1983 Labatt Brier

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1983 Labatt Brier
Host city Sudbury, Ontario
Arena Sudbury Arena
DatesMarch 6–13 [1] [2]
Attendance65,927 [3]
WinnerFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Curling club Avonlea CC, Don Mills, Ontario
Skip Ed Werenich
Third Paul Savage
Second John Kawaja
Lead Neil Harrison
FinalistFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Mike Chernoff)
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The 1983 Labatt Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 6 to 13 at the Sudbury Arena in Sudbury, Ontario.

Contents

The "Dream Team" [4] of Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja and Neil Harrison representing Ontario won the event, defeating Ed Lukowich's Alberta rink (skipped by Mike Chernoff) in the final.

The 1983 Brier was the first to use wireless microphones on the players, so that CBC viewers at home could listen to the player's strategies. This meant for some amusing remarks made by some of the more colourful curlers being heard across the country. [5] The semi-final between Ontario and British Columbia's Bernie Sparkes rink is regarded as being one of the greatest curling games in Brier history, [6] as Werenich had to make numerous double- and triple-takeouts in the game.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows: [7]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew Brunswick
North Hill CC, Calgary

Fourth: Ed Lukowich
Skip: Mike Chernoff
Second: Neil Houston
Lead: Brent Syme

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Bernie Sparkes
Third: Jim Armstrong
Second: Al Cook
Lead: Keiven Bauer

Valour Road CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Lloyd Gunnlaugson
Third: Robert Davidson
Second: Gordon Paterson
Lead: Harold Johannesson

Capital WC, Fredericton

Skip: Charlie Sullivan, Sr.
Third: Dave Sullivan
Second: Shelly Palk
Lead: Robert Cormier

NewfoundlandNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntario
Corner Brook CC, Corner Brook

Skip: Gary Oke [lower-alpha 1]
Third: Don Ryan [lower-alpha 1]
Second: Darrell Martin
Lead: Kevin Mitchell

Tarentorus CC, Sault Ste. Marie

Skip: John MacFarlane
Third: Al Harnden
Second: Eric Harnden
Lead: Rich Evoy

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Steve Ogden
Third: Jack Robar
Second: Robert MacDonald
Lead: Andrew Dauphinee

Avonlea CC, Don Mills

Skip: Ed Werenich
Third: Paul Savage
Second: John Kawaja
Lead: Neil Harrison

Prince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/Yukon
Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud

Skip: Ted MacFadyen
Third: Bill MacFadyen
Second: Mike Coady
Lead: Sandy Foy

CC Laviolette, Trois-Rivières

Skip: Denis Marchand
Third: Denis Cecil [lower-alpha 2]
Second: Claude Lauziere [lower-alpha 2]
Lead: Yves Barrette

Estevan CC, Estevan

Skip: Kirk Ziola
Third: Jim Packet
Second: Monte Ziola
Lead: John Grundy

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Don Strang
Third: Stephen Moss
Second: Harry Lawrence
Lead: Robert Hale

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings [7]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
LocaleSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Mike Chernoff 10175484640121177%
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Ed Werenich 1017948493551781%
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Bernie Sparkes 836354483991677%
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Steve Ogden 748467544162176%
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Denis Marchand 656375374311875%
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Kirk Ziola 566063374713474%
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario John MacFarlane 565653373712976%
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Charlie Sullivan, Sr. 47566645464873%
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Ted MacFadyen 47657041508871%
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Lloyd Gunnlaugson 385157373613972%
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories / Yukon Don Strang 386080415051071%
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Gary Oke 110487936447468%

Round robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan)12010100005
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00101011127
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001001104
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)10100020037
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10001001003
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)00010110014
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg103020002X8
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang)000101100X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)000200202X6
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202001020X7

Draw 2

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102000201006
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang)010301000117
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02000100025
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)00002001104
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden)00101010XX3
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg34010201XX11
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan)020101020X6
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100010101X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00101020228
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola)01010203007

Draw 3

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010101100X4
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan)001010010X3
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke)002030100006
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010002002117

Draw 4

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke)01000000XX1
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20001321XX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10211210XX8
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)02000001XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang)00201000003
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01020011128
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201011010X6
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola)010200101X5
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)011002020X6
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100010101X4

