The 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 11, 2018 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. The winning team represented Canada at the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship from March 31 to April 8 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, United States.
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This marked the fifth time the Brier was held in Regina, the first time since 2006.
The 2018 tournament was the first to use a new 16-team format, featuring representation by all fourteen member associations of Curling Canada, alongside the defending champions (as Team Canada), and a new wildcard team. As part of this new format, the Bronze medal game was removed from the schedule.
Curling Canada introduced a new 16-team format for both the Brier and Tournament of Hearts for 2018, under which all 14 member associations of Curling Canada are now represented in the main field, rather than being limited by a pre-qualifying tournament. The teams were divided into two pools for round robin play, after which the top four teams from each advanced to a Championship Pool. Alongside the inclusion of the previous year's champions as Team Canada, the final spot in the tournament was filled by a wildcard play-in game held on the Friday before the tournament.[1]
The rinks of John Epping (Ontario), Mike Fournier (Quebec), and Greg Smith (Newfoundland and Labrador) made their Brier debuts.
Team Canada's Brad Gushue set a new record for the most Canadian national men's championship game wins as a skip when he skipped the 114th victory of his Brier career over the Northwest Territories on March 5.[2]
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Manitoba |
Bally Haly G&CC & St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: Brett Gallant
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate: Tom Sallows |
Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Third: Darren Moulding
Second: Brad Thiessen
Lead: Karrick Martin |
[lower-alpha 1]Kelowna CC, Kelowna
Skip: Sean Geall
Third: Jeff Richard
Second: Andrew Nerpin
Lead: David Harper
Alternate: Brad Wood |
West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul
Skip: Reid Carruthers
Third: Braeden Moskowy
Second: Derek Samagalski
Lead: Colin Hodgson |
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Nova Scotia |
Gage G&CC, Oromocto
Skip: James Grattan
Third: Chris Jeffrey
Second: Andy McCann
Lead: Peter Case
Alternate: Brian King |
Bally Haly G&CC & St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Greg Smith
Third: Matthew Hunt
Second: Andrew Taylor
Lead: Ian Withycombe
Alternate: Connor Stapleton |
Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie
Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: Ryan Fry
Second: E.J. Harnden
Lead: Ryan Harnden[lower-alpha 2]
Alternate: Tanner Horgan[lower-alpha 2] |
Halifax CC, Halifax
Skip: Jamie Murphy
Third: Paul Flemming
Second: Scott Saccary
Lead: Phil Crowell |
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Leaside CC, East York, Toronto
Skip: John Epping
Third: Mat Camm
Second: Pat Janssen
Lead: Tim March |
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Eddie MacKenzie
Third: Josh Barry
Second: Christopher Gallant
Lead: Sean Ledgerwood
Alternate: Robbie Younker |
Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux & CC Valleyfield, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Skip: Mike Fournier
Third: Félix Asselin
Second: William Dion
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier[lower-alpha 3]
Alternate: Émile Asselin[lower-alpha 3] |
Nutana CC, Saskatoon
Fourth: Matt Dunstone
Skip: Steve Laycock
Second: Kirk Muyres
Lead: Dallan Muyres
Alternate: Lyle Muyres |
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Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Jamie Koe
Third: Chris Schille
Second: Brad Chorostkowski
Lead: Robert Borden |
Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit
Skip: Dave St. Louis
Third: Wade Kingdon
Second: Peter Mackey
Lead: Jeff Nadeau |
Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Skip: Thomas Scoffin
Third: Tom Appelman
Second: Wade Scoffin[lower-alpha 4]
Lead: Steve Fecteau[lower-alpha 4]
Alternate: Clint Ireland[lower-alpha 4] |
Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: B.J. Neufeld
Second: Matt Wozniak
Lead: Denni Neufeld |
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A play-in game was held on March 2, 2018 that determined the wildcard team that rounded out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who lost[1] in their provincial championship: the Fort Rouge Curling Club's Mike McEwen rink and the Granite Curling Club's Jason Gunnlaugson rink, both from Winnipeg.
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Friday, March 2, 19:00
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All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1
Saturday, March 3, 14:00
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Draw 2
Saturday, March 3, 19:00
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Draw 3
Sunday, March 4, 09:00
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Draw 4
Sunday, March 4, 14:00
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Draw 5
Sunday, March 4, 19:00
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Draw 6
Monday, March 5, 09:00
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Draw 7
Monday, March 5, 14:00
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Draw 8
Monday, March 5, 19:00
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Draw 9
Tuesday, March 6, 09:00
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Draw 10
Tuesday, March 6, 14:00
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Draw 11
Tuesday, March 6, 19:00
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Draw 12
Wednesday, March 7, 09:00
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Draw 13
Wednesday, March 7, 14:00
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Wednesday, March 7, 19:00
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Each team that finished fifth through eight in their pool played the team that finished in the same position in the opposite pool for the purpose of determining final tournament ranking. For example, the winner of the game between fifth place teams was ranked ninth place overall, the loser of that game was ranked tenth place, and so on.
Seeding games
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A5 vs. B5
Friday, March 9, 09:00
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A6 vs. B6
Friday, March 9, 09:00
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A7 vs. B7
Friday, March 9, 09:00
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A8 vs. B8
Friday, March 9, 09:00
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All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the Championship Pool.
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Draw 15
Thursday, March 8, 14:00
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Draw 16
Thursday, March 8, 19:00
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Draw 17
Friday, March 9, 14:00
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Friday, March 9, 19:00
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1 vs. 2
Saturday, March 10, 19:00
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3 vs. 4
Saturday, March 10, 14:00
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Semifinal
Sunday, March 11, 09:00
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Final
Sunday, March 11, 16:00
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The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:
- All-Star Teams[8]
First Team
Second Team
- Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[8]
- Paul McLean Award[9]
- Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award[10]
British Columbia's alternate Brad Wood threw lead stones after the fourth end during Draw 2, because lead David Harper abruptly left the tournament to join his wife for the birth of their second child.[3] Wood continued to throw lead stones for the rest of the Brier except for Draw 10; Harper returned to throw lead stones against Newfoundland and Labrador before leaving once again.[4] Before Team BC's placement round match, third Jeff Richard left to join his wife for the birth of their child; in their game against New Brunswick, second Andrew Nerpin threw third stones, while alternate Brad Wood and Nerpin split the throwing of second stones.[5] Northern Ontario's alternate Tanner Horgan threw lead stones during Draws 9, 19 & 20; lead Ryan Harnden was hospitalized with an illness for a day during Draws 19 and 20.[6] During Draw 9, Quebec's alternate Émile Asselin threw lead stones for the last 3 ends. During Draw 8, Yukon's Wade Scoffin threw second stones for six ends; lead Steve Fecteau threw second stones for three ends, while alternate Clint Ireland threw lead stones for three ends.