The February 2006 Masters of Curling men's Grand Slam curling tournament was held February 23 to 26, 2006 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The total purse for the event was $100,000. The tournament format was a triple knock out with an 8 team playoff.
Randy Ferbey and his team of David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer and Marcel Rocque of Edmonton defeated their same-city rivals Team Kevin Martin in the final to pick up the top prize of $30,000. It was Ferbey's first Slam win. Ferbey won the game 6–3. Martin blamed his team's loss as having too many of his rocks pick. Ferbey defeated Glenn Howard 9–6 and Martin defeated Shawn Adams 8–5 in the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Ferbey beat Vic Peters 9–3 and Martin beat Wayne Middaugh 5–3.
Sportsnet carried the semifinals and finals on television.
The event was overshadowed by the final of curling event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, which was held on the same weekend, and featured the hometown Brad Gushue rink. That, and a snow storm in St. John's, kept many would-be spectators at home.
Teams The teams were as follows: SkipThirdSecondLeadLocaleShawn Adams Paul Flemming Craig Burgess Kelly Mittelstadt Halifax, Nova ScotiaMartin Ferland Don Westphal Philippe Lemay Marco Berthelot Buckingham, Quebec Mark Dacey Bruce Lohnes Rob Harris Andrew Gibson Halifax, Nova ScotiaDavid Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Edmonton, AlbertaGraham Freeman Scott Ramsay Cory Barkley Dwayne Barkley Virden, ManitobaRyan Fry Mike McEwen Ross McFadyen Cory Naharnie Winnipeg, ManitobaSean Geall Mark Olson Chad Hofmann Robert Hockley White Rock, British Columbia Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater, Ontario Steve Laycock Darren Moulding Mike Jantzen Chris Schille Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Carter Rycroft Don Bartlett Edmonton, Alberta Wayne Middaugh Peter Corner Phil Loevenmark Scott Bailey Toronto, Ontario John Morris Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Paul Moffatt Calgary, Alberta Mark Noseworthy Rick Rowsell Brent Hamilton David Noftall St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Vic Peters Daley Peters Chris Neufeld Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Chris Haichert Ben Hebert Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Steve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba
Prize money Rank Team Prize (CA$) 1 Randy Ferbey $30,000 2 Kevin Martin $18,000 3 Glenn Howard $12,000 3 Shawn Adams $12,000 5 Jeff Stoughton $7,000 5 John Morris $7,000 5 Wayne Middaugh $7,000 5 Vic Peters $7,000
Playoffs The playoff scores were as follows:
Final
References
External links Event site