2014 The National (November)

2014 The National (November)
Host city Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Arena Essar Centre
Dates November 19–23
Winner Manitoba Mike McEwen
Curling club Fort Rouge CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Skip Mike McEwen
Third B.J. Neufeld
Second Matt Wozniak
Lead Denni Neufeld
Finalist Ontario Brad Jacobs

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

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
Ontario Glenn Howard 5 0
Ontario Brad Jacobs 3 2
Alberta Matthew Blandford 2 3
Ontario John Epping 2 3
Prince Edward Island Adam Casey 2 3
Ontario Mark Kean 1 4
Pool B W L
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 5 0
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 4 1
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 2 3
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 2 3
Alberta Kevin Koe 2 3
Ontario Rob Rumfeldt 0 5
Pool C W L
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 3 2
United States Heath McCormick 3 2
Manitoba Mike McEwen 3 2
Alberta John Morris 3 2
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 2 3
United States 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
Ontario Brad Jacobs 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 9

Ontario Mark Kean 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 8

Prince Edward Island Adam Casey 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6

Switzerland Peter de Cruz 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 X 7

United States John Shuster 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 X 7

United States 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
Ontario John Epping 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 7

Alberta Matthew Blandford 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
United States John Shuster 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5

United States Heath McCormick 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta John Morris 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 7

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4

Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 7

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 2 0 2 2 X X X 6

Ontario 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
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 7

United States John Shuster 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4

Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4

Prince Edward Island Adam Casey 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 3

Manitoba Reid Carruthers 2 0 2 0 0 5 X X 5

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 6

Ontario 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
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 8

Ontario Rob Rumfeldt 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Matthew Blandford 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 5

Ontario Mark Kean 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 7

Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta John Morris 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4

United States Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario John Epping 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5

Prince Edward Island 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
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4

Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4

Ontario Glenn Howard 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 7

Switzerland Peter de Cruz 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 5

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 7

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 6

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta John Morris 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 7

Manitoba 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
Manitoba Mike McEwen 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 X 7

United States John Shuster 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 4

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rob Rumfeldt 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5

Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 7

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Matthew Blandford 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 X 5

Prince Edward Island Adam Casey 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6

Ontario Mark Kean 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 8

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 4

Manitoba 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
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 6

United States Heath McCormick 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 2

Switzerland Peter de Cruz 2 3 0 0 4 X X X 9

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5

Ontario Glenn Howard 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 X 8

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta John Morris 3 3 0 2 2 X X X 10

United States John Shuster 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 2

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 6

Ontario 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
Prince Edward Island Adam Casey 0 1 0 3 3 2 X X 9

Ontario Mark Kean 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

United States Heath McCormick 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 7

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1 3 2 0 3 X X X 9

Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 2

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 2 0 3 0 0 4 X 9

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4

Alberta 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
Ontario Glenn Howard 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 5

Alberta Matthew Blandford 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5

Ontario John Epping 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4

Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 2 0 2 0 0 3 X X 7

Ontario Rob Rumfeldt 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta John Morris 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 X 7

Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 22, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5

United States Heath McCormick 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 6

Player percentages
Ontario Team Howard United States 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
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4

Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 5

Player percentages
Saskatchewan Team Laycock Manitoba 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
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3

Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 6

Player percentages
Manitoba Team Carruthers Ontario 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
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 3 1 1 1 0 1 X X 7

Alberta John Morris 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1

Player percentages
Alberta Team Bottcher Alberta 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
United States Heath McCormick 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5

Player percentages
United States Team McCormick Manitoba 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
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 2 1 2 0 3 X X 8

Alberta Brendan Bottcher 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Player percentages
Ontario Team Jacobs Alberta 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
Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 5

Ontario Brad Jacobs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Player percentages
Manitoba Team McEwen Ontario 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.

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