2014 Tim Hortons Brier Explained

2014 Tim Hortons Brier
Size:	250
Host City:	Kamloops, British Columbia
Arena:	Interior Savings Centre
Dates:	March 1–9
Attendance:	65,005
Winner:
Curling Club:	Glencoe CC, Calgary
Skip:	Kevin Koe
Third:	Pat Simmons
Second:	Carter Rycroft
Lead:	Nolan Thiessen
Alternate:	Jamie King
Finalist:	(John Morris)
Prev:	2013
Next:	2015

The 2014 Tim Hortons Brier was held from March 1 to 9 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.^[1]

Unlike previous years, the winner of the 2014 Brier automatically qualified for the 2015 Brier as Team Canada, similarly to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.^[2]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[3]

bgcolor=#0033ff width=200		bgcolor=#0099ff width=200	British Columbia	bgcolor=#ffff99 width=200	Manitoba
Glencoe CC, CalgarySkip: Kevin Koe Third: Pat Simmons Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Nolan Thiessen Alternate: Jamie King	Vernon CC, Vernon Kelowna CC, Kelowna Fourth: Jim Cotter Skip: John Morris Second: Tyrel Griffith Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: Jody Epp	Charleswood CC, WinnipegSkip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon Mead Second: Mark Nichols Lead: Reid Carruthers Alternate: Garth Smith
bgcolor=#ffff33 width=200	New Brunswick	bgcolor=#ff5577 width=200	Newfoundland and Labrador	bgcolor=#00CC66 width=200	Northern Ontario
Gage G&CC, Oromocto Skip: James Grattan Third: Jason Roach Second: Darren Roach Lead: Josh Barry Alternate: Andy McCann	Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Brett Gallant Second: Adam Casey Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Jamie Korab	Fort William CC, Thunder BaySkip: Jeff Currie Third: Mike McCarville Second: Colin Koivula Lead: Jamie Childs Alternate: Joe Scharf
bgcolor=#cc99ee width=200	Nova Scotia	bgcolor=#ff7777 width=200	Ontario	bgcolor=#009900 width=200	Prince Edward Island
Lakeshore CC, Lower Sackville Skip: Jamie Murphy Third: Jordan Pinder Second: Mike Bardsley Lead: Donald McDermaid Alternate: Mark Kehoe	Glendale G&CC, HamiltonSkip: Greg Balsdon Third: Mark Bice Second: Tyler Morgan Lead: Jamie Farnell Alternate: Steve Bice	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Eddie MacKenzie Third: Anson Carmody Second: Tyler MacKenzie Lead: Sean Ledgerwood Alternate: Phil Gorveatt
bgcolor=#00ffff width=200	Quebec	bgcolor=#33cc00 width=200	Saskatchewan	bgcolor=#cccccc width=200	Northwest Territories/Yukon
CC Etchemin, Saint-RomualdSkip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Philippe Ménard Alternate: Pierre Charette	Nutana CC, SaskatoonSkip: Steve Laycock Third: Kirk Muyres Second: Colton Flasch Lead: Dallan Muyres Alternate: Matt Lang	Yellowknife CC, YellowknifeSkip: Jamie Koe Third: Kevin Whitehead Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Robert Borden Alternate: Greg Skauge

Map of teams

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

width=250	Locale	width=160	Skip	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20
	John Morris	9	2	78	52	44	35	21	9	90%
	Kevin Koe	9	2	91	48	51	34	11	17	86%
	Jeff Stoughton	9	2	78	68	52	46	14	13	88%
	Jean-Michel Ménard	7	4	79	69	48	42	19	8	86%
	Steve Laycock	6	5	66	67	44	42	21	7	85%
	Brad Gushue	6	5	74	62	48	39	18	9	85%
	James Grattan	6	5	71	79	44	44	12	7	83%
		5	6	72	75	45	47	12	5	86%
		4	7	66	84	42	50	9	5	80%
	Jamie Koe	3	8	52	78	38	50	16	6	81%
	Jeff Currie	2	9	65	82	39	52	14	4	84%
	Jamie Murphy	0	11	49	83	38	54	11	5	81%

Relegation

Two member associations will be relegated to a pre-qualifier tournament at the beginning of the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier. The two teams with the lowest combined record from the previous three years will join the Yukon and Nunavut in the 2015 qualifying round with one team advancing to the Brier round robin.^[4]

