2006 Tim Hortons Brier Explained

The 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 11 to 19 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.^[1]

In the final, Quebec's Jean-Michel Ménard rink became only the second Quebec team to win the Brier, the first since Jim Ursel won in 1977, defeating Ontario's Glenn Howard 8–7. Quebec started the game with a commanding lead, stealing one in the first, and three more in the second to take a 4–0 lead. Ahead 5–4, Ménard had a chance to score four and take a five point lead in the sixth, but missed a tap back, taking two instead. The teams traded singles until the 10th end. With Quebec up by two, Ontario needed a steal of two to tie the game in the last end. On his final shot, Ménard took out two Ontario stones in the eight-foot to win the championship.^[2] The Ménard rink became the first francophone team to win the Brier. Quebec was considered a longshot to win the Brier against teams like Howard, Kevin Martin (Alberta), Jeff Stoughton (Manitoba) and Mark Dacey (Nova Scotia). The team had won $28,000 on tour by that point, but only played in events they could reach by car, due to a lack of sponsors.^[3]

Teams

	British Columbia	Manitoba
Saville SC, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: Don Walchuk Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Don Bartlett Alternate: Mark Johnson	Kamloops CC, Kamloops Skip: Brian Windsor Third: Dennis Graber Second: Randy Nelson Lead: Bill Johnson Alternate: Aron Herick	Charleswood CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon Mead Second: Garry Van Den Berghe Lead: Steve Gould Alternate: Don Harvey
New Brunswick	Newfoundland and Labrador	Northern Ontario
Gage G&CC, Oromocto Skip: James Grattan Third: Wayne Tallon Second: Jason Vaughan Lead: Jeff Lacey Alternate: Mark Dobson	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Ken Peddigrew Third: Ryan LeDrew Second: Jeff Rose Lead: Keith Jewer Alternate: David Noftall	Cobalt-Haileybury CC, Haileybury Skip: Rob Gordon Third: David MacInnes Second: Steve Burnett Lead: Jeremy Landry Alternate: Larry Carr
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mark Dacey Third: Bruce Lohnes Second: Rob Harris Lead: Andrew Gibson Alternate: Mathew Harris	Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Scott Taylor	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Rod MacDonald Third: Kevin Champion Second: Phil Gorveatt Lead: Mike Dillon Alternate: Mark O'Rourke
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Yukon/Northwest Territories
CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: François Roberge Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Maxime Elmaleh Alternate: Jean Gagnon	Davidson CC, Davidson Skip: Pat Simmons Third: Jeff Sharp Second: Chris Haichert Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Brian McCusker	Yellowknife CC, YellowknifeSkip: Jamie Koe Third: Kevin Whitehead Second: Mark Whitehead Lead: Brad Chorostkowski Alternate: Richard Robertson

Map of teams

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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		10	1	91	54	51	36	10	15	86%
		8	3	90	63	49	41	6	14	79%
		8	3	76	51	47	39	11	13	85%
		7	4	76	59	41	41	14	7	83%
		6	5	66	69	46	44	13	9	79%
		6	5	62	72	47	43	12	11	82%
		6	5	61	71	43	47	13	9	78%
		5	6	68	70	43	39	15	10	83%
		5	6	69	68	40	40	8	10	77%
		3	8	61	79	43	51	12	8	76%
		2	9	52	79	39	53	10	10	76%
		0	11	58	95	40	55	8	5	73%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).

Draw 1

Saturday, March 11, 15:00

Draw 2

Saturday, March 11, 20:00

Draw 3

Sunday, March 12, 10:00

Draw 4

Sunday, March 12, 15:00

Draw 5

Sunday, March 12, 20:00

Draw 6

Monday, March 13, 10:00

Draw 7

Monday, March 13, 15:00

Draw 8

Monday, March 13, 20:00

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 14, 10:00

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 14, 15:00

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 14, 20:00

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 15, 10:00

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 15, 15:00

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 15, 20:00

Draw 15

Thursday, March 16, 9:30

Draw 16

Thursday, March 16, 14:00

Draw 17

Thursday, March 16, 20:00

Playoffs

The Tim Hortons Brier uses the page playoff system where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.

1 vs. 2 game

Friday, March 17, 20:00

3 vs. 4 game

Friday, March 17, 13:00

Semifinal

Saturday, March 18, 13:00

Final

Sunday, March 19, 19:00

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

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Leads % 89 87 87 86 86

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Seconds % 87 86 86 84 79

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Thirds % 85 84 82 82 81

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Skips % 88 81 80 79 76

Provincial playdowns

Bold indicates winner. Italics indicated defending provincial champion

February 8–12 at the Saville Centre in Edmonton, Alberta

Pool A
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Mark Johnson		4	1
Randy Ferbey		3	2
		3	2
		2	3
		2	3
		1	4

Pool B
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Kevin Martin		4	1
		3	2
		2	3
		2	3
		2	3
		2	3

Playoffs

• Morris 8–3 Petryk (2B vs 3B)
• Ferbey 8–2 MacDonald (2A vs 3A)
• Morris 6–5 Ferbey (Quarter-final)
• Johnson 5–3 Martin (A1 vs. B1)
• Martin 8–4 Morris (Semi-final)
• Martin 7–5 Johnson (Final)

February 15–19 at the Chilliwack Curling Club, Chilliwack, British Columbia

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Brian Windsor		5	2
		5	2
		4	3
		3	4
		3	4
		3	4
		3	4
		2	5

Playoffs

• Ursel 7–1 Gretzinger (Semi-final)
• Windsor 7–6 Ursel (Final)

The defending champion, Deane Horning did not qualify.

