The 2005

Tim Hortons Brier The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier (''french: Le Brier''), is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and ...

, the

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men's

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championship, was held at

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Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

from March 5 to 13. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, one from each province, plus a team representing the Yukon and Northwest Territories, plus a team representing Northern Ontario. The defending champion,

Mark Dacey Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a Canadian curler originally from Saskatchewan. He was based at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dacey is a former Canadian men's curling champion skip, having won the 2004 Nokia Brier. H ...

, did not participate, as he was knocked out in the Nova Scotia final by

Shawn Adams Shawn Adams (born April 4, 1974 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. Career Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and then the next yea ...

' team. The tournament featured 3-time Brier champion (2001, 2002, 2003)

Randy Ferbey Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He currently coaches the Rachel Homan women's team. Born in Edmonton, Albert ...

of Alberta, 1998 Champion

Wayne Middaugh Robert Wayne Middaugh (born September 20, 1967) is a Canadian curler. Born in Brampton, Ontario, Middaugh resides in Victoria Harbour, Ontario. He is the only player to have won the Canadian Men's Curling Championship (known as the Brier) at t ...

of Ontario, 2003 and 2004 Newfoundland and Labrador champion

Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL ( ; born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 W ...

, 2000 and 2002 Nova Scotia champion Shawn Adams, 1992 and 2001 Yukon/Northwest Territories champion skip Steve Moss, 1986 New Brunswick champion Wade Blanchard, 2002 and 2003 British Columbia champion (third and second respectively for Pat Ryan),

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, 1981 and 1996 Prince Edward Island champion lead for Peter MacDonald,

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; 2003 Quebec champion second for

Guy Hemmings Guy Hemmings (born May 10, 1962) is a Canadian curler from Sorel. Hemmings gained prominence after reaching the final of the Brier in 1998 and 1999. He is considered an ambassador for the game, not only in his home province of Quebec but across ...

Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard (born January 19, 1976) is a curler from Aylmer, Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone born skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006. In 202 ...

as well as three new teams:

Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2. However, in 2005 with a new team of Dave Elias, ...

of Manitoba, Mike Jakubo of Northern Ontario and Pat Simmons of Saskatchewan. The event was a success, with the total attendance of 281,985 setting a Brier record. In the end, the home town team of

and company won. This was the fourth win in 5 years for the team in their fifth final appearance in a row. They would set a record for the most Brier wins as a complete team. The final, against

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

rink, marked the third year in a row Nova Scotia and Alberta met in the final. Brier 045

Teams

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC−5).

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 5, 16:00''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 5, 20:30''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 6, 11:30''

Draw 4

''Sunday, March 6, 16:00''

Draw 5

''Sunday, March 6, 20:30''

Draw 6

''Monday, March 7, 11:30''

Draw 7

''Monday, March 7, 16:00''

Draw 8

''Monday, March 7, 20:30''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 8, 11:30''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 8, 16:00''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, March 8, 20:30''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 9, 11:30''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 9, 16:00''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, March 9, 20:30''

Draw 15

''Thursday, March 10, 11:30''

Draw 16

''Thursday, March 10, 16:00''

Draw 17

''Thursday, March 10, 20:30''

Playoffs

The Tim Hortons Brier uses the

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where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.

1 vs. 2 game

''Friday, March 11, 20:30'' Alberta advanced to the 2005 Brier Final with a 7-4 win over Manitoba. The 7th end proved to be pivotal, as Alberta stole it to take a 5-3 lead. Manitoba played Nova Scotia in the semifinal.

3 vs. 4 game

''Friday, March 11, 13:00'' Nova Scotia eliminated Quebec, giving them a berth in the semifinal. Nova Scotia skip

clinched the game with a draw to the 4-foot to beat two Quebec stones on his last shot of the 10th end.

Semifinal

''Saturday, March 12, 14:00'' A mistake by

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on his final shot in the third end allowed

' Nova Scotia rink to pick up 4 points, and they never looked back despite a late come-back by Manitoba. Nova Scotia would advance to the 2005 Brier Final.

