The 1997 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Kevin Martin of Alberta defeated Vic Peters of Manitoba in the final in front of a sell-out crowd of 17,024. It was the largest one-day attendance at any curling event in history up to that point and the Brier's total attendance of 223,322 was a record.[1] In the tenth end of the final, Alberta led 9–8, without hammer. Team Martin played for the steal, throwing up numerous guards. On his last stone, Peters missed a six-foot angle raise double takeout, giving Alberta the steal, and losing the game. It was the first Brier Alberta won on home ice since 1961. The win qualified the Martin rink to represent Canada at the 1997 World Men's Curling Championship as well as a spot in the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.[2]

1997 Labatt Brier
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaCanadian Airlines Saddledome
DatesMarch 8–15
Attendance223,322
Winner Alberta
Curling clubOttewell CC, Edmonton
SkipKevin Martin
ThirdDon Walchuk
SecondRudy Ramcharan
LeadDon Bartlett
AlternateJules Owchar
Finalist Manitoba (Vic Peters)
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Teams edit

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: Don Walchuk
Second: Rudy Ramcharan
Lead: Don Bartlett
Fifth: Jules Owchar

Kamloops CC, Kamloops

Skip: Barry McPhee
Third: Dave Schleppe
Second: Ken Brown
Lead: Bert Hinch
Fifth: John Pisarczyk

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Vic Peters
Third: Dan Carey
Second: Chris Neufeld
Lead: Scott Grant
Fifth: Don Rudd

New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northern Ontario
Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: James Grattan
Third: Charles Sullivan
Second: Daryell Nowlan
Lead: Jeff Lacey
Fifth: David Nowlan

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Jeff Thomas
Third: Lorne Henderson
Second: Ken Ellis
Lead: Ian Kerr
Fifth: Peter Hollett

Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie

Fourth: Chris Buchan
Skip: Mike Coulter
Second: Dusty Jakomait
Lead: Mark Maki
Fifth: Rollie Ralph

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Lowell Goulden
Third: Bill Robinson
Second: Georg Ernst
Lead: Kris MacLeod
Fifth: Ron Robinson

Churchill CC, Churchill

Skip: Ed Werenich
Third: John Kawaja
Second: Pat Perroud
Lead: Neil Harrison
Fifth: Peter Steski

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Robert Campbell
Third: Peter Gallant
Second: Mark O'Rourke
Lead: Mark Butler
Fifth: David Campbell

Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest Territories
Buckingham CC, Buckingham

Skip: Don Westphal
Third: Dan Lemery
Second: Pierre Charette
Lead: Louis Biron
Fifth: Daniel Lafleur

Estevan CC, Estevan

Skip: Jim Packet
Third: Jeff Mosley
Second: Dallas Duce
Lead: Ken Loeffler
Fifth: Bob Doerr

Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Lonnie Kofoed
Third: Nolin McGowan
Second: Humphrey Power
Lead: Darol Stuart
Fifth: Wade Scoffin

Round-robin standings edit

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Province Skip W L
  Manitoba Vic Peters 11 0
  Alberta Kevin Martin 10 1
  New Brunswick James Grattan 8 3
  Ontario Ed Werenich 7 4
  Quebec Don Westphal 5 6
  Newfoundland Jeff Thomas 5 6
  British Columbia Barry McPhee 5 6
  Nova Scotia Lowell Goulden 4 7
  Yukon/Northwest Territories Lonnie Kofoed 4 7
  Northern Ontario Mike Coulter 3 8
  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell 3 8
  Saskatchewan Jim Packet 1 10

Round-robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McPhee)   1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
  Manitoba (Peters) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Westphal) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
  Alberta (Martin)   1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Goulden) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 X X 7

Draw 2 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X X 5
  Quebec (Westphal) 0 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 X X 9
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 6
  Northern Ontario (Coulter)   1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Martin)   3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 9
  British Columbia (McPhee) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 7

Draw 3 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McPhee)   1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 10
  Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)   0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
  Nova Scotia (Goulden) 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 X 6

Draw 4 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 7
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Coulter)   0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 6
  Ontario (Werenich) 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Westphal)   0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
  Manitoba (Peters) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 X X X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Packet)   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 X 8

Draw 5 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Peters)   2 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 10
  Northern Ontario (Coulter) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Nova Scotia (Goulden)   1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)   0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
  Alberta (Martin) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 X 10

Draw 6 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)   0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
  Manitoba (Peters) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Martin)   3 0 3 1 2 0 X X X X 9
  Northern Ontario (Coulter) 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Quebec (Westphal) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 7 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Westphal)   1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 X X 8
  Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Peters)   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 5
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Goulden)   0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
  Alberta (Martin) 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 X X 10
  British Columbia (McPhee) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4

