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1987 Labatt Brier Edmonton, Alberta Northlands Agricom March 8–15 66,793 Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene Russ Howard Glenn Howard Tim Belcourt Kent Carstairs Larry Merkley (Bernie Sparkes) 1986 1988
The 1987 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 15http://www.curlingzone.com/forums/soc.php?view=Main&eventid=86 1987 Labatt Brier CurlingZone 14 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20040903222203/http://www.curlingzone.com/forums/soc.php?view=Main&eventid=86 2004-09-03 dead at the Northlands Agricom in Edmonton, Alberta.http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=1149011692062_206_191_57_196&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=248771&rt=1&bill=1 Edmonton 1987 Brier Limited Archives Canada 14 December 2012 https://archive.today/20130419012329/http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=1149011692062_206_191_57_196&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=248771&rt=1&bill=1 2013-04-19 dead
Russ Howard of Ontario defeated Bernie Sparkes of British Columbia to win his first Brier title.http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1987_Labatt_Brier.pdf 1987 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics Canadian Curling Association 14 December 2012August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes
Teams
white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton
Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Roy Hebert
Alternate: Gerry WilsonVancouver CC, Vancouver
Skip: Bernie Sparkes
Third: Jim Armstrong
Second: Monte Ziola
Lead: Jamie Sexton
Alternate: Al MooreBrandon CC, Brandon
Skip: Brian Fowler
Third: Keith Kyle
Second: Dale Wallace
Lead: Gary Poole
Alternate: Brian MoffatNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioThistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John
Skip: Gary Mitchell
Third: Brian Dobson
Second: Mark Armstrong
Lead: Terry Roach
Alternate: Arnie DobsonSt. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Mark Noseworthy
Third: Randy Perry
Second: Eugene Trickett
Lead: Rob Thomas
Alternate: Toby McDonald, Jr.Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Skip: Larry Pineau
Third: Jack Kallos
Second: Brian Snell
Lead: Bruce Kennedy
Alternate: Ray SkillenNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandStellar CC, Stellarton
Skip: Ted Hennigar
Third: Max Rastelli
Second: Chris Fulton
Lead: Greg Hilliard
Alternate: Jimmy DoylePenetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
Skip: Russ Howard
Third: Glenn Howard
Second: Tim Belcourt
Lead: Kent Carstairs
Alternate: Larry MerkleyCrapaud CC, Crapaud
Skip: Ted MacFadyen
Third: Bill MacFadyen
Second: Mike Coady
Lead: Sandy Foy
Alternate: Dave MacFadyenQuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/YukonThistle CC, Montreal
Skip: Kevin Adams
Third: Malcolm Turner
Second: Don Redick
Lead: Ian Journeaux
Alternate: Rob MacLeanLemberg CC, Lemberg
Skip: Don Gardiner
Third: Gary Krupski
Second: Ray Krupski
Lead: Mark Krupski
Alternate: Bob EllertYellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Al Delmage
Third: Roy Giles
Second: Glenn Jackson
Lead: Ron Kapicki
Alternate: Gerald May
Map of teams
left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 53.53 -113.49 Black pog.svg 80 top Ryan
Canada 49.26 -123.11 Black pog.svg 80 top Sparkes
Canada 49.84 -99.95 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Fowler
Canada 45.28 -66.08 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Mitchell
Canada 47.48 -52.80 Black pog.svg 80 left Noseworthy
Canada 48.40 -89.27 Black pog.svg 80 top Pineau
Canada 45.56 -62.66 Black pog.svg 80 right Hennigar
Canada 44.77 -79.93 Black pog.svg 80 top Howard
Canada 46.24 -63.49 Black pog.svg 80 top MacFadyen
Canada 45.51 -73.55 Black pog.svg 80 top Adams
Canada 50.73 -103.20 Black pog.svg 80 top Gardiner
Canada 62.45 -114.37 Black pog.svg 80 top Delmage
Round-robin standings
KeyTeams to Playoffs
Province Skip W L Shot % Russ Howard 9 2 81 Bernie Sparkes 8 3 79 NL Newfoundland Mark Noseworthy 8 3 75 Pat Ryan 6 5 79 Gary Mitchell 6 5 76 Brian Fowler 6 5 78 Kevin Adams 6 5 80 Larry Pineau 5 6 74 Al Delmage 5 6 73 Ted MacFadyen 4 7 75 Ted Hennigar 2 9 75 Don Gardiner 1 10 72
Round-robin results
Draw 1
A (Howard) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 (Sparkes) 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 8
B (Adams) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 X 7 (Gardiner) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4
C (Pineau) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5 (MacFadyen) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 7
D (Fowler) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 (Mitchell) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 10
E (Delmage) 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 4 12
Draw 2
A (Delmage) 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 X X 9 (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
B (MacFadyen) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 6 (Fowler) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
C (Sparkes) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
D (Howard) 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 X X 11 (Pineau) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5
E (Hennigar) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1 (Ryan) 0 0 4 0 2 4 X X X X 10
Draw 3
C (Pineau) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 X 10 (Sparkes) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
D (MacFadyen) 0 1 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3 (Howard) 2 0 0 3 0 5 X X X X 10
Draw 4
A (Pineau) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 (Fowler) 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 10
B NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 X X 10 (Hennigar) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X 3
C (Mitchell) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 (Gardiner) 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7
D (Delmage) 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 9 (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 6
E (MacFadyen) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7 (Adams) 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 9
Draw 5
A (Gardiner) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4
B (Ryan) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 9 (Mitchell) 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 7
C (Hennigar) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4 (Delmage) 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 X 9
D (Sparkes) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 6 (Adams) 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 7
E (Fowler) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 (Howard) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 9
Draw 6
