1997 Labatt Brier

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1997 Labatt Brier
Host city Calgary, Alberta
ArenaCanadian Airlines Saddledome
DatesMarch 8–15
Attendance223,322
WinnerFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Curling club Ottewell CC, Edmonton
Skip Kevin Martin
Third Don Walchuk
Second Rudy Ramcharan
Lead Don Bartlett
Alternate Jules Owchar
FinalistFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Vic Peters)
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The 1997 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Kevin Martin of Alberta defeated Vic Peters of Manitoba in the final in front of a sell-out crowd of 17,024. It was the largest one-day attendance at any curling event in history up to that point and the Brier's total attendance of 223,322 was a record. [1] In the tenth end of the final, Alberta led 9–8, without hammer. Team Martin played for the steal, throwing up numerous guards. On his last stone, Peters missed a six-foot angle raise double takeout, giving Alberta the steal, and losing the game. It was the first Brier Alberta won on home ice since 1961. The win qualified the Martin rink to represent Canada at the 1997 World Men's Curling Championship as well as a spot in the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. [2]

Contents

Teams

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: Don Walchuk
Second: Rudy Ramcharan
Lead: Don Bartlett
Fifth: Jules Owchar

Kamloops CC, Kamloops

Skip: Barry McPhee
Third: Dave Schleppe
Second: Ken Brown
Lead: Bert Hinch
Fifth: John Pisarczyk

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Vic Peters
Third: Dan Carey
Second: Chris Neufeld
Lead: Scott Grant
Fifth: Don Rudd

New BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthern Ontario
Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: James Grattan
Third: Charles Sullivan
Second: Daryell Nowlan
Lead: Jeff Lacey
Fifth: David Nowlan

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

Skip: Jeff Thomas
Third: Lorne Henderson
Second: Ken Ellis
Lead: Ian Kerr
Fifth: Peter Hollett

Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie

Fourth: Chris Buchan
Skip: Mike Coulter
Second: Dusty Jakomait
Lead: Mark Maki
Fifth: Rollie Ralph

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Lowell Goulden
Third: Bill Robinson
Second: Georg Ernst
Lead: Kris MacLeod
Fifth: Ron Robinson

Churchill CC, Churchill

Skip: Ed Werenich
Third: John Kawaja
Second: Pat Perroud
Lead: Neil Harrison
Fifth: Peter Steski

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Robert Campbell
Third: Peter Gallant
Second: Mark O'Rourke
Lead: Mark Butler
Fifth: David Campbell

QuebecSaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories
Buckingham CC, Buckingham

Skip: Don Westphal
Third: Dan Lemery
Second: Pierre Charette
Lead: Louis Biron
Fifth: Daniel Lafleur

Estevan CC, Estevan

Skip: Jim Packet
Third: Jeff Mosley
Second: Dallas Duce
Lead: Ken Loeffler
Fifth: Bob Doerr

Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Lonnie Kofoed
Third: Nolin McGowan
Second: Humphrey Power
Lead: Darol Stuart
Fifth: Wade Scoffin

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
ProvinceSkipWL
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Vic Peters 110
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Kevin Martin 101
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick James Grattan 83
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Ed Werenich 74
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Don Westphal 56
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Jeff Thomas 56
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Barry McPhee 56
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Lowell Goulden 47
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon / Northwest Territories Lonnie Kofoed 47
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Mike Coulter 38
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell 38
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Jim Packet 110

Round robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10110010004
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters)00001101238
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal)00010100204
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10001011015
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)10001000204
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020003016
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden)00010000XX1
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01103020XX7

Draw 2

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010201XX5
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal)01005030XX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02030130XX9
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)00200001XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)01001002116
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10120100005
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg302010102X9
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)020102020X7

Draw 3

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102010204X10
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)010101010X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002001001X4
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden)000130200X6

Draw 4

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010030011017
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)001002000306
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010102020X6
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)104020201X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0200000XXX2
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters)1010221XXX7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000101020X4
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)000010304X8

Draw 5

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg203002102X10
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter)020100020X5
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100110010105
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)010002101016
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10200010026
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan)01001000204
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020200010X5
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)102010105X10

Draw 6

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00001020104
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)01000202016
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01020000205
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters)00301002017
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg303120XXXX9
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter)010001XXXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10110020016
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal)02001000205

Draw 7

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10022102XX8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)00200010XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102010001X5
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)000200010X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010010XX3
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)10303102XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20202040XX10
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)01010101XX4

Draw 8

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10020010206
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden)00302002018
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000100100X2
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan)000002030X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10200100XX4
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)01022024XX11
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01002030017
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)00110201106

