The 1999 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 6 to 14 at Skyreach Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. A total of 247,887 fans attended the event, which broke the previous record set in .
Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Jeff Stoughton won the event as they defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final 9–5.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Ken Hunka Third: Brent MacDonald Second: Blake MacDonald Lead: Wade Johnston Alternate: Jules OwcharKelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Bert Gretzinger Third: Bob Ursel Second: Mark Whittle Lead: Dave Mellof Alternate: David StephensonCharleswood CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon Mead Second: Garry Van Den Berghe Lead: Doug Armstrong Alternate: Steve GouldNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthern OntarioBeaver CC, Moncton Skip: Russ Howard Third: Wayne Tallon Second: Rick Perron Lead: Grant Odishaw Alternate: Jeff LaceySt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Glenn Goss Third: Glenn Turpin Second: Ken Peddigrew Lead: Brett Reynolds Alternate: Geoff CunninghamNorth Bay Granite Club, North Bay Skip: Scott Patterson Third: Phil Loevenmark Second: John McClelland Lead: Wayne Lowe Alternate: Gilles AllaireNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Paul Flemming Third: Blayne Iskiw Second: Andrew Dauphinee Lead: Tom Fetterly Alternate: Peter EddyRideau CC, Ottawa Skip: Rich Moffatt Third: Howard Rajala Second: Chris Fulton Lead: Paul Madden Alternate: Brian Lewis Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Robert Campbell Third: Peter Gallant Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Mark Butler Alternate: David CampbellQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesCC Saint-Lambert & Tracy, Saint-Lambert Skip: Guy Hemmings Third: Pierre Charette Second: Guy Thibaudeau Lead: Dale Ness Alternate: Dwayne Fowler Yorkton CC, Yorkton Skip: Gerald Shymko Third: Gerry Adam Second: Arnie Geisler Lead: Neil Cursons Alternate: Steve Sobkow Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Orest Peech Third: Pat Paslawski Second: Brian Wasnea Lead: Don Irwin Alternate: Lonnie Kofoed
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker LocaleSkip Jeff Stoughton 8 3 1–0 72 57 44 41 13 9 83% Guy Hemmings 8 3 0–1 77 53 47 39 10 15 82% Gerald Shymko 7 4 2–0 69 66 42 42 8 11 82% Paul Flemming 7 4 1–1 69 61 42 40 7 8 80% Russ Howard 7 4 0–2 74 65 43 46 3 9 82% Rich Moffatt 6 5 1–0 66 74 46 47 10 9 83% Scott Patterson 6 5 0–1 60 56 37 39 17 8 80% Bert Gretzinger 5 6 1–0 67 63 44 38 12 9 83% Ken Hunka 5 6 0–1 75 69 45 43 8 8 82% Robert Campbell 4 7 – 65 75 47 48 3 7 80% Glenn Goss 3 8 – 67 77 42 47 3 9 75% Orest Peech 0 11 – 52 97 40 49 4 7 74%
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−07:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 6, 1:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, March 6, 6:30 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 7, 8:30 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 7, 1:00 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 7, 6:30 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 8, 8:30 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 8, 1:00 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 8, 6:30 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 9, 8:30 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 9, 1:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 10, 8:30 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 10, 1:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 11, 8:30 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 11, 1:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 11, 6:30 pm
Tiebreaker Friday, March 12, 8:30 am
Playoffs
3 vs. 4 Friday, March 12, 1:00 pm
1 vs. 2 Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm
Semifinal Saturday, March 13, 12:30 pm
Final Sunday, March 14, 11:30 am
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Dale Ness 89 Neil Cursons 88 Paul Madden 87 Wade Johnston 86 Doug Armstrong 85 Dave Mellof 85 Seconds % Chris Fulton 85 Rick Perron 84 Blake MacDonald 83 John McClelland 82 Garry Van Den Berghe 81 Mark O'Rourke 81 Thirds % Bob Ursel 83 Howard Rajala 83 Pierre Charette 82 Peter Gallant 82 Jon Mead 81 Blayne Iskiw 81 Gerry Adam 81 Skips % Paul Flemming 83 Jeff Stoughton 83 Bert Gretzinger 83 Russ Howard 81 Gerald Shymko 80 Ken Hunka 80
Perfect games Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Grant Odishaw Third 10 Pierre Charette Third 18
Awards All-Star teams The All-Star Teams were as follows: + First Team Position Name Team Skip Paul Flemming Third Pierre Charette Second Chris Fulton Lead Dale Ness
+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip Jeff Stoughton Third Bob Ursel Second Rick Perron Lead Neil Cursons
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. Name Position Team Gerald Shymko Skip
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. Name Position Team Jeff Stoughton Skip
External links Final on YouTube
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