B (Fowler) 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 X X 9 (Delmage) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X X 4
C NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 7 (Mitchell) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Draw 7
A (MacFadyen) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 7 (Ryan) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 5
B (Pineau) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 X 10
C (Adams) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
D (Hennigar) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 (Howard) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 X 6
E (Gardiner) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 (Sparkes) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 X 8
Draw 8
A (Adams) 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 X 8 (Hennigar) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
B (Sparkes) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 5 (Ryan) 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 8
C (Gardiner) 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7 (Howard) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 X 8
D (Delmage) 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 8 (MacFadyen) 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
E (Pineau) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 (Mitchell) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Draw 9
C (Adams) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 (Ryan) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
D (Gardiner) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 6 (Hennigar) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
Draw 10
A (Sparkes) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 10 (Delmage) 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 9
B (Mitchell) 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 9 (Howard) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
C (Fowler) 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 (Hennigar) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
D (Pineau) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 (Ryan) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7
E NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 (MacFadyen) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
Draw 11
A (Mitchell) 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 8 (MacFadyen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 6
B (Gardiner) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 (Pineau) 1 0 3 1 0 4 X X X X 9
C (Howard) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 7 NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
D (Adams) 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 X 9 (Delmage) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
E (Sparkes) 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 X 7 (Fowler) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Draw 12
A (Fowler) 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 7 (Gardiner) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3
B (Hennigar) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 3 (Sparkes) 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X X 7
C (Mitchell) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 7 (Adams) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
D (Ryan) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9
E (Howard) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 8 (Delmage) 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7
Draw 13
A NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 8 (Adams) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6
B (Delmage) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 X X 4 (Pineau) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 X X 9
C (Ryan) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 (Fowler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
D (MacFadyen) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 8 (Gardiner) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
E (Mitchell) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 (Hennigar) 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
Draw 14
A (Ryan) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 (Howard) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 8
B (Hennigar) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 6 (MacFadyen) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
C (Delmage) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6 (Gardiner) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
D (Mitchell) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 6 (Sparkes) 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 X 10
E (Adams) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 (Pineau) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6
Draw 15
A (Hennigar) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 7 (Pineau) 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 10
B (Howard) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 (Adams) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
C (MacFadyen) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3 (Sparkes) 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 X X X 8
D NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 X 7
E (Ryan) 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 X 8 (Gardiner) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Playoffs
Semifinal Final 150 2 8 3 NL Newfoundland 6 1 11 2 7
Semifinal
C (Sparkes) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 8 NL Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
Jamie Sexton 70% Monte Ziola 64% Jim Armstrong 85% Bernie Sparkes 70% 72% NL Newfoundland Rob Thomas 84% Eugene Trickett 74% Randy Perry 73% Mark Noseworthy 70% 75%
Final
C (Howard) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 11 (Sparkes) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 7
Kent Carstairs 84% Tim Belcourt 84% Glenn Howard 91% Russ Howard 79% 84% Jamie Sexton 76% Monte Ziola 79% Jim Armstrong 88% Bernie Sparkes 83% 81%
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
Leads % ON Kent Carstairs 83 QC Ian Journeaux 83 NS Greg Hilliard 81 MB Gary Poole 81 AB Roy Hebert 81 Seconds % AB Don Walchuk 88 QC Don Redick 83 MB Dale Wallace 81 ON Tim Belcourt 80 BC Monte Ziola 78 Thirds % BC Jim Armstrong 83 ON Glenn Howard 80 QC Malcolm Turner 77 NB Brian Dobson 76 PE Bill MacFadyen 76 Skips % BC Bernie Sparkes 80 ON Russ Howard 80 AB Pat Ryan 80 QC Kevin Adams 76 MB Brian Fowler 76
Team percentages
Round Robin only
Province Skip % Pat Ryan 81 Russ Howard 81 Kevin Adams 80 Bernie Sparkes 79 Brian Fowler 78 Gary Mitchell 76 NL Newfoundland Mark Noseworthy 75 Ted MacFadyen 75 Ted Hennigar 75 Larry Pineau 74 Al Delmage 73 Don Gardiner 72
References
Category:March 1987 sports events in Canada
Category:Curling competitions in Edmonton
1987
Category:1987 in Canadian curling
Category:1987 in sports in Alberta