The 1997 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Canadian Airlines

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, Alberta. Kevin Martin of Alberta defeated

Vic Peters Victor Alvin "Vic" Peters (March 24, 1955 – March 27, 2016) was a Canadian curler who was a three-time Manitoba curling champion, and one-time national champion as winner of the 1992 Labatt Brier. Peters was once considered a member of Mani ...

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

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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

''Round Robin only''

Team percentages

''Round Robin only''

References

Archived statistics
{{Canadian Men's Curling Championships The Brier Curling competitions in Calgary Labatt Brier 1997 in Alberta March 1997 sports events in Canada