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The 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan March 11-19. In the final, Quebec's Jean-Michel Ménard rink became only the second Quebec team to win the Brier. They also became the first francophone team to win. They defeated Ontario's Glenn Howard in the final.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Standings 3 Results 3.1 Round robin 3.2 Page Playoffs 3.2.1 3 vs. 4 game 3.2.2 1 vs. 2 game 3.2.3 Semi-final 3.2.4 Final 4 Top Percentages 5 Provincial playdowns 5.1 Alberta 5.2 British Columbia 5.3 Manitoba 5.4 New Brunswick 5.5 Newfoundland and Labrador 5.6 Northern Ontario 5.7 Nova Scotia 5.8 Ontario 5.9 Prince Edward Island 5.10 Québec 5.11 Saskatchewan 5.12 Yukon/ Northwest Territories

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: Don Walchuk Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Don Bartlett Fifth: Mark Johnson	Kamloops Curling Club, Kamloops Skip: Brian Windsor Third: Dennis Graber** Second: Randy Nelson Lead: Bill Johnson Fifth: Aron Herick	Charleswood Curling Club, Winnipeg Skip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon Mead Second: Garry Van Den Berghe Lead: Steve Gould Fifth: Don Harvey
New Brunswick	Newfoundland and Labrador	Northern Ontario
Gage Golf & Country Club, Oromocto Skip: James Grattan Third: Wayne Tallon Second: Jason Vaughan Lead: Jeff Lacey Fifth: Mark Dobson	St. John's Curling Club, St. John's Skip: Ken Peddigrew Third: Ryan LeDrew Second: Jeff Rose Lead: Keith Jewer Fifth: David Noftall	Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club, Haileybury Skip: Robbie Gordon Third: David MacInnes Second: Steve Burnett Lead: Jeremy Landry Fifth: Larry Carr
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax Skip: Mark Dacey Third: Bruce Lohnes Second: Rob Harris Lead: Andrew Gibson	Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill	Charlottetown Curling Club, Charlottetown Skip: Rod MacDonald Third: Kevin Champion Second: Phil Gorveatt Lead: Mike Dillon Fifth: Mark O'Rourke
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Yukon/Northwest Territories
Club de curling Victoria, Sainte-Foy & Club de curling Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: François Roberge Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Maxime Elmaleh Fifth: Jean Gagnon	Davidson Curling Club, Davidson Skip: Pat Simmons Third: Jeff Sharp Second: Chris Haichert Lead: Ben Hebert	Yellowknife Curling Club, Yellowknife Skip: Jamie Koe Third: Kevin Whitehead Second: Mark Whitehead Lead: Brad Choroskowski

Locale	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
Ontario	Glenn Howard	10	1	91	54	51	36	10	15	86
Québec	Jean-Michel Ménard	8	3	90	63	49	41	6	14	79
Alberta	Kevin Martin	8	3	76	51	47	39	11	13	85
Nova Scotia	Mark Dacey	7	4	76	59	41	41	14	7	83
Northwest Territories/Yukon	Jamie Koe	6	5	66	69	46	44	13	9	79
Manitoba	Jeff Stoughton	6	5	62	72	47	43	12	11	82
British Columbia	Brian Windsor	6	5	61	71	43	47	13	9	78
Saskatchewan	Pat Simmons	5	6	68	70	43	39	15	10	83
New Brunswick	James Grattan	5	6	69	68	40	40	8	10	77
Prince Edward Island	Rod MacDonald	3	8	61	79	43	51	12	8	76
Newfoundland and Labrador	Ken Peddigrew	2	9	52	79	39	53	10	10	76
Northern Ontario	Robbie Gordon	0	11	58	95	40	55	8	5	73

All times Eastern Standard Time

Draw 1 March 11, 15:00

• Saskatchewan 3-7 Nova Scotia
• Prince Edward Island 8-6 Northwest Territories/Yukon
• New Brunswick 3-8 Alberta
• Ontario 12-6 Québec

Draw 2 March 11, 20:00

• Alberta 9-3 Prince Edward Island
• Manitoba 6-3 British Columbia
• Newfoundland and Labrador 11-6 Northern Ontario
• New Brunswick 6-8 Northwest Territories/Yukon

Draw 3 March 12, 10:00

• Québec 10-2 Saskatchewan
• Ontario 9-4 Nova Scotia

Draw 4 March 12, 15:00

• British Columbia 9-8 Newfoundland and Labrador (11)
• Northwest Territories/Yukon 4-6 Alberta
• Prince Edward Island 6-8 New Brunswick (11)
• Manitoba 7-5 Northern Ontario (11)

