The 2010

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 Canadian men's national

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championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in

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at the

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. It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the second time in eight years, having previously hosted the

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. 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

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. Alberta was represented for the first time by the former

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champion,

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. Koe's brother,

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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

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vs.

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.) 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

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skipped for Manitoba for the eighth time, a record for that province. Former Olympic gold medalist

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skipped for Newfoundland and Labrador for the seventh time in eight years. Rounding out the field were

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of Saskatchewan in his third Brier,

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who skipped Prince Edward Island for the third time,

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of Northern Ontario playing in his third Brier,

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of British Columbia,

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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.

Teams

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC−4).

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 6, 3:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 6, 8:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 7, 10:00 am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, March 7, 3:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Sunday, March 7, 8:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, March 8, 10:00 am''

Draw 7

''Monday, March 8, 3:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Monday, March 8, 8:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 9, 10:00 am''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 9, 3:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 pm''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 10, 10:00 am''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 10, 3:00 pm''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, March 10, 8:00 pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, March 11, 10:00 am''

Draw 16

''Thursday, March 11, 3:00 pm''

Draw 17

''Thursday, March 11, 8:00 pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, March 13, 11:00 am''

Semifinal

''Saturday, March 13, 8:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, March 14, 8:00 pm''

Top 5 player percentages

''Round Robin only''

References

External links

{{Canadian Men's Curling Championships Curling competitions in Halifax, Nova Scotia 2010 in Nova Scotia 2010 in Canadian curling The Brier