2004 Nokia Brier

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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:

Map of teams

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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

Perfect Games

Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown

Qualifying

Alberta

@ Hinton

British Columbia

@ Nanaimo

Manitoba

@ Brandon

New Brunswick

@ Fredericton

Northern Ontario

@ Sault Ste. Marie

Ontario

@ Owen Sound

Nova Scotia

@ Kentville

Newfoundland and Labrador

@ Goose Bay

Prince Edward Island

@ Summerside

Saskatchewan

@ Moose Jaw

Yukon/Northwest Territories

@ Whitehorse

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