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1996 Labatt Brier
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1996 Labatt Brier Kamloops, British Columbia Riverside Coliseum none 127,746 Charleswood CC, Winnipeg Jeff Stoughton Ken Tresoor Garry Van Den Berghe Steve Gould Darryl Gunnlaugson (Kevin Martin) 1995 1997
The 1996 Labatt Brier was held at the Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia. Prince Edward Island defeated Newfoundland in a tie-breaker to win the 4th seed in the playoffs. Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba defeated Kevin Martin of Alberta through extra ends, stealing one in the 11th end to win 8-7.
Teams
white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaOttewell CC, Edmonton
Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: Don Walchuk
Second: Shawn Broda
Lead: Don Bartlett
Fifth: Jules Owchar Kamloops CC, Kamloops
Skip: Barry McPhee
Third: Tony Eberts
Second: Ken Brown
Lead: Bert Hinch
Fifth: Eric Wiltzen Charleswood CC, Winnipeg
Skip: Jeff Stoughton
Third: Ken Tresoor
Second: Garry Van Den Berghe
Lead: Steve Gould
Fifth: Darryl Gunnlaugson New BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern OntarioBeaver CC, Moncton
Skip: Mike Kennedy
Third: Grant Odishaw
Second: Marc Lecocq
Lead: Rick Perron
Fifth: Roger NasonSt. John's CC, St. John's
Skip: Frank O'Driscoll
Third: Rick Rowsell
Second: Peter Hollett
Lead: Craig Dowden
Fifth: Ian Kerr McIntyre CC, Timmins
Skip: David MacInnes
Third: Jeffrey Henderson
Second: Marc Butler
Lead: Will Gubbels
Fifth: Ed Richter Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandBridgewater CC, Bridgewater
Skip: Brian Rafuse
Third: Curt Palmer
Second: David Slauenwhite
Lead: Glenn Josephson
Fifth: Mike Vissers Ridgetown CC, Ridgetown
Skip: Bob Ingram
Third: Larry Smyth
Second: Robert Rumfeldt
Lead: James Brackett
Fifth: Robert McKinlay Silver Fox CC, Summerside
Skip: Peter MacDonald
Third: Grant Somers
Second: John Postma
Lead: Rod MacDonald
Fifth: Mark O'RourkeQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesBuckingham CC, Buckingham
Skip: Don Westphal
Third: Daniel Lemery
Second: Louis Biron
Lead: Pierre Charette
Fifth: Daniel Lafleur Hillcrest CC, Moose Jaw
Skip: Rod Montgomery
Third: Glen Despins
Second: Dwayne Mihalicz
Lead: Sandy Forsyth
Fifth: Mark Lang Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip: Richard Robertson
Third: Derek Elkin
Second: Steve Van Dine
Lead: Ron Delmage
Fifth: Bill Strain
Map of teams
left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Provincial Winners Canada 53.53 -113.49 Black pog.svg 80 top Martin
Canada 50.68 -120.34 Black pog.svg 80 top McPhee
Canada 49.86 -97.27 Black pog.svg 80 top Stoughton
Canada 46.13 -64.77 Black pog.svg 80 left Kennedy
Canada 47.48 -52.80 Black pog.svg 80 left O'Driscoll
Canada 48.47 -81.33 Black pog.svg 80 top MacInnes
Canada 44.37 -64.52 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Rafuse
Canada 42.44 -81.88 Black pog.svg 80 top Ingram
Canada 46.40 -63.78 Black pog.svg 80 top MacDonald
Canada 45.58 -75.42 Black pog.svg 80 top Westphal
Canada 50.39 -105.55 Black pog.svg 80 top Montgomery
Canada 62.45 -114.37 Black pog.svg 80 top Robertson
Round-robin standings
KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip W L Kevin Martin 10 1 Jeff Stoughton 9 2 Don Westphal 8 3 Peter MacDonald 6 5 NL Newfoundland Frank O'Driscoll 6 5 Mike Kennedy 5 6 Rod Montgomery 5 6 Brian Rafuse 5 6 Barry McPhee 4 7 Bob Ingram 4 7 David MacInnes 3 8 Richard Robertson 1 10
Round-robin results
Draw 1
A (Westphal) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 (Stoughton) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
B (Ingram) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 (McPhee) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 5
C NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 X 8 (Rafuse) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
D (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 7 (MacInnes) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Draw 2
A (Rafuse) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 (Ingram) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
B (Montgomery) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 (Kennedy) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
C (MacDonald) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 (Martin) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 X 9
D (McPhee) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 (Westphal) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Draw 3
B (Westphal) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 X X 12 (MacDonald) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X X 6
C (Kennedy) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 7 (Robertson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5
Draw 4
A (MacInnes) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 X 7
B (Martin) 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 7 (Montgomery) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
C (Ingram) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 (Stoughton) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 8
D (MacDonald) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7 (Kennedy) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 X 11
Draw 5
A (Stoughton) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 (Martin) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 6
B (Robertson) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X X 4 (Rafuse) 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 0 X X 9
C (Montgomery) 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 X X 9 (MacInnes) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3
D NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 (McPhee) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Draw 6
A (Montgomery) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7 (Rafuse) 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 10
B NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 X X 4 (Stoughton) 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 X X 10
C (McPhee) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 (Martin) 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 X 9
D (MacInnes) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 6 (Ingram) 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 X 8
Draw 7
A (Ingram) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 7
B (Stoughton) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 X 7 (Kennedy) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
C (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3 (McPhee) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 X X 10
D (Rafuse) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 (Westphal) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 7
Draw 8
A (Martin) 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 X 11 (Robertson) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 6
B (MacDonald) 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 X X 8 (MacInnes) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
