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  Randy Ferbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferbey participated in his first Brier in 1987 as a third for Pat Ryan.
The next year however, Ferbey, Ryan and their team Alberta mates Don Walchuk and Don McKenzie won the Brier, and were thus crowned Canadian champions defeating Eugene Hritzuk of Saskatchewan 8-7 in the final.
In 2002, Ferbey won his fourth Brier, the 2002 Nokia Brier, which was his teams 2nd.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Randy_Ferbey   (994 words)

  
 Redeeming qualities
 Eleven draws into the 1987 Labatt Brier at the AgriCom and the same people who were carving the 1973 event at The Gardens were offering rave reviews.
There's never been a Brier with those provinces all in the thick of it this late in the draw.
"That 1973 Brier had bad surroundings, nobody cared, it was won in a cake walk and it was the worst one I ever attended.
www.canoe.ca /SlamCurling1999Brier/mar5_red.html   (311 words)

  
 Tim Hortons Brier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tim Hortons Brier, also known as the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA).
The Brier is contested by 12 teams: most provinces are represented by 1 team, Ontario by 2 teams (Ontario and Northern Ontario), and the territories by another.
The winner of the Brier goes on to compete as Team Canada at the World Championships of the same year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Brier   (1074 words)

  
 Soudog's Curling History Site: The Brier in Brief
The 1998 Labatt Brier was staged at the Winnipeg Arena, returning to the city which had hosted the Canadian Men's Curling Championship on three previous occasions (with Manitoba winning each time), but not since 1970.
In 1999 the Brier was held in Edmonton.
In 2000 the Brier was held in Saskatoon.
soudogcurling.tripod.com /Brier/history.html   (2046 words)

  
 Hamilton awarded 2007 Tim Hortons Brier Source   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
It will also be the 29th time that the province has staged the Brier, with Toronto hosting it a total of 14 times, all during the early years of the championship, from 1927-39 and 1941.
The last Brier held in Ontario was the 2001 Nokia Brier in Ottawa.
Since 1980, when the first Labatt Brier was held in Calgary and a playoff format was introduced, 17 of 26 Brier winners have also gone on to win the men’s world curling championship.
www.sporthamilton.ca /Hamilton2007brier.htm   (855 words)

  
 Halifax awarded 2005 Canadian Curling Trials - 2005 Canadian Curling Trials
The 2003 Nokia Brier turned into a tremendous success at the Metro Centre, as 158,414 fans attended, the fifth highest total in Brier history and the largest crowd ever for a Brier held outside of western Canada.
Back in 1987, the first Labatt National Curling Trials were held in Calgary and were won by British Columbia’s Linda Moore and Alberta’s Ed Lukowich.
Instead, the country was represented by Julie Sutton and Kevin Martin, winners of the 1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts and Labatt Brier respectively.
www.curlingtrials.ca /news_and_press_releases/324103957.html   (743 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
Former Brier champion Kevin Martin had suggested Ferbey's record was flawed and should have an asterisk next to it.
Howard has traditionally done well at the Brier and is a good bet to finish in the top four.
Wasnea has previous Brier experience as second for skip Orest Peech on the 0-11 Yukon/NWT team at the 1999 Labatt Brier in Edmonton.
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=74491   (1426 words)

  
 1998 Labatt Brier
  Sullivan, who throws third rocks for Terry Odishaw's New Brunswick team at the Labatt Brier Canadian men's curling championship, admitted his team's chances of securing a playoff spot suffered a near-fatal blow with a 10-5 loss to Ontario's Wayne Middaugh yesterday morning at the Winnipeg Arena.
 For Melville, his first trip to the Labatt Brier carries more than just the responsibility of being a solid representative for the curling-mad region.
Harris had a chance to do colour commentary work for CBC's weekend coverage of the Labatt Brier but had to take a pass because of his brother's marriage.
www.canoe.ca /SlamCurling1998LabattBrier/day5.html   (423 words)

