1996 Labatt Brier

1996 Labatt Brier
Host cityKamloops, British Columbia
ArenaRiverside Coliseum
Attendance127,746
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubCharleswood CC, Winnipeg
SkipJeff Stoughton
ThirdKen Tresoor
SecondGarry Van Den Berghe
LeadSteve Gould
AlternateDarryl Gunnlaugson
Finalist Alberta (Kevin Martin)
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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

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Ottewell 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 Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Beaver CC, Moncton

Skip: Mike Kennedy
Third: Grant Odishaw
Second: Marc Lecocq
Lead: Rick Perron
Fifth: Roger Nason

St. 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 Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Bridgewater 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'Rourke

Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest Territories
Buckingham 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

McPhee
O'Driscoll
MacInnes
Rafuse
Ingram
MacDonald
Westphal
Montgomery
Robertson
Provincial Winners

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip W L
Alberta Kevin Martin 10 1
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 9 2
Quebec Don Westphal 8 3
Prince Edward Island Peter MacDonald 6 5
Newfoundland Frank O'Driscoll 6 5
New Brunswick Mike Kennedy 5 6
Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery 5 6
Nova Scotia Brian Rafuse 5 6
British Columbia Barry McPhee 4 7
Ontario Bob Ingram 4 7
Northern Ontario David MacInnes 3 8
Northwest Territories/Yukon Richard Robertson 1 10

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Ingram) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
British Columbia (McPhee) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 X 8
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 7
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 2

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Ontario (Ingram) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Alberta (Martin) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 7
Quebec (Westphal) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6

Draw 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 X X 12
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 7
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 4

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 7
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Ingram) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 X 11

Draw 5

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
Alberta (Martin) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X X 4
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 0 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 X X 9
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
British Columbia (McPhee) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 6

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 X X 4
Manitoba (Stoughton) 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
Alberta (Martin) 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 6
Ontario (Ingram) 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 X 8

Draw 7

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Ingram) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Stoughton) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 X 7
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3
British Columbia (McPhee) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
Quebec (Westphal) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 7

Draw 8

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 X 11
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 X X 8
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 7
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 9

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0
Manitoba (Stoughton) 1 0 2 4 3 X X X X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 X 9
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1

Draw 10

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
Alberta (Martin) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
Quebec (Westphal) 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Ingram) 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 3 X 11
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5

Draw 11

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 6
British Columbia (McPhee) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
Ontario (Ingram) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 12

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Quebec (Westphal) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 X 7
Ontario (Ingram) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
Manitoba (Stoughton) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 7

Draw 13

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 X X X 9
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
Alberta (Martin) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 X 8

Draw 14

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Ingram) 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 X 7
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 8
British Columbia (McPhee) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 X 6
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3

Draw 15

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 7
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 9
Ontario (Ingram) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 7
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3

Draw 16

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Stoughton) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8
British Columbia (McPhee) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) 1 0 3 0 3 0 X X X X 7
Quebec (Westphal) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Robertson) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (MacInnes) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 8
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 10

Draw 17

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Kennedy) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 5
Alberta (Martin) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Ingram) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (McPhee) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 8
Nova Scotia (Rafuse) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Manitoba (Stoughton) 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 7

Tiebreaker

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 X 10
Newfoundland (O'Driscoll) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 6
Player percentages
Prince Edward Island Newfoundland
Rod MacDonald 77% Craig Dowden 86%
John Postma 83% Peter Hollett 83%
Grant Somers 81% Rick Rowsell 73%
Peter MacDonald 94% Frank O'Driscoll 70%
Total 84% Total 78%

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 7
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4
Player percentages
Quebec Prince Edward Island
Pierre Charette 78% Rod MacDonald 85%
Louis Biron 69% John Postma 66%
Daniel Lemery 83% Grant Somers 79%
Don Westphal 71% Peter MacDonald 68%
Total 75% Total 75%

1 vs. 2

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6
Player percentages
Alberta Manitoba
Don Bartlett 84% Steve Gould 86%
Shawn Broda 76% Garry Van Den Berghe 83%
Don Walchuk 91% Ken Tresoor 71%
Kevin Martin 76% Jeff Stoughton 85%
Total 82% Total 81%

Semifinal

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 9
Quebec (Westphal) 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 8
Player percentages
Alberta Quebec
Don Bartlett 79% Pierre Charette 86%
Shawn Broda 90% Louis Biron 81%
Don Walchuk 80% Daniel Lemery 79%
Kevin Martin 78% Don Westphal 69%
Total 82% Total 79%

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Manitoba (Stoughton) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 8
Alberta (Martin) 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7
Player percentages
Manitoba Alberta
Steve Gould 88% Don Bartlett 80%
Garry Van Den Berghe 69% Shawn Broda 69%
Ken Tresoor 88% Don Walchuk 74%
Jeff Stoughton 78% Kevin Martin 74%
Total 81% Total 74%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads %
Bert Hinch 86
Rick Perron 85
Glenn Josephson 85
Rod MacDonald 84
Steve Gould 84
Seconds %
Dwayne Mihalicz 87
Garry Van Den Berghe 82
Shawn Broda 82
Robert Rumfeldt 80
Ken Brown 78
Thirds %
Don Walchuk 86
Ken Tresoor 83
Daniel Lemery 81
Glen Despins 81
Tony Eberts 81
Skips %
Kevin Martin 86
Jeff Stoughton 79
Brian Rafuse 79
Don Westphal 78
Barry McPhee 78

Team percentages

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
Alberta Kevin Martin 84
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 82
British Columbia Barry McPhee 81
New Brunswick Mike Kennedy 81
Quebec Don Westphal 80
Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery 80
Nova Scotia Brian Rafuse 80
Ontario Bob Ingram 80
Newfoundland Frank O'Driscoll 79
Prince Edward Island Peter MacDonald 78
Northern Ontario David MacInnes 73
Northwest Territories/Yukon Richard Robertson 72

References