The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba. In the final, Kevin Koe of Alberta defeated Team Wildcard skipped by Brendan Bottcher 4–3 by scoring two in the tenth end to win. It was the lowest scoring Brier final since 1992, which was held before the adoption of any free guard zone rule.

The Koe rink represented Canada at the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship held from March 30 to April 7 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta.

This marked the third time the Brier has been held in Brandon, the first time since 1982.

This year's Brier was notable for a total team shot percentage efficiency for Northern Ontario of 97% during Draw 3 on March 3, tying a Brier record.

Teams The teams are as follows:

British Columbia ManitobaBally Haly G&CC &Re/Max Centre, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Tom SallowsThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Kevin Koe Third: B.J. Neufeld Second: Colton Flasch Lead: Ben Hebert  Alternate: Ted AppelmanKelowna CC, Kelowna &Vernon CC, Vernon Skip: Jim Cotter Third: Steve Laycock Second: Tyrel Griffith Lead: Rick Sawatsky  Alternate: Brad Wood West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul Skip: Mike McEwen Third: Reid Carruthers Second: Derek Samagalski Lead: Colin Hodgson Alternate: Matt Wozniak New Brunswick Northern Ontario Curl Moncton, Moncton Skip: Terry Odishaw Third: Jordan Pinder Second: Marc LeCocq  Lead: Grant Odishaw Alternate: Jamie Brannen Re/Max Centre, St. John's Skip: Andrew Symonds Third: Chris Ford Second: Adam Boland Lead: Keith Jewer Alternate: Rick Rowsell Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Ryan Fry Second: E.J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Lee TonerDartmouth CC, Dartmouth Skip: Stuart Thompson Third: Colten Steele Second: Travis Colter Lead: Taylor Ardiel Alternate: Bill MacPhee Quebec SaskatchewanCataraqui G&CC, Kingston Skip: Scott McDonald Third: Jonathan Beuk Second: Wes Forget  Lead: Scott Chadwick  Alternate: Jeff Grant Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown &Western Community CC, Alberton Skip: John Likely Third: Anson Carmody Second: Steve Burgess Lead: Robbie Doherty  Alternate: Matt NabuursCC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald,CC Grand-Mère, Grand-Mère &Mt. Bruno CC, Saint-Bruno Skip: Martin Crête Third: Philippe Lemay Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Philippe Ménard Alternate: Philippe BrassardNutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Kirk Muyres Third: Kevin Marsh Second: Dan Marsh Lead: Dallan Muyres Northwest Territories Nunavut WildcardYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Jamie Koe Third: David Aho Second: Matthew Ng  Lead: Cole Parsons Alternate: Shadrach Mcleod Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Dave St. Louis Third: Peter Mackey Second: Jeff Nadeau Lead: Lloyd KendallWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Jon Solberg Third: Bob Smallwood Second: Clint Abel Lead: Scott Odian Alternate: Dave Rach Saville SC, Edmonton Skip: Brendan Bottcher Third: Darren Moulding Second: Brad Thiessen Lead: Karrick Martin

CTRS ranking Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (K. Koe) 1 385.263 (Jacobs) 2 381.859 Wildcard (Bottcher) 4 333.694 (Gushue) 5 321.422 (McEwen) 8 242.301 (McDonald) 9 223.262 (Muyres) 11 184.170 (Thompson) 23 98.535 (Cotter) 30 88.196 (Crête) 36 71.713 137 6.999 (Odishaw) NR 0.000 (J. Koe) NR 0.000 (St. Louis) NR 0.000 (Likely) NR 0.000 (Solberg) NR 0.000

Wildcard game A play-in game was held on Friday, March 1 to determine the wildcard team to round out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who lost in their provincial championships: the Leaside Curling Club's John Epping rink from Toronto and the Saville Community Sports Centre's Brendan Bottcher rink from Edmonton. Team Wildcard entered the Brier as the number 3 seed.

