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1997 Labatt Brier
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 1997 Labatt Brier |
| Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
| Arena | Canadian Airlines Saddledome |
| Dates | March 8–15 |
| Winner | **** |
| Curling club | Ottewell CC, Edmonton |
| Skip | Kevin Martin |
| Third | Don Walchuk |
| Second | Rudy Ramcharan |
| Lead | Don Bartlett |
| Alternate | Jules Owchar |
| Finalist | (Vic Peters) |
| Attendance | 223,322 |
| prev | 1996 |
| next | 1998 |
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. 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.
Teams
| British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland and Labrador | Northern Ontario | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon/Northwest Territories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottewell CC, Edmonton | ||||||||||
| Kamloops CC, Kamloops | ||||||||||
| Granite CC, Winnipeg | ||||||||||
| Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John | ||||||||||
| St. John's CC, St. John's | ||||||||||
| Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie | ||||||||||
| Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth | ||||||||||
| Churchill CC, Churchill | ||||||||||
| Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown | ||||||||||
| Buckingham CC, Buckingham | ||||||||||
| Estevan CC, Estevan | ||||||||||
| Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse |
Map of teams
Round-robin standings
| Key |
|---|
| Province | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Peters | 11 | 0 | |
| Kevin Martin | 10 | 1 | |
| James Grattan | 8 | 3 | |
| Ed Werenich | 7 | 4 | |
| Don Westphal | 5 | 6 | |
| NL | Jeff Thomas | 5 | 6 |
| Barry McPhee | 5 | 6 | |
| Lowell Goulden | 4 | 7 | |
| Lonnie Kofoed | 4 | 7 | |
| Mike Coulter | 3 | 8 | |
| Robert Campbell | 3 | 8 | |
| Jim Packet | 1 | 10 |
Round-robin results
Draw 1
|1|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|0|0| |4 |0|0|0|0|1|1|0|1|2|3| |8 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0| |4 |1|0|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|1| |5 |1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0| |4 |0|0|0|2|0|0|0|3|0|1| |6 |0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X| |1 |0|1|1|0|3|0|2|0|X|X| |7
Draw 2
|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|X|X| |5 |0|1|0|0|5|0|3|0|X|X| |9 |0|2|0|3|0|1|3|0|X|X| |9 |0|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |3 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|1|1| |6 |1|0|1|2|0|1|0|0|0|0| |5 |3|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|X| |9 |0|2|0|1|0|2|0|2|0|X| |7
Draw 3
|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|4|X| |10 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|X| |4 |0|0|0|1|3|0|2|0|0|X| |6
Draw 4
|0|1|0|0|3|0|0|1|1|0|1|7 |0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|3|0|6 |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|2|0|X| |6 |1|0|4|0|2|0|2|0|1|X| |10 |0|2|0|0|0|0|0|X|X|X| |2 |1|0|1|0|2|2|1|X|X|X| |7 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |4 |0|0|0|0|1|0|3|0|4|X| |8
Draw 5
|2|0|3|0|0|2|1|0|2|X| |10 |0|2|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|X| |5 |1|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|5 |0|1|0|0|0|2|1|0|1|0|1|6 |1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0|2| |6 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0| |4 |0|2|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|X| |5 |1|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|5|X| |10
Draw 6
|0|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0| |4 |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|2|0| |5 |0|0|3|0|1|0|0|2|0|1| |7 |3|0|3|1|2|0|X|X|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|0|0|1|X|X|X|X| |2 |1|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|0|1| |6 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0| |5
Draw 7
|1|0|0|2|2|1|0|2|X|X| |8 |0|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|1|X| |5 |0|0|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |1|0|3|0|3|1|0|2|X|X| |10 |2|0|2|0|2|0|4|0|X|X| |10 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|X|X| |4
Draw 8
|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0| |6 |0|0|3|0|2|0|0|2|0|1| |8 |0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |2 |0|0|0|0|0|2|0|3|0|X| |5 |1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |4 |0|1|0|2|2|0|2|4|X|X| |11 |0|1|0|0|2|0|3|0|0|1| |7 |0|0|1|1|0|2|0|1|1|0| |6
Draw 9
|0|3|1|0|2|0|1|X|X|X| |7 |0|0|0|0|0|1|0|X|X|X| |1 |1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|X| |5 |0|1|0|0|2|2|0|2|0|X| |7 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |4 |0|1|0|3|1|0|1|0|1|X| |7 |0|3|0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|7 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|6
Draw 10
|4|0|0|2|1|0|1|0|2|X| |10 |0|3|1|0|0|2|0|2|0|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0| |4 |0|0|0|2|0|2|1|0|1|1| |7 |0|3|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|2| |8 |1|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|1|0|0|0|1|X|X|X| |2 |1|2|0|2|1|1|0|X|X|X| |7
Draw 11
|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0| |3 |0|0|1|1|0|0|0|3|0|1| |6 |1|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|1| |7 |0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|0| |5 |1|0|0|2|2|0|1|1|0|0| |7 |0|3|0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0| |6 |1|0|3|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|7 |0|1|0|0|1|0|2|1|0|1|0|6
