The 2008 Strauss Canada Cup was held February 27 to March 2 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The men's champion was Kevin Koe and the women's champion was Stefanie Lawton.
Men's Teams Glenn Howard (2007 Tim Hortons Brier winner) Randy Ferbey (2007 Canada Cup of Curling winner) Kevin Martin (2007 Players' Championships winner) Kevin Koe (JSI Qualifier) Mike McEwen (JSI Qualifier) Russ Howard (JSI Qualifier) (dropped out) Kerry Burtnyk (JSI Qualifier) Jeff Stoughton (4th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) Pat Simmons (7th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) Brad Gushue (8th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) Reid Carruthers (invited as replacement), with Charley Thomas as replacement skip
Skip Third Second Lead Locale Kerry Burtnyk Dan Kammerlock Richard Daneault Garth Smith Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Granite Curling Club, Edmonton Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Chris Schille David Noftall Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club St. John's Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater Blake MacDonald Kevin Koe (skip) Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Kevin Martin Kevin Park Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Gerry Adam Steve Laycock Davidson Curling Club, Davidson Jeff Stoughton Ryan Fry Rob Fowler Steve Gould Charleswood Curling Club, Winnipeg Charley Thomas Jason Gunnlaugson Justin Richter Tyler Forrest Beausejour Curling Club, Beausejour
Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker
Group A Team W L Koe 4 1 Simmons 2 3 Martin 2 3 Stoughton 2 3 McEwen 2 3
Group B Team W L Gushue 4 1 Howard 4 1 Ferbey 3 2 Burtnyk 1 4 Carruthers 1 4
Tie-breakers Tie-Breaker #1: Martin 8-7 Stoughton Tie-Breaker #1: Simmons 8-6 McEwen Tie-Breaker #2: Martin 10-2 Simmons
Playoffs
Women's Teams Kelly Scott (2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts winner) Jennifer Jones (2007 Canada Cup of Curling and Player's Championships winner) Cheryl Bernard (Diversified Qualifier) Sherry Middaugh (Diversified Qualifier) (dropped out) Stefanie Lawton (Diversified Qualifier) Janet Harvey (Diversified Qualifier) Shannon Kleibrink (1st, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) Cathy King (7th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) Sherry Anderson (8th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) Michelle Englot (9th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) (dropped out) Kristie Moore (invited as replacement) Heather Rankin (invited as replacement)
Skip Third Second Lead Locale Sherry Anderson Kim Hodson Heather Walsh Donna Gignac CN Curling Club, Saskatoon Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori Bartel Calgary Curling Club & Calgary Winter Club, Calgary Janet Harvey Cherie-Ann Loder Kristin Loder Carey Kirby Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg Cathy King Lori Olson Raylene Rocque Tracy Bush Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Bronwen Saunders Chelsey Bell Calgary Winter Club, Calgary Stefanie Lawton Marliese Kasner Sherri Singler Lana Vey CN Curling Club, Saskatoon Heather Nedohin Kristie Moore (skip) Beth Iskiw Pam Appelman Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Heather Rankin Deanna Doig Heather Moulding Kyla MacLachlan Calgary Winter Club, Calgary Kelly Scott Jeanna Schraeder Sasha Carter Renee Simons Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna
Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs
Group A Team W L Bernard 5 0 Jones 4 1 Anderson 3 2 King 1 4 Harvey 0 5
Group B Team W L Lawton 4 1 Scott 4 1 Kleibrink 3 2 Moore 1 4 Rankin 0 5
Playoffs
Qualifying The Four qualifying positions in both the men's and women's events were held December 12–16, 2007. The men's qualifier was held at the Ottawa Curling Club and Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa while the women's qualifier was held at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton.
John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier (Men)
Teams: Shawn Adams Chad Allen Kerry Burtnyk Ted Butler Reid Carruthers Peter Corner Robert Desjardins Martin Ferland Dwayne Fowler Joe Frans Francois Gagné Sean Geall James Grattan Brad Gushue Brad Heidt Guy Hemmings Dean Horning Russ Howard Dean Joanisse Mark Johnson Joel Jordison Shawn Joyce Mark Kehoe Jamie King James Krikness Kevin Koe Cary Luner Allan Lyburn Brent MacDonald Heath McCormick Jeff McCrady Mike McEwen Jean-Michel Ménard John Morris (already qualified as part of team Kevin Martin) Darren Moulding Shane Park Dan Petryk Tim Phillips Howard Rajala Serge Reid Greg Richardson Nick Rizzo Pat Simmons Don Spriggs Jeff Stoughton Jim Sullivan
Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier (Women)
Teams: Sherry Anderson Jerri-Pat Armstrong Ève Bélisle Cheryl Bernard Chelsea Carey Joanne Delanoy Chantelle Eberle Michelle Englot Kerry Galusha Suzanne Gaudet Alison Goring Jenn Hanna Meredith Harrison Janet Harvey Amber Holland Rachel Homan Kristy Jenion Lisa Johnson Colleen Jones Andrea Kelly Cathy King Shannon Kleibrink Patti Knezevic Stefanie Lawton Carrie Lindner Allison MacInnes Colleen Madonia Chana Martineau Krista McCarville Jolene McIvor Sherry Middaugh Kristie Moore Karen Porritt Karen Powell Heather Rankin Kristen Recksiedler Julie Reddick Darcy Robertson Deb Santos Renée Sonnenberg Barb Spencer Keliegh Strath Shauna Streich Heather Strong Crystal Webster Faye White
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