2004 The National

Grand Slam of Curling event 2004 The National Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert Communiplex January 22–25, 2004 ON Team Howard Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater Glenn Howard Richard Hart Collin Mitchell Jason Mitchell MB Jeff Stoughton 2003 2004 (Nov.) 2004 The National, the third annual edition of The National Grand Slam curling event was held January 22–25, 2004 at the Prince Albert Communiplex in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the third of four (men's) PharmAssist Grand Slam events of the 2003-04 curling season. Glenn Howard, and his rink of Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell and Jason Mitchell from Coldwater, Ontario, won the event, defeating Jeff Stoughton from Winnipeg 5–3. With the win, Team Howard took home $30,000, while Stoughton won $18,000.Glenn Howard big winner in P.A. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110983468/star-phoenix/ 2022-10-09 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix January 26, 2004 Howard stole deuces in the first and fifth ends en route to the victory. Team Stoughton had been undefeated at the event up to that point, including defeating Howard 7–2 in the A final. Going into the event, Howard's foursome was ranked 10th on the World Curling Tour money standings, and Stoughton was ranked second. The number 1 ranked Wayne Middaugh rink lost in the third place game to Kerry Burtnyk.Howard cashes in at National https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110984145/the-leader-post/ 2022-10-09 Regina Leader-Post January 26, 2004 Five of the top 13 teams (Kevin Martin, John Morris, Jamie King, Randy Ferbey and Jamie Koe) on the Tour opted to not play in the event, as it conflicted with the playdowns for the Alberta men's championships.Rural route pleasant trip for Korte https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110984479/star-phoenix/ 2022-10-09 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix January 22, 2004 The event featured a special rule called the "Howard Rule", in which the first four rocks of each end could not be removed, even if they were in the rings. Teams The teams were as follows:The National -- Teams https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=595&eventtypeid=23&view=Teams#1 CurlingZone SkipThirdSecondLeadLocaleGreg Balsdon Adam Spencer Don Bowser Robert Dickson ON TorontoDave Boehmer Pat Spring Richard Daneault Don Harvey MB Petersfield, Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk Ken Tresoor Rob Fowler Keith Fenton MB Winnipeg Glen Despins Rod Montgomery Phillip Germain Dwayne Mihalicz SK Regina Brad Heidt Arnie Geisler Mike Jantzen Steve Laycock SK Kerrobert, Saskatchewan Guy Hemmings Martin Ferland Dale Ness Pierre Charette QC Saint-Aimé, Quebec Glenn Howard Richard Hart Collin Mitchell Jason Mitchell ON Coldwater, Ontario Wes Johnson Leon Romaniuk Greg Romaniuk Tom Violette USA Seattle Bruce Korte Client Dieno Roger Korte Rory Golanowski SK Saskatoon Lee Dong-keun Park Jae-cheol Ko Seung-wan Choi Min-suk KOR Gyeongbuk, South Korea Heath McCormick Brent Laing Craig Savill Shaun Harris ON Sarnia, Ontario Wayne Middaugh Graeme McCarrel Joe Frans Scott Bailey ON Midland, Ontario Kevin Park Shane Park Scott Park Kerry Park AB Edmonton Vic Peters Ryan Fry Chris Neufeld Denni Neufeld MB Winnipeg Bryan Derbowka Gerald Shymko (skip) Gord Hardy Steve Sobkow SK Calder, Saskatchewan Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Steve Gould MB Winnipeg Draw The event was a triple knock out. Playoffs The playoff scores were as follows:Grand Slam https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110983200/calgary-herald/ 2022-10-09 Calgary Herald January 26, 2004 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Third place MB Kerry Burtnyk 7 QC Guy Hemmings 1 ON Glenn Howard 10 SK Brad Heidt 6 MB Jeff Stoughton 5 AB Kevin Park 4 ON Wayne Middaugh 7 MB Vic Peters 4 MB Kerry Burtnyk 4 ON Glenn Howard 8 MB Jeff Stoughton 7 ON Wayne Middaugh 4 ON Glenn Howard 5 MB Jeff Stoughton 3 MB Kerry Burtnyk 6 ON Wayne Middaugh 3 References External links 595 The National Category:The National (curling) Category:2004 in sports in Saskatchewan Category:Sports in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Category:Curling competitions in Saskatchewan Category:January 2004 sports events in Canada