2023 Tim Hortons Brier

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2023 Tim Hortons Brier
2023 Tim Hortons Brier logo.png
Host city London, Ontario
Arena Budweiser Gardens
DatesMarch 3–12
Attendance95,338
WinnerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Curling club St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip Brad Gushue
Third Mark Nichols
Second E.J. Harnden
Lead Geoff Walker
Coach Caleb Flaxey
FinalistFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Matt Dunstone)
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The 2023 Tim Hortons Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 12 at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. [1] The defending champion Team Canada rink, skipped by Brad Gushue won the event, and will go on to represent Canada at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship on home soil at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. [2] It was a record fifth Brier title as a skip for Gushue.

Contents

Brad Gushue and his team won the 2022 edition and entered as the reigning Team Canada. [3] The event followed the same format at the past two editions that included Team Canada, the fourteen Canadian curling member associations and three Wild Card teams that are the top three teams that did not qualify from their provincial playdowns based on CTRS standings. [4] The competition was held in three stages: all eighteen teams play in a round robin stage, from which six advance to the championship stage, from which four teams advance to the final playoffs round.

This was the final Brier with Tim Hortons as the primary sponsor of the event. [5]

Summary

Prior to the event, Northern Ontario lead Colin Hodgson announced he would be retiring from team curling at the end of the season. [6] Hodgson would cap off his career in his final game by curling a perfect game in a 7–5 loss to Wild Card 1 in the Championship round.

In Draw 2, Nunavut, skipped by Jake Higgs won its first ever game at the Brier when it defeated Newfoundland and Labrador 7–4. The territory had lost its previous 38 games since its first appearance in 2018. The win was clinched when Newfoundland skip Nathan Young missed a double takeout in the 10th end. [7]

Following the round robin portion, both undefeated Manitoba (skipped by Matt Dunstone) and 7–1 Team Canada (Brad Gushue) earned byes in the championship round after they won their groups. Following Manitoba, Team Alberta (Kevin Koe) finished second in Group A with a 7–1 record, then Northern Ontario (Darren Moulding) in third with a 6–2 record. In Group B, Wild Card #1 (Brendan Bottcher) finished second with a 7–1 record, followed by Ontario (Mike McEwen) who finished 6–2. Bottcher finished second behind Gushue due to having lost their round robin match against them. McEwen secured the third place spot by defeating Wild Card #3 (Karsten Sturmay) on his final shot in the final draw, [8] avoiding a tiebreaker against Quebec. [9]

In the championship round page qualifying games, Team Ontario took on Alberta, while Wild Card #1 took on Northern Ontario. In the Ontario–Alberta game, Ontario did not lead the game until McEwen's last shot, a double-takeout for two, to win the game 9–8. In the other game, Team Wild Card #1 dominated Northern Ontario to win 8–5. The games eliminated both Alberta and Northern Ontario, and put Ontario and Wild Card #1 into the page seeding round against Team Canada and Manitoba respectively. [10]

In the page seeding games, Manitoba defeated Wild Card #1 thanks to a final shot "pistol" though a port by Matt Dunstone, to win 5–3. In the other game, the Brad Gushue-led Team Canada squad easily defeated the hometown Ontario team 9–3. With their wins, Manitoba and Canada will go to the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, while Wild Card #1 and Ontario played each other in the 3 vs. 4 game. [10]

In the 3 vs. 4 game, Team Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) controlled most of the game against Ontario (McEwen). The Bottcher rink got the game's only deuce in the sixth after McEwen ticked a guard and missed a double takeout, taking a 4–2 lead. McEwen also missed a runback in the ninth, leading to a steal for the Wild Card entry, cementing the game for Bottcher, giving them a 6–3 win. The win put Wild Card #1 into the semifinal against the loser of the 1 vs. 2 game, which would be Manitoba's Dunstone rink. The game would be the last of the season for Team McEwen, as they did not qualify for the remaining Grand Slams. [11]