  
 The Murals of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Murals
The MacDonald Brier trophy was presented from 1927 to 1979.
The trophy silhouette on the right depicts the Labatt Brier trophy presented to the Canadian men's curling champions.
The trophy, in existence since 1980, is surrounded by four purple hearts which symbolizes the effort, commitment, dedication and sportsmanship that each team member brings in order to become the Canadian men's champion.
www.themuralsofwinnipeg.com /Mpages/index.php?action=gotomural&muralid=33   (944 words)

  
 BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum :: Inductees
In Addition, he holds the record for most appearances at the Brier (twelve).
He competed in eight more Canadian Championships (the Labatt Brier) to compile a record-setting twelve appearances: 1966 to 1969, while playing for Alberta and 1972, ’73, ’74, ’76, ’78, ’83, ’84 and 1987 while playing for B.C. Sparkes also won the 1979 Provincial Mixed Championship.
He made the decision to retire soon after the 1987 Labatt Brier, where he finished in the runner-up position.
www.bcsportshalloffame.com /cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=74&searchall=1   (263 words)

  
 Innovation and Origins of Sport
Soon after, the establishment of Canadian curling’s first Brier served as a symbol of unity between the western and eastern regions of the country, as well as a model for the corporate sponsorship of national sporting events.
The longstanding relationship between the Brier and a major corporate sponsor continues today: the Brier is now officially known as the Nokia Brier, in return for major sponsorship from telecommunications multinational Nokia.
Both Foster Hewitt’s broadcasts and the Brier were early examples of the corporate sponsorship of sporting events.
www.histori.ca /minutes/lp.do?id=12953   (2639 words)

  
 LATEST NEWS: NORTH AMERICA / DERNIERES NOUVELLES: AMERIQUE DU NORD
In addition, three-time Brier winner (1988, 1989, 2001) Randy Ferbey, the current Canadian men's champion after capturing the 2001 Nokia Brier in Ottawa, won a worlds as third for Pat Ryan in 1989, while Bert Gretzinger also won a worlds, as second for Rick Folk in 1994.
Kevin Martin is a two-time Labatt Brier winner (1991, 1997) while Kevin Park also won the 1991 Brier, as third for Martin.
In 1987, the Labatt National Curling Trials were conducted in Calgary, with Linda Moore and Ed Lukowich earning the right to represent Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, when curling was a demonstration sport.
icing.org /newsna02/canada/natcomp/coa/releases/release4.htm   (807 words)

  
 ngb_info TIDBITS HISTORY "NFLD & LAB. BUSINESS HALL OF FAME ANCESTORS"
He was president of the Newfoundland Board of Trade when Newfoundland voted to join Canada and president of the Newfoundland Cancer Society and of the St. John's Curling Club.
He was a member of the Board of Regents of Memorial University, the Newfoundland Royal Commission on Education and the Newfoundland Canadian Brier Curling Team.
This partnership went on to enjoy the largest market share of beer and soft drink products in the province until the companies were sold to Labatt Brewing Ltd. in 1962.
ngb.chebucto.org /MList/ngb_info/200401/1279.html   (2142 words)

  
 Woodstock Curling Club-Woodstock, Ontario, Canada - 2001 Nokia Cup
The Nokia Cup and its predecessor, The Labatt Tankard, have featured some pretty interesting participants over the year, but none have been more talented and colourful than 10-time men's curling provincial champion Ed Werenich.
These credentials make for quite a career that has spanned 43 years and he shares without hesitation that not only has he enjoyed success on the ice, but his curling profession allowed him to take part in some great stories as well.
There was the time in 1987 when curling was fist being introduced as a demonstration sport for the upcoming Winter Olympics and his rink had a good shot at representing Canada.
www.woodstockcc.on.ca /nokiacup2001/curling.qcs-web.on.ca/pr20012201.html   (673 words)

