| 1993 Labatt Brier | |
| Host City: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Arena: | Ottawa Civic Centre |
| Dates: | March 6–14 |
| Attendance: | 130,076 |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene |
| Skip: | Russ Howard |
| Third: | Glenn Howard |
| Second: | Wayne Middaugh |
| Lead: | Peter Corner |
| Alternate: | Larry Merkley |
| Finalist: | (Rick Folk) |
| Prev: | 1992 |
| Next: | 1994 |
The 1993 Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 6 to 14[1] at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.[2] The finals featured the all star Team Ontario, consisting of skip Russ Howard, his brother Glenn at third, second Wayne Middaugh and lead Peter Corner against a British Columbia team made up of two expatriate Brier winners in skip Rick Folk (1980 Brier champion for Saskatchewan) and third Pat Ryan (1988 & 1989 Brier champion for Alberta).
The final was won by Ontario. Thanks to steals in the third and fourth ends, they were able to hold on to a victory by a score of 5–3 in the last Brier before the adoption of the free guard zone.
Glenn Howard, Middaugh and Corner would all later compete for Ontario as skips, and both Howard and Middaugh won Briers and World championships as skips.
The 1993 Brier featured first time skips Greg Ferster of Alberta and Alan O'Leary of Nova Scotia, 1980 Brier champion Rick Folk of British Columbia, the defending 1992 Brier champion Manitoba rink skipped by Vic Peters, 2nd time Brier skips Mike Kennedy of New Brunswick and Pierre Charette of Quebec, 3rd time Brier skips Gary Oke of Newfoundland and Trevor Alexander of the Territories, 3 time Brier champion Rick Lang of Northern Ontario, 1987 Brier champion Russ Howard of Ontario, 1989 Mixed champion Robert Campbell of Prince Edward Island and 1991 Brier runners up Randy Woytowich of Saskatchewan.
| British Columbia | Manitoba | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leduc Curling Club, Leduc Skip: Greg Ferster Third: Kelly Kijewski Second: Calvin Schiewe Lead: Rich Hipkin Alternate: Randy Olson | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna Skip: Rick Folk Third: Pat Ryan Second: Bert Gretzinger Lead: Gerry Richard Alternate: Ron Steinhauer | Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg Skip: Vic Peters Third: Dan Carey Second: Chris Neufeld Lead: Don Rudd Alternate: John Loxton | |
| New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northern Ontario | |
| Edmundston Curling Club, Edmundston Skip: Mike Kennedy Third: Brad Fitzherbert Second: Marc Lecocq Lead: Dave Coster Alternate: Gordie McGugan | Rec Plex, Corner Brook Skip: Gary Oke Third: Don Ryan Second: Rob Thomas Lead: Gary Rowe Alternate: Terry Oke | Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Skip: Rick Lang Third: Scott Henderson Second: Ross Tetley Lead: Art Lappalainen Alternate: Charles Salina | |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | |
| Dartmouth Curling Club, Dartmouth Skip: Alan O'Leary Third: Bob LeClair Second: Steve Johnston Lead: Steve Piggott Alternate: Stuart MacLean | Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene Skip: Russ Howard Third: Glenn Howard Second: Wayne Middaugh Lead: Peter Corner Alternate: Larry Merkley | Charlottetown Curling Club, Charlottetown Skip: Robert Campbell Third: Peter Gallant Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Mark Butler Alternate: Peter MacDonald | |
| Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon/Northwest Territories | |
| Buckingham Curling Club, Buckingham Skip: Pierre Charette Third: Daniel Lemery Second: Don Westphal Lead: Louis Biron Alternate: Eric Carriere | Tartan Curling Club, Regina Skip: Randy Woytowich Third: Brian McCusker Second: Wyatt Buck Lead: John Grundy Alternate: Dale Graham | Yellowknife Curling Club, YellowknifeSkip: Trevor Alexander Third: Richard Robertson Second: Steve Moss Lead: Scott Alexander Alternate: Al Delmage |
| Locale | Skip | width=15 | W ! | width=15 | L ! | Shot Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 84 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 85 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 81 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 87 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 82 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 78 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 79 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 74 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 77 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 81 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 72 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | 76 |
A series of tiebreakers were played between the four teams tied at first with an 8–3 record. Manitoba, who had beaten all three teams in the round-robin, was seeded first, but lost both of their tiebreaker games, eliminating them from the three-team playoffs.
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| Province | Skip | % | |
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| 72 |