2002 M&M Meat Shops National

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2002 The National
Host city Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Arena Sault Memorial Gardens
Soo Curlers Association
DatesJanuary 31–February 3, 2002
Winner Flag of Ontario.svg Team Howard
Curling club Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater, Ontario
Skip Glenn Howard
Fourth Richard Hart
Second Collin Mitchell
Lead Jason Mitchell
Finalist Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay
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The 2002 M&M Meat Shops National, the first annual edition of The National Grand Slam curling event was held January 31 to February 3, 2002 at the Sault Memorial Gardens and the Soo Curlers Association in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the third of four (men's) inaugural Grand Slam events of the 2001-02 curling season. [1]

Contents

The semifinals and finals were televised on CTV Sportsnet. [1]

In the final, Coldwater, Ontario's Glenn Howard rink won their first Slam title, defeating 2000 World Champion Greg McAulay and his rink of Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki and Jody Sveistrup from Richmond, British Columbia. With the win, the Howard foursome, which also included Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell and Jason Mitchell took home $30,000, while Team McCaulay won $18,000. McCaulay blamed his loss on not having draw weight. In the second end, he was heavy with his final draw, which resulted in a steal of one for Howard, going down 3–0 early. Another miss by McAulay in the sixth (an attempted hit which resulted in a tick), led to an open draw for two for Howard, to go up 6–3. A three-ender in the eighth all but ensured a victory for the Howard rink, which would go on to a 9–7 victory. [2] The attendance for the final was 2,435. [3]

Format

The event was a 24-team triple-knockout competition.

Knockout brackets

A Event

Scores:

A  Qualifier 1
      
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Bruce Korte 11
Flag of Ontario.svg Ed Premo 4
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Bruce Korte 5
Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Park 8
Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Park 8
Flag of Manitoba.svg William Lyburn 5
Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Park 7
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 2
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 8
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Somerville 6
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Brewster 2
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Glen Despins 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Brewster 10
A Semifinals Qualifier 2
      
Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh 6
Flag of Ontario.svg Rich Moffatt 10
Flag of Ontario.svg Rich Moffatt 8
Flag of Quebec.svg Pierre Charette 12
Flag of Manitoba.svg Allan Lyburn 5
Flag of Quebec.svg Pierre Charette 10
Flag of Quebec.svg Pierre Charette 4
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 8
Flag of Norway.svg Pål Trulsen 7
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 5
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bert Gretzinger 1
Flag of Ontario.svg Dan Lemieux 5
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bert Gretzinger 8
A Semifinals Qialifier 3
      
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Al Harnden 2
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton 4
Flag of Manitoba.svg Dave Boehmer 2
Flag of Manitoba.svg Dave Boehmer 9
Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Hassall 6
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton 1
Flag of Manitoba.svg Vic Peters 7
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 9
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 4
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 5
Flag of Manitoba.svg Vic Peters 7
Flag of Manitoba.svg Vic Peters 10
Flag of Ontario.svg Todd Malpass 1

B Event

Scores:

B   Qualifier 4
        
Flag of Ontario.svg Ed Premo 6
Flag of Manitoba.svg William Lyburn 9
Flag of Manitoba.svg Dave Boehmer 4
Flag of Manitoba.svg William Lyburn 5
Flag of Manitoba.svg William Lyburn 7
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 3
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 8
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Somerville 5
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Somerville 4
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Glen Despins 2
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 4
Flag of Quebec.svg Pierre Charette 9
B   Qualifier 5
        
Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh 6
Flag of Manitoba.svg Allan Lyburn 5
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Bruce Korte 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh 9
Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh 5
Flag of Norway.svg Pål Trulsen 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Brewster 8
Flag of Norway.svg Pål Trulsen 9
Flag of Norway.svg Pål Trulsen 7
Flag of Ontario.svg Dan Lemieux 3
Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh 5
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton 8
B   Qualifier 6
        
Flag of Ontario.svg Al Harnden 6
Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Hassall 7
Flag of Ontario.svg Rich Moffatt 8
Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Hassall 2
Flag of Ontario.svg Rich Moffatt 8
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 3
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bert Gretzinger 5
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 10
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Todd Malpass 5
Flag of Ontario.svg Rich Moffatt 5
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 8

C Event

Scores:

C   Qualifier 7
        
Flag of Manitoba.svg Dave Boehmer 10
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Somerville 7
Flag of Manitoba.svg Dave Boehmer 7
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Ed Premo 7
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Brewster 4
Flag of Ontario.svg Ed Premo 5
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 6
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh 3
Flag of Manitoba.svg William Lyburn 6
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bert Gretzinger 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Allan Lyburn 3
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bert Gretzinger 8
Flag of British Columbia.svg Bert Gretzinger 4
Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh 6
C   Qualifier 8
        
Flag of Ontario.svg Rich Moffatt 9
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Bruce Korte 4
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Glen Despins 9
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Bruce Korte 11
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Bruce Korte 9
Flag of Norway.svg Pål Trulsen 2
Flag of Ontario.svg Rich Moffatt 4
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 9
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Al Harnden 6
Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Hassall 10
Flag of Ontario.svg Todd Malpass 0
Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Hassall 5
Flag of Ontario.svg Al Harnden 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Al Harnden 7
Flag of Ontario.svg Dan Lemieux 5

Playoffs

The playoff bracket was as follows:

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton 6
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 7
Flag of Scotland.svg David Mundell 1
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 7
Flag of Manitoba.svg Vic Peters 4
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 6
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 9
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 7
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 9
Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Park 4
Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk 5
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 8
Flag of Quebec.svg Pierre Charette 7
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 8

Final

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Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg210102030X9
Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay 001020202X7

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