The 2001 Nokia Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held March 3âÂÂ11 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the very first Brier to be sponsored by Nokia. The theme of the event was the . In the finals, Team Alberta, consisting of skip Randy Ferbey, fourth David Nedohin, second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque would capture their first of four Brier wins as a team. They edged out Team Manitoba skipped by Kerry Burtnyk in the final, 8âÂÂ4. While the Brier was not unsuccessful, it did end up losing money. The total attendance was 154,136.
Teams
The 2001 Brier featured the 1981 and 1995 champion Kerry Burtnyk rink of Manitoba, 1982 and 1985 champion Al Hackner rink of Northern Ontario, 1998 champion Wayne Middaugh rink of Ontario, 1988 and 1989 champion third Randy Ferbey with his new Alberta rink, 1998 and 1999 runner-up Guy Hemmings rink of Quebec, 1990 runner-up Jim Sullivan rink of New Brunswick, 1999 Mixed champion Paul Flemming, 5-time PEI champion Peter MacDonald, 4-time territories champion Steve Moss, 2-time Saskatchewan champion Doug Harcourt along with newcomers 1989 Canadian Junior champion Dean Joanisse of BC, and Keith Ryan of Newfoundland.
Map of teams
Round Robin standings
Final Round Robin standings
Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTCâÂÂ5).
Draw 1
Saturday, March 3, 1:30 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 3, 7:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 4, 9:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Draw 6
Monday, March 5, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Monday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Draw 8
Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 7, 9:00 am
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Draw 15
Thursday, March 8, 9:00 am
Draw 16
Thursday, March 8, 1:30 pm
Draw 17
Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm
3 vs. 4
Friday, March 9, 1:30 pm
Semifinal
Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm
Final
Sunday, March 11, 1:30 pm
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round robin only
Perfect games
Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown
Awards
All-Star teams
The All-Star Teams were as follows:
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.
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.
Playdowns
- : Team Nedohin, skipped by Randy Ferbey won the Alberta Safeway Select, defeating Kevin Martin 6âÂÂ4 in the final at the Stettler Recreation Centre in Stettler on February 11.
- : Dean Joanisse of Victoria won the Safeway Select B.C. men's curling championship, defeating defending Brier champion Greg McAulay of New Westminster, 5âÂÂ4 in the final at the McArthur Island Sports Centre in Kamloops on February 11.
- : Kerry Burtnyk (Assiniboine Memorial) won the Manitoba Safeway Select 10âÂÂ7 over Dale Duguid (Granite) in the final at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk on February 11. Duguid's last draw in the 10th came up short after picking on a piece of straw, giving the victory to Burtnyk.
- : Jim Sullivan of Saint John defeated Russ Howard of Moncton 6âÂÂ5 in an extra end in the final of the 2001 New Brunswick Labatt Tankard played in Moncton.
- : Keith Ryan of Labrador City beat Ken Peddigrew of St. John's in the Newfoundland championship final, 5âÂÂ4 in Stephenville.
- : In an all-Thunder Bay final, the Al Hackner rink beat Team Bill Adams (skipped by Scott Henderson) 6âÂÂ5 in an extra end at the Northern Ontario Labatt Tankard played at the North Bay Granite Club in North Bay on February 11. Hackner made a draw to the button for the win.
- : Paul Flemming defeated Ken Myers (both of Halifax) 9âÂÂ7 in final of the Nova Scotia championship played in Sydney.
- : Wayne Middaugh beat Stayner's John Morris, 4âÂÂ3 in the final of the 2001 Ontario Nokia Cup played February 11 in Woodstock.
- : Peter MacDonald of Charlottetown won the Prince Edward Island Tankard on February 5.
- : Guy Hemmings downed François Roberge of Quebec City 7âÂÂ2 in the Quebec final, played on February 10 in Chicoutimi.
- Quill Lake's Doug Harcourt went 22âÂÂ0 through playdown play, culminating in a 5âÂÂ2 victory over Rocansville's Daryl Williamson in the final of the Pool Tankard played in Kindersley February 11.
- : Steve Moss of the Northwest Territories won the Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship played at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon over the January 27âÂÂ28 weekend. He posted a 5âÂÂ1 record, two wins more than second place Jon Solberg of the Yukon.
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