  
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The two major Canadian championships are the Labatt Brier (for male curlers) and the Scott Tournament of Hearts (for female curlers).
A 1987 study conducted by the national curling body, Curl Canada, revealed that the majority of curlers in Canada (60%) were not members of a club, but played either as guests of a member, or in house leagues that rented ice to individual teams.
In 1987 sales were $11,215; they remained steady in 1988 at $11,014 but declined significantly in 1989 to $3,111.
aics.acadiau.ca /cases_download/the_florenceville_curling_club.doc   (4628 words)

  
 S. Coghlan rink holds 4-2 record after nine draws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
Russ Howard is a familiar face to many curling fans, as he skipped at the 1999 and 2000 Briers, and in 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994; he won in 1987 and 1993, and was runner up in 1986, 1992 and 1994.
He also won the 1987 and 1993 worlds and skipped for New Brunswick in last year's mixed event.
A former teammate of Coghlan's, he played second for Saskatchewan in 1995 and was runner up at the 1995 Brier as third for Saskatchewan.
www.weyburnreview.com /News/2001/2001_02/curling.html   (474 words)

  
 L DATA077
The rink had a 7-4 Brier record in 1994 in Red Deer, Alberta., narrowly missing the playoffs.
PATTERSON, whose job was as the North Bay and area representative for Labatt Breweries, grew up in Pembroke, Ontario, but made a name for himself in Northern Ontario curling circles.
He was the only man to skip two North Bay rinks to the Brier, joining third Phil LOEVENMARK and the front end of Mr.
www.ogs.on.ca /ogspi/200ol/2004l077.htm   (8833 words)

  
 Manitoba Curling Association - MB Curling Hall of Fame
George is affectionately known as the "Father of the Macdonald Brier Tankard." He was President of the Manitoba Curling Association in the 1928-1929 season.
They won the Labatt Brier in Kamloops with only two losses in the round robin and play-offs.
In 1998 John was Director of Facilities for the Labatt Brier.
www.curlmanitoba.org /halloffame.php   (3491 words)

  
 Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials start Saturday - 2005 Canadian Curling Trials
Halifax’s Dacey won the 2004 Nokia Brier in Saskatoon, shocking a Ferbey team which was seeking its fourth consecutive Brier title.
In 1987, British Columbia’s Linda Moore and Alberta’s Ed Lukowich won the Labatt National Curling Trials in Calgary, then competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, when curling was a demonstration sport.
Unlike the Brier, five sheets of ice are being used, thus there will be no byes as all teams play in each draw.
www.timhortonscurlingtrials.ca /news_and_press_releases/12472534.html   (1703 words)

  
 Northlands Park - Memories Worth Keeping - Amateur and professional
Curling, for example, has a congenial relationship with the organization, cultivated and strengthened through activities at the SportEx.
In addition to a series of regular games, curlers have also held several popular Brier Cup Championships there.
Over 220, 000 spectators took in the excitement during the 1999 finals, and the Brier is slated to return to Edmonton in 2005.
www.northlandsmemories.com /community_events/sports_amateur.html   (516 words)

  
 Team Sullivan Homepage / Website
1987 New Brunswick Junior Curling Champion - Skip
2001 New Brunswick Labatt Tankard Champion - Fifth
1990 New Brunswick Labatt Tankard Champion - Fifth
ca.geocities.com /teamsullivan@rogers.com   (226 words)

  
 A SASKATCHEWAN SPORT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Contains newspaper clippings from the Regina "Leader Post" relating to the Labatt Brier that was held in Regina in 1992.
The programme for a complimentary dinner to the competing curlers at the Twenty-sixth Canadian Curling Championships (MacDonald Brier), held at the Hotel Saskatchewan, March 8, 2955.
The daily bulletin for the Labatt Brier held in Regina, March 1992.
www.lin.ca /resource/html/biblio.htm   (12091 words)