In the 1 vs. 2 game, Team Canada (Gushue) took on the undefeated Manitoba rink, skipped by Matt Dunstone. The teams exchanged deuces with Manitoba scoring two in the third, and Canada scoring two in the fourth. With the teams tied at four each after six, Dunstone blanked the next three ends to retain the hammer in the final end. On his final shot of the 10th, Dunstone had to make a perfect hit and stick on his own rock for the win, but the stone rolled a half-rock away instead, giving up a steal of one to Canada, and the game. With the win, Canada's Gushue rink earned a bye to the final, while Manitoba was forced to play in the semifinal against Wild Card #1. [12] [13]

In the semifinal, Manitoba rebounded from their loss the previous evening by defeating Wild Card #1's Brendan Bottcher 7–5. Tied 5–5 in the 10th end, and without the hammer, Dunstone came around two stones to sit shot on the side of the button on his last stone. Bottcher responded by coming up short on his draw attempt, giving up a steal of two. The win sent Manitoba into the final, and the Bottcher rink home with bronze medals. [14]

The 2023 Brier final was a rematch of the 1 vs. 2 game between Team Canada's Brad Gushue and Manitoba's Matt Dunstone. With the hammer, Gushue blanked the first end, but was forced to draw to take one in the second after Manitoba was sitting three. Both teams proceeded to trade forces until the eighth, including in the sixth when Dunstone made a freeze, followed by a heavy draw by Gushue. With the game tied at three apiece, Gushue took a commanding lead by scoring three in the eighth, to take a 6–3 lead, the first multiple score in the game up to that point. Manitoba struggled in the end, with second Colton Lott flashing, and third B. J. Neufeld rubbing a stone on a freeze attempt. Dunstone himself had to make a hit and roll, but wasn't perfect enough, allowing Gushue a hit for three. Dunstone rebounded by scoring two in the ninth, to head into the last end down by one, without the hammer. On his last rock in the 10th, Dunstone made a tap to lie two. Gushue responded by drawing to the four-foot against to claim his career fifth Brier title in seven years, a record for skips. In total, there were 6,562 spectators on hand for the final. [14]

With the win, Team Gushue took home $108,000, with Dunstone taking home $60,000 and Bottcher $40,000. [14]

Teams

The fourteen Canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team Brad Gushue, who were the winners of the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. The three wild card teams were decided by the CTRS standings. The top three teams who did not already qualify from their playdowns, qualified.

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia [15]
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: E. J. Harnden
Lead: Geoff Walker

The Glencoe Club, Calgary

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Tyler Tardi [lower-alpha 1]
Second: Brad Thiessen
Lead: Karrick Martin
Alternate: Ted Appelman [lower-alpha 1]

Victoria CC, Victoria

Skip: Jacques Gauthier
Third: Sterling Middleton
Second: Jason Ginter
Lead: Alex Horvath
Alternate: Rick Sawatsky

Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador
Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: B. J. Neufeld
Second: Colton Lott
Lead: Ryan Harnden

Curl Moncton, Moncton

Fourth: Jeremy Mallais
Skip: Scott Jones
Second: Brian King [lower-alpha 2]
Lead: Jared Bezanson
Alternate: Chris Jeffrey [lower-alpha 2]

RE/MAX Centre &
St. John’s CC, St. John's

Skip: Nathan Young
Third: Sam Follett [lower-alpha 3]
Second: Nathan Locke
Lead: Ben Stringer [lower-alpha 4]
Alternate: Jeff Thomas [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4]

Northern Ontario curling flag.png Northern Ontario Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario
Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury

Fourth: Tanner Horgan
Skip: Darren Moulding
Second: Jake Horgan
Lead: Colin Hodgson

Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Matthew Manuel
Third: Luke Saunders
Second: Jeffrey Meagher
Lead: Nick Zachernuk
Alternate: Ryan Abraham

