2008 Canada Cup of Curling

2008 Strauss Canada Cup of Curling
Host city	Kamloops, British Columbia
Arena	Interior Savings Centre
Dates	February 27-March 2
Men's winner	Kevin Koe
Curling club	Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Skip	Kevin Koe
Fourth	Blake MacDonald
Second	Carter Rycroft
Lead	Nolan Thiessen
Finalist	Kevin Martin
Women's winner	Stefanie Lawton
Curling club	CN Curling Club, Saskatoon
Skip	Stefanie Lawton
Third	Marliese Kasner
Second	Sherri Singler
Lead	Lana Vey
Finalist	Kelly Scott
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The 2008 Strauss Canada Cup was held February 27 to March 2 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The men's champion was Kevin Koe and the women's champion was Stefanie Lawton. ^[1]

Men's

Teams

• Glenn Howard (2007 Tim Hortons Brier winner)
• Randy Ferbey (2007 Canada Cup of Curling winner)
• Kevin Martin (2007 Players' Championships winner)
• Kevin Koe (JSI Qualifier)
• Mike McEwen (JSI Qualifier)
• Russ Howard (JSI Qualifier) (dropped out)
• Kerry Burtnyk (JSI Qualifier)
• Jeff Stoughton (4th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
• Pat Simmons (7th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
• Brad Gushue (8th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
• Reid Carruthers (invited as replacement), with Charley Thomas as replacement skip

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Kerry Burtnyk	Dan Kammerlock	Richard Daneault	Garth Smith	Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
David Nedohin	Randy Ferbey (skip)	Scott Pfeifer	Marcel Rocque	Granite Curling Club, Edmonton
Brad Gushue	Mark Nichols	Chris Schille	David Noftall	Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club St. John's
Glenn Howard	Richard Hart	Brent Laing	Craig Savill	Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater
Blake MacDonald	Kevin Koe (skip)	Carter Rycroft	Nolan Thiessen	Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Kevin Martin	Kevin Park	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Mike McEwen	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
Pat Simmons	Jeff Sharp	Gerry Adam	Steve Laycock	Davidson Curling Club, Davidson
Jeff Stoughton	Ryan Fry	Rob Fowler	Steve Gould	Charleswood Curling Club, Winnipeg
Charley Thomas	Jason Gunnlaugson	Justin Richter	Tyler Forrest	Beausejour Curling Club, Beausejour

Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

Group A

Team	W	L
Koe	4	1
Simmons	2	3
Martin	2	3
Stoughton	2	3
McEwen	2	3

Group B

Team	W	L
Gushue	4	1
Howard	4	1
Ferbey	3	2
Burtnyk	1	4
Carruthers	1	4

Tie-breakers

• Tie-Breaker #1: Martin 8-7 Stoughton
• Tie-Breaker #1: Simmons 8-6 McEwen
• Tie-Breaker #2: Martin 10-2 Simmons

Playoffs

Page playoff system

Semifinal

Final

A1

Koe

7

A1

Koe

6

B1

Gushue

5

A2

Martin

5

B1

Gushue

2

A2

Martin

8

A2

Martin

7

B2

Howard

6

Women's

Teams

• Kelly Scott (2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts winner)
• Jennifer Jones (2007 Canada Cup of Curling and Player's Championships winner)
• Cheryl Bernard (Diversified Qualifier)
• Sherry Middaugh (Diversified Qualifier) (dropped out)
• Stefanie Lawton (Diversified Qualifier)
• Janet Harvey (Diversified Qualifier)
• Shannon Kleibrink (1st, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
• Cathy King (7th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
• Sherry Anderson (8th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
• Michelle Englot (9th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) (dropped out)
• Kristie Moore (invited as replacement)
• Heather Rankin (invited as replacement)

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Sherry Anderson	Kim Hodson	Heather Walsh	Donna Gignac	CN Curling Club, Saskatoon
Cheryl Bernard	Susan O'Connor	Carolyn Darbyshire	Cori Bartel	Calgary Curling Club & Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Janet Harvey	Cherie-Ann Loder	Kristin Loder	Carey Kirby	Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg
Jennifer Jones	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Jill Officer	Dawn Askin	St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg
Cathy King	Lori Olson	Raylene Rocque	Tracy Bush	Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Shannon Kleibrink	Amy Nixon	Bronwen Saunders	Chelsey Bell	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Stefanie Lawton	Marliese Kasner	Sherri Singler	Lana Vey	CN Curling Club, Saskatoon
Heather Nedohin	Kristie Moore (skip)	Beth Iskiw	Pam Appelman	Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Heather Rankin	Deanna Doig	Heather Moulding	Kyla MacLachlan	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Kelly Scott	Jeanna Schraeder [a]	Sasha Carter	Renee Simons	Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna

Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs

Group A

Team	W	L
Bernard	5	0
Jones	4	1
Anderson	3	2
King	1	4
Harvey	0	5

Group B

Team	W	L
Lawton	4	1
Scott	4	1
Kleibrink	3	2
Moore	1	4
Rankin	0	5

Playoffs

Page playoff system

Semifinal

Final

A1

Bernard

6

B1

Lawton

7

B1

Lawton

7

B2

Scott

4

A1

Bernard

6

B2

Scott

10

A2

Jones

9

B2

Scott

10

Qualifying

The Four qualifying positions in both the men's and women's events were held December 12–16, 2007. The men's qualifier was held at the Ottawa Curling Club and Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa while the women's qualifier was held at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton.

John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier (Men)

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
		Russ Howard	8
		Joel Jordison	6
							Russ Howard	8
							Mike McEwen	9
		Mike McEwen	8
		Nick Rizzo	0
												Mike McEwen	3
												Kevin Koe	5
		Kerry Burtnyk	11
		Jamie King	5
							Kerry Burtnyk	5
							Kevin Koe	6
		Kevin Koe	7
		Jeff Stoughton	6

Teams:

• Shawn Adams
• Chad Allen
• Kerry Burtnyk
• Ted Butler
• Reid Carruthers
• Peter Corner
• Robert Desjardins
• Martin Ferland
• Dwayne Fowler
• Joe Frans
• Francois Gagné
• Sean Geall
• James Grattan
• Brad Gushue
• Brad Heidt
• Guy Hemmings
• Dean Horning
• Russ Howard
• Dean Joanisse
• Mark Johnson
• Joel Jordison
• Shawn Joyce
• Mark Kehoe
• Jamie King
• James Krikness
• Kevin Koe
• Cary Luner
• Allan Lyburn
• Brent MacDonald
• Heath McCormick
• Jeff McCrady
• Mike McEwen
• Jean-Michel Ménard
• John Morris (already qualified as part of team Kevin Martin)
• Darren Moulding
• Shane Park
• Dan Petryk
• Tim Phillips
• Howard Rajala
• Serge Reid
• Greg Richardson
• Nick Rizzo
• Pat Simmons
• Don Spriggs
• Jeff Stoughton
• Jim Sullivan

Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier (Women)

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
		Stefanie Lawton	9
		Michelle Englot	2
							Stefanie Lawton	6
							Cheryl Bernard	7
		Cheryl Bernard	7
		Heather Strong	3
												Cheryl Bernard	5
												Sherry Middaugh	3
		Sherry Middaugh	8
		Krista McCarville	6
							Sherry Middaugh	6
							Janet Harvey	5
		Janet Harvey	9
		Deb Santos	5

Teams:

• Sherry Anderson
• Jerri-Pat Armstrong
• Ève Bélisle
• Cheryl Bernard
• Chelsea Carey
• Joanne Delanoy
• Chantelle Eberle
• Michelle Englot
• Kerry Galusha
• Suzanne Gaudet
• Alison Goring
• Jenn Hanna
• Meredith Harrison
• Janet Harvey
• Amber Holland
• Rachel Homan
• Kristy Jenion
• Lisa Johnson
• Colleen Jones
• Andrea Kelly
• Cathy King
• Shannon Kleibrink
• Patti Knezevic
• Stefanie Lawton
• Carrie Lindner
• Allison MacInnes
• Colleen Madonia
• Chana Martineau
• Krista McCarville
• Jolene McIvor
• Sherry Middaugh
• Kristie Moore
• Karen Porritt
• Karen Powell
• Heather Rankin
• Kristen Recksiedler
• Julie Reddick
• Darcy Robertson
• Deb Santos
• Renée Sonnenberg
• Barb Spencer
• Keliegh Strath
• Shauna Streich
• Heather Strong
• Crystal Webster
• Faye White

External links

• "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Standings and Rosters". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
• "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Men's draws and scores". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009.
• "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Women's draws and scores". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008.

Notes

1. Karla Sparks temporarily replaced Schraeder and played lead, with Carter and Simons moving up their positions.

References

1. "Lawton and Koe win the Canada Cup". Curling Scoops. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012.