2021 Tim Hortons Brier
2021 Tim Hortons Brier
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaMarkin MacPhail Centre, Canada Olympic Park[1]
DatesMarch 5–14[1]
Attendance0 (behind closed doors)
Winner Alberta
Curling clubSaville Community SC, Edmonton
SkipBrendan Bottcher
ThirdDarren Moulding
SecondBrad Thiessen
LeadKarrick Martin
AlternatePat Janssen
CoachDon Bartlett
FinalistAlberta Wild Card 2 (Kevin Koe)
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The 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 14 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.[2]

In the final, Team Alberta, skipped by Brendan Bottcher defeated Team Wild Card 2, skipped by Kevin Koe in an all-Alberta final, and a re-match of the 2019 Brier final. It was Bottcher's first Brier championship after losing the previous three finals. The first six ends of the final were evenly matched with Koe leading 1–0 heading into the seventh end. In the seventh, Koe's first rock picked, and he missed a double on his second shot, allowing Bottcher a draw for three, to go up 3–1. The two teams exchanged singles in the 8th and 9th ends, and in the 10th end, with just 30 seconds left on their time clock, Koe conceded with one rock left, as his team had no possibilities to score two points to tie the game.[3] As champions, Bottcher and his team went on to represent Canada at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, where they finished in sixth place.[4]

The event was originally scheduled to be held in Kelowna, British Columbia.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced that most Curling Canada championships still being held in the 2020–21 curling season (including the World Men's Curling Championship, which will be held at the same site) would be moved to a centralized "bubble" (similar to that of the NHL as in Edmonton) at Canada Olympic Park. All events will be held behind closed doors with no spectators admitted.[6] In addition, due to COVID-19 restrictions and logistics, many provincial playdowns have been cancelled, with teams being selected by their respective member association instead.

When Ontario played Newfoundland and Labrador in Draw 11, it marked the first time that two openly LGBTQ skips (John Epping and Greg Smith respectively) played against each other at the Brier.[7]

Teams

Source:[8]

Canada Canada Alberta Alberta[9] British Columbia British Columbia[10]
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols[lower-alpha 1]
Second: Brett Gallant[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate: Ryan McNeil Lamswood[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]

 Saville SC, Edmonton

Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Third: Darren Moulding
Second: Brad Thiessen
Lead: Karrick Martin[lower-alpha 3]
Alternate: Pat Janssen[lower-alpha 3]

 Vernon CC, Vernon

Skip: Jim Cotter[lower-alpha 4]
Third: Steve Laycock[lower-alpha 4]
Second: Andrew Nerpin[lower-alpha 5]
Lead: Rick Sawatsky[lower-alpha 5]
Alternate: Tyler Tardi[lower-alpha 5]

Manitoba Manitoba[11] New Brunswick New Brunswick[12] Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Morris CC, Morris

Skip: Jason Gunnlaugson
Third: Adam Casey
Second: Matt Wozniak[lower-alpha 6]
Lead: Connor Njegovan[lower-alpha 6]
Alternate: Jacques Gauthier[lower-alpha 6]

 Gage Golf & CC, Oromocto

Skip: James Grattan
Third: Jonathan Beuk
Second: Andy McCann
Lead: Jamie Brannen[lower-alpha 7]
Alternate: Kevin Keefe[lower-alpha 7]

 St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Greg Smith
Third: Greg Blyde[lower-alpha 8]
Second: Alex McDonah
Lead: Evan McDonah[lower-alpha 8]
Alternate: Adam Boland[lower-alpha 8]

Northern Ontario Northern Ontario[13] Nova Scotia Nova Scotia[14] Ontario Ontario[11]
Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie

Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: E.J. Harnden
Lead: Ryan Harnden[lower-alpha 9]
Alternate: Lee Toner[lower-alpha 9]

 Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Scott McDonald[lower-alpha 10]
Third: Paul Flemming[lower-alpha 11]
Second: Scott Saccary[lower-alpha 11]
Lead: Phil Crowell
Alternate: Kevin Ouellette[lower-alpha 11]

 Leaside CC, Toronto

Skip: John Epping
Third: Ryan Fry
Second: Mat Camm
Lead: Brent Laing

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Quebec Quebec[16] Saskatchewan Saskatchewan[17]
Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud &
Montague CC, Montague

Skip: Eddie MacKenzie[lower-alpha 12]
Third: Tyler Smith[lower-alpha 12]
Second: Sean Ledgerwood[lower-alpha 13]
Lead: Ryan Lowery
Alternate: Aaron Bartling[lower-alpha 12][lower-alpha 13]

 Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux,
CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald &
CC Valleyfield, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Skip: Mike Fournier
Third: Martin Crête
Second: Félix Asselin[lower-alpha 14]
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier
Alternate: William Dion[lower-alpha 14]

 Wadena Re/Max CC, Wadena

Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: Braeden Moskowy
Second: Kirk Muyres
Lead: Dustin Kidby

Northwest Territories Northwest Territories Nunavut Nunavut[18] Yukon Yukon
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife[lower-alpha 15]

Skip: Greg Skauge
Third: Tom Naugler
Second: Brad Patzer
Lead: Robert Borden[lower-alpha 16]
Alternate: David Aho[lower-alpha 16]

 Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit[lower-alpha 17]

Skip: Peter Mackey
Third: Jeff Nadeau
Second: Greg Howard
Lead: Jeff Chown
Alternate: Brady St. Louis

 Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Dustin Mikkelsen
Third: Alexx Peech[lower-alpha 18]
Second: Brandon Hagen
Lead: Robert Mckinnon
Alternate: Ray Mikkelsen[lower-alpha 18]

Manitoba Wild Card #1[19] Alberta Wild Card #2[19] Ontario Wild Card #3[20]
West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul

Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: Reid Carruthers
Second: Derek Samagalski
Lead: Colin Hodgson

 The Glencoe Club, Calgary

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: B.J. Neufeld
Second: John Morris
Lead: Ben Hebert[lower-alpha 19]
Alternate: Mike Caione[lower-alpha 19]

 Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene

Skip: Glenn Howard[lower-alpha 20][lower-alpha 21] injured
Third: Scott Howard
Second: David Mathers
Lead: Tim March[lower-alpha 21]
Alternate: Wayne Middaugh[lower-alpha 20]

CTRS ranking

As of the 2019–20 season, where at least three out of four players remained on the same team for the 2020–21 season.[21]

Member Association (Skip) Rank Points
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)1483.766
 Ontario (Epping)2445.311
 Canada (Gushue)3395.747
 Alberta (Bottcher)4347.977
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen)5317.716
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe)6277.610
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone)7254.711
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)8236.888
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard)9184.546
 Nova Scotia (Murphy)18121.284
 Quebec (Fournier)19118.324
 British Columbia (Cotter)22101.956
 New Brunswick (Grattan)3968.637
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith)1627.470
 Northwest Territories (Skauge)NR0.000
 Nunavut (Mackey)NR0.000
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie)NR0.000
 Yukon (Mikkelsen)NR0.000

Wild card selection

In previous years, a wild card game was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship; the winner of this game was usually granted the final spot in the tournament. However, with many provinces cancelling their provincial championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, thus not allowing many teams to compete for a chance to play at the Brier, Curling Canada opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams directly qualified and did not participate in a play-in game.[22]

For selection, teams must have 3 of 4 returning players from the previous season.

CTRS standings for wild card selection
Rank Team Member Association Eligibility
1Brad Jacobs Northern OntarioNamed provincial representative
2John Epping OntarioNamed provincial representative
3Brad Gushue Newfoundland and LabradorBrier returning champion
4Brendan Bottcher AlbertaNamed provincial representative
5Mike McEwen ManitobaWas not named provincial representative
6Kevin Koe AlbertaWas not named provincial representative
7Matt Dunstone SaskatchewanNamed provincial representative
8Jason Gunnlaugson ManitobaNamed provincial representative
9Glenn Howard OntarioWas not named provincial representative

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Championship pool
Pool A Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
Ontario Wild Card #3Wayne Middaugh715436322612584%
 AlbertaBrendan Bottcher62603532296688%
 Northern OntarioBrad Jacobs53534334318884%
 ManitobaJason Gunnlaugson534537262812685%
 New BrunswickJames Grattan44494835362980%
Manitoba Wild Card #1Mike McEwen446046372811484%
 British ColumbiaJim Cotter35534734324681%
 Northwest TerritoriesGreg Skauge26466931372777%
 YukonDustin Mikkelsen08248322364367%
Pool B Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
Alberta Wild Card #2Kevin Koe716841362911387%
 CanadaBrad Gushue626539382671088%
 OntarioJohn Epping626938362531384%
 SaskatchewanMatt Dunstone62534130305685%
 Nova ScotiaScott McDonald446749363031482%
 QuebecMike Fournier446657393121883%
 Newfoundland and LabradorGreg Smith26466030362672%
 Prince Edward IslandEddie MacKenzie17407226400375%
 NunavutPeter Mackey081689153911162%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00).[23]