Royal Canadian CC, Toronto

Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: Ryan Fry
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Joey Hart

Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island [16] Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan
Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud

Skip: Tyler Smith
Third: Adam Cocks
Second: Alex MacFadyen
Lead: Edward White

Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux,
CS Belvédère, Val d'Or,
CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald &
CC Valleyfield, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Skip: Félix Asselin
Third: Martin Crête
Second: Émile Asselin
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier
Alternate: Pierre Charette

Highland CC, Regina

Skip: Kelly Knapp
Third: Brennen Jones
Second: Mike Armstrong
Lead: Trent Knapp
Alternate: Dustin Kidby

Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut [17] Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon [18]
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Jamie Koe
Third: Glen Kennedy
Second: Cole Parsons [lower-alpha 5]
Lead: Shadrach McLeod
Alternate: Stephen Robertson [lower-alpha 5]

Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit

Skip: Jake Higgs
Third: Sheldon Wettig [lower-alpha 6]
Second: Brady St. Louis [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7]
Lead: Christian Smitheram [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7]
Alternate: Terry Lichty [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 7]

Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Thomas Scoffin
Third: Trygg Jensen
Second: Joe Wallingham [lower-alpha 9]
Lead: Evan Latos
Alternate: Wade Scoffin [lower-alpha 9]

Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3
The Glencoe Club, Calgary &
Saville Community SC, Edmonton

Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: Brett Gallant
Lead: Ben Hebert [lower-alpha 10]
Alternate: Paul Webster [lower-alpha 10]

Morris CC, Morris

Skip: Reid Carruthers
Third: Derek Samagalski
Second: Connor Njegovan
Lead: Rob Gordon
Alternate: Matt Lorenz

St. Albert CC, St. Albert

Skip: Karsten Sturmay
Third: J. D. Lind
Second: Kyle Doering [lower-alpha 11]
Lead: Glenn Venance [lower-alpha 11]
Alternate: Kurtis Goller [lower-alpha 11]

CTRS ranking

As of February 13, 2023
Source: [19]

Member Association (Skip)RankPoints
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone)1280.250
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher)2273.000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)3244.500
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe)4223.750
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers)5187.250
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)6145.750
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp)11117.125
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen)12111.875
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding)13111.500
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin)15105.875
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier)16103.250
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)3853.500
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)3949.875
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones)7227.375
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith)7922.500
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe)1525.250
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs)NR0.000
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin)NR0.000

Wild card selection

Curling Canada included three wild card teams, continuing a process started with the 2021 Brier. The teams skipped by Brendan Bottcher (Alberta), Reid Carruthers (Manitoba) and Karsten Sturmay (Alberta) were the top three in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who had not otherwise qualified by winning their provincial championship nor by being the reigning Team Canada champion.

CTRS standings for wild card selection (as of Feb 8)
RankTeamMember AssociationEligibility
1 Matt Dunstone Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Won Manitoba provincials
2 Brendan Bottcher Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Eliminated from provincials
3 Brad Gushue Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-qualified for 2023 as Team Canada
4 Kevin Koe Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Won Alberta provincials
5 Reid Carruthers Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Eliminated from provincials
6 Karsten Sturmay Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Eliminated from provincials

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings [20] [21]

