The 2021 Tim Hortons Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 14 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary , Alberta .[2]
In the final, Team Alberta, skipped by Brendan Bottcher defeated Team Wild Card 2, skipped by Kevin Koe in an all-Alberta final, and a re-match of the 2019 Brier final. It was Bottcher's first Brier championship after losing the previous three finals. The first six ends of the final were evenly matched with Koe leading 1–0 heading into the seventh end. In the seventh, Koe's first rock picked, and he missed a double on his second shot, allowing Botcher a draw for three, to go up 3–1. The two teams exchanged singles in the 8th and 9th ends, and in the 10th end, with just 30 seconds left on their time clock, Koe conceded with one rock left, as his team had no possibilities to score two points to tie the game.[3] As champions, Bottcher and his team went on to represent Canada at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship , where they finished in sixth place.[4]
The event was originally scheduled to be held in Kelowna, British Columbia .[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , it was announced that most Curling Canada championships still being held in the 2020–21 curling season (including the World Men's Curling Championship, which will be held at the same site) would be moved to a centralized "bubble" (similar to that of the NHL as in Edmonton ) at Canada Olympic Park. All events will be held behind closed doors with no spectators admitted.[6] In addition, due to COVID-19 restrictions and logistics, many provincial playdowns have been cancelled, with teams being selected by their respective member association instead.
When Ontario played Newfoundland and Labrador in Draw 11, it marked the first time that two openly LGBTQ skips (John Epping and Greg Smith respectively) played against each other at the Brier.[7]
Teams [ ]
Source:[8]
Canada
Alberta [9]
British Columbia[10]
St. John's CC , St. John's
Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols [a]
Second: Brett Gallant [b] [a]
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate: Ryan McNeil Lamswood [b] [a]
Saville SC , Edmonton
Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Third: Darren Moulding
Second: Brad Thiessen
Lead: Karrick Martin [c]
Alternate: Pat Janssen [c]
, Vernon
Skip: Jim Cotter [d]
Third: Steve Laycock [d]
Second: Andrew Nerpin [e]
Lead: Rick Sawatsky [e]
Alternate: Tyler Tardi [e]
Manitoba[11]
New Brunswick[12]
Newfoundland and Labrador
, Morris
Skip: Jason Gunnlaugson
Third: Adam Casey
Second: Matt Wozniak [f]
Lead: Connor Njegovan [f]
Alternate: Jacques Gauthier [f]
, Oromocto
Skip: James Grattan
Third: Jonathan Beuk
Second: Andy McCann
Lead: Jamie Brannen [g]
Alternate: Kevin Keefe [g]
St. John's CC , St. John's
Skip: Greg Smith
Third: [h]
Second:
Lead: [h]
Alternate: [h]
Northern Ontario[13]
Nova Scotia[14]
Ontario[11]
Community First CC , Sault Ste. Marie
Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: E.J. Harnden
Lead: Ryan Harnden [i]
Alternate: [i]
, Halifax
Skip: Scott McDonald [j]
Third: Paul Flemming [k]
Second: Scott Saccary [k]
Lead: Phil Crowell
Alternate: [k]
Leaside CC , Toronto
Skip: John Epping
Third: Ryan Fry
Second: Mat Camm
Lead: Brent Laing
Prince Edward Island
Quebec[16]
Saskatchewan[17]
, Crapaud & , Montague
Skip: [l]
Third: [l]
Second: [m]
Lead:
Alternate: [l] [m]
, Dollard-des-Ormeaux , , Saint-Romuald & , Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Skip: Mike Fournier
Third: Martin Crête
Second: Félix Asselin [n]
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier
Alternate: William Dion [n]
, Wadena
Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: Braeden Moskowy
Second: Kirk Muyres
Lead: Dustin Kidby
Northwest Territories
Nunavut[18]
Yukon
Yellowknife CC , Yellowknife [o]
Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead: [p]
Alternate: [p]
, Iqaluit [q]
Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:
Alternate:
, Whitehorse
Skip:
Third: [r]
Second:
Lead:
Alternate: [r]
Wild Card #1 [19]
Wild Card #2[19]
Wild Card #3[20]
, West St. Paul
Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: Reid Carruthers
Second: Derek Samagalski
Lead: Colin Hodgson
The Glencoe Club , Calgary
Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: B.J. Neufeld
Second: John Morris
Lead: Ben Hebert [s]
Alternate: [s]
, Penetanguishene
Skip: Glenn Howard [t] [u]
Third: Scott Howard
Second: David Mathers
Lead: Tim March [u]
Alternate: Wayne Middaugh [t]
CTRS ranking [ ]
As of the 2019–20 season , where at least three out of four players remained on the same team for the 2020–21 season .[21]
Wild card selection [ ]
In previous years, a wild card game was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship; the winner of this game was usually granted the final spot in the tournament. However, with many provinces cancelling their provincial championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , thus not allowing many teams to compete for a chance to play at the Brier, Curling Canada opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams directly qualified and did not participate in a play-in game. [22]
For selection, teams must have 3 of 4 returning players from the previous season.