Draw 1

Friday, March 5, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 2 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) (has hammer) 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 7
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Fournier) (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Epping) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 6

Draw 2

Saturday, March 6, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 X 9
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 3
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 4 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 5

Draw 3

Saturday, March 6, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Fournier) 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
 Ontario (Epping) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) (has hammer) 2 0 2 1 4 0 2 0 X X 11
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 X X 4

Draw 4

Saturday, March 6, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 8
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X X 5
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 X X 5
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 4 X X 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 7
 British Columbia (Laycock) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 5

Sunday, March 7, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Epping) (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 12
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) (has hammer) 1 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 X X 12
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
 Quebec (Fournier) (has hammer) 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 X X 15

Draw 6

Sunday, March 7, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 7
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) (has hammer) 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 10
 British Columbia (Laycock) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 3 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 X X 12
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2

Draw 7

Sunday, March 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X X 4
 Quebec (Fournier) (has hammer) 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 1 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Epping) (has hammer) 2 2 3 3 0 2 0 4 X X 16
 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 4
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9

Draw 8

Monday, March 8, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Cotter) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 X X 9
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 5
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 X 8
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 5

Draw 9

Monday, March 8, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 9
 Quebec (Fournier) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 3
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) (has hammer) 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) (has hammer) 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 11

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 9, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 8
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Cotter) (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 8

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 9, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4
 Ontario (Epping) (has hammer) 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Mackey) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 6
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Fournier) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 6
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 X 9

Draw 12

Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7
 Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
 British Columbia (Cotter) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 X 9

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 10, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) (has hammer) 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Epping) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
 Quebec (Fournier) 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) (has hammer) 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 X X 9
 Nunavut (Mackey) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 10, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Cotter) 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 X 10
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3
 Alberta (Bottcher) 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 X X 9

Draw 15

Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) (has hammer) 5 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 X X 14
 Nunavut (St. Louis) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 X X 11
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 3
 Ontario (Epping) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 X X 9

Draw 16

Thursday, March 11, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
 British Columbia (Cotter) (has hammer) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X 3
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) (has hammer) 1 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 X X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 X X 11
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 17

Thursday, March 11, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Fournier) (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 5
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 4
 Ontario (Epping) (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 9
 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 5

Draw 18

Thursday, March 11, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
Manitoba Wild Card #1 (McEwen) (has hammer) 2 2 2 3 4 0 1 0 X X 14
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Cotter) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (Skauge) 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 10
 New Brunswick (Grattan) (has hammer) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6

Championship pool standings

The top four teams from each pool advance to the championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin were carried forward into the championship pool.

Final Championship Pool Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
Alberta Wild Card #2Kevin Koe10210264544461889%
 SaskatchewanMatt Dunstone938067484671086%
 AlbertaBrendan Bottcher9391555042111288%
 CanadaBrad Gushue848759523991586%
Ontario Wild Card #3Wayne Middaugh848064494414685%
 Northern OntarioBrad Jacobs7578614842121186%
 OntarioJohn Epping759170474341384%
 ManitobaJason Gunnlaugson666476394713684%

Championship pool results

Draw 19

Friday, March 12, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 7
 Ontario (Epping) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 9
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X X 7

Draw 20

Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Epping) 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 X 10
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 3 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 X X 12
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 7
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 8

Draw 21

Saturday, March 13, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
 Canada (Gushue) (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Epping) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 4
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 X X 12

Draw 22

Saturday, March 13, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 X X 9
 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Bottcher) (has hammer) 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 X X 8
 Canada (Gushue) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
Ontario Wild Card #3 (Howard) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (has hammer) 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 X X 9
 Ontario (Epping) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X X 3

Playoffs

To offset for the extra pool stage games played due to the additional Wild Card teams admitted to the tournament, the playoffs reverted to the former system consisting of only a semi-final and final, with only top three teams qualifying. The "page playoff" 1-2 game and the "quarter-final" 3-4 game were not played.

