Host city Ottawa, Ontario Dates March 3–11 Winner Alberta | Arena Ottawa Civic Centre Attendance 154,136 Curling club Ottewell CC, Edmonton | |
The 2001 Nokia Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held March 3–11 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the very first Brier to be sponsored by Nokia. The theme of the event was the 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the finals, Team Alberta, consisting of skip Randy Ferbey, fourth David Nedohin, second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque would capture their first of four Brier wins as a team. They edged out Team Manitoba skipped by Kerry Burtnyk in the final, 8–4. While the Brier was not unsuccessful, it did end up losing money. The total attendance was 154,136.
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Teams
The 2001 Brier featured the 1981 and 1995 champion Kerry Burtnyk rink of Manitoba, 1982 and 1985 champion Al Hackner rink of Northern Ontario, 1998 champion Wayne Middaugh rink of Ontario, 1988 and 1989 champion third Randy Ferbey with his new Alberta rink, 1998 and 1999 runner-up Guy Hemmings rink of Quebec, 1990 runner-up Jim Sullivan rink of New Brunswick, 1999 Mixed champion Paul Flemming, 5-time PEI champion Peter MacDonald, 4-time territories champion Steve Moss, 2-time Saskatchewan champion Doug Harcourt along with newcomers 1989 Canadian Junior champion Dean Joanisse of BC, and Keith Ryan of Newfoundland.
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).
Draw 1
Saturday, March 3, 1:30 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 3, 7:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 4, 9:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Draw 6
Monday, March 5, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Monday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Draw 8
Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 7, 9:00 am
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Draw 15
Thursday, March 8, 9:00 am
Draw 16
Thursday, March 8, 1:30 pm
Draw 17
Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm
3 vs. 4
Friday, March 9, 1:30 pm
Semifinal
Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm
Final
Sunday, March 11, 1:30 pm
Top 5 player percentages
Round robin only