Draw 9

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0310201XXX7
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)0000010XXX1
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100100102X5
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters)010022020X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001001020X4
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)010310101X7
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg030000201017
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)000201010206

Draw 10

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg400210102X10
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)031002020X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01002001004
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter)00020210117
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03020010028
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)10101101005
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0010001XXX2
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)1202110XXX7

Draw 11

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001000103
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)00110003016
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11001020117
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal)00200102005
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10022011007
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan)03000100206
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg103100001017
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden)010010210106

Draw 12

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101002000X4
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)020020310X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20102000016
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan)02010010004
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10201020XX6
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal)04010402XX11
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020201000X5
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters)002020221X9

Draw 13

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010002003X6
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)002000010X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0000030XXX3
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)0122104XXX10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110001000X3
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)002020011X6
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010103017
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter)002001020106

Draw 14

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102104001X9
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden)020010110X5
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02110001005
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)00002110026
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102030201X9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)020201020X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020200141X10
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)002021000X5

Draw 15

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010001003
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan)00002000215
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02001002106
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal)00200220017
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110002022X8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet)000010100X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010002010X4
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden)000200204X8

Draw 16

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg012100030X7
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)000011101X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00210311XX8
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (McPhee)00002000XX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Goulden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220100030X8
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)003034002X12
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01000020014
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)00100001002

Draw 17

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100211101X7
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Coulter)001000010X2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Westphal) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01300001005
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)00011120218
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20020101017
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)02101010106
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Packet) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101000000103
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters)010100100014

Playoffs

Page playoffs SemifinalFinal
1Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 52Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 10
2Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 61Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 8
1Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 6
3Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 5
3Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 6
4Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 4

3 vs. 4

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00101020116
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Werenich)01020100004
Player percentages
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Jeff Lacey 76% Neil Harrison 89%
Daryell Nowlan 69% Pat Perroud 85%
Charles Sullivan 71% John Kawaja 85%
James Grattan 79% Ed Werenich 74%
Total74%Total83%

1 vs. 2

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101000010205
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)020200001016
Player percentages
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Scott Grant 93% Don Bartlett 83%
Chris Neufeld 86% Rudy Ramcharan 83%
Dan Carey 75% Don Walchuk 88%
Vic Peters 81% Kevin Martin 89%
Total84%Total86%

Semifinal

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100210001016
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grattan)001001010205
Player percentages
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
Scott Grant 99% Jeff Lacey 77%
Chris Neufeld 95% Daryell Nowlan 89%
Dan Carey 83% Charles Sullivan 80%
Vic Peters 80% James Grattan 75%
Total89%Total80%

Final

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)000204003110
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Peters) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00301022008
Player percentages
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Don Bartlett 81% Scott Grant 84%
Rudy Ramcharan 84% Chris Neufeld 88%
Don Walchuk 75% Dan Carey 85%
Kevin Martin 74% Vic Peters 71%
Total78%Total82%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads %
Flag of Ontario.svg Neil Harrison 87
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Mark Maki 85
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Mark Butler 85
Flag of Yukon.svg Darol Stuart 84
Flag of New Brunswick.svg Jeff Lacey 84
Seconds %
Flag of Ontario.svg Pat Perroud 85
Flag of Manitoba.svg Chris Neufeld 83
Flag of New Brunswick.svg Daryell Nowlan 82
Flag of Quebec.svg Pierre Charette 81
Flag of Alberta.svg Rudy Ramcharan 80
Thirds %
Flag of Alberta.svg Don Walchuk 84
Flag of New Brunswick.svg Charles Sullivan 83
Flag of Ontario.svg John Kawaja 82
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Peter Gallant 79
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Mike Coulter 79
Skips %
Flag of New Brunswick.svg James Grattan 85
Flag of Manitoba.svg Vic Peters 81
Flag of Ontario.svg Ed Werenich 80
Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin 78
Flag of Quebec.svg Don Westphal 76

Team percentages

Round Robin only

ProvinceSkip %
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Ed Werenich 83
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick James Grattan 83
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Vic Peters 81
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Kevin Martin 81
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell 78
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Jeff Thomas 78
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Mike Coulter 78
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Don Westphal 78
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon / Northwest Territories Lonnie Kofoed 77
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Barry McPhee 77
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Lowell Goulden 76
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Jim Packet 75

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The 1965 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1965 at Saskatoon Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After the Brier the year before drew the smallest crowd since 1952, the 1965 Brier broke the attendance record at the time as a total of 52,319 fans attended the Brier. This attendance record would not be surpassed until 1970.

References

  1. "Alberta team jubilant after record-setting Brier". Calgary Herald. March 17, 1997. p. A1. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. "Martin rides Brier roller-coaster to win". Edmonton Journal. March 17, 1997. p. D1. Retrieved March 13, 2021.