2023 Tim Hortons Brier

The 2023 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, will be held from March 3 to 12 at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.[1] The winning team will represent Canada at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship on home soil at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario.[2]

2023 Tim Hortons Brier
Host cityLondon, Ontario
ArenaBudweiser Gardens
DatesMarch 3–12
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Skip Brad Gushue and his team won the 2022 edition and will represent Team Canada at the event.[3] The event will follow the same format at the past two editions that includes Team Canada, the fourteen Canadian curling member associations and three Wild Card teams that will be the top three teams that did not qualify from their provincial playdowns based on CTRS standings.[4]

Teams

The fourteen Canadian curling member associations will have playdowns to determine who will represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team Brad Gushue, who were the winners of the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. The three wild card teams are decided by the CTRS standings. The top three teams who did not already qualify from their playdowns will qualify.

Canada Alberta British Columbia[5]
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: E. J. Harnden
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate:

 The Glencoe Club, Calgary

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Tyler Tardi
Second: Brad Thiessen
Lead: Karrick Martin
Alternate: Ted Appelman

 Victoria CC, Victoria

Skip: Jacques Gauthier
Third: Sterling Middleton
Second: Jason Ginter
Lead: Alex Horvath
Alternate: Rick Sawatsky

Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador
Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: B. J. Neufeld
Second: Colton Lott
Lead: Ryan Harnden
Alternate:

 Curl Moncton, Moncton

Fourth: Jeremy Mallais
Skip: Scott Jones
Second: Brian King
Lead: Jared Bezanson
Alternate: Chris Jeffrey

 St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Nathan Young
Third: Sam Follett
Second: Nathan Locke
Lead: Ben Stringer
Alternate: Jeff Thomas

Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury

Skip: Tanner Horgan
Third: Darren Moulding
Second: Jake Horgan
Lead: Colin Hodgson
Alternate:

 Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Matthew Manuel
Third: Luke Saunders
Second: Jeffrey Meagher
Lead: Nick Zachernuk
Alternate: Ryan Abraham

 Royal Canadian CC, Toronto

Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: Ryan Fry
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Joey Hart
Alternate:

Prince Edward Island[6] Quebec Saskatchewan
Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud

Skip: Tyler Smith
Third: Adam Cocks
Second: Alex MacFadyen
Lead: Edward White
Alternate:

 Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux,
CS Belvédère, Val d'Or,
CC Valleyfield, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, &
CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald

Skip: Félix Asselin
Third: Martin Crête
Second: Émile Asselin
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier
Alternate: Pierre Charette

 Highland CC, Regina

Skip: Kelly Knapp
Third: Brennen Jones
Second: Mike Armstrong
Lead: Trent Knapp
Alternate: Dustin Kidby

Northwest Territories Nunavut[7] Yukon[8]
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Jamie Koe
Third: Glen Kennedy
Second: Cole Parsons
Lead: Shadrach McLeod
Alternate: Stephen Robertson

 Iqaluit CC, Iqaluit

Skip: Jake Higgs
Third: Sheldon Wettig
Second: Brady St. Louis
Lead: Christian Smitheram
Alternate: Terry Lichty

 Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Skip: Thomas Scoffin
Third: Trygg Jensen
Second: Joe Wallingham
Lead: Evan Latos
Alternate: Wade Scoffin

Wild Card #1 Wild Card #2 Wild Card #3
The Glencoe Club, Calgary &
Saville Community SC, Edmonton

Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: Brett Gallant
Lead: Ben Hebert
Alternate:

 Morris CC, Morris

Skip: Reid Carruthers
Third: Derek Samagalski
Second: Connor Njegovan
Lead: Rob Gordon
Alternate: Matt Lorenz

 St. Albert CC, St. Albert

Skip: Karsten Sturmay
Third: J. D. Lind
Second: Kyle Doering
Lead: Glenn Venance
Alternate: Kurtis Goller

CTRS ranking

As of February 13, 2023
Source:[9]

