2014 The National (November)

2014 The National (November)
Host citySault Ste. Marie, Ontario
ArenaEssar Centre
DatesNovember 19–23
Winner Mike McEwen
Curling clubFort Rouge CC,
Winnipeg, MB
SkipMike McEwen
ThirdB.J. Neufeld
SecondMatt Wozniak
LeadDenni Neufeld
Finalist Brad Jacobs
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The 2014 The National in November was held from November 19 to 23 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario as part of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour. The National was the second men's Grand Slam event of the season.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Matthew Blandford Darren Moulding Brent Hamilton Brad Chyz Calgary, Alberta
Brendan Bottcher Tom Appelman Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Adam Casey Josh Barry Anson Carmody Robbie Doherty Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland
John Epping Travis Fanset Patrick Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Jon Mead Craig Savill Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Mark Kean Mathew Camm David Mathers Scott Howard Toronto, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Heath McCormick Christopher Plys Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Blaine, Minnesota
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
John Morris Pat Simmons Scott Bailey Nolan Thiessen Calgary, Alberta
Rob Rumfeldt Adam Spencer Brad Kidd Jake Higgs Guelph, Ontario
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota
Jeff Stoughton Rob Fowler Alex Forrest Connor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
Glenn Howard 5 0
Brad Jacobs 3 2
Matthew Blandford 2 3
John Epping 2 3
Adam Casey 2 3
Mark Kean 1 4
Pool B W L
Reid Carruthers 5 0
Brendan Bottcher 4 1
Peter de Cruz 2 3
Brad Gushue 2 3
Kevin Koe 2 3
Rob Rumfeldt 0 5
Pool C W L
Steve Laycock 3 2
Heath McCormick 3 2
Mike McEwen 3 2
John Morris 3 2
Jeff Stoughton 2 3
John Shuster 1 4

Round-robin results

The draw is listed as follows:[2]

Draw 1

Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 9
Mark Kean 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 8
Adam Casey 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Peter de Cruz 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jeff Stoughton 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 X 7
John Shuster 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 X 7
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 4

Draw 2

Thursday, November 20, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
John Epping 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 7
Matthew Blandford 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
John Shuster 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Morris 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Steve Laycock 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
Brendan Bottcher 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Reid Carruthers 0 2 0 2 2 X X X 6
Rob Rumfeldt 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1

Draw 3

Thursday, November 20, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steve Laycock 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 7
John Shuster 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Brendan Bottcher 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Brad Jacobs 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
Adam Casey 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Peter de Cruz 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 3
Reid Carruthers 2 0 2 0 0 5 X X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 6
Mark Kean 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5

Draw 4

Thursday, November 20, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 8
Rob Rumfeldt 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Matthew Blandford 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Mark Kean 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Mike McEwen 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 7
Jeff Stoughton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Morris 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
John Epping 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5
Adam Casey 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 5

Thursday, November 20, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4
Reid Carruthers 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Glenn Howard 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 7
Peter de Cruz 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jeff Stoughton 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 7
Steve Laycock 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Morris 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 7
Mike McEwen 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

Draw 6

Friday, November 21, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 X 7
John Shuster 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Rob Rumfeldt 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5
Brendan Bottcher 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Matthew Blandford 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 X 5
Adam Casey 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6
Mark Kean 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 4
Reid Carruthers 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 X 6

Draw 7

Friday, November 21, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steve Laycock 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 6
Heath McCormick 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 2
Peter de Cruz 2 3 0 0 4 X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Glenn Howard 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Morris 3 3 0 2 2 X X X 10
John Shuster 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 6
Rob Rumfeldt 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3

Draw 8

Friday, November 21, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Adam Casey 0 1 0 3 3 2 X X 9
Mark Kean 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jeff Stoughton 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Heath McCormick 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Reid Carruthers 1 3 2 0 3 X X X 9
Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Steve Laycock 0 2 0 3 0 0 4 X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4
Matthew Blandford 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Draw 9

Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 5
Matthew Blandford 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
John Epping 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Brad Gushue 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Kevin Koe 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Peter de Cruz 2 0 2 0 0 3 X X 7
Rob Rumfeldt 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Morris 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 X 7
Jeff Stoughton 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Glenn Howard 5
Heath McCormick 6
Heath McCormick 2
Mike McEwen 5
Steve Laycock 4
Mike McEwen 5
Mike McEwen 5
Brad Jacobs 2
Reid Carruthers 3
Brad Jacobs 6
Brad Jacobs 8
Brendan Bottcher 2
Brendan Bottcher 7
John Morris 1

Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 22, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
Heath McCormick 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 6
Player percentages
Team Howard Team McCormick
Craig Savill 90% Ryan Brunt 88%
Jon Mead 88% Joe Polo 76%
Richard Hart 81% Christopher Plys 83%
Glenn Howard 92% Heath McCormick 97%
Total 87% Total 86%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steve Laycock 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4
Mike McEwen 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
Player percentages
Team Laycock Team McEwen
Dallan Muyres 96% Denni Neufeld 81%
Colton Flasch 83% Matt Wozniak 91%
Kirk Muyres 91% B. J. Neufeld 93%
Steve Laycock 89% Mike McEwen 94%
Total 90% Total 90%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Reid Carruthers 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Brad Jacobs 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 6
Player percentages
Team Carruthers Team Jacobs
Colin Hodgson 92% Ryan Harnden 89%
Derek Samagalski 84% E. J. Harnden 92%
Braeden Moskowy 84% Ryan Fry 84%
Reid Carruthers 78% Brad Jacobs 84%
Total 85% Total 87%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brendan Bottcher 3 1 1 1 0 1 X X 7
John Morris 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Player percentages
Team Bottcher Team Morris
Karrick Martin 100% Nolan Thiessen 90%
Bradley Thiessen 89% Scott Bailey 81%
Tom Appelman 87% Pat Simmons 83%
Brendan Bottcher 72% John Morris 50%
Total 85% Total 76%

Semifinals

Saturday, November 22, 3:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Mike McEwen 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
Player percentages
Team McCormick Team McEwen
Colin Hufman 87% Denni Neufeld 95%
Joe Polo 72% Matt Wozniak 93%
Christopher Plys 83% B. J. Neufeld 94%
Heath McCormick 70% Mike McEwen 87%
Total 78% Total 92%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 0 2 1 2 0 3 X X 8
Brendan Bottcher 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Player percentages
Team Jacobs Team Bottcher
Ryan Harnden 99% Karrick Martin 89%
E. J. Harnden 82% Bradley Thiessen 74%
Ryan Fry 89% Tom Appelman 69%
Brad Jacobs 99% Brendan Bottcher 64%
Total 92% Total 74%

Final

Sunday, November 23, 3:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
Brad Jacobs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Player percentages
Team McEwen Team Jacobs
Denni Neufeld 94% Ryan Harnden 85%
Matt Wozniak 92% E. J. Harnden 80%
B. J. Neufeld 86% Ryan Fry 81%
Mike McEwen 81% Brad Jacobs 77%
Total 88% Total 81%

References

  1. ^ "Jacobs headlines field for hometown National". Grand Slam of Curling. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ^ "National Schedule 2014-15". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 8 November 2014.