The 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 11 to 19 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1] 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.
Teams
Alberta |
British Columbia |
Manitoba |
Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: Don Walchuk
Second: Carter Rycroft
Lead: Don Bartlett
Fifth: Mark Johnson
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Kamloops CC, Kamloops
Skip: Brian Windsor
Third: Dennis Graber
Second: Randy Nelson
Lead: Bill Johnson
Fifth: Aron Herick
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Charleswood CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Jeff Stoughton
Third: Jon Mead
Second: Garry Van Den Berghe
Lead: Steve Gould
Fifth: Don Harvey
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New Brunswick |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Northern Ontario |
Gage G&CC, Oromocto
Skip: James Grattan
Third: Wayne Tallon
Second: Jason Vaughan
Lead: Jeff Lacey
Fifth: Mark Dobson
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St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Ken Peddigrew
Third: Ryan LeDrew
Second: Jeff Rose
Lead: Keith Jewer
Fifth: David Noftall
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Cobalt-Haileybury CC, Haileybury
Skip: Robbie Gordon
Third: David MacInnes
Second: Steve Burnett
Lead: Jeremy Landry
Fifth: Larry Carr
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Nova Scotia |
Ontario |
Prince Edward Island |
Mayflower CC, Halifax
Skip: Mark Dacey
Third: Bruce Lohnes
Second: Rob Harris
Lead: Andrew Gibson
Fifth: Mathew Harris
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Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater
Skip: Glenn Howard
Third: Richard Hart
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Craig Savill
Fifth: Scott Taylor
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Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Rod MacDonald
Third: Kevin Champion
Second: Phil Gorveatt
Lead: Mike Dillon
Fifth: Mark O'Rourke
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Quebec |
Saskatchewan |
Yukon/Northwest Territories |
CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy
CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald
Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard
Third: François Roberge
Second: Éric Sylvain
Lead: Maxime Elmaleh
Fifth: Jean Gagnon
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Davidson CC, Davidson
Skip: Pat Simmons
Third: Jeff Sharp
Second: Chris Haichert
Lead: Ben Hebert
Fifth: Brian McCusker
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Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Jamie Koe
Third: Kevin Whitehead
Second: Mark Whitehead
Lead: Brad Chorostkowski
Fifth: Richard Robertson
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Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).
Draw 1
Saturday, March 11, 15:00
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Saskatchewan (Simmons)  |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
3 |
Nova Scotia (Dacey) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
X |
X |
7 |
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
New Brunswick (Grattan) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
3 |
Alberta (Martin)  |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
X |
X |
8 |
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Howard) |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
X |
12 |
Quebec (Ménard)  |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
6 |
Draw 2
Saturday, March 11, 20:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Stoughton)  |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
6 |
British Columbia (Windsor) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
3 |
Draw 3
Sunday, March 12, 10:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ménard)  |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
X |
X |
X |
10 |
Saskatchewan (Simmons) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
2 |
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Howard)  |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
X |
X |
9 |
Nova Scotia (Dacey) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
X |
4 |
Draw 4
Sunday, March 12, 15:00
Draw 5
Sunday, March 12, 20:00
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Nova Scotia (Dacey)  |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Quebec (Ménard) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Saskatchewan (Simmons)  |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
X |
5 |
Ontario (Howard) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
X |
X |
10 |
Draw 6
Monday, March 13, 10:00
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Howard)  |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
8 |
New Brunswick (Grattan) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
5 |
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Saskatchewan (Simmons)  |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
5 |
Alberta (Martin) |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
X |
X |
9 |
Draw 7
Monday, March 13, 15:00
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Alberta (Martin)  |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Manitoba (Stoughton) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Draw 8
Monday, March 13, 20:00
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Stoughton)  |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
3 |
Saskatchewan (Simmons) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
8 |
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
British Columbia (Windsor)  |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
5 |
Ontario (Howard) |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
9 |
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 14, 10:00
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Stoughton)  |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
X |
8 |
Quebec (Ménard) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
X |
10 |
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 14, 15:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Howard)  |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Alberta (Martin) |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Saskatchewan (Simmons)  |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
New Brunswick (Grattan) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 14, 20:00
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 15, 10:00
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
New Brunswick (Grattan)  |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9 |
Manitoba (Stoughton) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
3 |
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Alberta (Martin)  |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
X |
X |
X |
7 |
British Columbia (Windsor) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
1 |
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 15, 15:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
British Columbia (Windsor)  |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
X |
7 |
Quebec (Ménard) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
5 |
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Stoughton)  |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Nova Scotia (Dacey) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 15, 20:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Nova Scotia (Dacey)  |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9 |
New Brunswick (Grattan) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
2 |
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ménard)  |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
Alberta (Martin) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Draw 15
Thursday, March 16, 9:30
Draw 16
Thursday, March 16, 14:00
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Nova Scotia (Dacey)  |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
7 |
Alberta (Martin) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
1 |
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (Ménard)  |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9 |
New Brunswick (Grattan) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
3 |
Draw 17
Thursday, March 16, 20:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Manitoba (Stoughton)  |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
2 |
Ontario (Howard) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
X |
X |
X |
8 |
Playoffs
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.
1 vs. 2 game
Friday, March 17, 20:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Howard)  |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
X |
9 |
Quebec (Ménard) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
6 |
3 vs. 4 game
Friday, March 17, 13:00
Sheet B |
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 |
Semifinal
Saturday, March 18, 13:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Quebec (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 |
Final
Sunday, March 19, 19:00
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Ontario (Howard)  |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
Quebec (Ménard) |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
Team percentages
Round Robin only
Provincial playdowns
Bold indicates winner. Italics indicated defending provincial champion
February 8–12 at the Saville Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
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
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
February 8–12 at the Capital Winter Club, Fredericton, New Brunswick
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
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
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
The 2006 Kia Cup was held February 6–12, Guelph Sports Centre, Guelph, Ontario
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
February 6–12, Arena Conrad-Parent, Sept-Îles, Quebec
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
February 16–19, Whitehorse Curling Club, Whitehorse, Yukon
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