Member Association (Skip) Rank Points
 Manitoba (Dunstone)1280.250
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher)2273.000
 Canada (Gushue)3244.500
 Alberta (K. Koe)4223.750
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers)5187.250
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay)6145.750
 Saskatchewan (Knapp)11117.125
 Ontario (McEwen)12111.875
 Northern Ontario (Horgan)13111.500
 Quebec (Asselin)15105.875
 British Columbia (Gauthier)16103.250
 Nova Scotia (Manuel)3853.500
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young)3949.875
 New Brunswick (Jones)7227.375
 Prince Edward Island (Smith)7922.500
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe)1525.250
 Nunavut (Higgs)NR0.000
 Yukon (Scoffin)NR0.000

Wild card selection

In previous years, a wild card game was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship; the winner of this game was usually granted the final spot in the tournament. However, Curling Canada opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams will directly qualify and will not participate in a play-in game. This is the third time this format is being used, with the first two being in 2021 and 2022.

CTRS standings for wild card selection (as of Feb 8)
Rank Team Member Association Eligibility
1Matt Dunstone ManitobaWon Manitoba provincials
2Brendan Bottcher AlbertaEliminated from provincials
3Brad Gushue Newfoundland and LabradorQualified as Team Canada (ineligible)
4Kevin Koe AlbertaWon Alberta provincials
5Reid Carruthers ManitobaEliminated from provincials
6Karsten Sturmay AlbertaEliminated from provincials

Round robin standings
Key
Teams to Championship Round
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool A Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
 AlbertaKevin Koe00000000 %
 ManitobaMatt Dunstone00000000 %
 Newfoundland and LabradorNathan Young00000000 %
 Northern OntarioTanner Horgan00000000 %
 Northwest TerritoriesJamie Koe00000000 %
 Nova ScotiaMatthew Manuel00000000 %
 NunavutJake Higgs00000000 %
 SaskatchewanKelly Knapp00000000 %
Wild Card #2Reid Carruthers00000000 %
Pool B Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
 British ColumbiaJacques Gauthier00000000 %
 CanadaBrad Gushue00000000 %
 New BrunswickScott Jones00000000 %
 OntarioMike McEwen00000000 %
 Prince Edward IslandTyler Smith00000000 %
 QuebecFélix Asselin00000000 %
Wild Card #1Brendan Bottcher00000000 %
Wild Card #3Karsten Sturmay00000000 %
 YukonThomas Scoffin00000000 %

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[10][11]

Draw 1

Friday, March 3, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) 0
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (McEwen) 0
 Quebec (Asselin) 0

Draw 2

Saturday, March 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0

Draw 3

Saturday, March 4, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Asselin) 0
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) 0
 Ontario (McEwen) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0

Draw 4

Sunday, March 5, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0

Draw 5

Sunday, March 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0
 Canada (Gushue) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0
 Quebec (Asselin) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (McEwen) 0
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0

Draw 6

Sunday, March 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0

Draw 7

Monday, March 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0
 Ontario (McEwen) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0

Draw 8

Monday, March 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Asselin) 0
 Canada (Gushue) 0

Draw 9

Monday, March 6, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0
 Canada (Gushue) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 7, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (McEwen) 0
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) 0
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0
 Quebec (Asselin) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0

Draw 12

Tuesday, March 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 8, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0
 Quebec (Asselin) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0
 Ontario (McEwen) 0

Draw 15

Wednesday, March 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0
 Nunavut (Higgs) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0
 Ontario (McEwen) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0

Draw 16

Thursday, March 9, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Asselin) 0
Wild Card #1 (Bottcher) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) 0
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0

Draw 17

Thursday, March 9, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northern Ontario (Horgan) 0
 Manitoba (Dunstone) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories (J. Koe) 0
 Alberta (K. Koe) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wild Card #2 (Carruthers) 0
 Saskatchewan (Knapp) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) 0
 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 0

Draw 18

Thursday, March 9, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (McEwen) 0
Wild Card #3 (Sturmay) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Yukon (Scoffin) 0
 Canada (Gushue) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Asselin) 0
 New Brunswick (Jones) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Smith) 0
 British Columbia (Gauthier) 0

Championship round
  To 1 vs. 2 Page Playoff
A1    
B2          
A3    
B1    
A2          
B3    

Playoff 1

Friday, March 10, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Playoff 2

Friday, March 10, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Playoffs
Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1     
2     
   
   
3  
4  

1 vs. 2

Saturday, March 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 11, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Semifinal

Sunday, March 12, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Final

Sunday, March 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Provincial and territorial playdowns

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