Final

''Sunday, March 13, 19:00'' Nova Scotia and Alberta would meet in the Brier Final for the third year in a row, except this time with a different Nova Scotia team. Ferbey and his Alberta foursome were making their fifth straight final appearance. In a close game,

's questionable calls proved to be anything but costly. In the 9th end, Alberta's fourth

David Nedohin David Nedohin (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian curler. Nedohin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and now plays out of Sherwood Park, Alberta. He is best known as the longtime fourth for Randy Ferbey. Curling career Nedohin joined the Randy ...

on his first shot took out his own rock which would end up forcing a blank to keep hammer in the 10th. In the 10th end, Nedohin made another controversial shot, drawing to the 4-foot instead of peeling the corner guard. This forced

to make a difficult draw to keep hope alive. Adams' shot sat at the back of the 4-foot, and all Nedohin had to do to win was draw again for the win, which he did. It was their fourth Brier win in the last 5 years.

Awards

* Tournament Most Valuable Player:

, Alberta First All-Star team * Lead:

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, Alberta * Second:

Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer (born January 5, 1977 in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada who plays out of the St. Albert Curling Club in St. Albert. He was the long-time second for the Randy Ferbey rink from 1998 to ...

, Alberta * Third:

, Alberta * Fourth:

, Alberta Second All-Star team * Lead:

Kelly Mittelstadt Kelly Mittelstadt (born June 1, 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead for the Chad Stevens rink. Career Mittelstadt grew up in Alberta where he played juniors. He played third for ...

, Nova Scotia * Second: Greg Melnichuk, Manitoba * Third:

Paul Flemming Paul Flemming (born October 8, 1968, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler. He currently skips his own team out of Halifax. Curling career Flemming's junior team was successful yet failed to ever win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Ch ...

, Nova Scotia * Skip:

, Nova Scotia

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Round Robin only, minimum 8 games''

Provincial playdowns

Defending provincial champions indicated in bold.

Alberta

@ the Innisfail Arena in Innisfail. Randy Ferbey defeated Jamie King 8-6 in the finals on February 13.
Standings Pool A *

, Granite CC,

(5-0) (won "A1-B1" game; won final) * Mark Johnson, Saville Centre, Edmonton (4-1) (lost "A2-B3" game) * Terry Meek, Calgary CC (3-2) (lost "B2-A3" game) * Kurt Balderston, Sexsmith CC (2-3) * John Climenhaga, Saville Centre, Edmonton (1-4) * James Knievel,

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CC (0-5) Pool B *

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, Saville Centre, Edmonton (5-0) (lost "A1-B1" game; won-semi-final; lost final) * Rob Armitage,

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CC (3-2) (won "A2-B3" game; won quarter-final; lost semi-final) * John Morris, Innisfail CC (4-1) (won "B2-A3" game; lost quarter-final) * Dean Davidson,

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CC (2-3) * Frank Morissette, Calgary CC (1-4) * Adrian Bakker, Calgary Winter Club (0-5)

British Columbia

@ the Smithers Curling Club in

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. Deane Horning defeated Bob Ursel 7-5 in the finals on February 6.
Standings *

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CC (5-2) (won semi-final, won final) *

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CC (6-1) (lost final) *

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CC (5-2) (lost semi-final) *

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, Royal City CC,

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(4-3) * Bert Gretzinger, Kelowna CC (3-4) * Wes Craig, Kerry Park CC, Mill Bay (2-5) *

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CC (2-5) * Tom Buchy, Kimberley (1-6) '' Jay Peachey, the defending champion did not qualify''

Manitoba

@ the Selkirk Memorial Arena in Selkirk. Randy Dutiaume defeated Ryan Fry 8-5 in the finals on February 13.
Standings (Double knock-out format until championship round) *

, Valour Road CC,

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(7-1) *

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, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (7-3) *

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, Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg (6-2) *

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, Charleswood CC, Winnipeg (5-2) *

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, Swan River CC (4-2) * Peter Nicholls, Elmwood CC, Winnipeg (4-2) *

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CC (4-3) * Terry McNamee,

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CC (3-3) *

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, Stonewall CC (3-2) * Don Spriggs, Portage CC,

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(3-2) * James Kirkness, Ft. Rouge CC, Winnipeg (2-2) * Blaine Gogal,

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CC (2-2) * Doug Riach, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (2-2) * Peter Pruden,

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CC (2-2) * Bob Sigurdson, Granite CC, Winnipeg (2-2) * Peter Prokopowich, Daupin CC (1-2) * Doug Harrison, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (1-2) * Brad Wainikka,