Record is from round robin games only

width=250	Member Association	width=20	2012	width=20	2013	width=20	2014	width=30	Record
	8–3	8–3	9–2	25–8
	10–1	10–1	5–6	25–8
	8–3	7–4	9–2	24–9
	5–6	8–3	6–5	19–14
	4–7	6–5	7–4	17–16
	5–6	5–6	6–5	16–17
	7–4	5–6	3–8	15–18
	5–6	8–3	2–9	15–18
	3–8	5–6	6–5	14–19
	4–7	1–10	9–2	14–19
	3–8	2–9	4–7	9–24
	4–7	1–10	0–11	5–28

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Time.^[5]

Draw 1

Saturday, March 1, 1:30 pm

Draw 2

Saturday, March 1, 6:30 pm

Draw 3

Sunday, March 2, 8:30 am

Draw 4

Sunday, March 2, 1:30 pm

Draw 5

Sunday, March 2, 6:30 pm

Draw 6

Monday, March 3, 1:30 pm

Draw 7

Monday, March 3, 6:30 pm

Draw 8

Tuesday, March 4, 8:30 am

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 4, 1:30 pm

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 pm

Draw 11

Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 am

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 5, 1:00 pm

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 pm

Draw 14

Thursday, March 6, 8:30 am

Draw 15

Thursday, March 6, 1:30 pm

Draw 16

Thursday, March 6, 6:30 pm

Draw 17

Friday, March 7, 8:30 am

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 7, 6:30 pm

3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 8, 1:30 pm

Semifinal

Saturday, March 8, 6:30 pm

Bronze medal game

Sunday, March 9, 9:00 am

Player percentages

	96%		100%
	96%		75%
	88%		96%
	86%		94%
	94%		94%
	55%		72%
Total	85%	Total	88%

Final

Sunday, March 9, 4:30 pm

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round robin only^[6]

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Leads	%
	95
	90
	90
	89
	88

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Seconds	%
	90
	88
	86
	85
	85

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Thirds	%
	89
	88
	86
	86
	85

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Fourths	%
	87
	86
	85
	85
	84

Perfect games

Player	Team	Position	Shots	Opponent
		Lead	20
		Lead	15
		Lead	16
		Lead	18
		Lead	16
		Lead	16
		Lead	10

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:^[7]

All-Star Teams^[7] First Team

Fourth: Jim Cotter, British Columbia
Third: John Morris, British Columbia
Second: Mark Nichols, Manitoba
Lead: Rick Sawatsky, British Columbia

Second Team

Skip: Kevin Koe, Alberta
Third: Pat Simmons, Alberta
Second: Tyrel Griffith, British Columbia
Lead: Philippe Ménard, Quebec

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award^[7]

Greg Balsdon, Ontario skip

Scotty Harper Award^[7]

Bob Weeks, Ontario Curling Report, for his tribute to Shorty Jenkins

Paul McLean Award^[7]

Andy Bouyoukos, director of TSN's curling broadcasts

Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award

Carter Rycroft, Alberta second

Notes and References

Web site: Kamloops awarded 2014 Tim Hortons Brier. 30 October 2012. Canadian Curling Association. 6 August 2013.
News: Brier to follow Scotties in awarding a Team Canada bye to champion. Canadian Press. 10 March 2014.
Web site: 2014 Tim Hortons Brier – Team Information. Canadian Curling Association. 25 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225170256/http://www.curling.ca/2014brier-en/category/team-information/. 25 February 2014. dead.
Web site: New-look Tim Hortons Brier about to descend into madness of relegation.
Web site: 2014 Tim Hortons Brier Official Draw Schedule. October 2013. Canadian Curling Association. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112203459/http://www.curling.ca/2014brier-en/drawschedule/. 12 January 2014. dead.
Web site: 2014 Tim Hortons Brier – Media Report – Statistical Report for Draw 17. 7 March 2014. Canadian Curling Association. 7 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308005535/http://cloudfront5.curling.ca/2014brier-en/files/2014/03/Draw-17-Media-Report.pdf. 8 March 2014. dead.
Web site: Award winners, all-stars at 2014 Tim Hortons Brier. 9 March 2014. Canadian Curling Association. 19 March 2014.