The 1997 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Kevin Martin of Alberta defeated Vic Peters 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 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Teams British ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: Don Walchuk Second: Rudy Ramcharan Lead: Don Bartlett Fifth: Jules OwcharKamloops CC, Kamloops Skip: Barry McPhee Third: Dave Schleppe Second: Ken Brown Lead: Bert Hinch Fifth: John PisarczykGranite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Vic Peters Third: Dan Carey Second: Chris Neufeld Lead: Scott Grant Fifth: Don RuddNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthern OntarioThistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: James Grattan Third: Charles Sullivan Second: Daryell Nowlan Lead: Jeff Lacey Fifth: David NowlanSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Jeff Thomas Third: Lorne Henderson Second: Ken Ellis Lead: Ian Kerr Fifth: Peter HollettSoo CA, Sault Ste. Marie Fourth: Chris Buchan Skip: Mike Coulter Second: Dusty Jakomait Lead: Mark Maki Fifth: Rollie RalphNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandDartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Lowell Goulden Third: Bill Robinson Second: Georg Ernst Lead: Kris MacLeod Fifth: Ron RobinsonChurchill CC, Churchill Skip: Ed Werenich Third: John Kawaja Second: Pat Perroud Lead: Neil Harrison Fifth: Peter Steski Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Robert Campbell Third: Peter Gallant Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Mark Butler Fifth: David CampbellQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesBuckingham CC, Buckingham Skip: Don Westphal Third: Dan Lemery Second: Pierre Charette Lead: Louis Biron Fifth: Daniel LafleurEstevan CC, Estevan Skip: Jim Packet Third: Jeff Mosley Second: Dallas Duce Lead: Ken Loeffler Fifth: Bob DoerrWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Lonnie Kofoed Third: Nolin McGowan Second: Humphrey Power Lead: Darol Stuart Fifth: Wade Scoffin
Map of teams
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Province Skip W L Vic Peters 11 0 Kevin Martin 10 1 James Grattan 8 3 Ed Werenich 7 4 Don Westphal 5 6 Jeff Thomas 5 6 Barry McPhee 5 6 Lowell Goulden 4 7 Lonnie Kofoed 4 7 Mike Coulter 3 8 Robert Campbell 3 8 Jim Packet 1 10
Round-robin results Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
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Draw 11
Draw 12
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Draw 17
Playoffs
3 vs. 4
1 vs. 2
Semifinal
Final
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Neil Harrison 87 Mark Maki 85 Mark Butler 85 Darol Stuart 84 Jeff Lacey 84 Seconds % Pat Perroud 85 Chris Neufeld 83 Daryell Nowlan 82 Pierre Charette 81 Rudy Ramcharan 80 Thirds % Don Walchuk 84 Charles Sullivan 83 John Kawaja 82 Peter Gallant 79 Mike Coulter 79 Skips % James Grattan 85 Vic Peters 81 Ed Werenich 80 Kevin Martin 78 Don Westphal 76
Team percentages Round Robin only Province Skip % Ed Werenich 83 James Grattan 83 Vic Peters 81 Kevin Martin 81 Robert Campbell 78 Jeff Thomas 78 Mike Coulter 78 Don Westphal 78 Lonnie Kofoed 77 Barry McPhee 77 Lowell Goulden 76 Jim Packet 75
References
Archived statistics