1997 Labatt Brier

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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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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]

Teams

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

Map of teams

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
ProvinceSkipWL
ManitobaVic Peters110
AlbertaKevin Martin101
New BrunswickJames Grattan83
OntarioEd Werenich74
QuebecDon Westphal56
NewfoundlandJeff Thomas56
British ColumbiaBarry McPhee56
Nova ScotiaLowell Goulden47
Yukon/Northwest TerritoriesLonnie Kofoed47
Northern OntarioMike Coulter38
Prince Edward IslandRobert Campbell38
SaskatchewanJim Packet110

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McPhee) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 X X 7

Draw 2

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Thomas) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (McPhee) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
New Brunswick (Grattan) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Peters) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Werenich) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northern Ontario (Coulter) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta (Martin) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Campbell) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Werenich) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Goulden) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Westphal) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Thomas) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Peters) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Yukon/Northwest Territories (Kofoed) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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

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

3 vs. 4

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Grattan) (has hammer) 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 Lacey76% Neil Harrison89%
Daryell Nowlan69% Pat Perroud85%
Charles Sullivan71% John Kawaja85%
James Grattan79% Ed Werenich74%
Total74% Total83%

1 vs. 2

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Manitoba (Peters) (has hammer) 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 Grant93% Don Bartlett83%
Chris Neufeld86% Rudy Ramcharan83%
Dan Carey75% Don Walchuk88%
Vic Peters81% Kevin Martin89%
Total84% Total86%

Semifinal

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Manitoba (Peters) (has hammer) 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 Grant99% Jeff Lacey77%
Chris Neufeld95% Daryell Nowlan89%
Dan Carey83% Charles Sullivan80%
Vic Peters80% James Grattan75%
Total89% Total80%

Final

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) (has hammer) 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 8
Player percentages
Alberta Manitoba
Don Bartlett81% Scott Grant84%
Rudy Ramcharan84% Chris Neufeld88%
Don Walchuk75% Dan Carey85%
Kevin Martin74% Vic Peters71%
Total78% Total82%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads%
Ontario Neil Harrison87
Northern Ontario Mark Maki85
Prince Edward Island Mark Butler85
Yukon Darol Stuart84
New Brunswick Jeff Lacey84
Seconds%
Ontario Pat Perroud85
Manitoba Chris Neufeld83
New Brunswick Daryell Nowlan82
Quebec Pierre Charette81
Alberta Rudy Ramcharan80
Thirds%
Alberta Don Walchuk84
New Brunswick Charles Sullivan83
Ontario John Kawaja82
Prince Edward Island Peter Gallant79
Northern Ontario Mike Coulter79
Skips%
New Brunswick James Grattan85
Manitoba Vic Peters81
Ontario Ed Werenich80
Alberta Kevin Martin78
Quebec Don Westphal76

Team percentages

Round Robin only

ProvinceSkip%
OntarioEd Werenich83
New BrunswickJames Grattan83
ManitobaVic Peters81
AlbertaKevin Martin81
Prince Edward IslandRobert Campbell78
NewfoundlandJeff Thomas78
Northern OntarioMike Coulter78
QuebecDon Westphal78
Yukon/Northwest TerritoriesLonnie Kofoed77
British ColumbiaBarry McPhee77
Nova ScotiaLowell Goulden76
SaskatchewanJim Packet75

References

  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.