The 1985 Labatt Brier, the Canadian national men's curling championship was held from March 3 to 10 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. A total of 65,475 people attended the event. As of , this is the most recent Brier that New Brunswick has hosted.
Team Northern Ontario, skipped by Al Hackner defeated Alberta's Pat Ryan to win his second Brier title.
Teams The tams were listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Gord Trenchie Second: Don McKenzie Lead: Don Walchuk Alternate: Don BartlettVancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Paul Devlin Third: Doug Meger Second: Ken Watson Lead: Dale Reibin Alternate: Jim TopleyWildewood CC, Winnipeg Skip: John Bubbs Third: Dave Iverson Second: Cliff Lenz Lead: Dan Hildebrand Alternate: Derek DevlinNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioBeaver CC, Moncton Skip: Bryan Wight Third: Bob Carruthers Second: Serge Denis Lead: Cy Sutherland Alternate: Gary MitchellSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Jeff Thomas Third: Geoff Cunningham Second: John Allan Lead: Neil Young Alternate: Ken ThomasFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Al Hackner Third: Rick Lang Second: Ian Tetley Lead: Pat Perroud Alternate: Bruce KennedyNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandDartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Tom Hakansson Third: Peter MacPhee Second: Stuart MacLean Lead: Dave Wallace Alternate: Bruce WalkerRoyal Canadian Navy CC, Ottawa Skip: Earle Morris Third: Lovel Lord Second: Dave Merklinger Lead: Bill Fletcher Alternate: Jerry CiasnochaCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Wayne Matheson Third: Doug Weeks Second: John Likely Lead: Billy Dillon Alternate: Ted MacFadyenQuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/YukonLachine CC, Montreal Skip: Don Aitken Third: Robbie MacLean Second: Andrew Carter Lead: Dan Belliveau Alternate: Hugh BrayNutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Eugene Hritzuk Third: Bob Miller Second: Nick Paulsen Lead: Art Paulsen Alternate: Stan AustmanYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Al Delmage Third: Roy Giles Second: Bill Strain Lead: Ron Kapicki Alternate: Glenn Jackson
Map of teams
Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker LocaleSkip Pat Ryan 11 0 – 82 43 46 33 9 10 80% Al Hackner 7 4 – 68 54 45 39 10 13 81% Don Aitken 6 5 2–1; 1–0 71 64 46 42 9 15 74% Wayne Matheson 6 5 2–1; 0–1 61 77 44 50 4 9 73% Eugene Hritzuk 6 5 1–2; 1–0 66 59 41 40 15 6 78% Al Delmage 6 5 1–2; 0–1 68 67 47 43 4 15 74% John Bubbs 5 6 3–0 78 66 42 45 7 11 79% Tom Hakansson 5 6 2–1 63 64 44 44 8 9 74% Paul Devlin 5 6 1–2 66 70 44 46 3 8 73% Earle Morris 5 6 0–3 69 76 43 48 5 10 81% Bryan Wight 3 8 – 57 75 42 45 6 10 69% Jeff Thomas 1 10 – 56 90 42 51 6 8 71%
Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC-04:00).
Draw 1 Sunday, March 3, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Sunday, March 3, 7:30 pm
Draw 3 Monday, March 4, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Monday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Draw 5 Monday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Draw 6 Tuesday, March 5, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Tuesday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Draw 8 Tuesday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Draw 9 Wednesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Wednesday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Draw 11 Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Draw 13 Thursday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Draw 14 Friday, March 8, 9:00 am
Draw 15 Friday, March 8, 1:30 pm
Tiebreakers
First Round Friday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Second Round Saturday, March 9, 9:00 am
Playoffs
Semifinal Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm
Final Sunday, March 10, 1:00 pm
The Hackner double
Hackner found himself in a two-point deficit coming into the tenth end, and he was forced to make a very tough double takeout and stick his shooter in order to tie the game. The shot allowed him to steal a point in the extra end when Ryan was heavy with his last stone.
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round Robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Bill Fletcher 86 Pat Perroud 82 Billy Dillon 80 Art Paulsen 79 Dan Hildebrand 79 Seconds % Dave Merklinger 83 Ian Tetley 81 Don McKenzie 81 Cliff Lenz 80 Nick Paulsen 80 Thirds % Dave Iverson 80 Rick Lang 80 Lovel Lord 80 Gord Trenchie 77 Doug Meger 76 Peter MacPhee 76 Skips % Pat Ryan 84 Al Hackner 81 Eugene Hritzuk 77 Don Aitken 75 John Bubbs 75
Awards The all-star teams and award winners are as follows:
All Star Teams + First Team Position Name Team Skip Pat Ryan Third Dave Iverson Second Don McKenzie Lead Bill Fletcher + Second Team Position Name Team Skip Don Aitken Third Rick Lang Second Ian Tetley Lead Don Walchuk
Ross Harstone Award The Ross Harstone 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 Dan Hildebrand Lead
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