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. The winning rink of

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and

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from the Churchill Curling Club would go on to represent

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at the 1997 Labatt Brier in

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. It was Werenich's 10th and final provincial title of his career, which included World Championships in 1983 and 1990.

Standings

''Final standings''

Scores

February 4

;Draw 1 *Steski 9-7 Harris *Base 9-8 Walsh *Howard 9-4 Moffatt *Middaugh 9-7 Corner *Werenich 6-5 Breivik ;Draw 2 *Werenich 8-6 Base *Moffatt 8-2 Harris *Corner 7-5 Steski *Breivik 6-4 Walsh *Middaugh 5-2 Howard

February 5

;Draw 3 *Walsh 8-4 Howard *Breivik 7-4 Corner *Middaugh 7-1 Harris *Werenich 5-2 Moffatt *Steski 7-6 Base ;Draw 4 *Corner 5-4 Harris *Base 8-6 Howard *Werenich 8-5 Walsh *Middaugh 5-2 Steski *Breivik 6-4 Moffatt

February 6

;Draw 5 *Steski 8-4 Moffatt *Werenich 11-10 Middaugh *Base 6-5 Breivik *Harris 8-7 Walsh *Howard 7-5 Corner ;Draw 6 *Middaugh 11-5 Breivik *Howard 8-7 Steski *Walsh 9-0 Corner *Moffatt 8-2 Base *Harris 7-4 Werenich

February 7

;Draw 7 *Corner 6-4 Base *Harris 8-2 Breivik *Middaugh 6-5 Moffatt *Werenich 6-5 Howard *Steski 9-6 Walsh ;Draw 8 *Moffatt 7-5 Walsh *Corner 8-3 Werenich *Howard 6-5 Harris *Steski 7-4 Breivik *Middaugh 9-7 Base ;Draw 9 *Howard 10-1 Breivik *Middaugh 8-5 Walsh *Werenich 9-4 Steski *Harris 8-2 Base *Moffatt 6-3 Corner

Tie Breaker

Playoffs

References

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External links

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