Draw 5

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)03021001007
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100100116
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola)010010301X6
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100101010X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)02101020219
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30020102008
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201102301X10
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)020000020X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg230102001X9
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan)001010200X4

Draw 6

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010100X3
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)101002001X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)22000002017
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00101110105

Draw 7

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)000010311017
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000203000106
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke)02001001XX4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100320XX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010000013
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)00101000002
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)020100102X6
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010010X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)00010201015
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10001010003

Draw 8

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01500100XX7
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)00000001XX1
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg31111130XX11
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola)00000001XX1
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20102000016
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan)01010020004
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000020100X3
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)021201011X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg22020202XX10
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang)00102010XX4

Draw 9

Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100000010X2
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola)000002002X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00302004XX9
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)00010010XX2

Draw 10

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden)230010011X8
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000210200X5
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang)000100102X4
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011021020X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)10011010XX4
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03200203XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke)00010101XX3
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03103030XX10
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20001001015
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)00000110204

Draw 11

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang)021002000207
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100120210018
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000210300X6
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke)011001001X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001002010X4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)020010103X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)00000100214
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00010022005
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101020402X10
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)010201010X5

Draw 12

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100010100X3
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)021003001X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)10000302107
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002110200410
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang)000010100X2
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101103011X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola)002010201X6
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010202030X8
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan)010110010217
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102002001006

Draw 13

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010100112X6
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)001021000X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020030110X7
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke)000101001X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200100000X3
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)000010010X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)20101010106
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02010201017
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg32203000XX10
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)00010001XX2

Draw 14

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola)010201020107
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010202018
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000310300X7
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)001001020X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)10031010208
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01300102029
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Strang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102010330111
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden)010304002010
Sheet E12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)020300401X10
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101003010X6

Draw 15

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Marchand)020020202X8
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Oke) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100001020X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Sullivan)100110010X4
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (MacFarlane)022000200X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)01021000217
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Ogden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100111005
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)0202110XXX6
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000001XXX2
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Ziola) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00011020015
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)00100101104

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 3
2 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 6 2 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 7
3 Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 3

Semifinal

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100210200X6
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sparkes)010001001X3
Player percentages
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Neil Harrison 71% Keiven Bauer 95%
John Kawaja 83% Al Cook 83%
Paul Savage 90% Jim Armstrong 83%
Ed Werenich 88% Bernie Sparkes 74%
Total83%Total84%

Final

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Chernoff)01010001003
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20101100117
Player percentages
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Brent Syme 90% Neil Harrison 90%
Neil Houston 88% John Kawaja 94%
Mike Chernoff 86% Paul Savage 90%
Ed Lukowich 67% Ed Werenich 83%
Total83%Total89%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final round robin percentages [7]

Key
All-Star Team
Leads %
Flag of Ontario.svg Neil Harrison 82
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Andrew Dauphinee 78
Flag of Alberta.svg Brent Syme 78
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg John Grundy 77
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Sandy Foy 77
Seconds %
Flag of Ontario.svg John Kawaja 84
Flag of Quebec.svg Claude Lauziere [lower-alpha 3] 81
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Robert MacDonald 79
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Rich Evoy 78
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Monte Ziola 76
Flag of New Brunswick.svg Shelly Palk 76
Thirds %
Flag of Ontario.svg Paul Savage 80
Flag of British Columbia.svg Jim Armstrong 79
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Eric Harnden 76
Flag of Alberta.svg Mike Chernoff (Skip)75
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Jack Robar 73
Skips %
Flag of Alberta.svg Ed Lukowich (Fourth)83
Flag of Ontario.svg Ed Werenich 79
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bernie Sparkes 78
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Al Harnden 78
Flag of Quebec.svg Denis Marchand 75
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Steve Ogden 75

Awards

The awards and all-star team are listed as follows:

All-Star Team

PositionNameTeam
Skip Ed Lukowich Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Third Paul Savage Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Second John Kawaja Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Lead Neil Harrison Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award

The Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award is presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.

NamePositionTeam
Jim Armstrong ThirdFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia

Notes

  1. 1 2 For Draw 14, Team Newfoundland skip Gary Oke threw third stones while third Don Ryan threw skip stones.
  2. 1 2 For their final five draws, Team Quebec third Denis Cecil threw second stones while second Claude Lauziere threw third stones.
  3. Lauziere's shot percentage includes the five draws where he threw third stones.

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