The 2004 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship was held from March 6 to 14, 2004 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A total of 238,129 attended the event.

Team Nova Scotia, who was skipped by Mark Dacey defeated Team Alberta skipped by Randy Ferbey in dramatic fashion in the championship game and preventing the Ferbey rink for capturing their fourth consecutive Brier title. Nova Scotia's title was their third and to date most recent Brier Tankard title and first title since 1951.

Teams The teams were listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickOttewell CC, Edmonton Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Alternate: Dan HolowaychukRoyal City CC, New Westminster Skip: Jay Peachey Third: Ron Leech Second: Kevin Recksiedler Lead: Brad Fenton Alternate: Jamie SmithSwan River CC, Swan River Skip: Brent Scales Third: Gord Hardy Second: Grant Spicer Lead: Todd Trevellyan Alternate: Doug HarrisonBeaver CC, Moncton Skip: Russ Howard Third: James Grattan Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Grant Odishaw Alternate: Steve Howard Newfoundland and LabradorNorthern OntarioNova ScotiaOntarioSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Jamie Korab Lead: Mark Ward Alternate: Mike Adam Cobalt-Haileybury CC, Haileybury Skip: Rob Gordon Third: Brian Fawcett Second: Steve Burnett Lead: Jeremy Landry Alternate: Larry CarrMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mark Dacey Third: Bruce Lohnes Second: Rob Harris Lead: Andrew Gibson Alternate: Mat Harris Oakville CC, Oakville Skip: Mike Harris Third: John Base Second: Phil Loevenmark Lead: Trevor Wall Alternate: Ross ScarrowPrince Edward IslandQuebec SaskatchewanYukon/Northwest TerritoriesSilver Fox C&YC, Summerside Skip: Mike Gaudet Third: Evan Sullivan Second: Craig Arsenault Lead: Sean Ledgerwood Alternate: Rod MacDonald CC Rosemère, Rosemère Skip: Daniel Lafleur Third: Steeve Gagnon Second: Jean-Sébastien Roy Lead: Maurice Cayouette Alternate: Serge FrioletMuenster CC, Muenster Skip: Bruce Korte Third: Clint Dieno Second: Roger Korte Lead: Roy Galonowski Alternate: Darrell McKeeWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Brian Wasnea Third: Pat Molloy Second: Bruce Hunt Lead: Kevin Sumner Alternate: Clarence Jack

Map of teams

Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings

KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker LocaleSkip Mark Dacey 10 1 1–0 81 53 45 39 11 12 83% Randy Ferbey 10 1 0–1 89 53 46 42 6 11 88% Brad Gushue 8 3 – 85 62 51 34 1 18 85% Jay Peachey 7 4 1–0 67 64 43 44 11 13 81% Russ Howard 7 4 0–1 74 66 51 45 3 10 86% Mike Harris 6 5 – 84 58 48 45 2 10 83% Bruce Korte 5 6 1–0 80 69 46 47 10 13 82% Rob Gordon 5 6 0–1 61 87 40 46 4 9 74% Brent Scales 3 8 1–0 58 81 36 48 3 6 79% Daniel Lafleur 3 8 0–1 64 81 42 43 6 8 79% Mike Gaudet 2 9 – 66 83 46 48 1 12 79% Brian Wasnea 0 11 – 51 103 37 50 2 5 71%

Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1 Saturday, March 6, 1:00 pm

Draw 2 Saturday, March 6, 6:00 pm

Draw 3 Sunday, March 7, 9:00 am

Draw 4 Sunday, March 7, 1:30 pm

Draw 5 Sunday, March 7, 6:30 pm

Draw 6 Monday, March 8, 9:00 am

Draw 7 Monday, March 8, 1:30 pm

Draw 8 Monday, March 8, 6:30 pm

Draw 9 Tuesday, March 9, 9:00 am

Draw 10 Tuesday, March 9, 1:30 pm

Draw 11 Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm

Draw 12 Wednesday, March 10, 9:00 am

Draw 13 Wednesday, March 10, 1:30 pm

Draw 14 Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 pm

Draw 15 Thursday, March 11, 9:00 am

Draw 16 Thursday, March 11, 1:30 pm

Draw 17 Thursday, March 11, 6:30 pm

Tiebreaker Friday, March 12, 9:00 am

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Friday, March 12, 1:30 pm

3 vs. 4 Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm

Semifinal Saturday, March 13, 1:00 pm

Final The final was played and televised on the CBC across Canada. Ferbey led 8–4 after the 7th end but Dacey's team put themselves back into the game with a big 3 point 8th end. Forcing Alberta to take a single in the 9th, Dacey was 2 down coming home but had last rock advantage. A couple of errors by Ferbey's team and some good shot making, gave Nova Scotia 3 points in the 10th end and the championship.

Sunday, March 14, 6:00 pm

Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round Robin only KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Marcel Rocque 93 Grant Odishaw 91 Trevor Wall 89 Brad Fenton 88 Todd Trevellyan 87 Seconds % Scott Pfeifer 89 Jamie Korab 87 Marc LeCocq 85 Phil Loevenmark 84 Rob Harris 83 Grant Spicer 83 Thirds % Randy Ferbey 87 James Grattan 85 John Base 84 Mark Nichols 84 Clint Dieno 83 Skips % Russ Howard 84 Brad Gushue 83 David Nedohin 82 Mark Dacey 81 Bruce Korte 79

Perfect Games Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Trevor Wall Lead 20 Phil Loevenmark Second 12 Scott Pfeifer Second 12 Brad Fenton Lead 20

Awards All-Star teams The All-Star Teams were as follows: + First Team Position Name Team Skip Brad Gushue Third Randy Ferbey (Skip) Second Scott Pfeifer Lead Marcel Rocque

+ Second Team Position Name Team Skip Mark Dacey Third Mark Nichols Second Jamie Korab Lead Grant Odishaw

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award The Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award is presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability. Name Position Team Daniel Lafleur Skip

Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award The Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media. Name Position Team Mark Dacey Skip

Qualifying Alberta @ Hinton Randy Ferbey Kurt Balderston Kevin Martin John Morris Rob Armitage

British Columbia @ Nanaimo Jay Peachey Scott Decap Brian Miki Wes Craig

Manitoba @ Brandon Brent Scales Jeff Stoughton Murray Woodward Dave Boehmer

New Brunswick @ Fredericton Russ Howard Terry Odishaw Mike Flannery Mike Kennedy

Northern Ontario @ Sault Ste. Marie Rob Gordon Jeff Currie Denis Malette Al Harnden

Ontario

@ Owen Sound Mike Harris Glenn Howard Phil Daniel Peter Corner

Nova Scotia @ Kentville Mark Dacey

Newfoundland and Labrador @ Goose Bay Brad Gushue Mark Noseworthy Keith Ryan John Boland

Prince Edward Island @ Summerside Mike Gaudet John Likely Peter MacDonald Andrew Robinson

Saskatchewan @ Moose Jaw Bruce Korte Brad Heidt Doug Harcourt Joel Jordison

Yukon/Northwest Territories @ Whitehorse Brian Wasnea Peter O'Driscoll Chad Cowan Paul Delorey

Notes

References

External links Semifinal on YouTube Final on YouTube