Round robin standings [ ]
Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Championship pool
Round robin results [ ]
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00 ).[23]
Draw 1 [ ]
Friday, March 5, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nunavut (Mackey)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
X
X
2
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
2
0
5
2
0
0
1
0
X
X
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
X
7
Nova Scotia (Murphy)
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
X
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Epping)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
2
Canada (Gushue)
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
X
6
Draw 2 [ ]
Saturday, March 6, 8:30 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
X
9
Northwest Territories (Skauge)
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
X
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
3
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
X
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Yukon (Mikkelsen)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
X
3
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
4
0
3
0
3
1
0
0
X
X
11
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
4
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
5
Draw 3 [ ]
Saturday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
7
Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith)
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Fournier)
1
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
7
Canada (Gushue)
0
2
0
3
0
0
2
0
3
1
11
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Ontario (Epping)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
6
Draw 4 [ ]
Saturday, March 6, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
1
8
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Yukon (Mikkelsen)
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
X
X
5
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
2
0
0
4
0
3
0
X
X
9
Draw 5 [ ]
Sunday, March 7, 8:30 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Epping)
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
5
12
Nova Scotia (Murphy)
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
1
3
0
4
0
3
0
1
X
X
12
Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie)
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
X
X
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nunavut (Mackey)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
1
Quebec (Fournier)
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
X
X
15
Draw 6 [ ]
Sunday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Alberta (Bottcher)
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
6
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
2
0
2
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
10
British Columbia (Laycock)
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
3
0
2
1
0
4
2
0
X
X
12
Yukon (Mikkelsen)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
X
X
2
Draw 7 [ ]
Sunday, March 7, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie)
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
X
X
4
Quebec (Fournier)
1
0
4
0
2
1
1
1
X
X
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Epping)
2
2
3
3
0
2
0
4
X
X
16
Nunavut (Mackey)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
1
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Canada (Gushue)
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
7
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
9
Draw 8 [ ]
Monday, March 8, 1:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Cotter)
0
2
0
0
2
0
4
1
X
X
9
Yukon (Mikkelsen)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
X
2
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
X
5
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
4
1
X
8
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
X
5
Draw 9 [ ]
Monday, March 8, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
6
Canada (Gushue)
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Murphy)
0
2
0
1
0
0
4
0
1
1
9
Quebec (Fournier)
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nunavut (Mackey)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
X
X
3
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
6
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
X
X
11
Draw 10 [ ]
Tuesday, March 9, 8:30 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan)
1
0
2
0
2
1
1
0
1
X
8
Yukon (Mikkelsen)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
X
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
6
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
Draw 11 [ ]
Tuesday, March 9, 1:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Murphy)
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
X
6
Canada (Gushue)
2
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Fournier)
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
6
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
0
1
0
4
0
2
1
0
1
X
9
Draw 12 [ ]
Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
7
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
British Columbia (Cotter)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
X
X
4
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
1
0
2
2
0
2
1
0
X
X
8
Draw 13 [ ]
Wednesday, March 10, 8:30 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
X
2
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
2
0
3
1
1
0
1
1
X
X
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Epping)
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
X
7
Quebec (Fournier)
0
2
1
0
0
3
3
0
1
X
10
Draw 14 [ ]
Wednesday, March 10, 1:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
New Brunswick (Grattan)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
6
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
0