Draw 5 March 12, 20:00

• Nova Scotia 6-11 Québec
• Newfoundland and Labrador 4-6 Manitoba
• Northern Ontario 5-7 British Columbia
• Saskatchewan 5-10 Ontario

Draw 6 March 13, 10:00

• Ontario 8-5 New Brunswick
• Québec 8-10 Prince Edward Island
• Saskatchewan 5-9 Alberta
• Nova Scotia 9-4 Northwest Territories/Yukon

Draw 7 March 13, 15:00

• Prince Edward Island 7-4 Northern Ontario
• New Brunswick 10-4 British Columbia
• Northwest Territories/Yukon 9-5 Newfoundland and Labrador
• Alberta 6-7 Manitoba (11)

Draw 8 March 13, 20:00

• Manitoba 3-8 Saskatchewan
• Newfoundland and Labrador 4-6 Nova Scotia
• British Columbia 5-9 Ontario
• Northern Ontario 5-10 Québec

Draw 9 March 14, 10:00

• British Columbia 6-4 Nova Scotia
• Northern Ontario 7-8 Saskatchewan
• Manitoba 8-10 Québec
• Newfoundland and Labrador 4-7 Ontario

Draw 10 March 14, 15:00

• Québec 5-3 Northwest Territories/Yukon
• Ontario 4-7 Alberta
• Nova Scotia 7-6 Prince Edward Island (11)
• Saskatchewan 8-5 New Brunswick

Draw 11 March 14, 20:00

• Alberta 8-1 Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories/Yukon 7-6 Manitoba
• New Brunswick 9-2 Northern Ontario
• Prince Edward Island 5-8 British Columbia

Draw 12 March 15, 10:00

• New Brunswick 9-3 Manitoba
• Prince Edward Island 5-6 Newfoundland and Labrador
• Alberta 7-1 British Columbia
• Northwest Territories/Yukon 9-8 Northern Ontario

Draw 13 March 15, 15:00

• Northern Ontario 4-7 Ontario
• British Columbia 7-5 Québec
• Newfoundland and Labrador 4-7 Saskatchewan
• Manitoba 8-7 Nova Scotia

Draw 14 March 15, 20:00

• Saskatchewan 10-1 Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia 9-2 New Brunswick
• Ontario 10-7 Northwest Territories/Yukon
• Québec 9-5 Alberta

Draw 15 March 16, 9:30

• Northwest Territories/Yukon 4-2 British Columbia
• Alberta 10-7 Northern Ontario (11)
• Prince Edward Island 5-6 Manitoba (11)
• New Brunswick} 9-3 Newfoundland and Labrador

Draw 16 March 16, 14:00

• Nova Scotia 7-1 Alberta
• Saskatchewan 4-5 Northwest Territories/Yukon
• Québec 9-3 New Brunswick
• Ontario 7-5 Prince Edward Island

Draw 17 March 16, 20:00

• Newfoundland and Labrador 2-7 Québec
• Manitoba 2-8 Ontario
• Northern Ontario 5-10 Nova Scotia
• British Columbia 9-8 Saskatchewan (11)

The Tim Hortons Brier uses the page playoff system where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.

	Page playoffs					Semifinal					Final
	1	Ontario	9
	2	Québec	6								1	Ontario	7
						2	Québec	7			2	Québec	8
						4	Nova Scotia	6
	3	Alberta	5
	4	Nova Scotia	6

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March 17, 13:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6
Alberta (Martin)	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	5

Player Percentages
Nova Scotia		Alberta
Andrew Gibson	88%	Don Bartlett	93%
Rob Harris	85%	Carter Rycroft	73%
Bruce Lohnes	75%	Don Walchuk	79%
Mark Dacey	84%	Kevin Martin	82%
Total	83%	Total	81%

March 17, 20:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Québec (Ménard)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	6
Ontario (Howard)	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	X	9

Player Percentages
Québec		Ontario
Maxime Elmaleh	84%	Craig Savill	85%
Eric Sylvain	69%	Brent Laing	68%
Francois Roberge	88%	Richard Hart	73%
Jean-Michel Ménard	70%	Glenn Howard	88%
Total	78%	Total	78%

March 18, 13:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Québec (Ménard)	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
Nova Scotia (Dacey)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	6

Player Percentages
Québec		Nova Scotia
Maxime Elmaleh	83%	Andrew Gibson	91%
Eric Sylvain	83%	Rob Harris	81%
Francois Roberge	85%	Bruce Lohnes	66%
Jean-Michel Ménard	74%	Mark Dacey	74%
Total	81%	Total	78%

March 19, 19:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Québec (Ménard)	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	8
Ontario (Howard)	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	7