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CC (1-2) * Dave Boehmer, Grain Ex CC, Winnipeg (1-2) * Scott Ramsay, Virden CC (1-2) * Brent Braemer, Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg (1-2) * Richard Muntain, St. Vital CC, Winnipeg (1-2) * Randy Neufeld, LaSalle CC, Sanford (1-2) * Murray Warren, Deloraine CC (1-2) * Dave Tibbatts, Binscarth CC (0-2) * Troy Hamilton, Granite CC, Winnipeg (0-2) * Kevin Larson, Springfield CC, Duguld (0-2) * Gerry Janz,

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CC (0-2) * Don Holmes, Flin Flon CC (0-2) * Doug Gade, Benito CC (0-2) * Dean Steski, Grain Ex CC, Winnipeg (0-2) * Rae Hainstock,

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CC (0-2)

New Brunswick

@ the Moncton Curling Association in Moncton. Wade Blanchard defeated Russ Howard 9-4 in the finals on February 6.
Standings * Wade Blanchard, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John (5-2) (Won Semi-final; won final) *

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, Curling Beausejour, Moncton (6-1) (lost final) * Brian Dobson, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John (5-2) (lost semi-final) * Mike Kennedy, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John (4-3) * Jim Sullivan, Thistle St. Andrews, Saint John (3-4) * Trevor Hanson, Capital Winter Club, Fredericton (2-5) * Wayne Aubie, Bathurst CC (2-5) * Tim Comeau, Capital Winter Club, Fredericton (1-6)

Newfoundland and Labrador

@ the Corner Brook Recreation Complex in Corner Brook. Brad Gushue defeated Mark Noseworthy 5-4 in the finals on February 6.
Standings *

, St. John's CC (7-2) (won semi-final, won final) * Mark Noseworthy, St. John's CC (7-2) (lost final) * Ken Pedigrew, St. John's CC (6-3) (won tie-breaker; lost semi-final) * Bas Buckle, Corner Brook CC (6-3) (lost tie-breaker) * Rick Rowsell, St. John's CC (5-4) * Gary Oke, Gander CC (5-4) * Bob Skanes, Gander CC (4-5) * Bob Dillon, Goose Bay CC,

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(3-6) * Mike Ryan, Carol CC,

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(1-8) * Tom Byrne, Caribou CC, Stephenville (1-8)

Northern Ontario

@ the Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club in Haileybury. Mike Jakubo defeated Tim Phillips 8-7 in the final on February 13.
Staindings * Mike Jakubo,

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CC (6-2) (lost "1-2" game, won semi-final, won final) * Tim Phillips, Sudbury CC (7-1) (won "1-2" game, lost final) *

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, Fort William CC, Thunder Bay (4-4) (won tie-braker #1, won tie-breaker #2, won quarter-final, lost semi-final) * John Salo, Port Arthur CC,

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(5-3) * Daryl Rowlandson,

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CC (4-4) (lost tie-breker #2) * Al Harnden, Soo Curlers Association, Sault Ste. Marie (4-4) (lost tie-breaker #1) * Rob Gordon, Cobalt-Haileybury CC, Haileybury (3-5) * Dave MacInnes, McIntyre CC, Schumacher (3-5) * Brent Taylor, Kenora CC (0-8)

Nova Scotia

@ the Bridgewater Curling Club in Bridgewater. Shawn Adams clinched the championship with a 9-6 win over Mark Dacey on February 8.
Standings (triple knock-out) *

, Mayflower CC, Halifax (7-1) *

, Mayflower CC, Halifax (6-3) * Mark Kehoe, Mayflower CC, Halifax (5-3) * Brian Rafuse, Bridgewater CC (5-3) * Graham Breckon, Chester CC (4-3) * Scott Saunders, Mayflower CC, Halifax (4-3) * Peter Eddy, Mayflower CC, Halifax (3-3) * Steve Ogden, Mayflower CC, Halifax (3-3) * Kevin White, Bluenose CC,

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(3-3) * Jamie Murphy, Mayflower CC, Halifax (2-3) * Arnold Burnard, Halifax CC (1-3) * Don MacIntosh,

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CC (1-3) * Doug MacKenzie, Mayflower CC, Halifax (1-3) * Chad Stevens, Chester CC (1-3) * Andrew Corkum, Mayflower CC, Halifax (0-3) * Kevin Ouelette, Lakeshore CC, Lower Sackville (0-3)