Key
Teams to Championship Round
Pool ASkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%LSD [22]
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Matt Dunstone 808027411841788%309.9
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Kevin Koe 71603934309987%301.8
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Darren Moulding 62504134314884%321.1
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Kelly Knapp 444450343001381%584.0
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 Reid Carruthers 44514734318883%233.7
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Matthew Manuel 35465032342983%989.4
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador Nathan Young 26405828401776%676.7
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories Jamie Koe 17496629404674%520.7
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut Jake Higgs 17287024376471%1005.4
Pool BSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%LSD [22]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brad Gushue 71614235326688%259.5
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 Brendan Bottcher 71643835255887%296.4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Mike McEwen 62704735303885%322.3
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Félix Asselin 53554836295984%537.1
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Jacques Gauthier 35555333333984%623.2
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 Karsten Sturmay 35455433315982%585.5
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon Thomas Scoffin 265062323701080%777.1
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Tyler Smith 26376525394576%865.4
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Scott Jones 17487630384676%587.8
Pool A Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.Team Flag of Alberta.svg
AB
Flag of Manitoba.svg
MB
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg
NL
Northern Ontario curling flag.png
NO
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg
NT
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg
NS
Flag of Nunavut.svg
NU
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg
SK
Flag of Manitoba.svg
WC2
Record
2Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 5–96–47–410–65–410–18–49–77–1
1Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 9–513–39–210–48–414–29–38–48–0
7Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador 4–63–134–68–78–54–73–76–72–6
3Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario 4–72–96–410–67–46–49–36–46–2
8Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories 6–104–107–86–105–89–35–67–111–7
6Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia 4–54–85–84–78–510–49–72–63–5
9Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut 1–102–147–44–63–94–103–94–81–7
4Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 4–83–97–33–96–57–99–35–44–4
5 Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #27–94–87–64–611–76–28–44–54–4
Pool B Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.Team Flag of British Columbia.svg
BC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
CAN
Flag of New Brunswick.svg
NB
Flag of Ontario.svg
ON
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg
PE
Flag of Quebec.svg
QC
Flag of Alberta.svg
WC1
Flag of Alberta.svg
WC3
Flag of Yukon.svg
YT
Record
5Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 5–610–46–109–26–73–98–58–103–5
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6–513–94–68–68–76–38–38–37–1
9Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 4–109–134–118–94–117–83–79–71–7
3Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 10–66–411–47–813–24–89–810–76–2
8Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island 2–96–89–88–74–72–84–92–92–6
4Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec 7–67–811–42–137–47–86–38–25–3
2 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #19–33–68–78–48–28–710–310–67–1
6 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #35–83–87–38–99–43–63–107–63–5
7Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon 10–83–87–97–109–22–86–106–72–6

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00). [23] [24]

Draw 1

Friday, March 3, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20310101XX8
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith)00001010XX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001001010X3
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)210020101X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)01201001106
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010110015
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20002450XX13
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin)00100001XX2

Draw 2

Saturday, March 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02010101117
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)10101010004
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010010XX3
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone)01100403XX9
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11010000205
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)00101000024
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02000201016
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers)00011010104

Draw 3

Saturday, March 4, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101221XX8
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin)01010000XX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg300000100X4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen)011000031X6
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones)100130102008
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg032002010019
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)00101010XX3
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20010304XX10

Draw 4

Sunday, March 5, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100103022211
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe)01104010007
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe)010110103X7
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101001010X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11310100XX7
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)00001011XX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg23050103XX14
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs)00101000XX2

Draw 5

Sunday, March 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones)02002020309
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102104020313
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith)00000020204
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00021102017
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010020X4
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher)000104102X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier)30021002008
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010003302110

Draw 6

Sunday, March 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp)010001110X4
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200030003X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)003001002X6
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg210030010X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding)02101001016
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010110004
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)02011012018
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10200100105

Draw 7

Monday, March 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith)01301011108
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20020200017
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00102010XX4
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)11010205XX10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01011000126
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)10200112007
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110202000107
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe)004010101029

Draw 8

Monday, March 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)00110000204
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11000101026
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30020022XX9
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier)00201000XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe)00300100XX4
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10042012XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21010110107
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)00203002018

Draw 9

Monday, March 6, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010102010X5
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier)002010203X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20204020XX10
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe)02020101XX6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith)00101030106
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01020102028
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs)01002000XX3
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30300111XX9

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 7, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100203101X8
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)010030000X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg203013001X10
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin)010300210X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)00201001004
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21000010116
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher)00204100018
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg04010002007

