1989 Labatt Brier

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1989 Labatt Brier
Host city Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Arena Saskatchewan Place
DatesMarch 5–12 [1]
Attendance151,538
WinnerFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Curling club Ottewell CC, Edmonton
Skip Pat Ryan
Third Randy Ferbey
Second Don Walchuk
Lead Don McKenzie
Alternate Murray Ursulak
FinalistFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Rick Folk)
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The 1989 Labatt Brier , the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 12 at the Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. [2]

Contents

Pat Ryan of Alberta defeated Rick Folk of British Columbia to win his second Brier.

"The Ryan Express"

Pat Ryan's team was well known for its hitting style. Once they got the lead, the team would just peel off every opposition stone to win the game. This defensive strategy was heavily criticized for being boring. Whenever Ryan switched to this style of play, fans began shouting "bor-ing". However, the strategy worked for Ryan, who won the Brier. The score of the final game (3–2), remains the lowest total score for a final game in Brier history. This caused the implementation of the free guard zone a few years later to cause more offence in the game. [3]

Howard loses his voice

Also of note at the 1989 Brier was Ontario skip Russ Howard's loss of his voice. Howard was nicknamed "the Wounded Moose" for the way he screamed in the first few draws of the event. However, he would lose his voice by Tuesday, and could barely speak. So, the team opted to use Walkie-talkies to communicate with their skip. This went unnoticed until their walkie-talkie signals jammed the official's walkie-talkie signals. The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) was quite upset about the matter, but Howard pointed out there was nothing in the rules against their usage, and insisted on continuing to use the walkie-talkies. So, the CCA decided midway through the event to ban the use of walkie-talkies, marking the first time that the rules had been changed in the middle of a tournament. [4]

Teams

The teams were listed as follows: [5]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Don McKenzie
Alternate: Murray Ursulak

Kelowna CC, Kelowna

Skip: Rick Folk
Third: Bert Gretzinger
Second: Rob Koffski
Lead: Doug Smith
Alternate: Fred Trussell

Lac du Bonnet CC, Lac du Bonnet

Skip: Orest Meleschuk
Third: John Usackis
Second: John Hyrich
Lead: Sean Meleschuk
Alternate: Bob Lesko

New BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Gary Mitchell
Third: Brian Dobson
Second: Mark Armstrong
Lead: Terry Roach
Alternate: Arnie Dobson

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Lorne Henderson
Third: Alex Smith
Second: Peter Hollett
Lead: Marc Brophy
Alternate: Ken Thomas

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Al Hackner
Third: Bill Adams
Second: Jim Adams
Lead: John Salo
Alternate: Keith Dolph

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island
Truro CC, Truro

Skip: Ragnar Kamp
Third: Bruce Lohnes
Second: Rod McCarron
Lead: Peter Neily
Alternate: Ted Lohnes

Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene

Skip: Russ Howard
Third: Glenn Howard
Second: Tim Belcourt
Lead: Kent Carstairs
Alternate: Larry Merkley

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Doug Weeks
Third: Blair Weeks
Second: Roy Rodd
Lead: David Weeks
Alternate: Allan Ledgerwood

QuebecSaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories
Buckingham CC, Buckingham

Skip: Pierre Charette
Third: Andre Lafleur
Second: Don Westphal
Lead: Richard Bisson
Alternate: Ted Butler

Estevan CC, Estevan

Skip: Jim Packet
Third: Bob Doerr
Second: Lloyd Schmidt
Lead: Dallas Duce
Alternate: Peter Shykitka

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Al Delmage
Third: Roy Giles
Second: Bill Strain
Lead: Ron Kapicki
Alternate: Brad Robertson

Round-robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [5]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
LocaleSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Pat Ryan 836051393612782%
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Rick Folk 8362564340151181%
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Russ Howard 836751474061680%
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Lorne Henderson 74646441447775%
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Orest Meleschuk 746558454312779%
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Ragnar Kamp 746545463181677%
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Jim Packet 6567534038151281%
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Pierre Charette 567568464511877%
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon / Northwest Territories Al Delmage 385571404310972%
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Al Hackner 38557540486776%
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 29527337477877%
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Doug Weeks 29547637466575%

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10210020017
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette)01000301005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)000100100X2
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg111002010X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson)00011001003
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02100100026
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage)010000100X2
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100110001X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11102100006
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell)00010012015

Draw 2

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10102001106
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk)01010020015
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)100304010X9
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002010102X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201003101X8
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell)020200010X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001000103
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson)00120010026
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001001030X5
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks)100010101X4