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
3
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
3
0
2
0
2
1
1
X
X
9
Draw 15 [ ]
Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (Murphy)
5
4
2
1
0
0
2
0
X
X
14
Nunavut (St. Louis)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
X
X
1
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
X
3
Ontario (Epping)
1
0
2
0
2
2
1
1
X
X
9
Draw 16 [ ]
Thursday, March 11, 8:30 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
4
British Columbia (Cotter)
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
1
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northwest Territories (Skauge)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
X
X
3
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
1
2
0
4
3
1
1
0
X
X
12
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Bottcher)
1
0
0
0
0
5
2
3
X
X
11
Yukon (Mikkelsen)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
6
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
2
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
8
Draw 17 [ ]
Thursday, March 11, 1:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Fournier)
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
X
5
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
X
10
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Canada (Gushue)
3
3
0
0
0
2
0
1
X
X
9
Nunavut (Mackey)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
0
3
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
7
Nova Scotia (Murphy)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
X
5
Draw 18 [ ]
Thursday, March 11, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Yukon (Mikkelsen)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
X
X
2
Wild Card #1 (McEwen)
2
2
2
3
4
0
1
0
X
X
14
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Cotter)
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
5
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
5
Championship pool standings [ ]
The top four teams from each pool advance to the championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin will be carried forward into the championship pool. Wins in tiebreaker games are not carried forward.
Final Championship Pool Standings
Championship pool results [ ]
Draw 19 [ ]
Friday, March 12, 12:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
X
7
Ontario (Epping)
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
X
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
7
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
0
0
4
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
9
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Canada (Gushue)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
X
X
2
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
X
X
7
Draw 20 [ ]
Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
5
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
4
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Epping)
0
1
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
X
10
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
3
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
X
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Canada (Gushue)
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
0
X
X
12
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
X
X
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
2
1
7
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
8
Draw 21 [ ]
Saturday, March 13, 12:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
3
Canada (Gushue)
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
X
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Epping)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
X
3
Alberta (Bottcher)
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
X
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
X
4
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
3
3
0
3
0
1
2
X
X
12
Draw 22 [ ]
Saturday, March 13, 6:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
2
0
3
0
3
0
1
0
X
X
9
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
X
X
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
2
1
3
1
0
0
1
X
X
8
Canada (Gushue)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
X
X
2
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
7
Wild Card #3 (Howard)
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
0
1
1
2
0
3
2
0
X
X
9
Ontario (Epping)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
X
X
3
Playoffs [ ]
Semifinal [ ]
Sunday, March 14, 12:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
5
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
6
Final [ ]
Sunday, March 14, 6:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wild Card #2 (Koe)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
2
Alberta (Bottcher)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
X
4
Statistics [ ]
Top 5 player percentages [ ]
After Championship Pool; minimum 6 games
Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Perfect games [ ]
Round robin and championship pool only; minimum 10 shots thrown
Awards [ ]
The awards and all-star teams were as follows:
All-Star Teams[24]
First Team
Second Team
Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[24]
Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award[25]
Final standings [ ]
Provincial and territorial playdowns [ ]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many provincial playdowns were cancelled, with member associations electing to send their 2020 champions to the Brier.
Boston Pizza Cup (Alberta): Cancelled
BC Men's Curling Championship : Cancelled
Viterra Championship (Manitoba): Cancelled
New Brunswick Tankard : Cancelled
The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard was held January 27–31 in St. John's . In the final, Team Greg Smith defeated Team 9–8 in a double extra end. The event was held in a round robin between eight teams.
Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship : Cancelled
The 2021 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship was held January 30–31 in Yellowknife . Team defeated Team Glen Hudy two games to one in the best of three series. They were the only teams to enter.
Deloitte Tankard (Nova Scotia): Cancelled
The Nunavut Brier Playdowns were played at the in Iqaluit , January 8–10.[26] Team MacKey (Peter Mackey, Jeff Nadeau, Greg Howard, Jeff Chown) defeated Team Kingdon (Wade Kingdon, Hunter Tootoo , Peter Van Strien, Cory Bell)[27] 3 games to 2 in a best of five series. Team MacKey won three straight games after losing their first two.[28]
Ontario Tankard : Cancelled
The 2021 PEI Tankard was held January 29–30 in O'Leary . Team defeated Team Blair Jay 3 games to 0 in the best of five series.[29] They were the only two teams to enter the event.
Quebec Tankard : Cancelled
SaskTel Tankard (Saskatchewan): Cancelled
The Yukon Men's Curling Championship was not held, as only one team () entered.[30] The defending Thomas Scoffin rink had been deemed ineligible, as it could not field a full team for the championship due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.[31]
Notes [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c For the last end of Draw 20, Team Canada's alternate Ryan McNeil Lamswood threw second stones, second Brett Gallant threw third stones and third Mark Nichols sat out.
^ Jump up to: a b Team Canada's alternate Ryan McNeil Lamswood threw second stones for the last two ends of Draw 15 and the last three ends of Draw 17.
^ Jump up to: a b Team Alberta's alternate Pat Janssen threw lead stones for the last three ends of Draw 4.
^ Jump up to: a b Steve Laycock skipped Team British Columbia’s first two games, and Jim Cotter skipped the rest. Cotter threw fourth rocks for all games.
^ Jump up to: a b c Team British Columbia's alternate Tyler Tardi threw second stones for the last end of Draw 8 and lead stones during Draw 18.
^ Jump up to: a b c Team Manitoba's alternate Jacques Gauthier threw lead stones for the last end of Draw 4 and second stones for the last two ends of Draw 20.
^ Jump up to: a b Team New Brunswick's alternate Kevin Keefe threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 10.
^ Jump up to: a b c Team Newfoundland and Labrador's alternate threw third stones for the last four ends of Draw 7 and lead stones for the last end of Draw 13.
^ Jump up to: a b Team Northern Ontario's alternate threw lead stones for the last end of Draw 2.
^ Scott McDonald is skipping the Jamie Murphy rink, as Murphy has decided to stay home due to work and family priorities.[15]
^ Jump up to: a b c For the last four ends of Draw 15, Team Nova Scotia's alternate threw second stones, second Scott Saccary threw third stones and third Paul Flemming sat out.
^ Jump up to: a b c For the last four ends of Draw 5, Team Prince Edward Island's alternate threw third stones, third threw skip stones and skip sat out. They also used this lineup during Draw 13.
^ Jump up to: a b Team Prince Edward Island's alternate threw second stones during Draw 15.
^ Jump up to: a b Team Quebec's alternate William Dion threw second stones for the last four ends of Draw 5.
^ For the last three ends of Draw 16, Team Northwest Territories's alternate threw second stones, second threw third stones, third threw skip stones and skip sat out.
^ Jump up to: a b Team Northwest Territories's alternate threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 4.
^ Team Nunavut used a five-player rotation between all positions.
^ Jump up to: a b Team Yukon's alternate threw third stones during Draw 10.
^ Jump up to: a b Wild Card #2 alternate threw lead stones for the last three ends of Draw 9.
^ Jump up to: a b Wild Card #3's alternate Wayne Middaugh threw skip stones for the tournament as Glenn Howard was injured.
^ Jump up to: a b Wild Card #3 regular skip Glenn Howard threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 6.