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)001110201X6
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010001010X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)01020210219
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20202001007
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)001010001X3
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100301100X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg32000101007
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)00102010228

Draw 12

Tuesday, March 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg42000202XX10
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs)00010000XX1
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier)01031050XX10
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100102XX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020300102X8
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers)001010020X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21310200XX9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith)00001001XX2

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 8, 9:00 am

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier)010102010106
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001020102017
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg23302021XX13
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)00010200XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg211010302X10
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin)000401010X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp)001002000X3
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010410111X9

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)001000100X2
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010012011X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)01103103XX9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00030010XX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs)02000100XX3
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10102032XX9
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones)00121000XX4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg41000321XX11

Draw 15

Wednesday, March 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin)001120010207
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010003102029
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21003020XX8
Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut (Higgs)00110101XX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier)01010300106
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102020020310
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg040100000X5
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone)201030111X9

Draw 16

Thursday, March 9, 9:00 am

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000120200005
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp)010001011116
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20200200107
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher)02001021028
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)002011000X4
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020100130X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01030202XX8
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)00101010XX3

Draw 17

Thursday, March 9, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding)00010010XX2
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg22102101XX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (J. Koe)03011000106
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201001210310
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02010000104
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Knapp)10101001015
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02101002028
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Manuel)10010110105

Draw 18

Thursday, March 9, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20010202029
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)03101010208
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon (Scoffin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001010XX3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)20020301XX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Asselin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20200340XX11
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Jones)01011001XX4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Smith)00001010XX2
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Gauthier) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21320001XX9

Championship round

Semifinals Finals
A1 Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 5
B2 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 8 B2 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 3
A3 Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario 5
B1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9
A2 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 8 B3 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 3
B3 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 9

Semifinals

Friday, March 10, 1:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (K. Koe) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00302020108
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen)00030202029
Player percentages
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Karrick Martin 80% Joey Hart 86%
Brad Thiessen 78% Brent Laing 88%
Tyler Tardi 88% Ryan Fry 93%
Kevin Koe 79% Mike McEwen 89%
Total81%Total89%
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10311010018
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Moulding)02000101105
Player percentages
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario
Ben Hebert 90% Colin Hodgson 100%
Brett Gallant 90% Jake Horgan 91%
Marc Kennedy 93% Darren Moulding 83%
Brendan Bottcher 89% Tanner Horgan 80%
Total90%Total88%

Finals

Friday, March 10, 7:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100010035
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher)01010000103
Player percentages
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1
Ryan Harnden 94% Ben Hebert 99%
Colton Lott 89% Brett Gallant 90%
B. J. Neufeld 79% Marc Kennedy 95%
Matt Dunstone 80% Brendan Bottcher 88%
Total85%Total93%
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen)02000010XX3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00332001XX9
Player percentages
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Joey Hart 97% Geoff Walker 98%
Brent Laing 77% E. J. Harnden 86%
Ryan Fry 80% Mark Nichols 84%
Mike McEwen 88% Brad Gushue 88%
Total85%Total89%

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 42Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 5
1Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 7
3 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #15
3 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #16
4Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 3

1 vs. 2

Saturday, March 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10201000004
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue)01020100015
Player percentages
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ryan Harnden 94% Geoff Walker 90%
Colton Lott 90% E. J. Harnden 90%
B. J. Neufeld 81% Mark Nichols 88%
Matt Dunstone 90% Brad Gushue 94%
Total89%Total90%

3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 11, 1:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101002011X6
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (McEwen)010100100X3
Player percentages
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Ben Hebert 96% Joey Hart 89%
Brett Gallant 78% Brent Laing 94%
Marc Kennedy 90% Ryan Fry 88%
Brendan Bottcher 91% Mike McEwen 76%
Total89%Total87%

