The 2002 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 9 to 17 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. It was won by the Albertan foursome headed by Randy Ferbey. Ferbey threw third stones throughout the tournament while his mate (third) David Nedohin threw skip (or fourth) stones. The other two members of the team were second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque.

The Ferbey team beat the young Ontario foursome of John Morris, Joe Frans, Craig Savill, and Brent Laing by a score of 9–4. The game's pivotal moment came when Ferbey scored four points in the fifth end to break open an otherwise even and low-scoring game.

Third place in the tournament went to the team skipped by New Brunswick's Russ Howard, while fourth place was taken by Saskatchewan's Scott Bitz.

Absent from the event were many of the top teams in the country who had boycotted the Brier in favour of the Grand Slam of Curling series, protesting the lack of prize money.

Teams The teams were listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickOttewell CC, Edmonton Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Alternate: Dan Holowaychuk Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Deane Horning Second: Kevin MacKenzie Lead: Rob Koffski Alternate: Gerry RichardValour Road CC, Winnipeg Skip: Mark Lukowich Third: Chris Suchy Second: Dave Elias Lead: Shane Kilgallen Alternate: Greg McGibbonBeaver CC, Moncton Skip: Russ Howard Third: James Grattan Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Grant Odishaw Alternate: Terry Odishaw Newfoundland and LabradorNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntarioSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Mark Noseworthy Third: Bill Jenkins Second: Randy Turpin Lead: Ian Kerr Alternate: Toby McDonaldSudbury CC, Sudbury Skip: Tim Phillips Third: Ron Collins Second: Drew Eloranta Lead: Doug Hong Alternate: Thomas LeonardBridgewater CC, Bridgewater Skip: Shawn Adams Third: Craig Burgess Second: Jeff Hopkins Lead: Ben Blanchard Alternate: Jason Blanchard Stayner GC, Stayner Skip: John Morris Third: Joe Frans Second: Craig Savill Lead: Brent Laing Alternate: Jason YoungPrince Edward IslandQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: John Likely Third: Robert Campbell Second: Erik Brodersen Lead: Jeff Smith Alternate: Mark Butler CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy Skip: François Roberge Third: Maxime Elmaleh Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Alternate: Jean-Michel Ménard Caledonian CC, Regina Skip: Scott Bitz Third: Mark Lang Second: Brian McCusker Lead: Kelly Moskowy Alternate: Ron PugsleyWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Jonathan Solberg Third: Wade Scoffin Second: Ray Mikkelsen Lead: Darol Stuart Alternate: Curtis Prosko

Map of teams

Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs LocaleSkip Randy Ferbey 9 2 – 82 53 43 36 3 8 84% John Morris 8 3 – 80 63 44 43 7 8 85% Scott Bitz 7 4 1–0 68 63 48 45 6 13 83% Russ Howard 7 4 0–1 77 65 44 46 9 7 83% Pat Ryan 6 5 1–1 69 64 46 39 9 13 81% Mark Lukowich 6 5 1–1 74 79 47 48 5 10 79% Shawn Adams 6 5 1–1 66 69 36 36 10 5 84% Tim Phillips 5 6 – 57 70 43 44 13 9 78% Mark Noseworthy 4 7 – 63 71 41 42 1 14 78% Jonathan Solberg 3 8 1–0 61 75 45 46 8 10 75% François Roberge 3 8 0–1 62 70 48 45 5 12 81% Jon Likely 2 9 – 55 72 42 47 0 7 77%

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).

Draw 1 Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm

Draw 2 Saturday, March 9, 6:00 pm

Draw 3 Sunday, March 10, 8:30 am

Draw 4 Sunday, March 10, 1:00 pm

Draw 5 Sunday, March 10, 6:00 pm

Draw 6 Monday, March 11, 8:30 am

Draw 7 Monday, March 11, 1:00 pm

Draw 8 Monday, March 11, 6:00 pm

Draw 9 Tuesday, March 12, 8:30 am

Draw 10 Tuesday, March 12, 1:00 pm

Draw 11 Tuesday, March 12, 6:00 pm

Draw 12 Wednesday, March 13, 8:30 am

Draw 13 Wednesday, March 13, 1:00 pm

Draw 14 Wednesday, March 13, 6:00 pm

Draw 15 Thursday, March 14, 8:30 am

Draw 16 Thursday, March 14, 1:00 pm

Draw 17 Thursday, March 14, 6:00 pm

Playoffs

3 vs. 4 Friday, March 15, 1:00 pm

1 vs. 2 Friday, March 15, 6:00 pm

Semifinal Saturday, March 16, 11:30 am

Final Sunday, March 17, 11:30 am

Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Kelly Moskowy 90 Grant Odishaw 89 Marcel Rocque 88 Ben Blanchard 87 Jean Gagnon 87 Seconds % Scott Pfeifer 86 Craig Savill 85 Marc LeCocq 85 Brian McCusker 84 Jeff Hopkins 84 Dave Elias 84 Thirds % Joe Frans 86 Craig Burgess 84 Randy Ferbey 83 Deane Horning 82 Mark Lang 81 Skips % John Morris 85 David Nedohin 81 Russ Howard 80 Pat Ryan 80 Shawn Adams 79

Awards All-Star teams The All-Star Teams were as follows: + First Team Position Name Team Skip David Nedohin (Fourth) Third Joe Frans Second Scott Pfeifer Lead Kelly Moskowy

+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip John Morris Third Randy Ferbey (Skip) Second Craig Savill Lead Marcel Rocque

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award The Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award is presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability. Name Position Team Mark Lang Third

Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award The Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media. Name Position Team David Nedohin Fourth

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