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b Devin Heroux (December 8, 2020). "Curlers will face harsh penalties for leaving Calgary bubble" . CBC Sports . Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
^ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble" . CBC Sports . Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
^ Canadian Press (March 14, 2021). "Brendan Bottcher wins 1st career Brier" . CBC Sports . Retrieved March 15, 2021 .
^ "2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings" . Sportsnet . Retrieved April 24, 2021 .
^ "Lethbridge to host the Brier in 2022" . January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021 .
^ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble" . CBC Sports . Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
^ Ted Wyman (March 10, 2021). "Matchup of two openly gay skips at Brier a win for inclusivity in sports" . Toronto Sun . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ "Teams" . Curling Canada . Retrieved January 17, 2021 .
^ "Alberta selects Laura Walker, Brendan Bottcher for Scotties, Brier" . CBC Sports . January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021 .
^ "BC sending Brown, Laycock to Calgary bubble after cancelling playdowns" . TSN . January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021 .
^ Jump up to: a b Devin Heroux (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier" . CBC Sports . Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
^ @Devin_Heroux (30 Jan 2021). "JUST IN... New Brunswick has cancelled its men's provincial curling championship. @JamesGrattan has accepted invite. Still waiting to firm up his lineup. This will be Grattan's 14th Brier appearance. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ The Canadian Press (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel provincial playdowns" . TSN . Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
^ George Myrer (January 15, 2021). "Nova Scotia's Jill Brothers rink needed an extra end to accept Scotties invite" . The Chronicle Herald . Retrieved January 18, 2021 .
^ "Ontario's McDonald to replace Murphy on Team Nova Scotia for Brier" . January 31, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021 .
^ Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine" . Curling Quebec (in French). Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ Devin Heroux (January 14, 2020). "Saskatchewan cancels curling provincials after health officials reject curling bubble" . CBC Sports . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ @NickMurray91 (10 Jan 2021). "From left to right: Jeff Chown Greg Howard Jeff Nadeau Peter MacKey (Skip) Your 2021 Nunavut men's curling champions" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ Jump up to: a b @Devin_Heroux (18 Jan 2021). "So with Bottcher and Walker selected... McEwen and Koe will be the two men's teams added based on CTRS. Third team will be chosen based on Curling Canada criteria. The women's side is a little more complicated. Team Fleury a lock... after that... hmmmm. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ @Devin_Heroux (22 Jan 2021). "This is substantial... Curling Canada now saying CTRS will determine third Wild Card team as opposed to "criteria"... That would mean Glenn Howard gets third Brier spot... And Beth Peterson would get third Scotties spot should Birt win PEI. Five Manitoba teams in Scotties. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ "2019–20 CTRS Standings" . Curling Canada . Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
^ "Canadian rankings to be used to determine final wild-card spots at Scotties, Brier" . TSN . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ "Draw Schedule" . Curling Canada . Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Brier Award Winners Named!" . Curling Canada. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021 .
^ "It Was Worth The Wait!!!" . Curling Canada. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021 .
^ https://www.facebook.com/nunavutcurling/posts/3610730465630886
^ @NickMurray91 (10 Jan 2021). "Came down to the Iqaluit Curling Club for the 5th and deciding game in Nunavut's territorial play downs. Team Kingdon (Wade Kingdon, Hunter Tootoo, Peter Van Strien, Cory Bell) vs Team Mackey (Peter Mackey, Jeff Nadeau, Greg Howard, Jeff Chown) for a trip to the Brier!" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ @NickMurray91 (10 Jan 2021). "Handshakes. Skip Peter MacKey's team out of the Iqaluit Curling Club will represent Nunavut at this year's Tim Hortons Brier! They came back down 2-0 in the best-of-5 series to earn their spot with a win this afternoon" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ "Eddie MacKenzie rink wins PEI Tankard with 3-0 record" . PEI Curling . January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021 .
^ https://www.tsn.ca/curling-bubble-plans-provide-hope-for-some-teams-while-others-left-disappointed-1.1576411
^ @TeamScoffin (14 Jan 2021). "We are extremely disappointed that our season has come to an unexpected end. Looking forward to what next season has in store" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
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