the greatest games in history, between Ontario and Alberta in Draw 17. The Brier also included three "perfect" games where players scored 100%, including Kevin Martin in Draw 13.
Prior to the Brier, Sweep magazine gave both Alberta and Ontario 2:1 odds to win it. Many had expected a rematch of the 2008 Brier final between these two teams, and after the round robin, these teams finished first and second in the round robin. Alberta was undefeated while Ontario lost their final game to Alberta and an earlier match against Quebec. The two teams faced off in the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, with Alberta's win putting them into the final, and sending Ontario to play Manitoba in the semi-final. Manitoba won this game in an upset, giving them the right to face the defending champions in the final.
Teams [ ]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saville SC , Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: John Morris Second: Marc Kennedy Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Terry Meek
Royal City CC , New Westminster Skip: Sean Geall Third: Brent Pierce Second: Lead: Alternate:
Charleswood CC , Winnipeg Skip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Kevin Park Second: Rob Fowler Lead: Steve Gould Alternate: Randy Dutiaume
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northern Ontario
, Oromocto Skip: Russ Howard Third: James Grattan Second: Lead: Alternate:
Bally Haly G&CC , St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Ryan Fry Lead: Jamie Korab Alternate:
, Copper Cliff Skip: Mike Jakubo Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC , Halifax Skip: Mark Dacey Third: Bruce Lohnes Second: Andrew Gibson Lead: Alternate: Mat Harris
, Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Steve Bice
, Charlottetown Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Mark O'Rourke Alternate:
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon/Northwest Territories
, Sainte-Foy Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Eric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Alternate: Philippe Ménard
, Moose Jaw Skip: Joel Jordison Third: Scott Bitz Second: Lead: Alternate:
Yellowknife CC , Yellowknife Skip: Jamie Koe Third: Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Alternate:
Round robin standings [ ] Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Results [ ] All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7 ).
Draw 1 [ ] Saturday, March 7, 13:00
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Jordison) 1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
X
5
Quebec (Ménard)0
3
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
X
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
3
Manitoba (Stoughton) 1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
X
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin) 3
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
7
New Brunswick (R. Howard)
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
X
4
Draw 2 [ ] Saturday, March 7, 18:00
Draw 3 [ ] Sunday, March 8, 8:30
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (R. Howard) 1
0
1
2
0
3
0
1
1
X
9
Saskatchewan (Jordison)
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin) 1
0
1
0
3
1
0
1
0
X
7
Quebec (Ménard)
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
X
5
Draw 4 [ ] Sunday, March 8, 13:00
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (G. Howard)3
0
0
4
0
1
0
1
X
X
9
Northern Ontario (Jakubo) 0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
X
2
Draw 5 [ ] Sunday, March 8, 18:30
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Ménard)1
0
0
2
0
4
0
3
X
X
10
New Brunswick (R. Howard) 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
3
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Geall)
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
4
Ontario (G. Howard) 0
0
2
1
0
2
1
0
1
X
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Jordison)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
X
X
3
Alberta (Martin) 1
3
0
2
4
0
0
1
X
X
11
Draw 6 [ ] Monday, March 9, 8:30
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (R. Howard)0
2
1
2
0
1
1
0
3
X
10
Nova Scotia (Dacey) 2
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
0
X
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Ménard) 0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
X
4
Manitoba (Stoughton)3
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
X
7
Draw 7 [ ] Monday, March 9, 13:00
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Stoughton)1
0
3
1
0
0
3
X
X
X
8
British Columbia (Geall) 0
1
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
X
2
Draw 8 [ ]
Howard's last shot in the Ontario vs. Saskatchewan game, considered to be one of the best curling shots in history.
Monday, March 9, 18:30
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (G. Howard) 0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
7
Saskatchewan (Jordison)
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Geall)0
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
X
X
7
Quebec (Ménard) 1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
X
X
3
Draw 9 [ ] Tuesday, March 10, 8:30
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (G. Howard) 3
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
X
X
7
New Brunswick (R. Howard)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
X
X
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Geall)
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
X
X
X
2
Alberta (Martin) 2
0
4
0
1
1
X
X
X
X
8
Draw 10 [ ] Tuesday, March 10, 13:00
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (R. Howard)1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
5
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
X
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Ménard) 1
0
2
1
0
5
0
3
X
X
12
Nova Scotia (Dacey)
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
5
Draw 11 [ ] Tuesday, March 10, 18:30
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Stoughton)
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
5
Ontario (G. Howard) 2
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
8
Draw 12 [ ] Wednesday, March 11, 8:30
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Stoughton)2
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
6
Northern Ontario (Jakubo) 0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
X
5
Draw 13 [ ] Wednesday, March 11, 13:00
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Jakubo)
0
0
0
1
0
1
X
X
X
X
2
Alberta (Martin) 2
2
1
0
3
0
X
X
X
X
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (G. Howard)
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
X
5
Quebec (Ménard) 2
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
X
8
Draw 14 [ ] Wednesday, March 11, 18:30
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Jordison) 0
0
1
3
0
1
2
0
X
X
7
Nova Scotia (Dacey)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
X
X
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin) 2
0
1
1
0
2
1
X
X
X
7
Manitoba (Stoughton)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
X
X
X
2
Draw 15 [ ] Thursday, March 12, 8:30
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey) 2
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
X
6
Ontario (G. Howard)0
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
3
X
9
Draw 16 [ ] Thursday, March 12, 13:00
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Jordison)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
X
X
5
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0
2
0
3
0
0
2
0
X
X
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin) 1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
X
7
Nova Scotia (Dacey)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
X
3
Draw 17 [ ]
Team Alberta in action against Ontario
Thursday, March 12, 18:30
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (G. Howard)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
Alberta (Martin) 0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Northern Ontario (Jakubo)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
6
Quebec (Ménard) 2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
7
Tiebreaker [ ] Friday, March 13, 13:00
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Stoughton) 1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
6
Quebec (Ménard)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
Playoffs [ ] 1 vs. 2 [ ] Friday, March 13, 18:00
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Alberta (Martin) 0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
7
Ontario (G. Howard)
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
3 vs. 4 [ ] Saturday, March 14, 10:00
Semifinal [ ] Saturday, March 14, 18:00
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (G. Howard) 2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
6
Manitoba (Stoughton)0
4
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
8
Final [ ] Sunday, March 15, 18:00
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Martin) 0
3
0
3
0
2
0
2
X
X
10
Manitoba (Stoughton)
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
X
X
4
Statistics [ ] Top 5 player percentages [ ] Round Robin only
See also [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
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