2010 Tim Hortons Brier
Introduction The '''2010 Tim Hortons Brier''', the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre. It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the second time in eight years, having previously hosted the 2003 Nokia Brier.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 2010 Winter Olympics. Alberta was represented for the first time by the former Canada Cup champion, Kevin Koe. Koe's brother, Jamie 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 Glenn Howard vs. Russ Howard.) 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 Jeff Stoughton skipped for Manitoba for the eighth time, a record for that province. Former Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue skipped for Newfoundland and Labrador for the seventh time in eight years.Rounding out the field were Darrell McKee of Saskatchewan in his third Brier, Rod MacDonald who skipped Prince Edward Island for the third time, Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario playing in his third Brier, Jeff Richard of British Columbia, Serge Reid 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 Glenn Howard at the 2010 Tim Hortons BrierBritish ColumbiaManitoba''Saville SC, Edmonton'''''Skip:''' Kevin Koe '''Third:''' Blake MacDonald '''Second:''' Carter Rycroft '''Lead:''' Nolan Thiessen '''Alternate:''' ''Jamie King''''Kelowna CC, Kelowna'''''Skip:''' Jeff Richard '''Third:''' Tom Shypitka '''Second:''' Tyler Orme '''Lead:''' Chris Anderson '''Alternate:''' ''Kyle Anderson'' ''Charleswood CC, Winnipeg'' '''Skip:''' Jeff Stoughton'''Third:''' Kevin Park'''Second:''' Rob Fowler'''Lead:''' Steve Gould'''Alternate:''' ''Randy Dutiaume''New BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthern Ontario''Gage G&CC, Oromocto'' '''Skip:''' James Grattan '''Third:''' Steve Howard '''Second:''' Jason Vaughan '''Lead:''' Peter Case '''Alternate:''' ''Bobby Vaughan''''Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's'' '''Skip:''' Brad Gushue '''Third:''' Mark Nichols '''Second:''' Ryan Fry '''Lead:''' Jamie Korab '''Alternate:''' ''Glenn Goss''''Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie'''''Skip:''' Brad Jacobs'''Third:''' E. J. Harnden'''Second:''' Ryan Harnden'''Lead:''' Caleb Flaxey'''Alternate:''' ''Rob Thomas''Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island''Mayflower CC, Halifax'''''Skip:''' Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc'''Third:''' Stuart MacLean '''Second:''' Kent Smith '''Lead:''' Phil Crowell '''Alternate:''' ''Mark Robar''''Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater'' '''Skip:''' Glenn Howard '''Third:''' Richard Hart '''Second:''' Brent Laing '''Lead:''' Craig Savill '''Alternate:''' ''Steve Bice''''Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown'' '''Skip:''' Rod MacDonald '''Third:''' Kevin Champion '''Second:''' Mark O'Rourke '''Lead:''' Andrew Robinson'''Alternate:''' ''Peter MacDonald''Quebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest Territories ''CC Kenogami, Jonquière'''''Skip:''' Serge Reid '''Third:''' François Gionest'''Second:''' Simon Collin'''Lead:''' Steeve Villeneuve'''Alternate:''' ''Pierre Charette'' ''Nutana CC, Saskatoon'' '''Skip:''' Darrell McKee'''Third:''' Bruce Korte'''Second:''' Roger Korte'''Lead:''' Rob Markowsky'''Alternate:''' ''Jason Jacobson'' ''Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife'''''Skip:''' Jamie Koe'''Third:''' Kevin Whitehead'''Second:''' Brad Chorostkowski'''Lead:''' Martin Gavin'''Alternate:''' ''Jon Solberg''
Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings''KeyTeams to PlayoffsLocaleSkip   Glenn Howard 11  0  90  45  50  35  8  15  88%   Brad Jacobs 9  2  80  54  49  39  6  17  84%   Kevin Koe 8  3  81  62  45  42  9  11  85%   Brad Gushue 8  3  79  53  45  35  9  11  84%   Jeff Stoughton 7  4  71  58  45  41  9  12  83%   Serge Reid 5  6  60  71  41  42  8  9  76%   Darrell McKee 4  7  70  79  44  44  5  7  80%   Jeff Richard 4  7  68  71  43  45  9  6  79%   James Grattan  3  8  56  71  38  47  11  6  79%   Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc 3  8  62  90  38  54  2  5  76%   Rod MacDonald 3  8  64  75  44  47  8  7  80%   Jamie Koe 1  10  42  94  37  48  3  10  75%
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (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'' Leads  %  Nolan Thiessen  89  Craig Savill  88  Steve Gould  88  Andrew Robinson  88  Jamie Korab  86 Seconds  %  Brent Laing  88  Carter Rycroft  86  Ryan Fry  85  Ryan Harnden  85  Rob Fowler  84 Thirds  %  Richard Hart  88  E. J. Harnden  85  Blake MacDonald  84  Kevin Park  84  Mark Nichols  82 Skips  %  Glenn Howard  88  Brad Gushue  83  Kevin Koe  82  Brad Jacobs  81  Jeff Richard  78
References
External links * Final on YouTube* Semifinal on YouTube* 1 vs. 2 Game on YouTube* 3 vs. 4 Game on YouTube