Draw 3

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)00202001139
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10020100004
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson)00010102307
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21103010019

Draw 4

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson)01000100316
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20101001005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000203000X5
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)222010011X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk)102000301X7
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010010X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100020013X7
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks)010100100X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)10020000205
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01201002017

Draw 5

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20110010027
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell)02001201006
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg103021001X8
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk)010200100X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)10102020017
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02010101106
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette)00202103XX8
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010010XX3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200100100X4
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan)022020010X7

Draw 6

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011000100X3
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)000211031X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell)01002002005
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100020127

Draw 7

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)010314XXXX9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102000XXXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010001000X2
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell)002110003X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100202108
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage)02013020019
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100000000X1
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan)010000002X3
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp)010000112016
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200001000205

Draw 8

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000001010X2
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)001100201X5
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette)010010100216
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100102001005
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100010004
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan)03010000015
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)001103100X6
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000010001X2
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson)01020201017
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00101020206

Draw 9

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)100103002029
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011020200107
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp)00200110XX4
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03021000XX6

Draw 10

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg120020100107
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)002102020018
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01011000014
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan)00000011002
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10011020106
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)02100102017
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3024XXXXXX9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks)0100XXXXXX1
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell)00001000XX1
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02210002XX7

Draw 11

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk)020200101017
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001020020106
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp)01000011104
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10000200025
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan)000102003X6
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010010X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)010001000X2
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100110001X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette)021010000X4
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100101022X7

Draw 12

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage)000100XXXX1
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg222003XXXX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)010200100X4
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg205001003X11
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk)01020002049
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20101000206
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks)00200201005
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01021010016
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001000202016
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)000201010105

Draw 13

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100020110106
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)002201001028
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg310200103X10
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson)001010010X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks)000005010X6
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001110100X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)000101100X3
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001010013X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk)01001001104
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20110010016

Draw 14

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks)00103020208
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02020301019
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)010000010125
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001100001003
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)001000XXXX1
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg130112XXXX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Meleschuk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10200203008
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette)01020020117
Sheet E12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)102010101X6
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020302010X8

Draw 15

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)020300100107
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102010021018
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2001122XXX8
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Hackner)0110000XXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)203010020X8
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Charette) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg030101000X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Mitchell)01010010XX3
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00201203XX8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Weeks) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001001104
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kamp)10100210038

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 3
2 Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 72 Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 2
3 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 4

Semifinal

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000212020X7
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Howard)200000200X4
Player Percentages
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Doug Smith 83% Kent Carstairs 93%
Rob Koffski 65% Tim Belcourt 78%
Bert Gretzinger 84% Glenn Howard 81%
Rick Folk 80% Russ Howard 64%
Total78%Total79%

Final

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ryan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00010200003
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Folk)00001010002
Player Percentages
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Don McKenzie 80% Doug Smith 80%
Don Walchuk 85% Rob Koffski 83%
Randy Ferbey 79% Bert Gretzinger 76%
Pat Ryan 93% Rick Folk 86%
Total84%Total81%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads %
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Dallas Duce 87
Flag of Alberta.svg Don McKenzie 84
Flag of New Brunswick.svg Terry Roach 84
Flag of Ontario.svg Kent Carstairs 81
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Marc Brophy 81
Seconds %
Flag of Alberta.svg Don Walchuk 84
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Peter Hollett 81
Flag of Manitoba.svg John Hyrich 81
Flag of British Columbia.svg Rob Koffski 81
Flag of Ontario.svg Tim Belcourt 80
Thirds %
Flag of Alberta.svg Randy Ferbey 81
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bert Gretzinger 80
Flag of New Brunswick.svg Brian Dobson 80
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 79
Flag of Quebec.svg Andre Lafleur 79
Skips %
Flag of British Columbia.svg Rick Folk 81
Flag of Alberta.svg Pat Ryan 81
Flag of Ontario.svg Russ Howard 81
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Jim Packet 80
Flag of Manitoba.svg Orest Meleschuk 77

Team percentages

Round Robin only

ProvinceSkip %
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Pat Ryan 82
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Jim Packet 81
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Rick Folk 81
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Russ Howard 80
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Orest Meleschuk 79
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 77
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Pierre Charette 77
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Ragnar Kamp 77
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Al Hackner 76
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Lorne Henderson 75
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Doug Weeks 75
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon Al Delmage 72

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