  
 PEI Curling News
Two-time Brier and World Men's champion Al Hackner of Northern Ontario defeated defending Canadian and world Seniors champion Les Rogers of Alberta by a 7-4 score this afternoon at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club to become the 2006 Canadian Senior Men's champion.
The game was tied at three at the half, but "The Iceman" opened the second half with a double and a stolen single, and took another single in the 9th to build up a three point lead going into the final end.
In 1987 in Calgary, Linda Moore and Ed Lukowich won the Trials and played in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, winning gold and bronze medals, respectively, when curling was a demonstration event.
www.isn.net /~derekm/cgi-bin/newspro/news.shtml   (12906 words)

  
 chronology
Les Sicoli was the only ODCC volunteer in the 1993 Labatt's Brier, selling beer.
That means Yukon (deaf club) is the first host in any national level curling championships (like Brier, Scotts Tournament of Hearts, Mixed champ and Junior champs).
The 4th BowlCurlDart Event was held at Nepean Sportsplex curling rink and Merivale Bowling Lanes for bowling and dart.
www.odsc.org /odcc/chronology.htm   (4441 words)

  
 TSN : CURLING - Canada's Sports Leader
This will be the most one sided Brier ever!
For Ferbey winning the brier as much as he did, we...
The Brewers' shutout win in Colorado was the major league-leading 11th shutout at Coors Field and the fourth 1-0 game in the stadium's 12-year history, three of which have come this season.
www.tsn.ca /curling/news_story.asp?ID=74491   (1948 words)

  
 Way to go Coach! - Coaching Association of Canada
She played lead for Marilyn Darte at the 1987 Labatt National Curling Trials.
A former Brier competitor and a past head official at national and world championships, he is an NCCP Level 4 certified coach.
Added to the young and inexperienced Gushue rink at the Olympic trials, the veteran skip was allowed to call the games, a strategic move that many observers felt was the key to Gushue’s victory.
www.coach.ca /eng/awards/way_to_go/turin_week1.cfm   (7307 words)

  
 Whiff - Home
Michael is a past president of The Urban Development Institute of Canada, and has served on the Canadian Housing Design Council, the Planning Institute of British Columbia, the Urban Design Panel of Vancouver, and Vancouver’s Development Permit Board Advisory Panel.
It will be a pleasure to hear his comments about the political scene in the province as we start the run up to next spring's election.
John is a transplanted easterner having taken his BA (Psych) at the University of Manitoba followed by an MBA at Queens.
www.whiff.bc.ca /index.htm   (6378 words)

  
 Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Hansard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
Hon Mr Bradley: The member may recall that on 15 April 1987, the Ministry of the Environment filed suit in the Michigan state court to force Detroit to install what we call state-of-the-art pollution control technology on the proposed incinerator.
This is a government especially interested in improving those work incentives that were identified by the business community in the Muskoka-Georgian Bay area and, quite clearly, in the rest of the province.
In July 1987, there was a signing of a four-cornered agreement that is the first example representing a new era of federal-provincial co-operation regarding employment programs for social assistance recipients.
www.ontla.on.ca /hansard/house_debates/34_parl/session2/L006.htm   (17569 words)

  
 globeandmail.com - Canada's Election 2004 - Breaking News
Tom Lukiwski is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Regina Lumsden-Lake Centre, Saskatchewan.
A small business owner, Tom has been the General Manager, Saskatchewan Party 1995-1997 and the Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party from 1987 to 1995.
He has been involved in the community as Past Chairman, Peter Gzowski Fundraiser for Literacy; Past Chair 1992 Labatt Brier; Past Committee Chair 1989 Skate Canada; Past Chairman Bill Clarke Fundraiser in support of Parkinson’s Disease, and Past member Saskatchewan Roughrider Marketing Board of Directors.
www.theglobeandmail.com /elections/fed2004/candidates/generated/47007_CON.html   (147 words)

  
 March 11 - Canadawiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
1984 - [[Mike Riley Rink wins the 1984 Labatt Brier Championship.
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1987 - [[Wayne Gretzky of the LA Kings scores his 1, 500th NHL point.
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