1989 Labatt Brier

1989 Labatt Brier
Host city Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Arena Saskatchewan Place
Dates March 5–12[1]
Attendance 151,538
Winner  Alberta
Curling club Ottewell CC, Edmonton
Skip Pat Ryan
Third Randy Ferbey
Second Don Walchuk
Lead Don McKenzie
Finalist  British Columbia (Rick Folk)

The 1989 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 12 at the Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[2]

Pat Ryan of Alberta defeated Rick Folk of British Columbia to win his second Brier.

"The Ryan Express"

Pat Ryan's team was well known for its hitting style. Once they got the lead, the team would just peel off every opposition stone to win the game. This defensive strategy was heavily criticized for being boring. Whenever Ryan switched to this style of play, fans began shouting "bor-ing". However, the strategy worked for Ryan, who won the Brier. The score of the final game (3–2), remains the lowest total score for a final game in Brier history. This caused the implementation of the free guard zone a few years later to cause more offence in the game.[3]

Howard loses his voice

Also of note at the 1989 Brier was Ontario skip Russ Howard's loss of his voice. Howard was nicknamed "the Wounded Moose" for the way he screamed in the first few draws of the event. However, he would lose his voice by Tuesday, and could barely speak. So, the team opted to use Walkie-talkies to communicate with their skip. This went unnoticed until their walkie-talkie signals jammed the official's walkie-talkie signals. The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) was quite upset about the matter, but Howard pointed out there was nothing in the rules against their usage, and insisted on continuing to use the walkie-talkies. So, the CCA decided mid-way through the event to ban the use of walkie-talkies, marking the first time that the rules had been changed in the middle of a tournament.[4]

Teams

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Don McKenzie
Alternate: Murray Ursulak

Kelowna CC, Kelowna

Skip: Rick Folk
Third: Bert Gretzinger
Second: Rob Koffski
Lead: Doug Smith
Alternate: Fred Trussell

Lac du Bonnet CC, Lac du Bonnet

Skip: Orest Meleschuk
Third: John Usackis
Second: John Hyrich
Lead: Sean Meleschuk
Alternate: Bob Lesko

New Brunswick Newfoundland Northern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, St. John

Skip: Gary Mitchell
Third: Brian Dobson
Second: Mark Armstrong
Lead: Terry Roach
Alternate: Arnie Dobson

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

Skip: Lorne Henderson
Third: Alex Smith
Second: Peter Hollett
Lead: Marc Brophy
Alternate: Ken Thomas

Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Al Hackner
Third: Bill Adams
Second: Jim Adams
Lead: John Salo
Alternate: Keith Dolph

Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Truro CC, Truro

Skip: Ragnar Kamp
Third: Bruce Lohnes
Second: Rod McCarron
Lead: Peter Neily
Alternate: Ted Lohnes

Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene

Skip: Russ Howard
Third: Glenn Howard
Second: Tim Belcourt
Lead: Kent Carstairs
Alternate: Larry Merkley

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Doug Weeks
Third: Blair Weeks
Second: Roy Rodd
Lead: David Weeks
Alternate: Allan Ledgerwood

Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon/Northwest Territories
Buckingham CC, Buckingham

Skip: Pierre Charette
Third: Andre Lafleur
Second: Don Westphal
Lead: Richard Bisson
Alternate: Ted Butler

Estevan CC, Estevan

Skip: Jim Packet
Third: Bob Doerr
Second: Lloyd Schmidt
Lead: Dallas Duce
Alternate: Peter Shykitka

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Al Delmage
Third: Roy Giles
Second: Bill Strain
Lead: Ron Kapicki
Alternate: Brad Robertson

Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Province Skip W L
 Alberta Pat Ryan 8 3
 British Columbia Rick Folk 8 3
 Ontario Russ Howard 8 3
 Newfoundland Lorne Henderson 7 4
 Manitoba Orest Meleschuk 7 4
 Nova Scotia Ragnar Kamp 7 4
 Saskatchewan Jim Packet 6 5
 Quebec Pierre Charette 5 6
 Yukon/Northwest Territories Al Delmage 3 8
 Northern Ontario Al Hackner 3 8
 New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 2 9
 Prince Edward Island Doug Weeks 2 9

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Ryan) 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7

 Quebec (Charette) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2

 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3

 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2

 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 4

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Howard) 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6

 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 5

Draw 2

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Howard) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6

 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Packet) 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 X 9

 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Charette) 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 X 8

 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3

 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 6

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Folk) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 5

 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 9

 Alberta (Ryan) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 7

 Quebec (Charette) 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 9

Draw 4

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6

 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 5

 British Columbia (Folk) 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 9

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 7

 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Howard) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 X 7

 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Packet) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5

 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 5

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7

 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 8

 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Folk) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7

