1987 Labatt Brier

1987 Labatt Brier
Host cityEdmonton, Alberta
ArenaNorthlands Agricom
DatesMarch 8–15
Attendance66,793
Winner Ontario
Curling clubPenetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
SkipRuss Howard
ThirdGlenn Howard
SecondTim Belcourt
LeadKent Carstairs
AlternateLarry Merkley
Finalist British Columbia (Bernie Sparkes)
« 1986
1988 »

The 1987 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 15[1] at the Northlands Agricom in Edmonton, Alberta.[2]

Russ Howard of Ontario defeated Bernie Sparkes of British Columbia to win his first Brier title.[3]

Teams

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Roy Hebert
Alternate: Gerry Wilson

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Bernie Sparkes
Third: Jim Armstrong
Second: Monte Ziola
Lead: Jamie Sexton
Alternate: Al Moore

Brandon CC, Brandon

Skip: Brian Fowler
Third: Keith Kyle
Second: Dale Wallace
Lead: Gary Poole
Alternate: Brian Moffat

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Gary Mitchell
Third: Brian Dobson
Second: Mark Armstrong
Lead: Terry Roach
Alternate: Arnie Dobson

St. 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 Skillen

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Stellar CC, Stellarton

Skip: Ted Hennigar
Third: Max Rastelli
Second: Chris Fulton
Lead: Greg Hilliard
Alternate: Jimmy Doyle

Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene

Skip: Russ Howard
Third: Glenn Howard
Second: Tim Belcourt
Lead: Kent Carstairs
Alternate: Larry Merkley

Crapaud CC, Crapaud

Skip: Ted MacFadyen
Third: Bill MacFadyen
Second: Mike Coady
Lead: Sandy Foy
Alternate: Dave MacFadyen

Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Thistle CC, Montreal

Skip: Kevin Adams
Third: Malcolm Turner
Second: Don Redick
Lead: Ian Journeaux
Alternate: Rob MacLean

Lemberg CC, Lemberg

Skip: Don Gardiner
Third: Gary Krupski
Second: Ray Krupski
Lead: Mark Krupski
Alternate: Bob Ellert

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Al Delmage
Third: Roy Giles
Second: Glenn Jackson
Lead: Ron Kapicki
Alternate: Gerald May

Map of teams

Fowler
Mitchell
Pineau
Hennigar
MacFadyen
Adams
Gardiner
Delmage
Provincial Winners

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Province Skip W L Shot
 %
Ontario Russ Howard 9 2 81
British Columbia Bernie Sparkes 8 3 79
Newfoundland Mark Noseworthy 8 3 75
Alberta Pat Ryan 6 5 79
New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 6 5 76
Manitoba Brian Fowler 6 5 78
Quebec Kevin Adams 6 5 80
Northern Ontario Larry Pineau 5 6 74
Northwest Territories/Yukon Al Delmage 5 6 73
Prince Edward Island Ted MacFadyen 4 7 75
Nova Scotia Ted Hennigar 2 9 75
Saskatchewan Don Gardiner 1 10 72

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Howard) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
British Columbia (Sparkes) 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Adams) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 X 7
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 8
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 8
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 4 12

Draw 2

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 X X 9
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Howard) 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 X X 11
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 4 0 2 4 X X X X 10

Draw 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 X 10
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3
Ontario (Howard) 2 0 0 3 0 5 X X X X 10

Draw 4

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 8
Manitoba (Fowler) 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 X X 10
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 8
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 9
Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Quebec (Adams) 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 9

Draw 5

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Ryan) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 9
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 6
Quebec (Adams) 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Ontario (Howard) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 9

Draw 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 X X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 7
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 7

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 7
Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Adams) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Ontario (Howard) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 X 8

Draw 8

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Adams) 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 X 8
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 5
Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
Ontario (Howard) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 8
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6

Draw 9

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Quebec (Adams) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 6
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 10

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 10
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 9
Ontario (Howard) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7

Draw 11

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 8
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 1 0 3 1 0 4 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Howard) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 7
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Adams) 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
Manitoba (Fowler) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 12

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 7
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 3
British Columbia (Sparkes) 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 7
Quebec (Adams) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Ryan) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Ontario (Howard) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7

Draw 13

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 8
Quebec (Adams) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 X X 4
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Ryan) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 8
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 7

Draw 14

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Ryan) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Ontario (Howard) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 6
British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Quebec (Adams) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6

Draw 15

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Howard) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Quebec (Adams) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Ryan) 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 X 8
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Ontario 11
2 British Columbia 8 2 British Columbia 7
3 Newfoundland 6

Semifinal

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 8
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
Player percentages
British Columbia Newfoundland
Jamie Sexton 70% Rob Thomas 84%
Monte Ziola 64% Eugene Trickett 74%
Jim Armstrong 85% Randy Perry 73%
Bernie Sparkes 70% Mark Noseworthy 70%
Total 72% Total 75%

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Howard) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 11
British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 7
Player percentages
Ontario British Columbia
Kent Carstairs 84% Jamie Sexton 76%
Tim Belcourt 84% Monte Ziola 79%
Glenn Howard 91% Jim Armstrong 88%
Russ Howard 79% Bernie Sparkes 83%
Total 84% Total 81%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads %
Kent Carstairs 83
Ian Journeaux 83
Greg Hilliard 81
Gary Poole 81
Roy Hebert 81
Seconds %
Don Walchuk 88
Don Redick 83
Dale Wallace 81
Tim Belcourt 80
Monte Ziola 78
Thirds %
Jim Armstrong 83
Glenn Howard 80
Malcolm Turner 77
Brian Dobson 76
Bill MacFadyen 76
Skips %
Bernie Sparkes 80
Russ Howard 80
Pat Ryan 80
Kevin Adams 76
Brian Fowler 76

Team percentages

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
Alberta Pat Ryan 81
Ontario Russ Howard 81
Quebec Kevin Adams 80
British Columbia Bernie Sparkes 79
Manitoba Brian Fowler 78
New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 76
Newfoundland Mark Noseworthy 75
Prince Edward Island Ted MacFadyen 75
Nova Scotia Ted Hennigar 75
Northern Ontario Larry Pineau 74
Northwest Territories/Yukon Al Delmage 73
Saskatchewan Don Gardiner 72

References

  1. ^ "1987 Labatt Brier". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on 2004-09-03. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Edmonton 1987 Brier Limited". Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ^ "1987 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved 14 December 2012.