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2003 Nokia Brier
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2003 Nokia Brier 2003brier.gif 200 Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Metro Centre March 1–9 158,414 Avonair CC, Edmonton Randy Ferbey David Nedohin none Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Dan Holowaychuk Brian Moore (Mark Dacey) 2002 2004
The 2003 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 1 to 9 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.
The event was the second and final Brier to be boycotted by many of the top teams in the country, such as Kevin Martin, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Jeff Stoughton,Riled Ferbey rolls over foe and spouts off March 2, 2003 56 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/142196871/ February 26, 2024 who were protesting a lack of prize money. The boycott ended in September.Brier rinks secure bigger payday September 13, 2003 18 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-phoenix/142197057/ February 26, 2024
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:2003 Nokia Brier https://stats.curling.io/brier/2003 Curling Canada Stats Archive Curling Canada 14 March 2024
white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickAvonair CC, Edmonton
Fourth: David Nedohin
Skip: Randy Ferbey
Second: Scott Pfeifer
Lead: Marcel Rocque"AB" Team Alberta alternate Dan Holowaychuk threw lead stones in Draw 16.
Alternate: Dan Holowaychuk"AB"Kelowna CC, Kelowna
Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Bob Ursel
Second: Deane Horning
Lead: Kevin MacKenzie
Alternate: Rob KoffskiGranite CC, Winnipeg
Skip: John Bubbs
Third: Bob Jenion
Second: Bob Scales
Lead: Dan Kelsch
Alternate: Ron WestcottBeaver CC, Moncton
Skip: Russ Howard
Third: James Grattan
Second: Marc LeCocq
Lead: Grant Odishaw
Alternate: Kevin Boyle Newfoundland and LabradorNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntarioSt. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: Jamie Korab
Lead: Mark Ward
Alternate: Mike Adam Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Skip: Scott Henderson
Third: Art Lappalainen
Second: Mike Desilets
Lead: Tim Lindsay
Alternate: Rick LangMayflower CC, Halifax
Skip: Mark Dacey
Third: Bruce Lohnes
Second: Rob Harris
Lead: Andrew Gibson
Alternate: Steve Gibson RCMP CC, Ottawa
Skip: Bryan Cochrane
Third: Bill Gamble
Second: Ian MacAulay
Lead: John Steski
Alternate: Douglas JohnstonPrince Edward IslandQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown
Skip: Robert Campbell
Third: Kevin Champion
Second: Philip Gorveatt
Lead: Mike Dillon
Alternate: David Campbell St. Lambert CC, Saint-Lambert
Skip: Guy Hemmings
Third: Don Westphal
Second: Jean-Michel Ménard
Lead: Dale Ness
Alternate: André Lafleur Humboldt CC, Humboldt
Skip: Doug Harcourt
Third: Kevin Kalthoff
Second: Greg Harcourt
Lead: Brian Wempe
Alternate: Dean KleiterWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Skip: Chad Cowan
Third: Doug Bryant
Second: James Buyck
Lead: Ross Milward
Alternate: Bernie Adilman
Map of teams
left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 53.53 -113.49 Black pog.svg 80 top Ferbey #ffe
Canada 49.89 -119.50 Black pog.svg 80 top Ryan #ffe
Canada 49.88 -97.15 Black pog.svg 80 top Bubbs #ffe
Canada 46.13 -64.77 Black pog.svg 80 left Howard #ffe
Canada 47.48 -52.80 Black pog.svg 80 top Gushue #ffe
Canada 48.40 -89.27 Black pog.svg 80 top Henderson #ffe
Canada 44.66 -63.60 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Dacey #ffe
Canada 45.42 -75.70 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Cochrane #ffe
Canada 46.24 -63.13 Black pog.svg 80 top Campbell #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 60.72 -135.06 Black pog.svg 80 top Cowan #ffe
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings
KeyTeams to Playoffs
LocaleSkipW Games wonL Games lostW–L Wins/losses against tied teamsPF Points forPA Points againstEW Ends wonEL Ends lostBE Blank endsSE Stolen endsS% Shot percentage Randy Ferbey 11 0 – 90 57 49 41 3 12 87% Pat Ryan 7 4 2–0 69 58 46 40 8 14 84% Mark Dacey 7 4 1–1 68 69 42 44 3 4 79% Russ Howard 7 4 0–2 78 61 45 43 6 8 87% Brad Gushue 6 5 1–0 64 61 44 38 7 15 83% Guy Hemmings 6 5 0–1 70 59 46 41 3 14 83% Scott Henderson 5 6 2–0 63 75 44 45 11 10 79% Doug Harcourt 5 6 1–1 61 68 42 48 11 6 84% Bryan Cochrane 5 6 0–2 69 71 42 46 4 8 82% John Bubbs 3 8 1–0 54 69 40 46 12 6 81% Chad Cowan 3 8 0–1 64 73 47 48 9 8 79% Robert Campbell 1 10 – 57 86 39 46 4 4 81%
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4).
