The 2014
Tim Hortons Brier
The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March.
The wi ...
was held from March 1 to 9 at the
Interior Savings Centre in
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
.
Unlike previous years, the winner of the 2014 Brier automatically qualified for the 2015 Brier as Team Canada, similarly to the
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts ('; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Can ...
.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Map of teams
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Relegation
Two member associations will be relegated to a pre-qualifier tournament at the beginning of the
2015 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2015 Tim Hortons Brier was held from February 28 to March 8 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
In the final, the team of Pat Simmons (curler), Pat Simmons, John Morris (curler), John Morris, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen ...
. The two teams with the lowest combined record from the previous three years will join the
Yukon
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and
Nunavut
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in the 2015 qualifying round with one team advancing to the Brier round robin.
''Record is from round robin games only''
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in
Pacific Time
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.
Draw 1
''Saturday, March 1, 1:30 pm''
Draw 2
''Saturday, March 1, 6:30 pm''
Draw 3
''Sunday, March 2, 8:30 am''
Draw 4
''Sunday, March 2, 1:30 pm''
Draw 5
''Sunday, March 2, 6:30 pm''
Draw 6
''Monday, March 3, 1:30 pm''
Draw 7
''Monday, March 3, 6:30 pm''
Draw 8
''Tuesday, March 4, 8:30 am''
Draw 9
''Tuesday, March 4, 1:30 pm''
Draw 10
''Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 pm''
Draw 11
''Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 am''
Draw 12
''Wednesday, March 5, 1:00 pm''
Draw 13
''Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 pm''
Draw 14
''Thursday, March 6, 8:30 am''
Draw 15
''Thursday, March 6, 1:30 pm''
Draw 16
''Thursday, March 6, 6:30 pm''
Draw 17
''Friday, March 7, 8:30 am''
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
''Friday, March 7, 6:30 pm''
3 vs. 4
''Saturday, March 8, 1:30 pm''
Semifinal
''Saturday, March 8, 6:30 pm''
Bronze medal game
''Sunday, March 9, 9:00 am''
Final
''Sunday, March 9, 4:30 pm''
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
''Round robin only''
Perfect games
Awards
The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:
;All-Star Teams
''First Team''
*Fourth:
Jim Cotter, British Columbia
*Third:
John Morris, British Columbia
*Second:
Mark Nichols, Manitoba
*Lead:
Rick Sawatsky
Richard Sawatsky (born February 26, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. He currently plays lead on Team Jim Cotter that curls out of the Kelowna Curling Club
The Kelowna Curling Club located in Kelowna, British Columbi ...
, British Columbia
''Second Team''
*Skip:
Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curling, curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip (curling), skip of the Canadian men's team at the Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's to ...
, Alberta
*Third:
Pat Simmons, Alberta
*Second:
Tyrel Griffith
Tyrel James "Ty" Griffith (born December 22, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.
Personal life
Griffith was born in Calgary
Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city prop ...
, British Columbia
*Lead:
Philippe Ménard, Quebec
;Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award
*
Greg Balsdon
Gregory Balsdon (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour.
Curling career
Balsdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, Balsdon won the Ontario Schoolboy champion ...
, Ontario skip
;Scotty Harper Award
*
Bob Weeks, ''Ontario Curling Report'', for his tribute to Shorty Jenkins
;Paul McLean Award
*Andy Bouyoukos, director of
TSN's curling broadcasts
;Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award
*
Carter Rycroft
Carter Rycroft (born August 29, 1977) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team, skipped by Kevin Martin, that won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Career
Rycroft joined the Marti ...
, Alberta second
References
External links
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{{2013–14 curling season
Sport in Kamloops
Curling competitions in British Columbia
The Brier
Tim Hortons Brier
The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March.
The wi ...
Tim Hortons Brier
The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March.
The wi ...
Tim Hortons Brier
The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March.
The wi ...