CTRS standings for wildcard game Rank Team Member Association Eligibility 1 Kevin Koe Won Alberta provincials 2 Brad Jacobs Won Northern Ontario provincials 3 John Epping Eliminated from provincials 4 Brendan Bottcher Eliminated from provincials Source:

Wildcard Game Friday, March 1, 19:00

Map of teams

Round robin standings KeyTeams to championship round Pool ASkip Brad Jacobs 7 0 61 26 30 21 6 5 92% Wildcard Brendan Bottcher 6 1 63 36 29 23 4 8 86% Mike McEwen 4 3 54 44 31 29 2 9 85% Kirk Muyres 4 3 40 33 24 19 7 9 86% Martin Crête 3 4 49 44 27 27 3 7 76% Jon Solberg 3 4 38 54 26 30 3 6 75% John Likely 1 6 33 60 22 31 6 3 73% Andrew Symonds 0 7 28 67 22 31 4 1 72% Pool BSkip Kevin Koe 7 0 65 34 35 23 4 9 86% Brad Gushue 6 1 58 33 33 24 3 7 88% Scott McDonald 4 3 53 41 29 23 2 11 86% Jim Cotter 4 3 52 51 33 31 1 5 81% Stuart Thompson 3 4 42 39 25 26 3 7 80% Terry Odishaw 3 4 50 46 33 30 1 11 80% Jamie Koe 1 6 32 53 23 35 1 3 78% Dave St. Louis 0 7 18 73 16 34 4 0 65%

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).

Draw 1 Saturday, March 2, 14:00

Draw 2 Saturday, March 2, 19:00

Draw 3 Sunday, March 3, 09:00

Draw 4 Sunday, March 3, 14:00

Draw 5 Sunday, March 3, 19:00

Draw 6 Monday, March 4, 09:00

Draw 7 Monday, March 4, 14:00

Draw 8 Monday, March 4, 19:00

Draw 9 Tuesday, March 5, 09:00

Draw 10 Tuesday, March 5, 14:00

Draw 11 Tuesday, March 5, 19:00

Draw 12 Wednesday, March 6, 09:00

Draw 13 Wednesday, March 6, 14:00

Draw 14 Wednesday, March 6, 19:00

Championship pool standings All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the championship pool.

KeyTeams to playoffs TeamSkipWLPFPA Kevin Koe 11 0 94 53 51 38 9 11 87% Brad Jacobs 9 2 90 51 46 38 8 8 91% Brad Gushue 9 2 86 52 50 39 7 10 88% Wildcard Brendan Bottcher 8 3 88 58 45 37 8 12 86% Mike McEwen 6 5 79 67 48 44 3 13 85% Scott McDonald 6 5 75 65 50 44 3 16 85% Kirk Muyres 5 6 62 69 43 40 11 12 83% Jim Cotter 4 7 72 85 47 49 2 6 81%

Championship pool results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6:00).

Draw 15 Thursday, March 7, 14:00

Draw 16 Thursday, March 7, 19:00

Draw 17 Friday, March 8, 14:00

Draw 18 Friday, March 8, 19:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Saturday, March 9, 19:00

3 vs. 4 Saturday, March 9, 14:00

Semifinal Sunday, March 10, 13:00

Final Sunday, March 10, 19:00

Statistics Top 5 player percentages Final round robin percentages; minimum 6 games KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Dallan Muyres 92 Colin Hodgson 92 Ben Hebert 92 Ryan Harnden 92 Cole Parsons 91 WC Karrick Martin 91 Seconds % E.J. Harnden 91 Brett Gallant 90 WC Brad Thiessen 88 Wes Forget 88 Derek Samagalski 86 Thirds % Ryan Fry 90 B.J. Neufeld 88 Mark Nichols 88 WC Darren Moulding 84 Jonathan Beuk 84 Skips % Brad Jacobs 91 Brad Gushue 88 Kevin Koe 85 Scott McDonald 82 WC Brendan Bottcher 81 Mike McEwen 81

Perfect games Round robin and championship pool only Player Team Position Shots Opponent E.J. Harnden Second 16 Wes Forget Second 16

Awards The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:

All-Star Teams First Team Skip: Brad Jacobs, Northern Ontario Third: Ryan Fry, Northern Ontario Second: E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario Lead: Dallan Muyres, Saskatchewan

Second Team Skip: Brad Gushue, Team Canada Third: B.J. Neufeld, Alberta Second: Brett Gallant, Team Canada Lead: Colin Hodgson, Manitoba

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award Darren Moulding, Team Wildcard Third

Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award Kevin Koe, Alberta Skip

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