Semifinal

Sunday, March 12, 12:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02002010027
Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1 (Bottcher)00210200005
Player percentages
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card #1
Ryan Harnden 95% Ben Hebert 96%
Colton Lott 90% Brett Gallant 85%
B. J. Neufeld 93% Marc Kennedy 94%
Matt Dunstone 85% Brendan Bottcher 83%
Total91%Total89%

Final

Sunday, March 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010103017
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Dunstone)00101010205
Player percentages
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Geoff Walker 85% Ryan Harnden 91%
E. J. Harnden 86% Colton Lott 75%
Mark Nichols 85% B. J. Neufeld 79%
Brad Gushue 91% Matt Dunstone 88%
Total87%Total83%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages; minimum 6 games

Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Leads %
WC1 Ben Hebert 95
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Geoff Walker 92
Flag of Alberta.svg Karrick Martin 91
Flag of Quebec.svg Jean-François Trépanier 91
Flag of British Columbia.svg Alex Horvath 91
Seconds %
WC1 Brett Gallant 90
Flag of Ontario.svg Brent Laing 87
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Jake Horgan 85
Flag of Manitoba.svg Colton Lott 85
Flag of Alberta.svg Brad Thiessen 85
Thirds %
Flag of Manitoba.svg B. J. Neufeld 92
Flag of Alberta.svg Tyler Tardi 88
Flag of Ontario.svg Ryan Fry 85
Northern Ontario curling flag.png Darren Moulding (Skip)85
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Nichols 85
Flag of British Columbia.svg Sterling Middleton 85
Skips %
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brad Gushue 89
Flag of Manitoba.svg Matt Dunstone 88
Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe 85
WC1 Brendan Bottcher 82
Flag of Ontario.svg Mike McEwen 81

Perfect games

Round robin and championship round only; minimum 10 shots thrown

PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
Ben Hebert Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card 1Lead14Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island
Colin Hodgson Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Lead20 Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card 1

Awards

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

All-Star Teams

First Team [25]
PositionNameTeam
Skip Matt Dunstone Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Third B. J. Neufeld Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Second Brett Gallant Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card 1
Lead Ben Hebert Flag of Alberta.svg Wild Card 1
Second Team [25]
PositionNameTeam
Skip Brad Gushue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third Tyler Tardi Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Second Brent Laing Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Lead Geoff Walker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

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. [26]

NamePositionTeam
Kelly Knapp SkipFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan

Curling Canada Award of Achievement

Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award

Provincial and territorial playdowns

Notes

  1. 1 2 Team Alberta alternate Ted Appelman threw third stones in the last end of Draw 12.
  2. 1 2 Team New Brunswick alternate Chris Jeffrey threw second stones in the last end of Draw 12.
  3. 1 2 Team Newfoundland and Labrador alternate Jeff Thomas threw third stones in Draw 2 as third Sam Follett was delayed returning from the 2023 Canada Winter Games.
  4. 1 2 Team Newfoundland and Labrador alternate Jeff Thomas threw lead stones in the last four ends of Draw 13.
  5. 1 2 Team Northwest Territories alternate Stephen Robertson threw second stones in the last end of Draw 9.
  6. 1 2 3 For the final three ends of Draw 4, Team Nunavut lead Christian Smitheram (who was sitting out to start the game) threw second stones, second Brady St. Louis threw third stones and third Sheldon Wettig sat out.
  7. 1 2 3 For the final end of Draw 15, Team Nunavut alternate Terry Lichty threw lead stones, lead Christian Smitheram threw second stones, and second Brady St. Louis sat out.
  8. 1 2 Team Nunavut alternate Terry Lichty threw lead stones in Draw 4 and Draw 12.
  9. 1 2 Team Yukon alternate Wade Scoffin threw second stones in the last eight ends of Draw 5, all of Draw 7, the last end of Draw 12, the last seven ends of Draw 13, and all of Draw 18.
  10. 1 2 Wild Card #1 alternate Paul Webster threw lead stones in the last end of Draw 1.
  11. 1 2 3 Team Wild Card #3's front-end rotated throughout the tournament.

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