The 2019

Tim Hortons Brier The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier (''french: Le Brier''), is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and ...

, Canada's national men's

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championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Westoba Place in Brandon,

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. In the final,

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of Alberta defeated Team Wildcard skipped by

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4–3 by scoring two in the tenth end to win. It was the lowest scoring Brier final since

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, which was held before the adoption of any free guard zone rule. The Koe rink represented Canada at the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship held from March 30 to April 7 at the

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in Lethbridge,

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. This marked the third time the Brier has been held in Brandon, the first time since

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. This year's Brier was notable for a total team shot percentage efficiency for

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of 97% during Draw 3 on March 3, tying a Brier record.

Teams

The teams are as follows:

CTRS ranking

Wildcard game

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was held on Friday, March 1 to determine the wildcard team to round out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who lost in their provincial championships: the Leaside Curling Club's

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rink from

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and the Saville Community Sports Centre's

rink from

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. Team Wildcard entered the Brier as the number 3 seed. ;CTRS standings for wildcard game: Source: ;Wildcard Game ''Friday, March 1, 19:00''

Round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time ( UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 2, 14:00''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 2, 19:00''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 3, 09:00''

Draw 4

''Sunday, March 3, 14:00''

Draw 5

''Sunday, March 3, 19:00''

Draw 6

''Monday, March 4, 09:00''

Draw 7

''Monday, March 4, 14:00''

Draw 8

''Monday, March 4, 19:00''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 5, 09:00''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 5, 14:00''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, March 5, 19:00''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 6, 09:00''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 6, 14:00''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, March 6, 19:00''

Championship pool standings

All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the championship pool.

Championship pool results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time ( UTC−6:00).

Draw 15

''Thursday, March 7, 14:00''

Draw 16

''Thursday, March 7, 19:00''

Draw 17

''Friday, March 8, 14:00''

Draw 18

''Friday, March 8, 19:00''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, March 9, 19:00''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, March 9, 14:00''

Semifinal

''Sunday, March 10, 13:00''

Final

''Sunday, March 10, 19:00''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Final round robin percentages; minimum 6 games''

Perfect games

''Round robin and championship pool only''

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows: ;All-Star Teams ''First Team'' *Skip: Brad Jacobs, Northern Ontario *Third:

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, Northern Ontario *Second: E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario *Lead: Dallan Muyres, Saskatchewan ''Second Team'' *Skip:

Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL ( ; born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 ...

, Team Canada *Third: B.J. Neufeld, Alberta *Second:

Brett Gallant Brett Philip Gallant (born February 18, 1990 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler from Calgary. He currently plays second for the Brendan Bottcher rink. Career Juniors Gallant has represented Prince Edward Island in t ...

, Team Canada *Lead: Colin Hodgson, Manitoba ;Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award *

Darren Moulding Darren Moulding (born December 2, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Lacombe, Alberta and curls out of the Saville Sports Centre and the Lacombe Curling Club. He is a former Canadian Junior Silver Medallist, a Canadian Mixed Champion, and represe ...

, Team Wildcard Third ;Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award *

, Alberta Skip

Notes

References

External links

* {{2018–19 curling season

Curling competitions in Brandon, Manitoba

The Brier