The 2000
Labatt Brier
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, the Canadian men's
curling
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championship, was held from March 4 to 12 at
Saskatchewan Place
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in
Saskatoon
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,
Saskatchewan
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. This was the last
Brier
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People
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sponsored by
Labatt
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In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer Int ...
.
Skip
Greg McAulay
Gregory McAulay (born January 2, 1960) is a Canadian World champion curler from Richmond, British Columbia.
Career
McAulay has been to only two Briers in his career. At the 1998 Labatt Brier, he skipped his British Columbia team to a 7-4 fini ...
of
British Columbia
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beat out notable teams such as
Kevin Martin and
Jeff Stoughton
Jeffrey R. "Jeff" Stoughton (born July 26, 1963) is a Canadian retired curler. He is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip. Stoughton retired from competitive curling in 2015. He is one of the most successful Manitoba ...
, and went on to defeat
Russ Howard
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with a score of 9–5 in the final.
Teams
Round robin standings
Round robin results
Draw 1
''Saturday, March 4, 2:30 pm''
Draw 2
''Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm''
Draw 3
''Sunday, March 5, 10:00 am''
Draw 4
''Sunday, March 5, 2:30 pm''
Draw 5
''Sunday, March 5, 8:00 pm''
Draw 6
''Monday, March 6, 10:00 am''
Draw 7
''Monday, March 6, 2:30 pm''
Draw 8
''Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Tuesday, March 7, 10:00 am''
Draw 10
''Tuesday, March 7, 2:30 pm''
Draw 11
''Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm''
Draw 12
''Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 am''
Draw 13
''Wednesday, March 8, 2:30 pm''
Draw 14
''Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm''
Draw 15
''Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am''
Draw 16
''Thursday, March 9, 2:30 pm''
Draw 17
''Thursday, March 9, 8:00 pm''
Tiebreaker
''Friday, March 10, 10:00 am''
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
''Friday, March 10, 8:00 pm''
3 vs. 4
''Friday, March 10, 2:30 pm''
Semifinal
''Saturday, March 11, 1:30 pm''
Final
''Sunday, March 12, 1:30 pm''
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
''Round Robin only''
Team percentages
''Round Robin only''
References
{{Canadian Men's Curling Championships
The Brier
Curling in Saskatoon
2000 in Canadian curling
2000 in Saskatchewan