Player Percentages
Québec		Ontario
Maxime Elmaleh	90	Craig Savill	90
Éric Sylvain	70	Brent Laing	81
François Roberge	83	Richard Hart	80
Jean-Michel Ménard	85	Glenn Howard	80
Total	82	Total	83

(Round robin. Five best players from each position)

Lead	Team	%
Steve Gould	Manitoba	89
Don Bartlett	Alberta	87
Craig Savill	Ontario	87
Ben Hebert	Saskatchewan	86
Andrew Gibson	Nova Scotia	86

Second	Team	%
Chris Haichert	Saskatchewan	87
Carter Rycroft	Alberta	86
Brent Laing	Ontario	86
Rob Harris	Nova Scotia	84
Jason Vaughan	New Brunswick	79

Third	Team	%
Richard Hart	Ontario	85
Don Walchuk	Alberta	84
Jeff Sharp	Saskatchewan	82
Bruce Lohnes	Nova Scotia	82
Francois Roberge	Québec	81
Kevin Champion	Prince Edward Island	81
Jon Mead	Manitoba	81

Skip	Team	%
Glenn Howard	Ontario	88
Kevin Martin	Alberta	81
Jeff Stoughton	Manitoba	80
Mark Dacey	Nova Scotia	79
Pat Simmons	Saskatchewan	76
Jean-Michel Ménard	Québec	76

Bold indicates winner. Italics indicated defending provincial champion

February 8-12 at the Saville Centre in Edmonton, Alberta

Pool A
Skip	Club	W	L
Mark Johnson	Saville Sports Centre	4	1
Randy Ferbey	Granite Curling Club	3	2
Steve Petryk	Calgary Curling Club	3	2
Ryan Keane	Saville Sports Centre	2	3
Rob Maksymetz	Sexsmith Curling Club	2	3
Jamie King	Saville Sports Centre	1	4

Pool B
Skip	Club	W	L
Kevin Martin	Saville Sports Centre	4	1
John Morris	Calgary Winter Club	3	2
Brent MacDonald	Lac La Biche Curling Club	2	3
Kurt Balderston	Sexsmith Curling Club	2	3
Chris Schille	Crestwood Curling Club	2	3
Dean Ross	Calgary Curling Club	2	3

Playoffs

• Morris 8-3 Petryk (2B vs 3B)
• Ferbey 8-2 MacDonald (2A vs 3A)
• Morris 6-5 Ferbey (Quarter-final)
• Johnson 5-3 Martin (A1 vs. B1)
• Martin 8-4 Morris (Semi-final)
• Martin 7-5 Johnson (Final)

February 15-19 at the Chilliwack Curling Club, Chilliwack, British Columbia

Skip	Club	W	L
Brian Windsor	Kamloops Curling Club	5	2
Bob Ursel	Kelowna Curling Club	5	2
Bert Gretzinger	Kelowna Curling Club	4	3
Mark Longworth	Vernon Curling Club	3	4
Greg McAulay	Richmond Curling Club	3	4
Jay Peachey	Golden Ears Winter Club	3	4
Brent Pierce	Royal City Curling Club	3	4
Brian Gessner	Richmond Curling Club	2	5

Playoffs

• Ursel 7-1 Gretzinger (Semi-final)
• Windsor 7-6 Ursel (Final)

The defending champion, Deane Horning did not qualify.

February 8-12, T.G. Smith Centre, Steinbach, Manitoba

Skip	Club	W	L
Jeff Stoughton	Charleswood Curling Club	7	0
Reid Carruthers	Valour Road Curling Club	7	2
Chris Galbraith	Rosser Curling Club	5	3
Randy Neufeld	La Salle Curling Club	5	3
Allan Lyburn	Wheat City Curling Club	4	3
Dave Smith	Valour Road Curling Club	4	3
Ian Beavis	Morden Curling Club	3	2
Kelly Robertson	Neepawa Curling Club	3	2
Mike McEwen	Valour Road Curling Club	3	2
Brent Scales	Swan River Curling Club	3	2
Graham Freemen	Virden Curling Club	3	2
Peter Nicholls	Elmwood Curling Club	3	2
Dave Boehmer	Valour Road Curling Club	2	2
Terry McNamee	Wheat City Curling Club	2	2
Randy Dutiaume	Valour Road Curling Club	2	2
Doug Riach	St. Vital Curling Club	2	2
Wayne Ewasko	Selkirk Curling Club	1	2
Brent Strachan	Hamiota Curling Club	1	2
Bryan Preston	Warren Curling Club	1	2
David Bohn	Valour Road Curling Club	1	2
Grant Brown	Burntwood Curling Club	1	2
Rae Kujanpaa	Rorketown Curling Club	1	2
Pete Pruden	Petersfield Curling Club	1	2
Mark Lukowich	Valour Road Curling Club	1	2
Howard Restall	Granite Curling Club	0	2
Mike Johnson	Baldur Curling Club	0	2
Rob Fleming	The Pas Curling Club	0	2
Ryan Fry	Valour Road Curling Club	0	2
Ryan Hyde	Portage Curling Club	0	2
Renaud Gagne	Valour Road Curling Club	0	2
Barry Fry	Lac du Bonnet Curling Club	0	2
Rob Van Kommer	Carberry Curling Club	0	2

