2010 edition of the Canadian men's national curling championship
2010 Tim Hortons Brier
Host city
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arena
Halifax Metro Centre
Dates
March 6–14
Attendance
107,242
Winner
Alberta
Curling club
Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip
Kevin Koe
Third
Blake MacDonald
Second
Carter Rycroft
Lead
Nolan Thiessen
Alternate
Jamie King
Coach
John Dunn
Finalist
Ontario (Glenn Howard)
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The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre.[1][2] It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the second time in eight years, having previously hosted the 2003 Nokia Brier.
The 2010 Brier was without its two-time defending champions, the Kevin Martin Alberta rink, which did not participate in playdowns, instead focusing on the 2010 Winter Olympics. Alberta was represented for the first time by the former Canada Cup champion, Kevin Koe. Koe's brother, Jamie skipped the Northwest Territories/Yukon team for the fourth time. The 2010 was the second Brier in a row where two brothers skipped different teams (2009 was Glenn Howard vs. Russ Howard.) Glenn Howard represented Ontario once again, having won a record fifth straight provincial championship. However his brother Russ did not compete in the playdowns for New Brunswick. That province was represented by Russ' former third, James Grattan. The 1996 and 1999 Brier champion Jeff Stoughton skipped for Manitoba for the eighth time, a record for that province.[3] Former Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue skipped for Newfoundland and Labrador for the seventh time in eight years.
Rounding out the field were Darrell McKee of Saskatchewan in his third Brier, Rod MacDonald who skipped Prince Edward Island for the third time, Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario playing in his third Brier, Jeff Richard of British Columbia, Serge Reid of Quebec and Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc who all played their first Briers.
Kevin Koe's Alberta rink defeated Glenn Howard of Ontario in the final with a score of 6–5 to win the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier.
^Gvangulik. "2010 Tim Hortons Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^"Jeff Stoughton-Charleswood Wins the 2010 Safeway Championship". Curl Manitoba. 14 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
External links
Final on YouTube
Semifinal on YouTube
1 vs. 2 Game on YouTube
3 vs. 4 Game on YouTube
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