The 2001 Nokia Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held March 3–11 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the very first Brier to be sponsored by Nokia. The theme of the event was the 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the finals, Team Alberta, consisting of skip Randy Ferbey, fourth David Nedohin, second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque would capture their first of four Brier wins as a team. They edged out Team Manitoba skipped by Kerry Burtnyk in the final, 8–4. While the Brier was not unsuccessful, it did end up losing money.2007 Brier to Hamilton | Curling at InTheHack The total attendance was 154,136.
Teams The 2001 Brier featured the 1981 and 1995 champion Kerry Burtnyk rink of Manitoba, 1982 and 1985 champion Al Hackner rink of Northern Ontario, 1998 champion Wayne Middaugh rink of Ontario, 1988 and 1989 champion third Randy Ferbey with his new Alberta rink, 1998 and 1999 runner-up Guy Hemmings rink of Quebec, 1990 runner-up Jim Sullivan rink of New Brunswick, 1999 Mixed champion Paul Flemming, 5-time PEI champion Peter MacDonald, 4-time territories champion Steve Moss, 2-time Saskatchewan champion Doug Harcourt along with newcomers 1989 Canadian Junior champion Dean Joanisse of BC, and Keith Ryan of Newfoundland.
British ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Alternate: Dan HolowaychukVictoria CC, Victoria Skip: Dean Joanisse Third: Jay Tuson Second: Glen Jackson Lead: Randy Tervo Alternate: Chris AtchisonAssiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg Skip: Kerry Burtnyk Third: Jeff Ryan Second: Rob Meakin Lead: Keith Fenton Alternate: Andy HickNew BrunswickNewfoundland Northern OntarioThistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Jim Sullivan Third: Charlie Sullivan, Jr. Second: Dan Alderman Lead: Jeff Lacey Alternate: Peter CaseCarol CC, Labrador City Skip: Keith Ryan Third: Garry Pinsent Second: Mike Ryan Lead: Dennis Langdon Alternate: Gary WensmanFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Al Hackner Third: Bryan Burgess Second: Joe Scharf Lead: Mike Assad Alternate: Marshall BagdonNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mark Dacey Third: Paul Flemming Second: Blayne Iskiw Lead: Tom Fetterly Alternate: Mathew HarrisSt. George's G&CC, Toronto Skip: Wayne Middaugh Third: Graeme McCarrel Second: Ian Tetley Lead: Scott Bailey Alternate: David CarruthersSilver Fox C&YC, Summerside Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Peter MacDonald Third: Peter Gallant Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Mark Butler Alternate: Robert CampbellQuebec SaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/YukonCC Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lambert Skip: Guy Hemmings Third: Don Westphal Second: Guy Thibaudeau Lead: Dale Ness Alternate: Michel FerlandHumboldt CC, Humboldt Skip: Doug Harcourt Third: Kevin Kalthoff Second: Greg Harcourt Lead: Brian Wempe Alternate: Dean KleiterYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Steve Moss Third: Darcy Moshenko Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Jaret Moshenko Alternate: Brian Kelln
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs LocaleSkip Randy Ferbey 9 2 1–0 73 52 53 35 8 22 85% Wayne Middaugh 9 2 0–1 75 43 40 32 6 12 89% Guy Hemmings 8 3 – 78 54 46 31 9 16 84% Kerry Burtnyk 7 4 – 71 63 43 43 8 8 85% Mark Dacey 6 5 2–0 58 63 39 44 8 9 80% Jim Sullivan 6 5 1–1 61 53 40 39 5 6 85% Doug Harcourt 6 5 0–2 63 60 43 42 6 9 83% Peter MacDonald 5 6 1–0 60 69 43 46 11 5 84% Al Hackner 5 6 0–1 55 74 39 46 5 8 79% Dean Joanisse 4 7 – 55 57 39 41 17 5 84% Keith Ryan 1 10 – 48 73 35 45 11 6 79% Steve Moss 0 11 – 42 78 34 50 6 3 74%
Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 3, 1:30 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, March 3, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 4, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 5, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 7, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 8, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 8, 1:30 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm
3 vs. 4 Friday, March 9, 1:30 pm
Semifinal Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm
Final Sunday, March 11, 1:30 pm
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Dale Ness 91 Jeff Lacey 90 Scott Bailey 90 Marcel Rocque 88 Keith Fenton 87 Seconds % Ian Tetley 91 Scott Pfeifer 87 Mark O'Rourke 87 Rob Meakin 86 Greg Harcourt 86 Thirds % Graeme McCarrel 88 Charlie Sullivan Jr. 85 Jay Tuson 83 Jeff Ryan 83 Don Westphal 83 Skips % Wayne Middaugh 88 Kerry Burtnyk 83 Doug Harcourt 82 Dean Joanisse 82 Guy Hemmings 82
Perfect games Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Wayne Middaugh Skip 10 Ian Tetley Second 16 Wayne Middaugh Skip 16
Awards All-Star teams The All-Star Teams were as follows: + First Team Position Name Team Skip Wayne Middaugh Third Graeme McCarrel Second Ian Tetley Lead Dale Ness
+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip Kerry Burtnyk Third Charlie Sullivan Jr. Second Scott Pfeifer Lead Scott Bailey
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 Paul Flemming 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
Playdowns : Team Nedohin, skipped by Randy Ferbey won the Alberta Safeway Select, defeating Kevin Martin 6–4 in the final at the Stettler Recreation Centre in Stettler on February 11. : Dean Joanisse of Victoria won the Safeway Select B.C. men's curling championship, defeating defending Brier champion Greg McAulay of New Westminster, 5–4 in the final at the McArthur Island Sports Centre in Kamloops on February 11. : Kerry Burtnyk (Assiniboine Memorial) won the Manitoba Safeway Select 10–7 over Dale Duguid (Granite) in the final at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk on February 11. Duguid's last draw in the 10th came up short after picking on a piece of straw, giving the victory to Burtnyk. : Jim Sullivan of Saint John defeated Russ Howard of Moncton 6–5 in an extra end in the final of the 2001 New Brunswick Labatt Tankard played in Moncton. : Keith Ryan of Labrador City beat Ken Peddigrew of St. John's in the Newfoundland championship final, 5–4 in Stephenville. : In an all-Thunder Bay final, the Al Hackner rink beat Team Bill Adams (skipped by Scott Henderson) 6–5 in an extra end at the Northern Ontario Labatt Tankard played at the North Bay Granite Club in North Bay on February 11. Hackner made a draw to the button for the win. : Paul Flemming defeated Ken Myers (both of Halifax) 9–7 in final of the Nova Scotia championship played in Sydney. : Wayne Middaugh beat Stayner's John Morris, 4–3 in the final of the 2001 Ontario Nokia Cup played February 11 in Woodstock. : Peter MacDonald of Charlottetown won the Prince Edward Island Tankard on February 5. : Guy Hemmings downed François Roberge of Quebec City 7–2 in the Quebec final, played on February 10 in Chicoutimi. Quill Lake's Doug Harcourt went 22–0 through playdown play, culminating in a 5–2 victory over Rocansville's Daryl Williamson in the final of the Pool Tankard played in Kindersley February 11. : Steve Moss of the Northwest Territories won the Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship played at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon over the January 27–28 weekend. He posted a 5–1 record, two wins more than second place Jon Solberg of the Yukon.
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References
Sources CBC sports - 2001 Brier Soudog's curling history site - 2001 Brier Canadian Curling Association - 2001 Brier statistical summary Curlingzone.com - 2001 Nokia Brier