1996 Labatt Brier
Introduction The '''1996 Labatt Brier''' was held at the Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia. Prince Edward Island defeated Newfoundland in a tie-breaker to win the 4th seed in the playoffs. Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba defeated Kevin Martin of Alberta through extra ends, stealing one in the 11th end to win 8-7.
Teams British ColumbiaManitoba''Ottewell CC, Edmonton'''''Skip:''' Kevin Martin '''Third:''' Don Walchuk '''Second:''' Shawn Broda '''Lead:''' Don Bartlett '''Fifth:''' ''Jules Owchar'' ''Kamloops CC, Kamloops'''''Skip:''' Barry McPhee '''Third:''' Tony Eberts'''Second:''' Ken Brown'''Lead:''' Bert Hinch '''Fifth:''' ''Eric Wiltzen'' ''Charleswood CC, Winnipeg'''''Skip:''' Jeff Stoughton '''Third:''' Ken Tresoor '''Second:''' Garry Van Den Berghe '''Lead:''' Steve Gould '''Fifth:''' ''Darryl Gunnlaugson'' New BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern Ontario''Beaver CC, Moncton'''''Skip:''' Mike Kennedy'''Third:''' Grant Odishaw'''Second:''' Marc Lecocq'''Lead:''' Rick Perron '''Fifth:''' ''Roger Nason''''St. John's CC, St. John's'''''Skip:''' Frank O'Driscoll'''Third:''' Rick Rowsell'''Second:''' Peter Hollett'''Lead:''' Craig Dowden '''Fifth:''' ''Ian Kerr'' ''McIntyre CC, Timmins'''''Skip:''' David MacInnes'''Third:''' Jeffrey Henderson'''Second:''' Marc Butler'''Lead:''' Will Gubbels '''Fifth:''' ''Ed Richter'' Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island''Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater'''''Skip:''' Brian Rafuse '''Third:''' Curt Palmer '''Second:''' David Slauenwhite '''Lead:''' Glenn Josephson '''Fifth:''' ''Mike Vissers'' ''Ridgetown CC, Ridgetown'''''Skip:''' Bob Ingram '''Third:''' Larry Smyth '''Second:''' Robert Rumfeldt '''Lead:''' James Brackett '''Fifth:''' ''Robert McKinlay'' ''Silver Fox CC, Summerside'''''Skip:''' Peter MacDonald '''Third:''' Grant Somers'''Second:''' John Postma '''Lead:''' Rod MacDonald '''Fifth:''' ''Mark O'Rourke''Quebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories''Buckingham CC, Buckingham'''''Skip:''' Don Westphal'''Third:''' Daniel Lemery'''Second:''' Louis Biron '''Lead:''' Pierre Charette '''Fifth:''' ''Daniel Lafleur'' ''Hillcrest CC, Moose Jaw'''''Skip:''' Rod Montgomery'''Third:''' Glen Despins'''Second:''' Dwayne Mihalicz'''Lead:''' Sandy Forsyth'''Fifth:''' ''Mark Lang'' ''Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife'''''Skip:''' Richard Robertson '''Third:''' Derek Elkin'''Second:''' Steve Van Dine '''Lead:''' Ron Delmage'''Fifth:''' ''Bill Strain''
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Province  Skip  W  L   Kevin Martin  10  1   Jeff Stoughton  9  2   Don Westphal  8  3   Peter MacDonald  6  5   Frank O'Driscoll  6  5   Mike Kennedy  5  6   Rod Montgomery  5  6   Brian Rafuse  5  6   Barry McPhee  4  7   Bob Ingram  4  7   David MacInnes  3  8    Richard Robertson  1  10
Round-robin results ===Draw 1======Draw 2======Draw 3======Draw 4======Draw 5======Draw 6======Draw 7======Draw 8======Draw 9======Draw 10======Draw 11======Draw 12======Draw 13======Draw 14======Draw 15======Draw 16======Draw 17===
Tiebreaker
Playoffs ===3 vs. 4======1 vs. 2======Semifinal======Final===
Statistics ===Top 5 player percentages===''Round Robin only'' Leads  %  Bert Hinch  86  Rick Perron  85  Glenn Josephson  85  Rod MacDonald  84  Steve Gould  84 Seconds  %  Dwayne Mihalicz  87  Garry Van Den Berghe  82  Shawn Broda  82  Robert Rumfeldt  80  Ken Brown  78 Thirds  %  Don Walchuk  86  Ken Tresoor  83  Daniel Lemery  81  Glen Despins  81  Tony Eberts  81 Skips  %  Kevin Martin  86  Jeff Stoughton  79  Brian Rafuse  79  Don Westphal  78  Barry McPhee  78===Team percentages===''Round Robin only'' Province  Skip  %   Kevin Martin  84   Jeff Stoughton  82   Barry McPhee  81   Mike Kennedy  81   Don Westphal  80   Rod Montgomery  80   Brian Rafuse  80   Bob Ingram  80   Frank O'Driscoll  79   Peter MacDonald  78   David MacInnes  73   Richard Robertson  72
References * CCA Archived statistics