2008 Canada Cup of Curling

2008 Strauss
Canada Cup of Curling
Host cityKamloops, British Columbia
ArenaInterior Savings Centre
DatesFebruary 27-March 2
Men's winner Kevin Koe
Curling clubSaville Sports Centre, Edmonton
SkipKevin Koe
FourthBlake MacDonald
SecondCarter Rycroft
LeadNolan Thiessen
Finalist Kevin Martin
Women's winner Stefanie Lawton
Curling clubCN Curling Club, Saskatoon
SkipStefanie Lawton
ThirdMarliese Kasner
SecondSherri Singler
LeadLana Vey
Finalist Kelly Scott
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The 2008 Strauss Canada Cup was held February 27 to March 2 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The men's champion was Kevin Koe and the women's champion was Stefanie Lawton.[1]

Men's

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kerry Burtnyk Dan Kammerlock Richard Daneault Garth Smith Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Granite Curling Club, Edmonton
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Chris Schille David Noftall Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club St. John's
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater
Blake MacDonald Kevin Koe (skip) Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Kevin Martin Kevin Park Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg
Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Gerry Adam Steve Laycock Davidson Curling Club, Davidson
Jeff Stoughton Ryan Fry Rob Fowler Steve Gould Charleswood Curling Club, Winnipeg
Charley Thomas Jason Gunnlaugson Justin Richter Tyler Forrest Beausejour Curling Club, Beausejour

Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker

Group A

Team W L
Koe 4 1
Simmons 2 3
Martin 2 3
Stoughton 2 3
McEwen 2 3

Group B

Team W L
Gushue 4 1
Howard 4 1
Ferbey 3 2
Burtnyk 1 4
Carruthers 1 4

Tie-breakers

  • Tie-Breaker #1: Martin 8-7 Stoughton
  • Tie-Breaker #1: Simmons 8-6 McEwen
  • Tie-Breaker #2: Martin 10-2 Simmons

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
A1 Koe7A1 Koe6
B1 Gushue5A2 Martin5
B1 Gushue2
A2 Martin8
A2 Martin7
B2 Howard6

Women's

Teams


Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Sherry Anderson Kim Hodson Heather Walsh Donna Gignac CN Curling Club, Saskatoon
Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori Bartel Calgary Curling Club & Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Janet Harvey Cherie-Ann Loder Kristin Loder Carey Kirby Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg
Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg
Cathy King Lori Olson Raylene Rocque Tracy Bush Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Bronwen Saunders Chelsey Bell Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Stefanie Lawton Marliese Kasner Sherri Singler Lana Vey CN Curling Club, Saskatoon
Heather Nedohin Kristie Moore (skip) Beth Iskiw Pam Appelman Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Heather Rankin Deanna Doig Heather Moulding Kyla MacLachlan Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Kelly Scott Jeanna Schraeder[a] Sasha Carter Renee Simons Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna

Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs

Group A

Team W L
Bernard 5 0
Jones 4 1
Anderson 3 2
King 1 4
Harvey 0 5

Group B

Team W L
Lawton 4 1
Scott 4 1
Kleibrink 3 2
Moore 1 4
Rankin 0 5

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
A1 Bernard6B1 Lawton7
B1 Lawton7B2 Scott4
A1 Bernard6
B2 Scott10
A2 Jones9
B2 Scott10

Qualifying

The Four qualifying positions in both the men's and women's events were held December 12–16, 2007. The men's qualifier was held at the Ottawa Curling Club and Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa while the women's qualifier was held at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Russ Howard 8
Joel Jordison 6
Russ Howard 8
Mike McEwen 9
Mike McEwen 8
Nick Rizzo 0
Mike McEwen 3
Kevin Koe 5
Kerry Burtnyk 11
Jamie King 5
Kerry Burtnyk 5
Kevin Koe 6
Kevin Koe 7
Jeff Stoughton 6

Teams:

Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier (Women)

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Stefanie Lawton 9
Michelle Englot 2
Stefanie Lawton 6
Cheryl Bernard 7
Cheryl Bernard 7
Heather Strong 3
Cheryl Bernard 5
Sherry Middaugh 3
Sherry Middaugh 8
Krista McCarville 6
Sherry Middaugh 6
Janet Harvey 5
Janet Harvey 9
Deb Santos 5

Teams:

  • "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Standings and Rosters". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
  • "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Men's draws and scores". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009.
  • "2008 Strauss Canada Cup - Women's draws and scores". CBCSports.ca. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008.

Notes

  1. ^ Karla Sparks temporarily replaced Schraeder and played lead, with Carter and Simons moving up their positions.

References

  1. ^ "Lawton and Koe win the Canada Cup". Curling Scoops. March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012.