2001 Nokia Brier

March 2026 February 2012 2001 Nokia Brier nokiabrier2001.png Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre March 3–11 154,136 Ottewell CC, Edmonton Randy Ferbey David Nedohin none Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Dan Holowaychuk Brian Moore (Kerry Burtnyk) 2000 2002 The 2001 Nokia Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held March 3–11 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the very first Brier to be sponsored by Nokia. The theme of the event was the 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the finals, Team Alberta, consisting of skip Randy Ferbey, fourth David Nedohin, second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque would capture their first of four Brier wins as a team. They edged out Team Manitoba skipped by Kerry Burtnyk in the final, 8–4. While the Brier was not unsuccessful, it did end up losing money.2007 Brier to Hamilton | Curling at InTheHack The total attendance was 154,136. Teams The 2001 Brier featured the 1981 and 1995 champion Kerry Burtnyk rink of Manitoba, 1982 and 1985 champion Al Hackner rink of Northern Ontario, 1998 champion Wayne Middaugh rink of Ontario, 1988 and 1989 champion third Randy Ferbey with his new Alberta rink, 1998 and 1999 runner-up Guy Hemmings rink of Quebec, 1990 runner-up Jim Sullivan rink of New Brunswick, 1999 Mixed champion Paul Flemming, 5-time PEI champion Peter MacDonald, 4-time territories champion Steve Moss, 2-time Saskatchewan champion Doug Harcourt along with newcomers 1989 Canadian Junior champion Dean Joanisse of BC, and Keith Ryan of Newfoundland. white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Alternate: Dan HolowaychukVictoria CC, Victoria Skip: Dean Joanisse Third: Jay Tuson Second: Glen JacksonBC Team British Columbia alternate Chris Atchison threw second stones in Draw 16. Lead: Randy Tervo Alternate: Chris AtchisonBCAssiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg Skip: Kerry Burtnyk Third: Jeff Ryan Second: Rob Meakin Lead: Keith Fenton Alternate: Andy HickNew BrunswickNewfoundland Northern OntarioThistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Jim Sullivan Third: Charlie Sullivan, Jr. Second: Dan Alderman Lead: Jeff Lacey Alternate: Peter CaseCarol CC, Labrador City Skip: Keith Ryan Third: Garry Pinsent Second: Mike Ryan Lead: Dennis Langdon Alternate: Gary WensmanFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Al Hackner Third: Bryan Burgess Second: Joe Scharf Lead: Mike Assad Alternate: Marshall BagdonNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mark Dacey Third: Paul Flemming Second: Blayne Iskiw Lead: Tom Fetterly Alternate: Mathew HarrisSt. George's G&CC, Toronto Skip: Wayne Middaugh Third: Graeme McCarrel Second: Ian Tetley Lead: Scott Bailey Alternate: David CarruthersSilver Fox C&YC, Summerside Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Peter MacDonald Third: Peter Gallant Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Mark Butler Alternate: Robert CampbellQuebec SaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/YukonCC Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lambert Skip: Guy Hemmings Third: Don Westphal Second: Guy Thibaudeau Lead: Dale Ness Alternate: Michel FerlandHumboldt CC, Humboldt Skip: Doug Harcourt Third: Kevin Kalthoff Second: Greg Harcourt Lead: Brian Wempe Alternate: Dean KleiterYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Steve Moss Third: Darcy Moshenko Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Jaret Moshenko Alternate: Brian Kelln Map of teams left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 53.53 -113.49 Black pog.svg 80 top Ferbey #ffe Canada 48.43 -123.37 Black pog.svg 80 top Joanisse #ffe Canada 49.89 -97.29 Black pog.svg 80 top Burtnyk #ffe Canada 45.28 -66.08 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Sullivan #ffe Canada 52.95 -66.92 Black pog.svg 80 top Ryan #ffe Canada 48.40 -89.27 Black pog.svg 80 top Hackner #ffe Canada 44.66 -63.60 Black pog.svg 80 right Dacey #ffe Canada 43.68 -79.53 Black pog.svg 80 top Middaugh #ffe Canada 46.40 -63.78 Black pog.svg 80 top MacDonald #ffe Canada 45.50 -73.52 Black pog.svg 80 top Hemmings #ffe Canada 52.20 -105.12 Black pog.svg 80 top Harcourt #ffe Canada 62.45 -114.37 Black pog.svg 80 top Moss #ffe Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings2001 Nokia Brier https://stats.curling.io/brier/2001 Curling Canada Stats Archive Curling Canada 5 March 2026 KeyTeams to Playoffs LocaleSkipW Games wonL Games lostW–L Wins/losses against tied teamsPF Points forPA Points againstEW Ends wonEL Ends lostBE Blank ends forSE Stolen endsS% Shot percentage Randy Ferbey 9 2 1–0 73 52 53 35 8 22 85% Wayne Middaugh 9 2 0–1 75 43 40 32 6 12 89% Guy Hemmings 8 3 – 78 54 46 31 9 16 84% Kerry Burtnyk 7 4 – 71 63 43 43 8 8 85% Mark Dacey 6 5 2–0 58 63 39 44 8 9 80% Jim Sullivan 6 5 1–1 61 53 40 39 5 6 85% Doug Harcourt 6 5 0–2 63 60 43 42 6 9 83% Peter MacDonald 5 6 1–0 60 69 43 46 11 5 84% Al Hackner 5 6 0–1 55 74 39 46 5 8 79% Dean Joanisse 4 7 – 55 57 39 41 17 5 84% NL Newfoundland Keith Ryan 1 10 – 48 73 35 45 11 6 79% Steve Moss 0 11 – 42 78 34 50 6 3 74% Round Robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5). Draw 1 Saturday, March 3, 1:30 pm A (Hemmings) 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 X X 8 (Harcourt) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3 B (Dacey) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 (Middaugh) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 8 C (Joanisse) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 (Ferbey) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 D (Sullivan) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 7 (Moss) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 Draw 2 Saturday, March 3, 7:00 pm A (Ferbey) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 5 (Sullivan) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 B Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 (Burtnyk) 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 C (MacDonald) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7 (Hackner) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 D (Hemmings) 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 2 (Middaugh) 0 3 0 0 6 X X X X X 9 Draw 3 Sunday, March 4, 9:00 am B (MacDonald) 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 7 (Joanisse) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 C (Moss) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1 (Hemmings) 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 X X X 10 Draw 4 Sunday, March 4, 1:30 pm A Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 (MacDonald) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 B (Hackner) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 (Ferbey) 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 X 9 C (Middaugh) 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 X X 8 (Burtnyk) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3 D (Harcourt) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 (Dacey) 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 Draw 5 Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm A (Joanisse) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 5 (Moss) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 3 B (Sullivan) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 7 (Harcourt) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4 C (Dacey) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 D (Burtnyk) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 (Hackner) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 7 Draw 6 Monday, March 5, 9:00 am A (Harcourt) 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 X X 7 (Ferbey) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X X 3 B (Middaugh) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 X X 6 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1 C (Hackner) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 8 (Joanisse) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 7 D (Moss) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5 (MacDonald) 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 X 7 Draw 7 Monday, March 5, 1:30 pm A (MacDonald) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 (Hemmings) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 6 B (Burtnyk) 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 7 (Moss) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 C (Ferbey) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 9 (Middaugh) 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 D (Dacey) 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 9 (Sullivan) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5 Draw 8 Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm A (Sullivan) 0 2 0 5 0 4 X X X X 11 (Hackner) 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3 B (Joanisse) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 (Dacey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 X 7 C (Hemmings) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 X 8 (Burtnyk) 0 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 X 12 D Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 (Harcourt) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 7 Draw 9 Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am A (Hemmings) 4 0 1 1 0 2 X X X X 8 (Dacey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2 B (Moss) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 (Hackner) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6 C (Middaugh) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5 (Harcourt) 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 X 9 D (Sullivan) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 (Burtnyk) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 7 Draw 10 Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 pm A (Hackner) 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 7 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 5 B (Dacey) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 3 (Ferbey) 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 X X X 8 C (Burtnyk) 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 8 (MacDonald) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 D (Harcourt) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 (Joanisse) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Draw 11 Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 pm A (Ferbey) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 (Moss) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 B Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4 (Hemmings) 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 8 C (Joanisse) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 (Sullivan) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 D (MacDonald) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 4 (Middaugh) 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 X 8 Draw 12 Wednesday, March 7, 9:00 am A (Middaugh) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 8 (Sullivan) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5 B (Harcourt) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5 (Burtnyk) 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 X 7 C (Dacey) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 7 (Hackner) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4 D (Ferbey) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 X X 8 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 2 Draw 13 Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 pm A (Burtnyk) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 (Joanisse) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 7 B (Sullivan) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 X 7 (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 C Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 3 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 X X 10 (Moss) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X 6 D (Hackner) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 (Hemmings) 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 X X X 9 Draw 14 Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm A (MacDonald) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5 (Harcourt) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 3 X 9 B (Joanisse) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 (Middaugh) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 C (Hemmings) 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 X 9 (Ferbey) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5 D (Moss) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 (Dacey) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 Draw 15 Thursday, March 8, 9:00 am A (Dacey) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 (Burtnyk) 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 7 B (Ferbey) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 8 (MacDonald) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 C (Sullivan) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 D (Joanisse) 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 8 (Hemmings) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5 Draw 16 Thursday, March 8, 1:30 pm A Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland (Ryan) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 (Joanisse) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 8 B (Hemmings) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 5 (Sullivan) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 C (Harcourt) 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 X 7 (Moss) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 5 D (Middaugh) 1 2 1 2 0 0 X X X X 6 (Hackner) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 1 Draw 17 Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm A (Moss) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2 (Middaugh) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 X X 7 B (Hackner) 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 (Harcourt) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 4 C (MacDonald) 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 X 7 (Dacey) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 5 D (Burtnyk) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 (Ferbey) 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 7 Playoffs yes Page playoffs Semifinal Final 1 8 2 6 3 7 4 9 2 5 4 6 1 8 4 4 1 vs. 2 Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm B (Ferbey) 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 8 (Middaugh) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 3 vs. 4 Friday, March 9, 1:30 pm B (Hemmings) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 7 (Burtnyk) 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 X 9 Semifinal Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm B (Burtnyk) 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 (Middaugh) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 Final Sunday, March 11, 1:30 pm B (Ferbey) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 X 8 (Burtnyk) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4 Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % QC Dale Ness 91 NB Jeff Lacey 90 ON Scott Bailey 90 AB Marcel Rocque 88 MB Keith Fenton 87 Seconds % ON Ian Tetley 91 AB Scott Pfeifer 87 PE Mark O'Rourke 87 MB Rob Meakin 86 SK Greg Harcourt 86 Thirds % ON Graeme McCarrel 88 NB Charlie Sullivan