The 2019

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, Canada's national men's

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championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Westoba Place in

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. In the final,

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of Alberta defeated Team Wildcard skipped by

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4–3 by scoring two in the tenth end to win. It was the lowest scoring Brier final since

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, which was held before the adoption of any free guard zone rule. The Koe rink represented Canada at the

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held from March 30 to April 7 at the

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. This marked the third time the Brier has been held in Brandon, the first time since

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. This year's Brier was notable for a total team shot percentage efficiency for

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of 97% during Draw 3 on March 3, tying a Brier record.

Teams

The teams are as follows:

CTRS ranking

Wildcard game

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was held on Friday, March 1 to determine the wildcard team to round out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who lost in their provincial championships: the

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rink from

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and the

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rink from

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. Team Wildcard entered the Brier as the number 3 seed. ;CTRS standings for wildcard game: Source: ;Wildcard Game ''Friday, March 1, 19:00''

Round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 2, 14:00''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 2, 19:00''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 3, 09:00''

Draw 4

''Sunday, March 3, 14:00''

Draw 5

''Sunday, March 3, 19:00''

Draw 6

''Monday, March 4, 09:00''

Draw 7

''Monday, March 4, 14:00''

Draw 8

''Monday, March 4, 19:00''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 5, 09:00''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 5, 14:00''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, March 5, 19:00''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 6, 09:00''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 6, 14:00''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, March 6, 19:00''

Championship pool standings

All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the championship pool.

Championship pool results

All draw times are listed in

( UTC−6:00).

Draw 15

''Thursday, March 7, 14:00''

Draw 16

''Thursday, March 7, 19:00''

Draw 17

''Friday, March 8, 14:00''

Draw 18

''Friday, March 8, 19:00''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, March 9, 19:00''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, March 9, 14:00''

Semifinal

''Sunday, March 10, 13:00''

Final

''Sunday, March 10, 19:00''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Final round robin percentages; minimum 6 games''

Perfect games

''Round robin and championship pool only''

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows: ;All-Star Teams ''First Team'' *Skip:

Brad Jacobs Bradley Robert Jacobs (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He is an Olympic champion skip, having led Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Jacobs is also the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier championshi ...

, Northern Ontario *Third:

Ryan Fry Ryan Bennett Fry (born July 25, 1978) is a Canadian curler currently living in Toronto and playing third on the Mike McEwen team. He previously played third for Team Brad Jacobs, and the team represented Canada and won the gold medal at the 20 ...

, Northern Ontario *Second: E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario *Lead:

Dallan Muyres Dallan Muyres (born February 25, 1987) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He currently skips his own team. He grew up in St. Gregor, Saskatchewan. Career Juniors Muyres was a member of the Brennen Jones rink at the 2008 Canadia ...

, Saskatchewan ''Second Team'' *Skip:

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 ...

, Team Canada *Third: B.J. Neufeld, Alberta *Second:

Brett Gallant Brett Philip Gallant (born February 18, 1990 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler from Calgary. He currently plays second for the Brendan Bottcher rink. Career Juniors Gallant has represented Prince Edward Island in the ...

, Team Canada *Lead:

Colin Hodgson Colin Sterling-Wyatt Hodgson (born June 8, 1990) is a Canadian curler originally from Lacombe, Alberta. He is the former lead for Team Mike McEwen and currently plays mixed doubles with Chelsea Carey. Career While briefly living in Calgary, H ...

, Manitoba ;Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award *

Darren Moulding Darren Moulding (born December 2, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Lacombe, Alberta and curls out of the Saville Sports Centre and the Lacombe Curling Club. He is a former Canadian Junior Silver Medallist, a Canadian Mixed Champion, and represen ...

, Team Wildcard Third ;Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award *

, Alberta Skip

Notes

References

External links

* {{2018–19 curling season

Curling competitions in Brandon, Manitoba

The Brier