2019 Tim Hortons Brier


The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba. In the final, Kevin Koe of Alberta defeated Team Wildcard skipped by Brendan Bottcher 4–3 by scoring two in the tenth end to win. It was the lowest scoring Brier final since 1992, which was held before the adoption of any free guard zone rule.
The Koe rink represented Canada at the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship held from March 30 to April 7 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta.
This marked the third time the Brier has been held in Brandon, the first time since 1982.
This year's Brier was notable for a total team shot percentage efficiency for Northern Ontario of 97% during Draw 3 on March 3, tying a Brier record.

Teams

The teams are as follows:

;Notes
  1. Team Alberta alternate Ted Appelman threw lead rocks during Draw 12.
  2. During Draw 6, Team British Columbia alternate Brad Wood threw lead stones in the last end.
  3. Team New Brunswick alternate Jamie Brannen threw second rocks during Draw 8.
  4. During Draw 3, Team Newfoundland and Labrador alternate Rick Rowsell threw lead stones in the last 2 ends.
  5. Team Nova Scotia alternate Bill MacPhee threw lead rocks for half of Draw 8.
  6. Team Ontario alternate Jeff Grant threw second stones in the last end of Draw 6, and lead stones in the last end of Draw 8.
  7. Team Prince Edward Island alternate Matt Nabuurs threw lead stones during the last 2 ends of Draw 3, and second stones after the 5th end in Draw 5.
  8. In the last 3 ends of Draw 10, Team Northwest Territories skip Jamie Koe removed himself from the game, and each player moved up one position. During Draw 8, alternate Shadrach Mcleod threw second stones in the last 2 ends.
  9. Team Yukon lead Scott Odian suffered a knee injury in the 7th end of Draw 7. Alternate Dave Rach threw lead rocks for the rest of the tournament.

CTRS ranking

Wildcard game

A play-in game was held on Friday, March 1 to determine the wildcard team to round out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who lost in their provincial championships: the Leaside Curling Club's John Epping rink from Toronto and the Saville Community Sports Centre's Brendan Bottcher rink from Edmonton. Team Wildcard entered the Brier as the number 3 seed.
;CTRS standings for wildcard game:
RankTeamMember AssociationEligibility
1Kevin KoeWon Alberta provincials
2Brad JacobsWon Northern Ontario provincials
3John EppingEliminated from provincials
4Brendan BottcherEliminated from provincials

Source:
;Wildcard Game
Friday, March 1, 19:00

Round robin standings


Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, March 2, 14:00

Draw 2

Saturday, March 2, 19:00

Draw 3

Sunday, March 3, 09:00

Draw 4

Sunday, March 3, 14:00

Draw 5

Sunday, March 3, 19:00

Draw 6

Monday, March 4, 09:00

Draw 7

Monday, March 4, 14:00

Draw 8

Monday, March 4, 19:00

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 5, 09:00

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 5, 14:00

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 5, 19:00

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 6, 09:00

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 6, 14:00

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 6, 19:00

Championship pool standings

All wins and losses earned in the round robin were carried forward into the championship pool.

Championship pool results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 15

Thursday, March 7, 14:00

Draw 16

Thursday, March 7, 19:00

Draw 17

Friday, March 8, 14:00

Draw 18

Friday, March 8, 19:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Saturday, March 9, 19:00

3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 9, 14:00

Semifinal

Sunday, March 10, 13:00

Final

Sunday, March 10, 19:00

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final round robin percentages; minimum 6 games

Perfect games

Round robin and championship pool only
PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
E.J. HarndenSecond16
Wes ForgetSecond16

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:
;All-Star Teams
First Team
  • Skip: Brad Jacobs, Northern Ontario
  • Third: Ryan Fry, Northern Ontario
  • Second: E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario
  • Lead: Dallan Muyres, Saskatchewan
Second Team
;Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award
;Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award
  • Kevin Koe, Alberta Skip
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