 Ontario (Howard) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Charette) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 8

 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

 Alberta (Ryan) 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3

 Ontario (Howard) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 X 8

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5

 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 7

Draw 7

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 1 0 3 1 4 X X X X 9

 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2

 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 X 7

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 8

 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 9

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Folk) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1

 Alberta (Ryan) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 3

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 6

 Quebec (Charette) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 8

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2

 British Columbia (Folk) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 5

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Quebec (Charette) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6

 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

 Alberta (Ryan) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Howard) 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 X 6

 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7

 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6

Draw 9

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 9

 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 7

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 X X 4

 British Columbia (Folk) 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 X X 6

Draw 10

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Quebec (Charette) 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 7

 Ontario (Howard) 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 8

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4

 Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6

 British Columbia (Folk) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 3 0 2 4 X X X X X X 9

 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 0 1 0 0 X X X X X X 1

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1

 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 X X 7

Draw 11

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7

 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4

 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 X 6

 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2

 Ontario (Howard) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 4

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Charette) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4

 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 X 7

Draw 12

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1

 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 2 2 2 0 0 3 X X X X 9

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Folk) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

 Quebec (Charette) 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 11

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 9

 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5

 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 6

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6

 Ontario (Howard) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 13

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6

 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Howard) 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 X 10

 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 X 6

 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 3

 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 X 6

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4

 British Columbia (Folk) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6

Draw 14

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 8

 Alberta (Ryan) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 9

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Folk) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5

 Saskatchewan (Packet) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Howard) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1

 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 1 3 0 1 1 2 X X X X 8

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Meleschuk) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 8

 Quebec (Charette) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 7

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 6

 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 8

Draw 15

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Folk) 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7

 Newfoundland and Labrador (Henderson) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 8

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Ryan) 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 X X X 8

 Northern Ontario (Hackner) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 2

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Packet) 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 8

 Quebec (Charette) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 5

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Mitchell) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3

 Yukon/Northwest Territories (Delmage) 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 X X 8

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Weeks) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4

 Nova Scotia (Kamp) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 8

Playoffs

  Semifinal     Final
                 
    1   Alberta 3
  2   British Columbia 7     2   British Columbia 2
  3   Ontario 4  

Semifinal

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Folk) 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 X 7

 Ontario (Howard) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4

Player Percentages
 British Columbia  Ontario
Doug Smith 83% Kent Carstairs 93%
Rob Koffski 65% Tim Belcourt 78%
Bert Gretzinger 84% Glenn Howard 81%
Rick Folk 80% Russ Howard 64%
Total 78% Total 79%

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Ryan) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3

 British Columbia (Folk) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2

Player Percentages
 Alberta  British Columbia
Don McKenzie 80% Doug Smith 80%
Don Walchuk 85% Rob Koffski 83%
Randy Ferbey 79% Bert Gretzinger 76%
Pat Ryan 93% Rick Folk 86%
Total 84% Total 81%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads %
Saskatchewan Dallas Duce 87
Alberta Don McKenzie 84
New Brunswick Terry Roach 84
Ontario Kent Carstairs 81
Newfoundland and Labrador Marc Brophy 81
Seconds %
Alberta Don Walchuk 84
Newfoundland and Labrador Peter Hollett 81
Manitoba John Hyrich 81
British Columbia Rob Koffski 81
Ontario Tim Belcourt 80
Thirds %
Alberta Randy Ferbey 81
British Columbia Bert Gretzinger 80
New Brunswick Brian Dobson 80
Ontario Glenn Howard 79
Quebec Andre Lafleur 79
Skips %
British Columbia Rick Folk 81
Alberta Pat Ryan 81
Ontario Russ Howard 81
Saskatchewan Jim Packet 80
Manitoba Orest Meleschuk 77

Team percentages

Round Robin only

Province Skip %
 Alberta Pat Ryan 82
 Saskatchewan Jim Packet 81
 British Columbia Rick Folk 81
 Ontario Russ Howard 80
 Manitoba Orest Meleschuk 79
 New Brunswick Gary Mitchell 77
 Quebec Pierre Charette 77
 Nova Scotia Ragnar Kamp 77
 Northern Ontario Al Hackner 76
 Newfoundland Lorne Henderson 75
 Prince Edward Island Doug Weeks 75
 Yukon Al Delmage 72

References

  1. "1989 Labatt Brier". CurlingZone.
  2. "Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association.
  3. Weeks, Bob (1995). The Brier: The History of Canada's Most Celebrated Curling Championship. Gage Learning Corporation. pp. 201–204. ISBN 978-0-7715-7544-0.
  4. Weeks, Bob (2006). Curling for Dummies, 2nd Edition. Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-470-83828-0.
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