2006 Masters of Curling (February)

The February 2006 Masters of Curling men's Grand Slam curling tournament was held February 23 to 26, 2006 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

The total purse for the event was $100,000. The tournament format was a triple knock out with an 8 team playoff.

Randy Ferbey and his team of David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer and Marcel Rocque of Edmonton defeated their same-city rivals Team Kevin Martin in the final to pick up the top prize of $30,000. It was Ferbey's first Slam win. Ferbey won the game 6–3. Martin blamed his team's loss as having too many of his rocks pick.[1] Ferbey defeated Glenn Howard 9–6 and Martin defeated Shawn Adams 8–5 in the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Ferbey beat Vic Peters 9–3 and Martin beat Wayne Middaugh 5–3.[2]

Sportsnet carried the semifinals and finals on television.[3]

The event was overshadowed by the final of curling event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, which was held on the same weekend,[4] and featured the hometown Brad Gushue rink. That, and a snow storm in St. John's, kept many would-be spectators at home.[5]

Teams

The teams were as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Shawn Adams Paul Flemming Craig Burgess Kelly Mittelstadt Halifax, Nova Scotia
Martin Ferland Don Westphal Philippe Lemay Marco Berthelot Buckingham, Quebec
Mark Dacey Bruce Lohnes Rob Harris Andrew Gibson Halifax, Nova Scotia
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Edmonton, Alberta
Graham Freeman Scott Ramsay Cory Barkley Dwayne Barkley Virden, Manitoba
Ryan Fry Mike McEwen Ross McFadyen Cory Naharnie Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sean Geall Mark Olson Chad Hofmann Robert Hockley White Rock, British Columbia
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater, Ontario
Steve Laycock Darren Moulding Mike Jantzen Chris Schille Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Carter Rycroft Don Bartlett Edmonton, Alberta
Wayne Middaugh Peter Corner Phil Loevenmark Scott Bailey Toronto, Ontario
John Morris Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Paul Moffatt Calgary, Alberta
Mark Noseworthy Rick Rowsell Brent Hamilton David Noftall St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Vic Peters Daley Peters Chris Neufeld Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Chris Haichert Ben Hebert Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Steve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba

Prize money

Rank Team Prize (CA$)
1 Randy Ferbey $30,000
2 Kevin Martin $18,000
3 Glenn Howard $12,000
3 Shawn Adams $12,000
5 Jeff Stoughton $7,000
5 John Morris $7,000
5 Wayne Middaugh $7,000
5 Vic Peters $7,000


Playoffs

The playoff scores were as follows:[7]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
John Morris 5
Glenn Howard 6
Glenn Howard 6
Randy Ferbey 9
Randy Ferbey 9
Vic Peters 3
Randy Ferbey 6
Kevin Martin 3
Jeff Stoughton 6
Shawn Adams 7
Shawn Adams 5
Kevin Martin 8
Kevin Martin 5
Wayne Middaugh 3

Final

[2]

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Randy Ferbey 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 6
Kevin Martin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3

References

  1. ^ "Ferbey beats Martin to win Masters of Curling". Red Deer Advocate. February 27, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. ^ a b "2006 Masters Championship Finals - Ferbey vs. Martin". YouTube. 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Simmons Starts Brier off tough". Regina Leader-Post. February 23, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. ^ "Ferbey beats Martin to win Masters of Curling final". Edmonton Journal. February 27, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  5. ^ "Curling crowd? No, it's a Gushue crowd". The Telegram. December 22, 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. ^ "Masters of Curling -- Teams". CurlingZone.
  7. ^ "Masters of Curling". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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