The 1998 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] Wayne Middaugh of Ontario won his second Brier and his first as a skip after he defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.

1998 Labatt Brier
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
DatesMarch 8–15
Winner Ontario
Curling clubSt. George's G&CC, Toronto
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdGraeme McCarrel
SecondIan Tetley
LeadScott Bailey
AlternateDavid Carruthers
Finalist Quebec (Guy Hemmings)
« 1997
1999 »

Teams edit

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Granite CC, Edmonton

Skip: Tom Reed
Third: Warren Kushnir
Second: Larry Gardeski
Lead: Garry Landry
Fifth: Doug Hardy

Royal City CC, New Westminster

Skip: Greg McAulay
Third: Brent Pierce
Second: Bryan Miki
Lead: Darin Fenton
Fifth: Cary Sakiyama

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Dale Duguid
Third: James Kirkness
Second: Jim Spencer
Lead: Doug Armstrong
Fifth: Barry Fry

New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northern Ontario
Moncton CA, Moncton

Skip: Terry Odishaw
Third: Tommy Sullivan
Second: Mark Dobson
Lead: Kevin Keefe
Fifth: Roger Nason

Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's

Skip: Toby McDonald
Third: Wayne Hamilton
Second: Lloyd Powell
Lead: Paul Withers
Fifth: Wayne Young

Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay

Fourth: Rob Sinclair
Skip: Bruce Melville
Second: Dale Wiersema
Lead: Larry Rathje
Fifth: Ernie Surkan

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Paul Flemming
Third: Glen MacLeod
Second: Andy Dauphinee
Lead: Tom Fetterly
Fifth: David Noftall

St. George's G&CC, Toronto

Skip: Wayne Middaugh
Third: Graeme McCarrel
Second: Ian Tetley
Lead: Scott Bailey
Fifth: David Carruthers

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Garth Mitchell
Third: Ken McGregor
Second: Phillip McInnis
Lead: Brad Chugg
Fifth: Kevin Champion

Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest Territories
CC Saint-Lambert & Tracy, Saint-Lambert

Skip: Guy Hemmings
Third: Pierre Charette
Second: Guy Thibaudeau
Lead: Dale Ness
Fifth: Dwayne Fowler

Hillcrest CC, Moose Jaw

Skip: Rod Montgomery
Third: Glen Despins
Second: Dwayne Mihalicz
Lead: Jeff Tait
Fifth: Brian McCusker

Yellowknife Curling Club, Yellowknife

Skip: Trevor Alexander
Third: Klaus Schoenne
Second: Brad Chorostkowski
Lead: Mark Whitehead
Alternate: Scott Alexander

Round-robin standings edit

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Province Skip W L
  Ontario Wayne Middaugh 10 1
  Quebec Guy Hemmings 8 3
  Manitoba Dale Duguid 7 4
  Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery 7 4
  British Columbia Greg McAulay 7 4
  Northern Ontario Bruce Melville 6 5
  Nova Scotia Paul Flemming 5 6
  Alberta Tom Reed 5 6
  Newfoundland Toby McDonald 4 7
  New Brunswick Terry Odishaw 4 7
  Prince Edward Island Garth Mitchell 2 9
  Northwest Territories/Yukon Trevor Alexander 1 10

Round-robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (McDonald)   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
  New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McAulay) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
  Manitoba (Duguid)   0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)   0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5
  Northern Ontario (Melville)   0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 7

Draw 2 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming)   0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
  British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh) 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 X X X 10
  Quebec (Hemmings)   0 2 0 2 0 0 1 X X X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Reed) 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid)   1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 8
  Newfoundland (McDonald) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 3 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (McDonald)   2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
  Alberta (Reed) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Hemmings)   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 6

Draw 4 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Melville)   0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 X 7
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
  Ontario (Middaugh) 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McAulay)   3 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 X X 9
  New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alberta (Reed)   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 6
  Quebec (Hemmings) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 5 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Odishaw)   0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery)   0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 8
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh)   2 1 0 4 0 1 0 X X X 8
  Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)   0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 1 2 2 1 X X X X 8

Draw 6 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh)   3 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 X X 10
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)   2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7
  New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid)   1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 7
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northern Ontario (Melville)   1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
  British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 9

Draw 7 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  British Columbia (McAulay)   0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
  Alberta (Reed) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Odishaw)   0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 X 8
  Quebec (Hemmings) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery)   1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming)   0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 7
  Newfoundland (McDonald) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 8 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 1 0 1 1 4 0 X X X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Reed)   2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
  Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Hemmings)   0 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 X X 10
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (McDonald)   0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5
  Ontario (Middaugh) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 8

Draw 9 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid)   0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
  Quebec (Hemmings) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery)   0 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 X 9
  New Brunswick (Odishaw) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Reed)   0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5 X X 9
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 8
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 3 10

