2017 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 4–12, 2017 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
This marked the second time the Brier was hosted by St. John's, the first being the 1972 Macdonald Brier.
Newfoundland and Labrador won the Brier 7–6 in the final against Team Canada, giving skip Brad Gushue his first Brier title. With the win, the Gushue rink earned the right to represent Canada at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship held from April 1–9, 2017 at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. They also represented Team Canada at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan and earned $225,000 for the victory. The bronze medal was won by Manitoba.
The total attendance for the event was 122,592, up from the 115,047 that attended the previous year's Brier held in Ottawa, Ontario. The attendance for the final was 6,471.
Background
Host bidding
Both Ontario's Sault Ste. Marie and Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's made bids for the Brier, but it was announced on September 14, 2015 that St. John's would host.''Brier Bear''
The wearer of the Brier Bear – the Brier-renowned mascot – suit, Reg Caughie, announced that, after this 2017 Canadian Men's Curling Championship, he would retire from wearing the suit. The 78-year old Caughie believed that Curling Canada would continue the tradition of the Brier Bear.Teams
Ten of the fifteen teams of the 2017 Brier were in the top 30 of the men's 2016–17 CTRS standings. Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue, skip of one of the consistent top three rinks in Canada, attempted to win his first Brier in front of a hometown crowd. Brothers Kevin Koe – representing Team Canada, and Jamie Koe – representing the Northwest Territories, again competed against each other. 2016 PEI Champion Adam Casey and his third David Mathers moved west to join rinks that then won the championships of Saskatchewan and Ontario, respectively.Glenn Howard won the Ontario Championship for the 17th time as either third or skip. By contrast, a team not skipped by either Kevin Martin, Randy Ferbey or Kevin Koe won the Alberta Championship for the first time since 1999.
The teams are listed as follows:
Pre-qualifying tournament
Results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time.Draw 1
''Thursday, March 2, 7:00 pm''Draw 2
''Friday, March 3, 8:00 am''Draw 3
''Friday, March 3, 3:30 pm''Pre-qualifying final
''Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm''Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time.Draw 1
''Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm''Draw 2
''Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm''Draw 3
''Sunday, March 5, 10:00 am''Draw 4
''Sunday, March 5, 3:00 pm''Draw 5
''Sunday, March 5, 8:00 pm''Draw 6
''Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm''Draw 7
''Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm''Draw 8
''Tuesday, March 7, 10:00 am''Draw 9
''Tuesday, March 7, 3:00 pm''Draw 10
''Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm''Draw 11
''Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 am''Draw 12
''Wednesday, March 8, 3:00 pm''Draw 13
''Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm''Draw 14
''Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am''Draw 15
''Thursday, March 9, 3:00 pm''Draw 16
''Thursday, March 9, 8:00 pm''Draw 17
''Friday, March 10, 10:00 am''Playoffs
1 vs. 2
''Friday, March 10, 8:00 pm''3 vs. 4
''Saturday, March 11, 3:00 pm''Semifinal
''Saturday, March 11, 8:30 pm''Bronze medal game
''Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm''Final
''Sunday, March 12, 8:00 pm''Statistics
Player percentages
Round Robin onlyPerfect gamesRound Robin only
AwardsThe awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:;All-Star Teams First Team
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