2010 Tim Hortons Brier

The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre.[1][2] It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the second time in eight years, having previously hosted the 2003 Nokia Brier.

2010 Tim Hortons Brier
2010 Tim Hortons Brier
Host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
ArenaHalifax Metro Centre
DatesMarch 6–14
Attendance107,242
Winner Alberta
Curling clubSaville SC, Edmonton
SkipKevin Koe
ThirdBlake MacDonald
SecondCarter Rycroft
LeadNolan Thiessen
AlternateJamie King
CoachJohn Dunn
Finalist Ontario (Glenn Howard)
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The 2010 Brier was without its two-time defending champions, the Kevin Martin Alberta rink, which did not participate in playdowns, instead focusing on the 2010 Winter Olympics. Alberta was represented for the first time by the former Canada Cup champion, Kevin Koe. Koe's brother, Jamie skipped the Northwest Territories/Yukon team for the fourth time. The 2010 was the second Brier in a row where two brothers skipped different teams (2009 was Glenn Howard vs. Russ Howard.) Glenn Howard represented Ontario once again, having won a record fifth straight provincial championship. However his brother Russ did not compete in the playdowns for New Brunswick. That province was represented by Russ' former third, James Grattan. The 1996 and 1999 Brier champion Jeff Stoughton skipped for Manitoba for the eighth time, a record for that province.[3] Former Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue skipped for Newfoundland and Labrador for the seventh time in eight years.

Rounding out the field were Darrell McKee of Saskatchewan in his third Brier, Rod MacDonald who skipped Prince Edward Island for the third time, Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario playing in his third Brier, Jeff Richard of British Columbia, Serge Reid of Quebec and Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc who all played their first Briers.

Kevin Koe's Alberta rink defeated Glenn Howard of Ontario in the final with a score of 6–5 to win the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier.

Teams

Glenn Howard at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier
AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Saville SC, Edmonton

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Blake MacDonald
Second: Carter Rycroft
Lead: Nolan Thiessen
Alternate: Jamie King

Kelowna CC, Kelowna

Skip: Jeff Richard
Third: Tom Shypitka
Second: Tyler Orme
Lead: Chris Anderson
Alternate: Kyle Anderson

Charleswood CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Jeff Stoughton
Third: Kevin Park
Second: Rob Fowler
Lead: Steve Gould
Alternate: Randy Dutiaume

New BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthern Ontario
Gage G&CC, Oromocto

Skip: James Grattan
Third: Steve Howard
Second: Jason Vaughan
Lead: Peter Case
Alternate: Bobby Vaughan

Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's

Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: Ryan Fry
Lead: Jamie Korab
Alternate: Glenn Goss

Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie

Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: E. J. Harnden
Second: Ryan Harnden
Lead: Caleb Flaxey
Alternate: Rob Thomas

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc
Third: Stuart MacLean
Second: Kent Smith
Lead: Phil Crowell
Alternate: Mark Robar

Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater

Skip: Glenn Howard
Third: Richard Hart
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Craig Savill
Alternate: Steve Bice

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Rod MacDonald
Third: Kevin Champion
Second: Mark O'Rourke
Lead: Andrew Robinson
Alternate: Peter MacDonald

QuebecSaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories
CC Kenogami, Jonquière

Skip: Serge Reid
Third: François Gionest
Second: Simon Collin
Lead: Steeve Villeneuve
Alternate: Pierre Charette

Nutana CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Darrell McKee
Third: Bruce Korte
Second: Roger Korte
Lead: Rob Markowsky
Alternate: Jason Jacobson

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Jamie Koe
Third: Kevin Whitehead
Second: Brad Chorostkowski
Lead: Martin Gavin
Alternate: Jon Solberg

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
LocaleSkipWLPFPAEWELBESES%
 OntarioGlenn Howard1109045503581588%
 Northern OntarioBrad Jacobs928054493961784%
 AlbertaKevin Koe838162454291185%
 Newfoundland and LabradorBrad Gushue837953453591184%
 ManitobaJeff Stoughton747158454191283%
 QuebecSerge Reid56607141428976%
 SaskatchewanDarrell McKee47707944445780%
 British ColumbiaJeff Richard47687143459679%
 New BrunswickJames Grattan385671384711679%
 Nova ScotiaIan Fitzner-LeBlanc38629038542576%
 Prince Edward IslandRod MacDonald38647544478780%
 Northwest Territories/YukonJamie Koe1104294374831075%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4).

Draw 1

Saturday, March 6, 3:00 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 British Columbia (Richard) 102012000107
 Manitoba (Stoughton)010200220018
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 310021010X8
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc)001100202X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Alberta (K. Koe) 200102202X9
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)022010010X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)001021010X5
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 030100103X8

Draw 2

Saturday, March 6, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)01010010XX3
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 30102103XX10
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Quebec (Reid) 02001000XX3
 Ontario (Howard)20210003XX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 10101010116
 Saskatchewan (McKee)01020301007
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 040100102X8
 Manitoba (Stoughton)001011020X5

Draw 3

Sunday, March 7, 10:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Ontario (Howard) 102111012X9
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)030000100X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Stoughton)041002002X9
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 100010020X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Quebec (Reid) 11122000XX7
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)00000111XX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (McKee)01001011037
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 00100100204

Draw 4

Sunday, March 7, 3:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc)02021010107
 Quebec (Reid) 10100202028
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)3030401XXX11
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 0103010XXX5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Richard) 10101020106
 Ontario (Howard)01020201017
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)01002010XX4
 Alberta (K. Koe) 30210102XX9