Draw 8 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Coulter)   1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
  Nova Scotia (Goulden) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Packet)   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X 4
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 4 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McPhee)   0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 7
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 9 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Martin)   0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X X X 7
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Goulden)   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 5
  Manitoba (Peters) 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Packet)   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northern Ontario (Coulter)   0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6

Draw 10 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)   4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 10
  Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
  Northern Ontario (Coulter) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 8
  British Columbia (McPhee) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Westphal)   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X 2
  Ontario (Werenich) 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 X X X 7

Draw 11 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
  Alberta (Martin) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)   1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7
  Quebec (Westphal) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Peters)   1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 7
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  British Columbia (McPhee)   1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
  Nova Scotia (Goulden) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 12 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)   1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
  British Columbia (McPhee) 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Martin)   2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Coulter)   1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X X 6
  Quebec (Westphal) 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 2 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5
  Manitoba (Peters) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 X 9

Draw 13 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Goulden)   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 6
  Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)   0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X X 3
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 1 2 2 1 0 4 X X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
  Northern Ontario (Coulter) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6

Draw 14 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Westphal)   1 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 X 9
  Nova Scotia (Goulden) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Packet)   0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
  Alberta (Martin) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McPhee)   1 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 9
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Peters)   0 2 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 X 10
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 5

Draw 15 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McPhee)   0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6
  Quebec (Westphal) 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 X 8
  Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell)   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
  Nova Scotia (Goulden) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 X 8

Draw 16 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Peters)   0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 7
  Alberta (Martin) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Coulter)   0 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 X X 8
  British Columbia (McPhee) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Goulden)   2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 8
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 2 X 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Draw 17 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed)   1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 X 7
  Northern Ontario (Coulter) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Westphal)   0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
  Prince Edward Island (Campbell) 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Martin)   2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Saskatchewan (Packet)   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
  Manitoba (Peters) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4

Playoffs edit

Page playoffsSemifinalFinal
1  Manitoba52  Alberta10
2  Alberta61  Manitoba8
1  Manitoba6
3  New Brunswick5
3  New Brunswick6
4  Ontario4

3 vs. 4 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Grattan)   0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Player percentages
  New Brunswick   Ontario
Jeff Lacey 76% Neil Harrison 89%
Daryell Nowlan 69% Pat Perroud 85%
Charles Sullivan 71% John Kawaja 85%
James Grattan 79% Ed Werenich 74%
Total 74% Total 83%

1 vs. 2 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Manitoba (Peters)   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
  Alberta (Martin) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Player percentages
  Manitoba   Alberta
Scott Grant 93% Don Bartlett 83%
Chris Neufeld 86% Rudy Ramcharan 83%
Dan Carey 75% Don Walchuk 88%
Vic Peters 81% Kevin Martin 89%
Total 84% Total 86%

Semifinal edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Manitoba (Peters)   1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
  New Brunswick (Grattan) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Player percentages
  Manitoba   New Brunswick
Scott Grant 99% Jeff Lacey 77%
Chris Neufeld 95% Daryell Nowlan 89%
Dan Carey 83% Charles Sullivan 80%
Vic Peters 80% James Grattan 75%
Total 89% Total 80%

Final edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Martin) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 3 1 10
  Manitoba (Peters)   0 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 8
Player percentages
  Alberta   Manitoba
Don Bartlett 81% Scott Grant 84%
Rudy Ramcharan 84% Chris Neufeld 88%
Don Walchuk 75% Dan Carey 85%
Kevin Martin 74% Vic Peters 71%
Total 78% Total 82%

Statistics edit

Top 5 player percentages edit

Round Robin only

Leads %
  Neil Harrison 87
  Mark Maki 85
  Mark Butler 85
  Darol Stuart 84
  Jeff Lacey 84
Seconds %
  Pat Perroud 85
  Chris Neufeld 83
  Daryell Nowlan 82
  Pierre Charette 81
  Rudy Ramcharan 80
Thirds %
  Don Walchuk 84
  Charles Sullivan 83
  John Kawaja 82
  Peter Gallant 79
  Mike Coulter 79
Skips %
  James Grattan 85
  Vic Peters 81
  Ed Werenich 80
  Kevin Martin 78
  Don Westphal 76

Team percentages edit

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
  Ontario Ed Werenich 83
  New Brunswick James Grattan 83
  Manitoba Vic Peters 81
  Alberta Kevin Martin 81
  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell 78
  Newfoundland Jeff Thomas 78
  Northern Ontario Mike Coulter 78
  Quebec Don Westphal 78
  Yukon/Northwest Territories Lonnie Kofoed 77
  British Columbia Barry McPhee 77
  Nova Scotia Lowell Goulden 76
  Saskatchewan Jim Packet 75

References edit

  1. ^ "Alberta team jubilant after record-setting Brier". Calgary Herald. March 17, 1997. p. A1. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Martin rides Brier roller-coaster to win". Edmonton Journal. March 17, 1997. p. D1. Retrieved March 13, 2021.