Draw 12
|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|X| |4 |0|2|0|0|2|0|3|1|0|X| |8 |2|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|1| |6 |0|2|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0| |4 |1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|X|X| |6 |0|4|0|1|0|4|0|2|X|X| |11 |0|2|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|X| |5 |0|0|2|0|2|0|2|2|1|X| |9
Draw 13
|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|3|X| |6 |0|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|0|0|0|0|3|0|X|X|X| |3 |0|1|2|2|1|0|4|X|X|X| |10 |1|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|X| |3 |0|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|1|X| |6 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|3|0|1|7 |0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|6
Draw 14
|1|0|2|1|0|4|0|0|1|X| |9 |0|2|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|X| |5 |0|2|1|1|0|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|0|0|2|1|1|0|0|2| |6 |1|0|2|0|3|0|2|0|1|X| |9 |0|2|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|X| |7 |0|2|0|2|0|0|1|4|1|X| |10 |0|0|2|0|2|1|0|0|0|X| |5
Draw 15
|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0| |3 |0|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|2|1| |5 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|2|1|0| |6 |0|0|2|0|0|2|2|0|0|1| |7 |1|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|2|X| |8 |0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |2 |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |4 |0|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|4|X| |8
Draw 16
|0|1|2|1|0|0|0|3|0|X| |7 |0|0|0|0|1|1|1|0|1|X| |4 |0|0|2|1|0|3|1|1|X|X| |8 |0|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|X|X| |2 |2|2|0|1|0|0|0|3|0|X| |8 |0|0|3|0|3|4|0|0|2|X| |12 |0|1|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1| |4 |0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|0| |2
Draw 17
|1|0|0|2|1|1|1|0|1|X| |7 |0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |2 |0|1|3|0|0|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|0|1|1|1|2|0|2|1| |8 |2|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1| |7 |0|2|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0| |6 |1|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|3 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|4
Playoffs
| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= 5 | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= **** | RD1-score2= 6 | RD1-seed3= 3 | RD1-team3= **** | RD1-score3= 6 | RD1-seed4= 4 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4= 4
| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= **** | RD2-score1= 6 | RD2-seed2= 3 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2= 5
| RD3-seed1= 2 | RD3-team1= **** | RD3-score1= 10 | RD3-seed2= 1 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2= 8
3 vs. 4
|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|1| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0| |4 | Jeff Lacey | 76% | Daryell Nowlan | 69% | Charles Sullivan | 71% | James Grattan | 79% | Neil Harrison | 89% | Pat Perroud | 85% | John Kawaja | 85% | Ed Werenich | 74%
1 vs. 2
|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|5 |0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|6 | Scott Grant | 93% | Chris Neufeld | 86% | Dan Carey | 75% | Vic Peters | 81% | Don Bartlett | 83% | Rudy Ramcharan | 83% | Don Walchuk | 88% | Kevin Martin | 89%
Semifinal
|1|0|0|2|1|0|0|0|1|0|1|6 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|5 | Scott Grant | 99% | Chris Neufeld | 95% | Dan Carey | 83% | Vic Peters | 80% | Jeff Lacey | 77% | Daryell Nowlan | 89% | Charles Sullivan | 80% | James Grattan | 75%
Final
|0|0|0|2|0|4|0|0|3|1| |10 |0|0|3|0|1|0|2|2|0|0| |8 | Don Bartlett | 81% | Rudy Ramcharan | 84% | Don Walchuk | 75% | Kevin Martin | 74% | Scott Grant | 84% | Chris Neufeld | 88% | Dan Carey | 85% | Vic Peters | 71%
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
| Leads | % |
|---|---|
| ON Neil Harrison | 87 |
| NO Mark Maki | 85 |
| PE Mark Butler | 85 |
| YT Darol Stuart | 84 |
| NB Jeff Lacey | 84 |
| Seconds | % |
|---|---|
| ON Pat Perroud | 85 |
| MB Chris Neufeld | 83 |
| NB Daryell Nowlan | 82 |
| QC Pierre Charette | 81 |
| AB Rudy Ramcharan | 80 |
| Thirds | % |
|---|---|
| AB Don Walchuk | 84 |
| NB Charles Sullivan | 83 |
| ON John Kawaja | 82 |
| PE Peter Gallant | 79 |
| NO Mike Coulter | 79 |
| Skips | % |
|---|---|
| NB James Grattan | 85 |
| MB Vic Peters | 81 |
| ON Ed Werenich | 80 |
| AB Kevin Martin | 78 |
| QC Don Westphal | 76 |
|}
Team percentages
Round Robin only
| Province | Skip | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Werenich | 83 | |
| James Grattan | 83 | |
| Vic Peters | 81 | |
| Kevin Martin | 81 | |
| Robert Campbell | 78 | |
| NL | Jeff Thomas | 78 |
| Mike Coulter | 78 | |
| Don Westphal | 78 | |
| Lonnie Kofoed | 77 | |
| Barry McPhee | 77 | |
| Lowell Goulden | 76 | |
| Jim Packet | 75 |
References
References
- (March 17, 1997). "Alberta team jubilant after record-setting Brier". Calgary Herald.
- (March 17, 1997). "Martin rides Brier roller-coaster to win". Edmonton Journal.
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