February 8–12, T.G. Smith Centre, Steinbach, Manitoba

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Jeff Stoughton		7	0
		7	2
		5	3
		5	3
		4	3
		4	3
		3	2
		3	2
		3	2
		3	2
		3	2
		3	2
		2	2
		2	2
Randy Dutiaume		2	2
		2	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		0	2
		0	2
		0	2
		0	2
		0	2
		0	2
		0	2
		0	2

February 8–12 at the Capital Winter Club, Fredericton, New Brunswick

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James Grattan		6	1
		6	1
		6	1
		3	4
		3	4
		2	6
		2	6
		0	8

Playoffs

• Sherrard 5–3 Kennedy (Semi-final)
• Grattan 9–6 Sherrard (Final)

Defending champion Wade Blanchard played third for Charlie Sullivan

February 7–12, St. John's Curling Club, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Ken Peddigrew		7	2
		6	3
		5	4
		5	4
		5	4
		5	4
		5	4
		3	6
		2	7
		2	7

Tie-breakers

• Skanes 12–11 Davidge
• Oke 7–5 Symonds
• Thomas 11–7 Skanes
• Oke 9–8 Thomas

Playoffs

• Noseworthy 7–4 Oke
• Peddigrew 6–5 Noseworthy

Defending champion Brad Gushue did not participate, as at the time he was representing Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Northern Ontario

February 6–12, Nipigon Curling Club, Nipigon, Ontario

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Rob Gordon		6	2
		5	3
		5	3
		5	3
		5	3
		5	3
		4	4
		1	7
		0	8

Tie-breakers

• Harnden 8–6 Salo
• Belec 8–6 Burgess
• Scharf 9–6 Harnden
• Harnden 8–2 Burgess
• Scharf 4–3 Belec

Playoffs

• Scharf 5–3 Gordon (1 vs. 2)
• Harnden 9–1 Belec (3 vs. 4)
• Gordon 6–4 Harnden (Semi-final)
• Gordon 7–6 Scharf (Final)

Defending champion Mike Jakubo did not qualify.

February 10–15, Liverpool Curling Club, Liverpool, Nova Scotia

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Mark Dacey	Mayflower Curling Club	7	1
	Truro Curling Club	6	2
Shawn Adams	Mayflower Curling Club	5	3
	Chester Curling Club	4	3
	Bridgewater Curling Club	4	3
	Lakeshore Curling Club	3	3
	Mayflower Curling Club	3	3
	Mayflower Curling Club	3	3
	Dartmouth Curling Club	3	3
	Windsor Curling Club	2	3
	Highlander Curling Club	2	3
	Mayflower Curling Club	1	3
	Mayflower Curling Club	1	3
	Bridgewater Curling Club	1	3
	Mayflower Curling Club	0	3
	Chester Curling Club	0	3

The 2006 Ontario Kia Cup was held February 6–12, Guelph Sports Centre, Guelph, Ontario

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Wayne Middaugh		7	2
Glenn Howard		7	2
		7	2
		4	5
		4	5
		4	5
Rob Todd		3	6
		3	6
		3	6
		3	6

Tie-breakers

• Matchett 11–9 Jeffries
• Matchett 7–5 Epping

Playoffs

• Howard 8–7 Middaugh (1 vs. 2)
• Harris 8–3 Matchett (3 vs. 4)
• Middaugh 9–5 Harris (Semi-final)
• Howard 9–6 Middaugh (Final)

February 8–12, Charlottetown Curling Club, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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Rod MacDonald		7	0
		4	3
		3	3
Kyle Stevenson		2	3
		2	3
		2	3
		0	3
		0	3

February 6–12, Arena Conrad-Parent, Sept-Îles, Quebec

Section A
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Jean-Michel Ménard		7	2
		7	2
		4	5
		4	5
		4	5
		4	5
		4	5
		4	5
		4	5
		3	6

Section B
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		7	2
		7	2
		7	2
		6	3
		5	4
		5	4
		3	6
		2	7
		2	7
		1	8

Playoffs

• Charette 10–4 Crête (A2 vs B3)
• Desjardins 8–5 Kennedy (A3 vs B2)
• Ménard 6–4 Lafleur (A1 vs B1)
• Charette 8–7 Desjardins (Quarter-final)
• Charette 7–6 Lafleur (Semi-final)
• Ménard 10–5 Charette (Final)

February 8–12, Weyburn Curlin Club, Weyburn, Saskatchewan

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Pat Simmons		7	1
		7	3
		4	2
		5	3
		4	3
		4	3
		3	3
		3	3
		2	3
		2	3
		1	3
		1	3
		1	3
		1	3
		0	3
		0	3

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February 16–19, Whitehorse Curling Club, Whitehorse, Yukon

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Jamie Koe	Yellowknife Curling Club	6	0
Stephen Moss	Yellowknife Curling Club	3	3
	Whitehorse Curling Club	2	4
	Whitehorse Curling Club	1	5

External links

• Final on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006 Tim Hortons Brier Archived Statistics . . 24 June 2013 . Gvangulik . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120133844/http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2006_Tim_Hortons_Brier.pdf . January 20, 2015 . dead . mdy .
2. News: Victory overwhelms Menard. March 20, 2006. 19. Regina Leader-Post. March 6, 2024.
3. News: Ménard: Unspoiled entrance. March 21, 2006. 25. Ottawa Citizen. March 6, 2024.