Draw 1
Saturday, March 1, 3:00 pm
A (Ferbey) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 X X 10 (Dacey) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X X 4
B (Cowan) 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 (Henderson) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
C (Harcourt) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 (Gushue) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
D (Bubbs) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4 (Howard) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
Draw 2
Saturday, March 1, 8:00 pm
A (Gushue) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 (Cowan) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 7
B (Hemmings) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4 (Campbell) 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 X 6
C (Cochrane) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 (Ryan) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
D (Harcourt) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 (Henderson) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 8
Draw 3
Sunday, March 2, 9:00 am
B (Howard) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 (Ferbey) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 8
C (Bubbs) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6 (Dacey) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7
Draw 4
Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm
A (Campbell) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 7 (Cochrane) 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 2 X 12
B (Henderson) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 (Gushue) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
C (Cowan) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6 (Harcourt) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
D (Hemmings) 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 X 8 (Ryan) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Draw 5
Sunday, March 2, 8:00 pm
A (Dacey) 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 (Howard) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 7
B (Cochrane) 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 X X 7 (Hemmings) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 3
C (Ryan) 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 9 (Campbell) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 8
D (Ferbey) 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 X X 9 (Bubbs) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Draw 6
Monday, March 3, 9:00 am
A (Bubbs) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 (Harcourt) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6
B (Howard) 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 9 (Cowan) 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
C (Ferbey) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 X 5 (Gushue) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
D (Dacey) 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 8 (Henderson) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Draw 7
Monday, March 3, 3:00 pm
A (Cowan) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 (Ryan) 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 X 7
B (Harcourt) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 (Campbell) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
C (Henderson) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 8 (Cochrane) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 6
D (Gushue) 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 X X 7 (Hemmings) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Draw 8
Monday, March 3, 8:00 pm
A (Hemmings) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 (Ferbey) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 9
B (Cochrane) 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 9 (Dacey) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 X 7
C (Campbell) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 (Bubbs) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
D (Ryan) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 X X 6 (Howard) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am
A (Campbell) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 4 (Dacey) 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 X X 9
B (Ryan) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X 4 (Ferbey) 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 X X 8
C (Hemmings) 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 7 (Howard) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
D (Cochrane) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 (Bubbs) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 4, 3:00 pm
A (Howard) 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 X X 9 (Henderson) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
B (Bubbs) 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 (Gushue) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 7
C (Dacey) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 (Cowan) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
D (Ferbey) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 8 (Harcourt) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 6
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 pm
A (Gushue) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 X 7 (Cochrane) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
B (Henderson) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X X 4 (Hemmings) 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 X X 9
C (Harcourt) 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 8 (Ryan) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
