The 2000 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 4 to 12 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the last Brier sponsored by Labatt.
Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Greg McAulay beat out notable teams such as Kevin Martin and Jeff Stoughton, and went on to defeat Russ Howard with a score of 9–5 in the final. As of , this remains British Columbia's most recent Brier title.
A total of 248,793 fans attended the Brier, which broke the record set the year before. This record wouldn't be broken until and to date remains the second most attended Brier ever.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: Don Walchuk Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Don Bartlett Alternate: Jules OwcharRoyal City CC, New Westminster Skip: Greg McAulay Third: Brent Pierce Second: Bryan Miki Lead: Jody Sveistrup Alternate: Darin FentonCharleswood CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon Mead Second: Garry Van Den Berghe Lead: Doug Armstrong Alternate: Darryl GunnlaugsonNew BrunswickNewfoundland Northern OntarioBeaver CC, Moncton Skip: Russ Howard Third: Wayne Tallon Second: Rick Perron Lead: Grant Odishaw Alternate: Terry OdishawSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Rick Rowsell Third: Peter Hollett Second: Ken Ellis Lead: Craig Dowden Alternate: Wayne YoungIdylwylde CC, Sudbury Skip: Tim Phillips Third: Roger Sauvé Second: Ron Henderson Lead: Dan Sauvé Alternate: Paul SauvéNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandBridgewater CC, Bridgewater Skip: Shawn Adams Third: Jeff Hopkins Second: Ben Blanchard Lead: Jason Blanchard Alternate: Robert MacArthurGlendale G&CC, Hamilton Skip: Peter Corner Third: Todd Brandwood Second: Drew Macklin Lead: Dwayne Pyper Alternate: Bill MackayCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Andrew Robinson Third: Evan Sullivan Second: Brian Scales Lead: Bob Pritchett Alternate: Kevin ChampionQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesCC Victoria, Sainte-Foy Skip: François Roberge Third: Maxime Elmaleh Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Alternate: Michel St-OngeGranite CC, Saskatoon Skip: Bruce Korte Third: Darrell McKee Second: Roger Korte Lead: Rory Golanowski Alternate: Neil CursonsWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Chad Cowan Third: Doug Bryant Second: Jason Nolan Lead: Ross Milward Alternate: Paul Cowan
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker LocaleSkip Greg McAulay 9 2 – 76 52 44 40 8 12 85% Russ Howard 8 3 88 69 45 44 3 10 83% François Roberge 8 3 2–1, 0–1 71 61 44 38 12 14 86% Peter Corner 8 3 1–2, 1–0 80 62 51 41 5 17 86% Jeff Stoughton 8 3 1–2, 0–1 72 47 47 38 7 12 87% Kevin Martin 6 5 – 71 66 43 44 5 8 85% Bruce Korte 5 6 – 68 68 48 41 3 11 84% Andrew Robinson 4 7 – 59 65 38 39 11 9 77% Chad Cowan 3 8 1–0 59 73 46 46 6 11 80% Shawn Adams 3 8 0–1 51 80 38 51 7 7 77% Rick Rowsell 2 9 1–0 56 84 39 48 7 9 79% Tim Phillips 2 9 0–1 52 76 39 52 2 9 76%
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−6).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 4, 2:30 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 5, 10:00 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 5, 2:30 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 5, 8:00 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 6, 10:00 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 6, 2:30 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 7, 10:00 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 7, 2:30 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 8, 2:30 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 9, 2:30 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 9, 8:00 pm
Tiebreaker Friday, March 10, 10:00 am
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, March 10, 8:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Friday, March 10, 2:30 pm
Semifinal Saturday, March 11, 1:30 pm
Final Sunday, March 12, 1:30 pm
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round Robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Rory Golanowski 90 Don Bartlett 89 Dwayne Pyper 89 Jean Gagnon 89 Doug Armstrong 89 Seconds % Éric Sylvain 91 Carter Rycroft 86 Bryan Miki 86 Drew Macklin 85 Ken Ellis 84 84 Thirds % Don Walchuk 89 Jon Mead 86 Brent Pierce 86 Todd Brandwood 85 Doug Bryant 83 Skips % Jeff Stoughton 88 Peter Corner 86 Russ Howard 86 Bruce Korte 84 François Roberge 82
Perfect games Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Grant Odishaw Lead 14 Don Walchuk Third 16 Grant Odishaw Lead 20
Awards All-Star teams The All-Star Teams were as follows: + First Team Position Name Team Skip Jeff Stoughton Third Jon Mead Second Éric Sylvain Lead Rory Golanowski
+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip Russ Howard Third Don Walchuk Second Bryan Miki Lead Dwayne Pyper
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 Bryan Miki Second
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 Bryan Miki Second
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