Ontario

The 2005 Ontario Kia Cup was held @ the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in

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. Wayne Middaugh defeated Glenn Howard 8-7 in the final on February 13.
Standings *

, St. George's Golf & CC,

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(8-1) (loses "1-2" game, wins semi-final, wins final) *

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, Coldwater & District CC (7-2) (wins "1-2" game, loses final) *

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, Glanford CC, Mount Hope (6-3) (wins quarter-final, loses semi-final) *

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Ctry. Club (6-3) (loses quarter-final) *

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, Omemee CC (5-4) * Brian Lewis, Huntley CC,

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(4-5) * Bryan Cochrane, RCMP CC, Ottawa (4-5) *

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, Ilderton CC (3-6) * Josh Adams, Granite CC of West Ottawa (1-8) * Andrew Fairfull, Guelph CC (1-8) ''

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, the defending champion did not qualify''

Prince Edward Island

@ the Maple Leaf Curling Club in

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Rod MacDonald defeated John Likely 7-6 in the final on February 13.
Standings *

, Charlottetown CC (5-2) (won final) * John Likely (4-3), Charlottetown CC (wins tie-breaker, wins semi-final, lost final) * Robert Shaw (4-3), Silver Fox, Summerside (wins tie-breaker, loses semi-final) * Kyle Stevenson (4-3), Charlottetown CC (loses tie-breaker) * Andrew Robinson (4-3), Charlottetown CC (loses tie-breaker) * Robert Campbell (3-4), Charlottetown CC * Mark Minney (3-4), Charlottetown CC * Kevin Ellsworth Western CCC, Alberton (1-6) ''

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, the defending champion did not qualify''

Quebec

@ the Aréna de Grand-Mère in Shawinigan. Jean-Michel Ménard defeated Robert Desjardins 8-4 in the final on February 13.
Standings
A *

, CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald & CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy (7-0) (won "A1-B1" game, win final) * Robert Desjardins, CC

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/ CC Kénogami,

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(5-2) (won quarter-final, won semi-final, lost final) * Denis Roberge, CC Ethemin, Saint-Romuald (4-3) * Ted Butler, CC Buckingham (4-3) *

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CC Rosemère,

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(3-4) * Karl Dubé, CC

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(2-5) * Alain Guy, CC

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& CC Laviolette, Trois-Rivières (2-5) * Joël Valiquette, CC Vallée de l'or, Sullivan (1-6) B * Claude Brazeau, Jr., CC Longue-Pointe, Montreal (7-0) (lost "A1-B1" game, lost semi-final) * Simon Hébert, CC

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& CC

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(5-2) (lost quarter-final) *

, CC Longue-Pointe, Montreal (4-3) * Don Westphal, CC Boucherville (4-3) * Laurent Lapierre, CC Mont-Bruno, Saint-Bruno (3-4) * Ghislain Thivierge, CC Riverbend,

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/ CC Kénogami, Jonquière (2-5) * Tom Wharry, CC

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(2-5) * Stéphane Larouche, CC Lacolle (1-6)

Saskatchewan

@ the Melfort Curling Club in Melfort. Pat Simmons defeated Daryl Williamson 7-5 in the final on February 13.
Standings: * Pat Simmons,

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CC (5-3) (wins tie-breaker, wins semi-final, wins final) * Daryl Williamson,

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CC (5-3) (loses final) * Joel Jordison, Bushell Park CC,

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(5-3) (loses semi-final) * Dale Craig, Nutana CC,

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(5-3) (loses tie-breaker) * Doug Harcourt, Humboldt (4-4) * Jamie Schneider, Tartan CC, Regina (4-4) * Brian Humble, Sutherland CC, Saskatoon (3-5) *

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, Caledonian CC, Regina (3-5) * Steve Laycock, Radisson CC (2-6) ''

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, the defending champion did not qualify''

Yukon/Northwest Territories

@ the Yellowknife Curling Club in

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. Steve Moss clinched the tournament on February 13 with a 6-5 win over Doug Gee.
Standings: * Steve Moss, Northwest Territories (4-1) * Peter O'Driscol, Northwest Territories (3-2) * Chad Cowan,

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(3-2) * Doug Gee, Yukon (0-5) ''

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, the defending champion did not qualify''

References

{{Canadian Men's Curling Championships 2005

Sport in Edmonton Curling in Alberta 2005 in Alberta