Semifinal Final
1 Alberta Wild Card #2 2
2  Saskatchewan 5 3  Alberta 4
3  Alberta 6

Semifinal

Sunday, March 14, 12:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
 Alberta (Bottcher) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 6
Player percentages
 Saskatchewan  Alberta
Dustin Kidby94% Karrick Martin91%
Kirk Muyres91% Brad Thiessen75%
Braeden Moskowy85% Darren Moulding79%
Matt Dunstone81% Brendan Bottcher83%
Total88% Total82%

Final

Sunday, March 14, 6:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Wild Card #2 (Koe) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
 Alberta (Bottcher) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 4
Player percentages
Alberta Wild Card #2  Alberta
Ben Hebert85% Karrick Martin91%
John Morris91% Brad Thiessen85%
B.J. Neufeld85% Darren Moulding93%
Kevin Koe74% Brendan Bottcher97%
Total84% Total91%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

After Championship Pool; minimum 6 games

Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Leads %
Quebec Jean-François Trépanier94
WC2 Ben Hebert93
Northern Ontario Ryan Harnden92
Ontario Brent Laing92
Manitoba Connor Njegovan91
WC1 Colin Hodgson91
Seconds %
Alberta Brad Thiessen89
WC2 John Morris87
WC3 David Mathers86
Northern Ontario E.J. Harnden85
Canada Brett Gallant84
Quebec Félix Asselin84
Saskatchewan Kirk Muyres84
Thirds %
Saskatchewan Braeden Moskowy89
WC2 B.J. Neufeld88
Alberta Darren Moulding87
Northern Ontario Marc Kennedy86
WC3 Scott Howard86
Canada Mark Nichols86
Skips %
Canada Brad Gushue88
WC2 Kevin Koe87
Alberta Brendan Bottcher85
Saskatchewan Matt Dunstone85
WC3 Wayne Middaugh83

Perfect games

Round robin and championship pool only; minimum 10 shots thrown

PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
Brad Gushue CanadaSkip18 Ontario
John Epping OntarioSkip16 Nunavut
Karrick Martin AlbertaLead16 Yukon
Brad Gushue CanadaSkip16 Nunavut
Braeden Moskowy SaskatchewanThird16 Manitoba

Awards

The awards and all-star teams were as follows:

All-Star Teams[24]

First Team

Second Team

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[24]
Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award[25]

Final standings

TeamRank
 Alberta1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alberta Wild Card #22nd place, silver medalist(s)
 Saskatchewan3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Canada4
Ontario Wild Card #35
 Northern Ontario6
 Ontario7
 Manitoba8
 New BrunswickT–9
 Nova ScotiaT–9
 QuebecT–9
Manitoba Wild Card #1T–9
 British Columbia13
 Newfoundland and LabradorT–14
 Northwest TerritoriesT–14
 Prince Edward Island16
 NunavutT–17
 YukonT–17

Provincial and territorial playdowns

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many provincial playdowns were cancelled, with member associations electing to send their 2020 champions to the Brier.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 For the last end of Draw 20, Team Canada's alternate Ryan McNeil Lamswood threw second stones, second Brett Gallant threw third stones and third Mark Nichols sat out.
  2. 1 2 Team Canada's alternate Ryan McNeil Lamswood threw second stones for the last two ends of Draw 15 and the last three ends of Draw 17.
  3. 1 2 Team Alberta's alternate Pat Janssen threw lead stones for the last three ends of Draw 4.
  4. 1 2 Steve Laycock skipped Team British Columbia’s first two games, and Jim Cotter skipped the rest. Cotter threw fourth rocks for all games.
  5. 1 2 3 Team British Columbia's alternate Tyler Tardi threw second stones for the last end of Draw 8 and lead stones during Draw 18.
  6. 1 2 3 Team Manitoba's alternate Jacques Gauthier threw lead stones for the last end of Draw 4 and second stones for the last two ends of Draw 20.
  7. 1 2 Team New Brunswick's alternate Kevin Keefe threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 10.
  8. 1 2 3 Team Newfoundland and Labrador's alternate Adam Boland threw third stones for the last four ends of Draw 7 and lead stones for the last end of Draw 13.
  9. 1 2 Team Northern Ontario's alternate Lee Toner threw lead stones for the last end of Draw 2.
  10. ↑ Scott McDonald is skipping the Jamie Murphy rink, as Murphy has decided to stay home due to work and family priorities.[15]
  11. 1 2 3 For the last four ends of Draw 15, Team Nova Scotia's alternate Kevin Ouellette threw second stones, second Scott Saccary threw third stones and third Paul Flemming sat out.
  12. 1 2 3 For the last four ends of Draw 5, Team Prince Edward Island's alternate Aaron Bartling threw third stones, third Tyler Smith threw skip stones and skip Eddie MacKenzie sat out. They also used this lineup during Draw 13.
  13. 1 2 Team Prince Edward Island's alternate Aaron Bartling threw second stones during Draw 15.
  14. 1 2 Team Quebec's alternate William Dion threw second stones for the last four ends of Draw 5.
  15. ↑ For the last three ends of Draw 16, Team Northwest Territories's alternate David Aho threw second stones, second Brad Patzer threw third stones, third Tom Naugler threw skip stones and skip Greg Skauge sat out.
  16. 1 2 Team Northwest Territories's alternate David Aho threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 4.
  17. ↑ Team Nunavut used a five-player rotation between all positions.
  18. 1 2 Team Yukon's alternate Ray Mikkelsen threw third stones during Draw 10.
  19. 1 2 Wild Card #2 alternate Mike Caione threw lead stones for the last three ends of Draw 9.
  20. 1 2 Wild Card #3's alternate Wayne Middaugh threw skip stones for the tournament as Glenn Howard was injured.
  21. 1 2 Wild Card #3 regular skip Glenn Howard threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 6.