C (Kennedy) 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 9
D (Westphal) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 7 (Montgomery) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Draw 9
A (McPhee) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6 (Kennedy) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
B (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0 (Stoughton) 1 0 2 4 3 X X X X X 10
C (MacDonald) 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 X 9 (Rafuse) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 6
D (Martin) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4 NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
Draw 10
A NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 (MacDonald) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 8
B (Rafuse) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 (Martin) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
C (MacInnes) 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 (Westphal) 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 7
D (Ingram) 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 3 X 11 (Montgomery) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Draw 11
A (Montgomery) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 6 (McPhee) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
B (Kennedy) 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 (Ingram) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
C (Stoughton) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 (MacInnes) 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 8
D (Westphal) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 5
Draw 12
A (Kennedy) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 (Westphal) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 7
B (McPhee) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 (MacInnes) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 6
C (Martin) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 X 7 (Ingram) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
D (Montgomery) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 (Stoughton) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
Draw 13
A (Robertson) 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 (MacDonald) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 7
B NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 X X X 9 (Montgomery) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 3
C (Rafuse) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 (Kennedy) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6
D (MacInnes) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 (Martin) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 X 8
Draw 14
A (Ingram) 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 X 7 (Robertson) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4
B (MacDonald) 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 8 (McPhee) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 X 5
C (Westphal) 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
D (Stoughton) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 X 6 (Rafuse) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3
Draw 15
A (Rafuse) 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 7 (MacInnes) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
B (Westphal) 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 9 (Ingram) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
C (Montgomery) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 (MacDonald) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
D NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 7 (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3
Draw 16
A (Stoughton) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 (McPhee) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 6
B (Martin) 1 0 3 0 3 0 X X X X 7 (Westphal) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 2
C (Robertson) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 (Montgomery) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 9
D (MacInnes) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 8 (Kennedy) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 10
Draw 17
A (Kennedy) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 5 (Martin) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 6
B (Ingram) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6
C (McPhee) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 (Rafuse) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 9
D (MacDonald) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 (Stoughton) 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 7
Tiebreaker
C (MacDonald) 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 X 10 NL Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 6
Rod MacDonald 77% John Postma 83% Grant Somers 81% Peter MacDonald 94% 84% NL Newfoundland Craig Dowden 86% Peter Hollett 83% Rick Rowsell 73% Frank O'Driscoll 70% 78%
Playoffs
Page playoffs Semifinal Final 150px 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 4 1 9 3 8 2 8 1 7
3 vs. 4
B (Westphal) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 7 (MacDonald) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4
Pierre Charette 78% Louis Biron 69% Daniel Lemery 83% Don Westphal 71% 75% Rod MacDonald 85% John Postma 66% Grant Somers 79% Peter MacDonald 68% 75%
1 vs. 2
B (Martin) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 (Stoughton) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6
Don Bartlett 84% Shawn Broda 76% Don Walchuk 91% Kevin Martin 76% 82% Steve Gould 86% Garry Van Den Berghe 83% Ken Tresoor 71% Jeff Stoughton 85% 81%
Semifinal
C (Martin) 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 9 (Westphal) 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 8
Don Bartlett 79% Shawn Broda 90% Don Walchuk 80% Kevin Martin 78% 82% Pierre Charette 86% Louis Biron 81% Daniel Lemery 79% Don Westphal 69% 79%
Final
C (Stoughton) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 (Martin) 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7
Steve Gould 88% Garry Van Den Berghe 69% Ken Tresoor 88% Jeff Stoughton 78% 81% Don Bartlett 80% Shawn Broda 69% Don Walchuk 74% Kevin Martin 74% 74%
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
Leads % BC Bert Hinch 86 NB Rick Perron 85 NS Glenn Josephson 85 PE Rod MacDonald 84 MB Steve Gould 84 Seconds % SK Dwayne Mihalicz 87 MB Garry Van Den Berghe 82 AB Shawn Broda 82 ON Robert Rumfeldt 80 BC Ken Brown 78 Thirds % AB Don Walchuk 86 MB Ken Tresoor 83 QC Daniel Lemery 81 SK Glen Despins 81 BC Tony Eberts 81 Skips % AB Kevin Martin 86 MB Jeff Stoughton 79 NS Brian Rafuse 79 QC Don Westphal 78 BC Barry McPhee 78
Team percentages
Round Robin only
Province Skip % Kevin Martin 84 Jeff Stoughton 82 Barry McPhee 81 Mike Kennedy 81 Don Westphal 80 Rod Montgomery 80 Brian Rafuse 80 Bob Ingram 80 NL Newfoundland Frank O'Driscoll 79 Peter MacDonald 78 David MacInnes 73 Richard Robertson 72
References
CCA Archived statistics
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