February 8-12 at the Capital Winter Club, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Skip	Club	W	L
James Grattan	Gage Golf & Country Club	6	1
Mike Kennedy	Gladstone Curling Club	6	1
Dan Sherrard	Riverside Curling Club	6	1
Charlie Sullivan	Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club	3	4
Dave Nowlan	Capital Winter Club	3	4
Roger Oakes	Campbellton Curling Club	2	6
Paul Dobson	Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club	2	6
Dan Philip	Capital Winter Club	0	8

Playoffs

• Sherrard 5-3 Kennedy (Semi-final)
• Grattan 9-6 Sherrard (Final)

Defending champion Wade Blanchard played third for Charlie Sullivan

February 7-12, St. John's Curling Club, St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador

Skip	Club	W	L
Ken Peddigrew	St. John's Curling Club	7	2
Mark Noseworthy	St. John's Curling Club	6	3
Gary Oke	Gander Curling Club	5	4
Jeff Thomas	St. John's Curling Club	5	4
Trent Skanes	St. John's Curling Club	5	4
Andrew Symonds	St. John's Curling Club	5	4
Scott Davidge	Gander Curling Club	5	4
Mike Mullins	Corner Brook Curling Club	3	6
Keith Ryan	Carol Curling Club	2	7
Bob Nugent	Bally Hally Golf & Country Club	2	7

Tie-breakers

• Skanes 12-11 Davidge
• Oke 7-5 Symonds
• Thomas 11-7 Skanes
• Oke 9-8 Thomas

Playoffs

• Noseworthy 7-4 Oke
• Peddigrew 6-5 Noseworthy

Defending champion Brad Gushue did not participate.

February 6-12, Nipigon Curling Club, Nipigon, Ontario

Skip	Club	W	L
Rob Gordon	Cobalt-Hailebury Curling Club	6	2
Joe Scharf	Port Arthur Curling Club	5	3
Al Harnden	Soo Curlers Association	5	3
Al Belec	Soo Curlers Association	5	3
Bryan Burgess	Port Arthur Curling Club	5	3
John Salo	Port Arthur Curling Club	5	3
Dan Lemieux	Soo Curlers Association	4	4
Brian Fawcett	Englehart Curling Club	1	7
Kirk Van Os	Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club	0	8

Tie-breakers

• Harnden 8-6 Salo
• Belec 8-6 Burgess
• Scharf 9-6 Harnden
• Harnden 8-2 Burgess
• Scharf 4-3 Belec

Playoffs

• Scharf 5-3 Gordon (1 vs. 2)
• Harnden 9-1 Belec (3 vs. 4)
• Gordon 6-4 Harnden (Semi-final)
• Gordon 7-6 Scharf (Final)

Defending champion Mike Jakubo did not qualify.

February 10-15, Liverpool Curling Club, Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Skip	Club	W	L
Mark Dacey	Mayflower Curling Club	7	1
Don MacIntosh	Truro Curling Club	6	2
Shawn Adams	Mayflower Curling Club	5	3
Chad Stevens	Chester Curling Club	4	3
Brian Rafuse	Bridgewater Curling Club	4	3
Mike Robinson	Lakeshore Curling Club	3	3
Ian Fitzner-Leblanc	Mayflower Curling Club	3	3
Doug MacKenzie	Mayflower Curling Club	3	3
Brian Gibson	Dartmouth Curling Club	3	3
Mark Kehoe	Windsor Curling Club	2	3
Kevin White	Highlander Curling Club	2	3
Mike Flemming	Mayflower Curling Club	1	3
Peter Eddy	Mayflower Curling Club	1	3
Jeff Hopkins	Bridgewater Curling Club	1	3
Brent MacDougall	Mayflower Curling Club	0	3
Graham Breckon	Chester Curling Club	0	3