References

  1. 1 2 Devin Heroux (December 8, 2020). "Curlers will face harsh penalties for leaving Calgary bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. ↑ Canadian Press (March 14, 2021). "Brendan Bottcher wins 1st career Brier". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lethbridge to host the Brier in 2022". January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. ↑ Ted Wyman (March 10, 2021). "Matchup of two openly gay skips at Brier a win for inclusivity in sports". Toronto Sun. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Alberta selects Laura Walker, Brendan Bottcher for Scotties, Brier". CBC Sports. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ "BC sending Brown, Laycock to Calgary bubble after cancelling playdowns". TSN. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Devin Heroux (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  12. ↑ @Devin_Heroux (January 30, 2021). "JUST IN... New Brunswick has cancelled its men's provincial curling championship. @JamesGrattan has accepted invite. Still waiting to firm up his lineup. This will be Grattan's 14th Brier appearance. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ The Canadian Press (December 21, 2020). "Ontario, Manitoba cancel provincial playdowns". TSN. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  14. ↑ George Myrer (January 15, 2021). "Nova Scotia's Jill Brothers rink needed an extra end to accept Scotties invite". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ontario's McDonald to replace Murphy on Team Nova Scotia for Brier". January 31, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  16. ↑ Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine". Curling Quebec (in French). Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  17. ↑ Devin Heroux (January 14, 2020). "Saskatchewan cancels curling provincials after health officials reject curling bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  18. ↑ @NickMurray91 (January 10, 2021). "From left to right: Jeff Chown Greg Howard Jeff Nadeau Peter MacKey (Skip) Your 2021 Nunavut men's curling champions" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. 1 2 @Devin_Heroux (January 18, 2021). "So with Bottcher and Walker selected... McEwen and Koe will be the two men's teams added based on CTRS. Third team will be chosen based on Curling Canada criteria. The women's side is a little more complicated. Team Fleury a lock... after that... hmmmm. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ @Devin_Heroux (January 22, 2021). "This is substantial... Curling Canada now saying CTRS will determine third Wild Card team as opposed to "criteria"... That would mean Glenn Howard gets third Brier spot... And Beth Peterson would get third Scotties spot should Birt win PEI. Five Manitoba teams in Scotties. #cbccurl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ↑ "2019–20 CTRS Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Canadian rankings to be used to determine final wild-card spots at Scotties, Brier". TSN. 22 January 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Draw Schedule". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Brier Award Winners Named!". Curling Canada. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  25. ↑ "It Was Worth The Wait!!!". Curling Canada. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  26. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/nunavutcurling/posts/3610730465630886
  27. ↑ @NickMurray91 (January 10, 2021). "Came down to the Iqaluit Curling Club for the 5th and deciding game in Nunavut's territorial play downs. Team Kingdon (Wade Kingdon, Hunter Tootoo, Peter Van Strien, Cory Bell) vs Team Mackey (Peter Mackey, Jeff Nadeau, Greg Howard, Jeff Chown) for a trip to the Brier!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ↑ @NickMurray91 (January 10, 2021). "Handshakes. Skip Peter MacKey's team out of the Iqaluit Curling Club will represent Nunavut at this year's Tim Hortons Brier! They came back down 2-0 in the best-of-5 series to earn their spot with a win this afternoon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ↑ "Eddie MacKenzie rink wins PEI Tankard with 3-0 record". PEI Curling. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  30. ↑ "Curling bubble plans provide hope for some teams, while others left disappointed - TSN.ca". 12 January 2021.
  31. ↑ @TeamScoffin (January 14, 2021). "We are extremely disappointed that our season has come to an unexpected end. Looking forward to what next season has in store" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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