Draw 10 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)   0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7
  Alberta (Reed) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming)   0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 X X 5
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Melville)   2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
  Newfoundland (McDonald) 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  British Columbia (McAulay)   2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
  Ontario (Middaugh) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 11 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh)   1 3 0 5 0 0 1 X X X 10
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X X X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Hemmings)   0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
  British Columbia (McAulay) 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Odishaw)   2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 4
  Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 1 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (McDonald)   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 X X 9

Draw 12 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Hemmings)   3 2 1 0 0 4 X X X X 10
  Newfoundland (McDonald) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid)   0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
  Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 X 7
  British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh)   2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 X 10
  New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5

Draw 13 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery)   0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 8
  Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
  Ontario (Middaugh) 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming)   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
  Quebec (Hemmings) 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Melville)   2 3 0 3 0 X X X X X 8
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2

Draw 14 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McAulay)   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Reed)   1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (McDonald)   2 0 0 2 2 0 4 X X X 10
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Odishaw)   1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 8
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 15 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Flemming)   1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 7
  Northern Ontario (Melville) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (McDonald)   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 7
  British Columbia (McAulay) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh)   0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 X X 7
  Alberta (Reed) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)   0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 X 6
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 9

Draw 16 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Odishaw)   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 2
  Newfoundland (McDonald) 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 X X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery)   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 2
  Ontario (Middaugh) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (Melville)   0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 4
  Quebec (Hemmings) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 6

Draw 17 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Hemmings)   1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (McAulay)   0 3 1 0 0 0 5 X X X 9
  Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid)   2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
  Nova Scotia (Flemming) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Reed)   1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 X 7
  New Brunswick (Odishaw) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

Tiebreaker edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery)   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
  British Columbia (McAulay) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Player percentages
  Saskatchewan   British Columbia
Jeff Tait 94% Darin Fenton 86%
Dwayne Mihalicz 84% Bryan Miki 75%
Glen Despins 85% Brent Pierce 79%
Rod Montgomery 82% Greg McAulay 73%
Total 86% Total 78%

Playoffs edit

Page playoffsSemifinalFinal
1  Ontario101  Ontario7
2  Quebec42  Quebec4
2  Quebec7
3  Manitoba5
3  Manitoba6
4  Saskatchewan3

3 vs. 4 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Duguid) 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 6
  Saskatchewan (Montgomery)   0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
  Manitoba   Saskatchewan
Doug Armstrong 86% Jeff Tait 85%
Jim Spencer 78% Dwayne Mihalicz 78%
James Kirkness 89% Glen Despins 88%
Dale Duguid 89% Rod Montgomery 72%
Total 85% Total 81%

1 vs. 2 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh)   1 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 X X 10
  Quebec (Hemmings) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 4
Player percentages
  Ontario   Quebec
Scott Bailey 88% Dale Ness 83%
Ian Tetley 84% Guy Thibaudeau 69%
Graeme McCarrel 86% Pierre Charette 91%
Wayne Middaugh 91% Guy Hemmings 72%
Total 87% Total 79%

Semifinal edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Hemmings)   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7
  Manitoba (Duguid) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
  Quebec   Manitoba
Dale Ness 89% Doug Armstrong 89%
Guy Thibaudeau 73% Jim Spencer 89%
Pierre Charette 70% James Kirkness 73%
Guy Hemmings 88% Dale Duguid 84%
Total 80% Total 83%

Final edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Middaugh)   1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
  Quebec (Hemmings) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
  Ontario   Quebec
Scott Bailey 90% Dale Ness 83%
Ian Tetley 70% Guy Thibaudeau 78%
Graeme McCarrel 94% Pierre Charette 81%
Wayne Middaugh 90% Guy Hemmings 81%
Total 86% Total 80%

Statistics edit

Top 5 player percentages edit

Round Robin only

Leads %
  Doug Armstrong 89
  Tom Fetterly 87
  Jeff Tait 86
  Scott Bailey 85
  Darin Fenton 84
Seconds %
  Ian Tetley 84
  Jim Spencer 84
  Guy Thibaudeau 83
  Larry Gardeski 83
  Bryan Miki 81
Thirds %
  Graeme McCarrel 90
  Pierre Charette 83
  Glen Despins 79
  James Kirkness 79
  Tommy Sullivan 78
Skips %
  Wayne Middaugh 84
  Dale Duguid 83
  Guy Hemmings 79
  Bruce Melville (N. Ont.) 75
  Rod Montgomery 74

Team percentages edit

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
  Ontario Wayne Middaugh 86
  Manitoba Dale Duguid 84
  Quebec Guy Hemmings 82
  Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery 79
  British Columbia Greg McAulay 79
  Alberta Tom Reed 78
  Northern Ontario Bruce Melville 77
  Nova Scotia Paul Flemming 77
  New Brunswick Terry Odishaw 74
  Newfoundland Toby McDonald 71
  Northwest Territories/Yukon Trevor Alexander 69
  Prince Edward Island Garth Mitchell 68

References edit

External links edit