1998 Labatt Brier

1998 Labatt Brier
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
DatesMarch 8–15
Winner Ontario
Curling clubSt. George's G&CC, Toronto
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdGraeme McCarrel
SecondIan Tetley
LeadScott Bailey
AlternateDavid Carruthers
Finalist Quebec (Guy Hemmings)
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The 1998 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] Wayne Middaugh of Ontario won his second Brier and his first as a skip after he defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.

Teams

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: Tom Reed
Third: Warren Kushnir
Second: Larry Gardeski
Lead: Garry Landry
Fifth: Doug Hardy

Royal City CC, New Westminster

Skip: Greg McAulay
Third: Brent Pierce
Second: Bryan Miki
Lead: Darin Fenton
Fifth: Cary Sakiyama

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Dale Duguid
Third: James Kirkness
Second: Jim Spencer
Lead: Doug Armstrong
Fifth: Barry Fry

New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northern Ontario
Moncton CA, Moncton

Skip: Terry Odishaw
Third: Tommy Sullivan
Second: Mark Dobson
Lead: Kevin Keefe
Fifth: Roger Nason

Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's

Skip: Toby McDonald
Third: Wayne Hamilton
Second: Lloyd Powell
Lead: Paul Withers
Fifth: Wayne Young

Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay

Fourth: Rob Sinclair
Skip: Bruce Melville
Second: Dale Wiersema
Lead: Larry Rathje
Fifth: Ernie Surkan

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Paul Flemming
Third: Glen MacLeod
Second: Andy Dauphinee
Lead: Tom Fetterly
Fifth: David Noftall

St. George's G&CC, Toronto

Skip: Wayne Middaugh
Third: Graeme McCarrel
Second: Ian Tetley
Lead: Scott Bailey
Fifth: David Carruthers

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Garth Mitchell
Third: Ken McGregor
Second: Phillip McInnis
Lead: Brad Chugg
Fifth: Kevin Champion

Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest Territories
CC Saint-Lambert & Tracy, Saint-Lambert

Skip: Guy Hemmings
Third: Pierre Charette
Second: Guy Thibaudeau
Lead: Dale Ness
Fifth: Dwayne Fowler

Hillcrest CC, Moose Jaw

Skip: Rod Montgomery
Third: Glen Despins
Second: Dwayne Mihalicz
Lead: Jeff Tait
Fifth: Brian McCusker

Yellowknife Curling Club, Yellowknife

Skip: Trevor Alexander
Third: Klaus Schoenne
Second: Brad Chorostkowski
Lead: Mark Whitehead
Alternate: Scott Alexander

Map of teams

Reed
Duguld
Melville
Mitchell
Montgomery
Alexander
Provincial Winners

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip W L
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 10 1
Quebec Guy Hemmings 8 3
Manitoba Dale Duguid 7 4
Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery 7 4
British Columbia Greg McAulay 7 4
Northern Ontario Bruce Melville 6 5
Nova Scotia Paul Flemming 5 6
Alberta Tom Reed 5 6
Newfoundland Toby McDonald 4 7
New Brunswick Terry Odishaw 4 7
Prince Edward Island Garth Mitchell 2 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon Trevor Alexander 1 10

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 7

Draw 2

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 X X X 10
Quebec (Hemmings) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 X X X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Reed) 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 8
Newfoundland (McDonald) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Alberta (Reed) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 6

Draw 4

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 X 7
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Ontario (Middaugh) 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 X X 9
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta (Reed) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 6
Quebec (Hemmings) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 5

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 8
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 X X X 8
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 1 2 2 1 X X X X 8

Draw 6

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 X X 10
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 7
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 9

Draw 7

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
Alberta (Reed) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 X 8
Quebec (Hemmings) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 7
Newfoundland (McDonald) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 8

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 1 0 1 1 4 0 X X X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Reed) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 X X 10
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5
Ontario (Middaugh) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 8

Draw 9

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Quebec (Hemmings) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 X 9
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Reed) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5 X X 9
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 8
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 3 10

Draw 10

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7
Alberta (Reed) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 X X 5
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
Newfoundland (McDonald) 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Ontario (Middaugh) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 11

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 1 3 0 5 0 0 1 X X X 10
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X X X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 4
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 1 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 X X 9

Draw 12

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 3 2 1 0 0 4 X X X X 10
Newfoundland (McDonald) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 X 7
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 X 10
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5

Draw 13

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 8
Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Ontario (Middaugh) 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Quebec (Hemmings) 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 2 3 0 3 0 X X X X X 8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2

Draw 14

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Reed) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 X X X 10
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 8
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 15

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 7
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 7
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 X X 7
Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 X 6
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 9

Draw 16

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 2
Newfoundland (McDonald) 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 X X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Ontario (Middaugh) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 4
Quebec (Hemmings) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 6

Draw 17

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 X X X 9
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Reed) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 X 7
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

Tiebreaker

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
British Columbia (McAulay) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Player percentages
Saskatchewan British Columbia
Jeff Tait 94% Darin Fenton 86%
Dwayne Mihalicz 84% Bryan Miki 75%
Glen Despins 85% Brent Pierce 79%
Rod Montgomery 82% Greg McAulay 73%
Total 86% Total 78%

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 6
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
Manitoba Saskatchewan
Doug Armstrong 86% Jeff Tait 85%
Jim Spencer 78% Dwayne Mihalicz 78%
James Kirkness 89% Glen Despins 88%
Dale Duguid 89% Rod Montgomery 72%
Total 85% Total 81%

1 vs. 2

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 X X 10
Quebec (Hemmings) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 4
Player percentages
Ontario Quebec
Scott Bailey 88% Dale Ness 83%
Ian Tetley 84% Guy Thibaudeau 69%
Graeme McCarrel 86% Pierre Charette 91%
Wayne Middaugh 91% Guy Hemmings 72%
Total 87% Total 79%

Semifinal

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7
Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
Quebec Manitoba
Dale Ness 89% Doug Armstrong 89%
Guy Thibaudeau 73% Jim Spencer 89%
Pierre Charette 70% James Kirkness 73%
Guy Hemmings 88% Dale Duguid 84%
Total 80% Total 83%

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
Quebec (Hemmings) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
Ontario Quebec
Scott Bailey 90% Dale Ness 83%
Ian Tetley 70% Guy Thibaudeau 78%
Graeme McCarrel 94% Pierre Charette 81%
Wayne Middaugh 90% Guy Hemmings 81%
Total 86% Total 80%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads %
Doug Armstrong 89
Tom Fetterly 87
Jeff Tait 86
Scott Bailey 85
Darin Fenton 84
Seconds %
Ian Tetley 84
Jim Spencer 84
Guy Thibaudeau 83
Larry Gardeski 83
Bryan Miki 81
Thirds %
Graeme McCarrel 90
Pierre Charette 83
Glen Despins 79
James Kirkness 79
Tommy Sullivan 78
Skips %
Wayne Middaugh 84
Dale Duguid 83
Guy Hemmings 79
Bruce Melville (N. Ont.) 75
Rod Montgomery 74

Team percentages

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 86
Manitoba Dale Duguid 84
Quebec Guy Hemmings 82
Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery 79
British Columbia Greg McAulay 79
Alberta Tom Reed 78
Northern Ontario Bruce Melville 77
Nova Scotia Paul Flemming 77
New Brunswick Terry Odishaw 74
Newfoundland Toby McDonald 71
Northwest Territories/Yukon Trevor Alexander 69
Prince Edward Island Garth Mitchell 68

References