D (Cowan) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 (Campbell) 0 0 1 0 1 0 01 0 1 0 4
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 am
A (Harcourt) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 (Hemmings) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
B (Cowan) 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 6 (Cochrane) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 7
C (Gushue) 4 0 5 0 1 0 X X X X 10 (Campbell) 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X X 3
D (Henderson) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 7 (Ryan) 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 8
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 5, 3:00 pm
A (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4 (Bubbs) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6
B (Campbell) 2 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 3 (Howard) 0 1 1 2 5 0 X X X X 9
C (Cochrane) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 (Ferbey) 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
D (Hemmings) 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 X X X 8 (Dacey) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 pm
A (Ferbey) 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 9 (Cowan) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 8
B (Dacey) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7 (Harcourt) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
C (Bubbs) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 (Henderson) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
D (Howard) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 (Gushue) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 6
Draw 15
Thursday, March 6, 9:00 am
A (Henderson) 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 7 (Campbell) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6
B (Gushue) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1 (Ryan) 2 1 0 2 2 2 X X X X 9
C (Cowan) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 5 (Hemmings) 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 8
D (Harcourt) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 8 (Cochrane) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Draw 16
Thursday, March 6, 3:00 pm
A (Dacey) 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 (Gushue) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
B (Ferbey) 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 X 8 (Henderson) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
C (Howard) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 X 9 (Harcourt) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
D (Bubbs) 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 X 8 (Cowan) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Draw 17
Thursday, March 6, 8:00 pm
A (Cochrane) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 6 (Howard) 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 8
B (Hemmings) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 9 (Bubbs) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
C (Ryan) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 5 (Dacey) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
D (Campbell) 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 8 (Ferbey) 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 9
Playoffs
yes Page playoff system Semifinal Final 1 8 2 2 3 6 4 4 2 6 3 9 1 7 3 4
3 vs. 4
Friday, March 7, 3:00 pm
C (Dacey) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 6 (Howard) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Andrew Gibson 80% Rob Harris 75% Bruce Lohnes 81% Mark Dacey 75% 78% Grant Odishaw 89% Marc LeCocq 76% James Grattan 81% Russ Howard 75% 80%
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 7, 8:00 pm
C (Ferbey) 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 X X X 8 (Ryan) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X 2
Marcel Rocque 96% Scott Pfeifer 92% Randy Ferbey 84% David Nedohin 96% 92% Kevin MacKenzie 89% Deane Horning 96% Bob Ursel 82% Pat Ryan 64% 83%
Semifinal
Saturday, March 8, 2:30 pm
C (Ryan) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 6 (Dacey) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 X 9
Kevin MacKenzie 88% Deane Horning 89% Bob Ursel 78% Pat Ryan 78% 83% Andrew Gibson 86% Rob Harris 81% Bruce Lohnes 90% Mark Dacey 81% 85%
Final
Sunday, March 9, 7:00 pm
C (Ferbey) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 X 8 (Dacey) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Marcel Rocque 88% Scott Pfeifer 86% Randy Ferbey 86% David Nedohin 96% 89% Andrew Gibson 85% Rob Harris 78% Bruce Lohnes 83% Mark Dacey 76% 81%
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team
Leads % SK Brian Wempe 91 AB Marcel Rocque 91 NB Grant Odishaw 90 NL Mark Ward 90 BC Kevin MacKenzie 89 Seconds % AB Scott Pfeifer 87 QC Jean-Michel Ménard 86 NB Marc LeCocq 86 SK Greg Harcourt 84 BC Dean Horning 84 Thirds % AB Randy Ferbey (Skip) 86 NB James Grattan 84 SK Kevin Kalthoff 82 BC Bob Ursel 82 MB Bob Jenion 81 ON Bill Gamble 81 Skips % NB Russ Howard 85 AB David Nedohin 83 NL Brad Gushue 82 PE Robert Campbell 81 QC Guy Hemmings 81 BC Pat Ryan 81
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 David Nedohin (Fourth) (2) Third Randy Ferbey (Skip) (3) Second Scott Pfeifer (2) Lead Marcel Rocque
+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip Russ Howard Third James Grattan (2) Second Marc LeCocq Lead Brian Wempe
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 Bob Jenion 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 (3) Fourth
Notes
References
External links
2003 Nokia Brier Statistical Summary
Final on YouTube
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