1997 Labatt Brier

1997 Labatt Brier
1997 Labatt Brier
Host city	Calgary, Alberta
Arena	Canadian Airlines Saddledome
Dates	March 8–15
Attendance	223,322
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Ottewell CC, Edmonton
Skip	Kevin Martin
Third	Don Walchuk
Second	Rudy Ramcharan
Lead	Don Bartlett
Alternate	Jules Owchar
Finalist	Manitoba (Vic Peters)
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The 1997 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Kevin Martin of Alberta defeated Vic Peters of Manitoba in the final in front of a sell-out crowd of 17,024. It was the largest one-day attendance at any curling event in history up to that point and the Brier's total attendance of 223,322 was a record.^[1] In the tenth end of the final, Alberta led 9–8, without hammer. Team Martin played for the steal, throwing up numerous guards. On his last stone, Peters missed a six-foot angle raise double takeout, giving Alberta the steal, and losing the game. It was the first Brier Alberta won on home ice since 1961. The win qualified the Martin rink to represent Canada at the 1997 World Men's Curling Championship as well as a spot in the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.^[2]

Host cityCalgary, Alberta

ArenaCanadian Airlines Saddledome

DatesMarch 8–15

Attendance223,322

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Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: Don Walchuk Second: Rudy Ramcharan Lead: Don Bartlett Fifth: Jules Owchar	Kamloops CC, Kamloops Skip: Barry McPhee Third: Dave Schleppe Second: Ken Brown Lead: Bert Hinch Fifth: John Pisarczyk	Granite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Vic Peters Third: Dan Carey Second: Chris Neufeld Lead: Scott Grant Fifth: Don Rudd
New Brunswick	Newfoundland and Labrador	Northern Ontario
Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: James Grattan Third: Charles Sullivan Second: Daryell Nowlan Lead: Jeff Lacey Fifth: David Nowlan	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Jeff Thomas Third: Lorne Henderson Second: Ken Ellis Lead: Ian Kerr Fifth: Peter Hollett	Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie Fourth: Chris Buchan Skip: Mike Coulter Second: Dusty Jakomait Lead: Mark Maki Fifth: Rollie Ralph
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Lowell Goulden Third: Bill Robinson Second: Georg Ernst Lead: Kris MacLeod Fifth: Ron Robinson	Churchill CC, Churchill Skip: Ed Werenich Third: John Kawaja Second: Pat Perroud Lead: Neil Harrison Fifth: Peter Steski	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Robert Campbell Third: Peter Gallant Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Mark Butler Fifth: David Campbell
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Yukon/Northwest Territories
Buckingham CC, Buckingham Skip: Don Westphal Third: Dan Lemery Second: Pierre Charette Lead: Louis Biron Fifth: Daniel Lafleur	Estevan CC, Estevan Skip: Jim Packet Third: Jeff Mosley Second: Dallas Duce Lead: Ken Loeffler Fifth: Bob Doerr	Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Lonnie Kofoed Third: Nolin McGowan Second: Humphrey Power Lead: Darol Stuart Fifth: Wade Scoffin

Province	Skip	W	L
Manitoba	Vic Peters	11	0
Alberta	Kevin Martin	10	1
New Brunswick	James Grattan	8	3
Ontario	Ed Werenich	7	4
Quebec	Don Westphal	5	6
Newfoundland	Jeff Thomas	5	6
British Columbia	Barry McPhee	5	6
Nova Scotia	Lowell Goulden	4	7
Yukon/Northwest Territories	Lonnie Kofoed	4	7
Northern Ontario	Mike Coulter	3	8
Prince Edward Island	Robert Campbell	3	8
Saskatchewan	Jim Packet	1	10

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 🔨	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Manitoba (Peters)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Westphal)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	4
Alberta (Martin) 🔨	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4
Newfoundland (Thomas) 🔨	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	6

1997 Labatt Brier

Teams

Map of teams

Round-robin standings

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Draw 10

Draw 11

Draw 12

Draw 13

Draw 14

Draw 15

Draw 16

Draw 17

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

1 vs. 2

Semifinal

Final

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Team percentages

References

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Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Goulden)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	1
New Brunswick (Grattan) 🔨	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	X	X	7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Thomas) 🔨	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	X	5
Quebec (Westphal)	0	1	0	0	5	0	3	0	X	X	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Werenich) 🔨	0	2	0	3	0	1	3	0	X	X	9
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Packet)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	6
Northern Ontario (Coulter) 🔨	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Martin) 🔨	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	X	9
British Columbia (McPhee)	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 🔨	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	4	X	10
Saskatchewan (Packet)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 🔨	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	4
Nova Scotia (Goulden)	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Coulter) 🔨	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	6
Ontario (Werenich)	1	0	4	0	2	0	2	0	1	X	10

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Westphal) 🔨	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	2
Manitoba (Peters)	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	X	X	X	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Packet) 🔨	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	X	4
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	X	8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Peters) 🔨	2	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	2	X	10
Northern Ontario (Coulter)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	X	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Nova Scotia (Goulden) 🔨	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	5
Newfoundland (Thomas)	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Werenich) 🔨	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6
New Brunswick (Grattan)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 🔨	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	X	5
Alberta (Martin)	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	5	X	10

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Werenich) 🔨	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4
Newfoundland (Thomas)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	6

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Westphal) 🔨	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	X	X	8
Saskatchewan (Packet)	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	3

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Packet) 🔨	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	2
New Brunswick (Grattan)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	X	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 🔨	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	4
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	4	X	X	11

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 🔨	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	7
Ontario (Werenich)	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Northern Ontario (Coulter) 🔨	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	7
Prince Edward Island (Campbell)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	6

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 🔨	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	X	10
Saskatchewan (Packet)	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	X	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Thomas) 🔨	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4
Northern Ontario (Coulter)	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 🔨	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	7
Quebec (Westphal)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 🔨	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	4
British Columbia (McPhee)	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	X	8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Goulden) 🔨	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	X	6
Saskatchewan (Packet)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Peters) 🔨	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	4	1	X	10
Newfoundland (Thomas)	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	X	5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Peters) 🔨	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	X	7
Alberta (Martin)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	X	4


Page playoffs			Semifinal			Final



1	Manitoba	5				2	Alberta	10

2	Alberta	6				1	Manitoba	8

			1	Manitoba	6

			3	New Brunswick	5

3	New Brunswick	6

4	Ontario	4

Player percentages
New Brunswick		Ontario
Jeff Lacey	76%	Neil Harrison	89%
Daryell Nowlan	69%	Pat Perroud	85%
Charles Sullivan	71%	John Kawaja	85%
James Grattan	79%	Ed Werenich	74%
Total	74%	Total	83%

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Manitoba (Peters) 🔨	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5
Alberta (Martin)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6