Draw 5

Sunday, March 7, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)010201101X6
 Alberta (K. Koe) 200020030X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 010102023X9
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)101010200X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 001020010X4
 Manitoba (Stoughton)120101201X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc)000102020X5
 British Columbia (Richard) 031020102X9

Draw 6

Monday, March 8, 10:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Richard)202000102X7
 Alberta (K. Koe) 020020010X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc)0102000XXX3
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 2020213XXX10

Draw 7

Monday, March 8, 3:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)030210010X7
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 102002001X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Ontario (Howard)020101030X7
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 100010101X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe) 0010020XXX3
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)1102203XXX9
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Stoughton) 0020220XXX6
 Quebec (Reid)1001001XXX3

Draw 8

Monday, March 8, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Ontario (Howard) 02202102XX9
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc)10010010XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)010010100X3
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 100102021X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Quebec (Reid) 01020201028
 British Columbia (Richard)00201020207
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Alberta (K. Koe)02010303XX9
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 20101010XX5

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 9, 10:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)00101010XX3
 Manitoba (Stoughton) 21020104XX10
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 1000100XXX2
 Quebec (Reid)0210025XXX10
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 02030101XX7
 New Brunswick (Grattan)00101000XX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Ontario (Howard) 3220010XXX8
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)0000101XXX2

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 9, 3:00 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Quebec (Reid) 102010102018
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)010300010207
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Alberta (K. Koe)000202310X8
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc) 320060002X13
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Ontario (Howard)02301003XX9
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 10020200XX5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Richard)101010002X5
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 020100040X7

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 00200010XX3
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)01015001XX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 102110011X7
 British Columbia (Richard)020001000X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Stoughton)00010010XX2
 Alberta (K. Koe) 01201201XX7
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc) 01000010XX2
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)10111102XX7

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 10, 10:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 212020XXXX7
 British Columbia (Richard)000102XXXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 010201010X5
 Ontario (Howard)001030302X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)02020103008
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc) 301010102210
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Quebec (Reid) 10010200116
 Alberta (K. Koe)02101012007

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 10, 3:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc)0000101XXX2
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 1211020XXX7
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan)00100011XX3
 Alberta (K. Koe) 12002100XX6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Richard) 3005110XXX10
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)0030001XXX4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 200110010X5
 Manitoba (Stoughton)010000101X3

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 10, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Manitoba (Stoughton)0111010XXX4
 Ontario (Howard) 4000202XXX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)01010110XX4
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 40301005XX13
Sheet C12345678910Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan) 4002010XXX7
 Quebec (Reid)0010001XXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 01001022006
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)10110200027

Draw 15

Thursday, March 11, 10:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Alberta (K. Koe) 30020201XX8
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe)01101000XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc)00002010XX3
 Manitoba (Stoughton) 10210302XX9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 01002010XX4
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)10110302XX8
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 New Brunswick (Grattan)020101002107
 British Columbia (Richard) 201020200018

Draw 16

Thursday, March 11, 3:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 110201202X9
 New Brunswick (Grattan)001020010X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Quebec (Reid) 0100020XXX3
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)1032102XXX9
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Saskatchewan (McKee) 110010110106
 Manitoba (Stoughton)000201003017
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (J. Koe) 10001010XX3
 Ontario (Howard)01110204XX9

Draw 17

Thursday, March 11, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 2031200XXX8
 Quebec (Reid)0100001XXX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 British Columbia (Richard)001001010X3
 Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 100020102X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Alberta (K. Koe)00301000206
 Ontario (Howard) 02020101017
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Saskatchewan (McKee)01010202107
 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc) 10201020028

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Ontario (Howard) 02001003028
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs)00310100106
Player percentages
 Ontario  Northern Ontario
Craig Savill99%Caleb Flaxey94%
Brent Laing91%Ryan Harnden84%
Richard Hart88%E. J. Harnden75%
Glenn Howard79%Brad Jacobs73%
Total89%Total81%

3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 13, 11:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Alberta (K. Koe) 20200001016
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)01000110205
Player percentages
 Alberta  Newfoundland and Labrador
Nolan Thiessen81%Jamie Korab95%
Carter Rycroft99%Ryan Fry88%
Blake MacDonald88%Mark Nichols84%
Kevin Koe81%Brad Gushue88%
Total87%Total88%

Semifinal

Saturday, March 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 00020100XX3
 Alberta (K. Koe)20203021XX10
Player percentages
 Northern Ontario  Alberta
Caleb Flaxey84%Nolan Thiessen83%
Ryan Harnden81%Carter Rycroft86%
E. J. Harnden84%Blake MacDonald94%
Brad Jacobs61%Kevin Koe92%
Total78%Total89%

Final

Sunday, March 14, 8:00 pm

Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Ontario (Howard) 200010010105
 Alberta (K. Koe)001003001016
Player percentages
 Ontario  Alberta
Craig Savill97%Nolan Thiessen88%
Brent Laing90%Carter Rycroft84%
Richard Hart83%Blake MacDonald91%
Glenn Howard89%Kevin Koe86%
Total89%Total87%

Provincial and territorial playdowns

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads%
Nolan Thiessen89
Craig Savill88
Steve Gould88
Andrew Robinson88
Jamie Korab86
Seconds%
Brent Laing88
Carter Rycroft86
Ryan Fry85
Ryan Harnden85
Rob Fowler84
Thirds%
Richard Hart88
E. J. Harnden85
Blake MacDonald84
Kevin Park84
Mark Nichols82
Skips%
Glenn Howard88
Brad Gushue83
Kevin Koe82
Brad Jacobs81
Jeff Richard78

References

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