The 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to March 11 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This Brier marked the sixth time that Saskatoon hosted the Brier; the last time that the Brier was hosted in Saskatoon was in 2004. The winner of the Brier, Glenn Howard, represented Canada at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland.
In the final, Ontario's Glenn Howard defeated Kevin Koe in ten ends with a score of 7–6. Howard won his fourth Brier title overall and his second Brier title as skip. Ontario third Wayne Middaugh became the first person in Brier history to win at three different positions, as second in 1993, as skip in 1998, and as third in 2012. Middaugh also set a record for best performance by a third in the final (with 98%), and won the Hec Gervais Award, which was awarded to the most valuable player in the playoffs.
This edition of the Brier saw the first Northwest Territories/Yukon team advancing to the page playoffs in Brier history since the induction of the playoffs format in 1980. Previously, the best performance from the Territories came in 1975, when Yukon's Don Twa and his team tied for second place after the round robin. In 1985, the Territories made it to a tiebreaker before being knocked out. The Brier also saw Ontario skip Glenn Howard breaking the record for most career games played at the Brier, which was previously set by his brother Russ Howard at 174 career games, after defeating Saskatchewan in Draw 10.
Teams At this year's Brier, Alberta was represented by former Brier champion and former world champion Kevin Koe, who defeated Brock Virtue in the provincial final. He made his second appearance at the Brier with a new third, Pat Simmons, who had skipped for Saskatchewan in five previous Briers. Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador clinched a sixth straight berth to the Brier after defeating former provincial champion Ken Peddigrew in the provincial final. Gushue made his ninth appearance at the Brier with a new team formed at the close of the last season. Northern Ontario was represented by Brad Jacobs, who played at his third consecutive Brier after defeating former provincial champion Mike Jakubo in the provincial final. Glenn Howard of Ontario made his seventh consecutive and fourteenth overall appearance at the Brier after winning the provincial final over Peter Corner. Rob Fowler of Manitoba made his first appearance at the Brier after defeating Mike McEwen in the provincial final. Kevin Martin and Jeff Stoughton, two recent Brier champions who together won three of the past four Briers, were both eliminated before the finals of their respective provincial championships.
British Columbia was represented by Jim Cotter after Cotter, who played at his third Brier, won his second straight provincial championship over Brent Pierce. Terry Odishaw made his first appearance at the Brier since 1998 after winning the New Brunswick final over defending provincial champion James Grattan. Jamie Murphy represented Nova Scotia at his first Brier, after defeating former Brier champion Mark Dacey in the final of the provincials. Prince Edward Island was represented by Mike Gaudet, who made his fourth Brier appearance, his first as skip since 2004, as he was the third for last year's Prince Edward Island skip Eddie MacKenzie. Robert Desjardins represented Quebec at his second consecutive Brier, his first Brier as skip, after defeating Phillipe Lemay in the provincial final. Saskatchewan was represented by Scott Manners, his first appearance at the Brier after upsetting Bruce Korte in the provincial final. Jamie Koe made his fourth consecutive and sixth overall appearance representing the Northwest Territories and Yukon after finishing the provincials with an undefeated record.
British ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Kevin Koe Third: Pat Simmons Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Nolan Thiessen Alternate: Blake MacDonaldKelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Jim Cotter Third: Kevin Folk Second: Tyrel Griffith Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: Ken Maskiewich Brandon CC, Brandon Skip: Rob Fowler Third: Allan Lyburn Second: Richard Daneault Lead: Derek Samagalski Alternate: William Lyburn Curl Moncton, Moncton Skip: Terry Odishaw Third: Andy McCann Second: Scott Jones Lead: Grant Odishaw Alternate: Roger Nason Newfoundland and LabradorNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntarioBally Haly G&CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Ryan Fry Second: Adam Casey Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Toby McDonald Jr.2012 Tim Hortons Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: E.J. Harnden Second: Ryan Harnden Lead: Scott Seabrook Alternate: Joe Scharf CFB Halifax CC, Halifax Skip: Jamie Murphy Third: Jordan Pinder Second: Mike Bardsley Lead: Donald McDermaid Alternate: Kyle SchmeisserColdwater District & CC, Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Wayne Middaugh Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Scott HowardPrince Edward IslandQuebec SaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/YukonCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Mike Gaudet Third: Tyler MacKenzie Second: Tyler Harris Lead: Sean Clarey Alternate: Andrew RobinsonC de C Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi Skip: Robert Desjardins Third: Jean-Sébastien Roy Second: Steven Munroe Lead: Steeve Villeneuve Alternate: Jean-François Charest Battleford CC, Battleford Skip: Scott Manners Third: Tyler Lang Second: Ryan Deis Lead: Mike Armstrong Alternate: Carl deConinck Smith Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Jamie Koe Third: Tom Naugler Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Robert Borden Alternate: Greg Skauge
Map of teams
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs LocaleSkip Glenn Howard 10 1 80 57 51 44 6 10 87% Rob Fowler 8 3 84 61 49 41 10 9 85% Kevin Koe 8 3 82 45 48 35 11 15 86% Jamie Koe 7 4 81 77 49 41 4 9 81% Terry Odishaw 5 6 67 72 45 47 10 12 80% Brad Jacobs 5 6 68 71 50 46 9 12 82% Brad Gushue 5 6 74 70 49 49 7 11 82% Jim Cotter 4 7 58 69 43 49 15 10 82% Robert Desjardins 4 7 63 76 48 50 10 9 79% Jamie Murphy 4 7 68 81 60 49 11 6 81% Scott Manners 3 8 63 82 42 47 11 8 83% Mike Gaudet 3 8 62 89 35 41 14 5 78%
Round-robin results All times listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-06).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 3, 1:30 PM
Draw 2 Saturday, March 3, 6:30 PM
Draw 3 Sunday, March 4, 8:30 AM
Draw 4 Sunday, March 4, 1:30 PM
Draw 5 Sunday, March 4, 6:30 PM
Draw 6 Monday, March 5, 8:30 AM
Draw 7 Monday, March 5, 1:30 PM
Draw 8 Monday, March 5, 6:30 PM
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 6, 8:30 AM
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 PM
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 PM
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 7, 8:30 AM
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 PM
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 PM
Draw 15 Thursday, March 8, 8:30 AM
Draw 16 Thursday, March 8, 1:30 PM
Draw 17 Thursday, March 8, 6:30 PM
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, March 9, 6:30 PM
Player Percentages Craig Savill 93% Derek Samagalski 94% Brent Laing 97% Richard Daneault 83% Wayne Middaugh 97% Allan Lyburn 84% William Lyburn 75% Glenn Howard 89% Rob Fowler 73% Total 94% Total 83%
3 vs. 4 Saturday, March 10, 1:30 PM
Player Percentages Nolan Thiessen 86% Robert Borden 86% Carter Rycroft 83% Brad Chorostkowski 72% Pat Simmons 89% Tom Naugler 76% Blake MacDonald 88% Kevin Koe 85% Jamie Koe 74% Total 86% Total 77%
Semifinal Saturday, March 10, 7:00 PM
Player Percentages Derek Samagalski 88% Nolan Thiessen 83% Richard Daneault 83% Carter Rycroft 81% Allan Lyburn 80% Pat Simmons 75% Rob Fowler 66% Kevin Koe 84% Total 79% Total 81%
Bronze medal game Sunday, March 11, 9:00 AM
Player Percentages Robert Borden 83% Derek Samagalski 89% Brad Chorostkowski 60% Richard Daneault 82% Tom Naugler 73% Allan Lyburn 86% Jamie Koe 84% Rob Fowler 90% Total 75% Total 87%
Final Sunday, March 11, 6:00 PM
Player Percentages Craig Savill 86% Nolan Thiessen 83% Brent Laing 91% Carter Rycroft 79% Wayne Middaugh 98% Pat Simmons 78% Glenn Howard 95% Kevin Koe 81% Total 92% Total 80%
Top 5 player percentages The top five player percentages for each position from the round robin are listed as follows: Leads % Derek Samagalski 90 Craig Savill 89 Nolan Thiessen 88 Rick Sawatsky 87 Mike Armstrong 87 Seconds % Carter Rycroft 89 Brent Laing 87 Adam Casey 85 Richard Daneault 85 Ryan Harnden 84 Thirds % Wayne Middaugh 87 Allan Lyburn 85 Pat Simmons 85 Ryan Fry 84 Tyler Lang 84 Skips % Glenn Howard 86 Kevin Koe 83 Jamie Koe 79 Rob Fowler 79 Brad Jacobs 78
Awards and honours The all-star teams and award winners are as follows:
All-Star Teams First Team Skip: Glenn Howard, Ontario Third: Wayne Middaugh, Ontario Second: Carter Rycroft, Alberta Lead: Derek Samagalski, Manitoba
Second Team Skip: Kevin Koe, Alberta Third: Allan Lyburn, Manitoba Second: Brent Laing, Ontario Lead: Nolan Thiessen, Alberta
Ross Harstone Award Scott Manners, Saskatchewan skip
Scotty Harper Award Paul Wiecek, Winnipeg Free Press Wiecek received a $500 media award
Paul McLean Award Len Dubyts, CBC & TSN overhead camera operator
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