Jr. 85 BC Jay Tuson 83 MB Jeff Ryan 83 QC Don Westphal 83 Skips % ON Wayne Middaugh 88 MB Kerry Burtnyk 83 SK Doug Harcourt 82 BC Dean Joanisse 82 QC Guy Hemmings 82 Perfect games Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Wayne Middaugh (1) Skip 10 Ian Tetley Second 16 Wayne Middaugh (2) Skip 16 Awards All-Star teams The All-Star Teams were as follows:Awards https://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-Montanas-Brier-media-guide-WEB2.pdf 2026-Montanas-Brier-media-guide-WEB2.pdf Curling Canada 27 February 2026 172-174 + First Team Position Name Team Skip Wayne Middaugh (5) Third Graeme McCarrel (2) Second Ian Tetley (3) Lead Dale Ness (2) + Second Team Position Name Team Skip Kerry Burtnyk Third Charlie Sullivan Jr. (2) Second Scott Pfeifer Lead Scott Bailey 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 Paul Flemming Third 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 David Nedohin Fourth Playdowns : Team Nedohin, skipped by Randy Ferbey won the Alberta Safeway Select, defeating Kevin Martin 6–4 in the final at the Stettler Recreation Centre in Stettler on February 11.Nedohin locks up Brier berth February 12, 2001 43 Edmonton Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91814434/edmonton-journal/ January 30, 2023 : Dean Joanisse of Victoria won the Safeway Select B.C. men's curling championship, defeating defending Brier champion Greg McAulay of New Westminster, 5–4 in the final at the McArthur Island Sports Centre in Kamloops on February 11.Brier-Bound February 12, 2001 12 Victoria Times-Colonist https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117588418/times-colonist/ January 30, 2023 : Kerry Burtnyk (Assiniboine Memorial) won the Manitoba Safeway Select 10–7 over Dale Duguid (Granite) in the final at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk on February 11. Duguid's last draw in the 10th came up short after picking on a piece of straw, giving the victory to Burtnyk.Burtnyk wins shootout February 12, 2001 16 Winnipeg Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117588871/the-winnipeg-sun/ January 30, 2023 : Jim Sullivan of Saint John defeated Russ Howard of Moncton 6–5 in an extra end in the final of the 2001 New Brunswick Labatt Tankard played in Moncton.Graber let Martin off the hook February 12, 2001 4 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117589133/calgary-herald/ January 30, 2023 NL Newfoundland: Keith Ryan of Labrador City beat Ken Peddigrew of St. John's in the Newfoundland championship final, 5–4 in Stephenville. : In an all-Thunder Bay final, the Al Hackner rink beat Team Bill Adams (skipped by Scott Henderson) 6–5 in an extra end at the Northern Ontario Labatt Tankard played at the North Bay Granite Club in North Bay on February 11. Hackner made a draw to the button for the win.Another Brier on Ice February 12, 2001 9 North Bay Nugget https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117590215/north-bay-nugget/ January 30, 2023 : Paul Flemming defeated Ken Myers (both of Halifax) 9–7 in final of the Nova Scotia championship played in Sydney. : Wayne Middaugh beat Stayner's John Morris, 4–3 in the final of the 2001 Ontario Nokia Cup played February 11 in Woodstock.Morris searches for silver lining February 12, 2001 29 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117590562/the-ottawa-citizen/ January 30, 2023 : Peter MacDonald of Charlottetown won the Prince Edward Island Tankard on February 5.Hack To House February 8, 2001 15 Regina Leader-Post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117590987/the-leader-post/ January 30, 2023 : Guy Hemmings downed François Roberge of Quebec City 7–2 in the Quebec final, played on February 10Hemmings off to Brier February 11, 2001 8 Montreal Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117591269/the-gazette/ January 30, 2023 in Chicoutimi.Martin refuses to stay down February 11, 2001 22 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117591467/calgary-herald/ January 30, 2023 Quill Lake's Doug Harcourt went 22–0 through playdown play, culminating in a 5–2 victory over Rocansville's Daryl Williamson in the final of the Pool Tankard played in Kindersley February 11.Shooting the lights out February 12, 2001 17 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117591949/star-phoenix/ January 30, 2023 : Steve Moss of the Northwest Territories won the Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship played at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon over the January 27–28 weekend. He posted a 5–1 record, two wins more than second place Jon Solberg of the Yukon.N.W.T. will be sending teams to both national curling championships January 29, 2001 19 Whitehorse Daily Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117592601/whitehorse-daily-star/ January 30, 2023 Notes References Sources CBC sports - 2001 Brier Soudog's curling history site - 2001 Brier Canadian Curling Association - 2001 Brier statistical summary Curlingzone.com - 2001 Nokia Brier Category:Curling competitions in Ottawa Category:The Brier Nokia Brier Category:2001 in sports in Ontario Category:2000s in Ottawa Category:March 2001 sports events in Canada