The 2003 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 1 to 9 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.
The event was the second and final Brier to be boycotted by many of the top teams in the country, such as Kevin Martin, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Jeff Stoughton, who were protesting a lack of prize money. The boycott ended in September.
The teams were listed as follows:
Final round robin standings
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTCâÂÂ4).
Saturday, March 1, 3:00 pm
Saturday, March 1, 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 2, 9:00 am
Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm
Sunday, March 2, 8:00 pm
Monday, March 3, 9:00 am
Monday, March 3, 3:00 pm
Monday, March 3, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am
Tuesday, March 4, 3:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 am
Wednesday, March 5, 3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 pm
Thursday, March 6, 9:00 am
Thursday, March 6, 3:00 pm
Thursday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Friday, March 7, 3:00 pm
Friday, March 7, 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 8, 2:30 pm
Sunday, March 9, 7:00 pm
Round Robin only
The All-Star Teams were as follows:
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.
The Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media.