February 6-12, Guelph Sports Centre, Guelph, Ontario

Skip	Club	W	L
Wayne Middaugh	St. George's Golf & Country Club	7	2
Glenn Howard	Coldwater & District Curling Club	7	2
Mike Harris	Oakville Curling Club	7	2
Dale Matchett	Churchill Curling Club	4	5
John Epping	Omemee Curling Club	4	5
Willie Jeffries	Huntley Curling Club	4	5
Rob Todd	Brant Curling Club	3	6
Bryan Cochrane	Ottawa Curling Club	3	6
Todd Brandwood	Glendale Golf & Country Club	3	6
Pat Ferris	Grey Granite Club	3	6

Tie-breakers

• Matchett 11-9 Jeffries
• Matchett 7-5 Epping

Playoffs

• Howard 8-7 Middaugh (1 vs. 2)
• Harris 8-3 Matchett (3 vs. 4)
• Middaugh 9-5 Harris (Semi-final)
• Howard 9-6 Middaugh (Final)

February 8-12, Charlottetown Curling Club, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Skip	Club	W	L
Rod MacDonald	Charlottetown Curling Club	7	0
Peter Gallant	Charlottetown Curling Club	4	3
Andrew Robinson	Charlottetown Curling Club	3	3
Kyle Stevenson	Charlottetown Curling Club	2	3
Robert Shaw	Charlottetown Curling Club	2	3
Robert Campbell	Charlottetown Curling Club	2	3
Mark Kinney	Charlottetown Curling Club	0	3
Kevin Ellsworth	Silver Fox Curling Club	0	3

February 6-12, Arena Conrad-Parent, Sept-Îles, Quebec

Section A
Skip	Club	W	L
Jean-Michel Ménard	Club de curling Victoria	7	2
Martin Crête	Club de curling Jacques-Cartier	7	2
Mike Kennedy	Club de curling Baie-d'Urfé	4	5
François Gagné	Club de curling Longue-Pointe	4	5
George Tardif	Club de curling Rimouski	4	5
Steve Allen	Club de curling Shawville	4	5
Denis Laflamme	Club de curling Sept-Îles	4	5
Serge Reid	Club de curling Kénogami	4	5
René Bouffard	Club de curling Trois-Rivières	4	5
Jeff Cheal	Club de curling Lennoxville/ Club de curling North Hatley	3	6

Section B
Skip	Club	W	L
Daniel Lafleur	Club de curling Rosemère	7	2
Robert Desjardins	Club de curling Chicoutimi/ Club de curling Kénogami	7	2
Pierre Charette	Club de curling Thurso	7	2
Claude Brazeau, Jr.	Club de curling Longue-Pointe	6	3
Mike Fournier	Club de curling Lachine/ Club de curling Longue-Pointe	5	4
René Lanteigne	Club de curling Kénogami	5	4
Maxime Dufresne	Club de curling Vallée de l'or	3	6
Jean-Paul Arvisais	Club de curling Sept-Îles	2	7
Simon Lejour	Club de Lacolle	2	7
Stéphane Morand	Club de curling Aurèle-Racine	1	8

Playoffs

• Charette 10-4 Crête (A2 vs B3)
• Desjardins 8-5 Kennedy (A3 vs B2)
• Ménard 6-4 Lafleur (A1 vs B1)
• Charette 8-7 Desjardins (Quarter-final)
• Charette 7-6 Lafleur (Semi-final)
• Ménard 10-5 Charette (Final)

February 8-12, Weyburn Curlin Club, Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Skip	Club	W	L
Pat Simmons	Davidson Curling Club	7	1
Bruce Korte	Saskatoon Granite Curling Club	7	3
Al Schick	Highland Curling Club	4	2
Gerald Shymko	Yorkton Curling Club	5	3
Brad Heidt	Kerrobert Curling Club	4	3
Doug Harcourt	Humboldt Curling Club	4	3
Randy Gilewich	Caledonian Curling Club	3	3
Darren Engel	Nutana Curling Club	3	3
Scott Bitz	Caldonian Curling Club	2	3
Steve Laycock	Saskatoon Granite Curling Club	2	3
Gerry Adam	Yorkton Curling Club	1	3
Brad Kowalski	Tartan Curling Club	1	3
Glen Despins	Strongfield Curling Club	1	3
Randy Bryden	Caledonian Curling Club	1	3
Carl deConinck-Smith	Eston Curling Club	0	3
Robert Keating	Benson Curling Club	0	3

February 16-19, Whitehorse Curling Club, Whitehorse, Yukon

Skip	Club	W	L
Jamie Koe	Yellowknife Curling Club	6	0
Stephen Moss	Yellowknife Curling Club	3	3
Pat Paslawski	Whitehorse Curling Club	2	4
Chad Cowan	Whitehorse Curling Club	1	5