1997 Ontario Nokia Cup Explained
The 1997 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 4-9 at the Guelph Memorial Gardens in Guelph, Ontario.[1] The winning rink of Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Pat Perroud and Neil Harrison from the Churchill Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1997 Labatt Brier in Calgary, Alberta.[2] It was Werenich's 10th and final provincial title of his career, which included World Championships in 1983 and 1990.
Standings
Final standings[3]
| Key |
|---|
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tie-Breakers | |
| Skip[4] | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|
| St. George | 8 | 1 |
| Churchill | 7 | 2 |
| MacTier | 5 | 4 |
| City View | 5 | 4 |
| Brant | 4 | 5 |
| Tam Heather | 4 | 5 |
| Rideau | 4 | 5 |
| Oakville | 3 | 6 |
| Kevin Breivik | London | 3 | 6 |
| Bill Walsh | Rideau | 2 | 7 | |
Scores
February 4
- Draw 1[5]
- Steski 9-7 Harris
- Base 9-8 Walsh
- Howard 9-4 Moffatt
- Middaugh 9-7 Corner
- Werenich 6-5 Breivik
- Draw 2[6]
- Werenich 8-6 Base
- Moffatt 8-2 Harris
- Corner 7-5 Steski
- Breivik 6-4 Walsh
- Middaugh 5-2 Howard
February 5
- Draw 3
- Walsh 8-4 Howard
- Breivik 7-4 Corner
- Middaugh 7-1 Harris
- Werenich 5-2 Moffatt
- Steski 7-6 Base
- Draw 4[7]
- Corner 5-4 Harris
- Base 8-6 Howard
- Werenich 8-5 Walsh
- Middaugh 5-2 Steski
- Breivik 6-4 Moffatt
February 6
- Draw 5
- Steski 8-4 Moffatt
- Werenich 11-10 Middaugh
- Base 6-5 Breivik
- Harris 8-7 Walsh
- Howard 7-5 Corner
- Draw 6
- Middaugh 11-5 Breivik
- Howard 8-7 Steski
- Walsh 9-0 Corner
- Moffatt 8-2 Base
- Harris 7-4 Werenich
February 7
- Draw 7[8]
- Corner 6-4 Base
- Harris 8-2 Breivik
- Middaugh 6-5 Moffatt
- Werenich 6-5 Howard
- Steski 9-6 Walsh
- Draw 8
- Moffatt 7-5 Walsh
- Corner 8-3 Werenich
- Howard 6-5 Harris
- Steski 7-4 Breivik
- Middaugh 9-7 Base
- Draw 9
- Howard 10-1 Breivik
- Middaugh 8-5 Walsh
- Werenich 9-4 Steski
- Harris 8-2 Base
- Moffatt 6-3 Corner
Tie Breaker
[9]
Playoffs
[1]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Rivet . Christine . 1997-02-10 . Cagey veteran Werenich wins 10th Brier trip . B6 . .
- News: Rauw . Murray . 1997-02-10 . 'Wrench' sweeps into Brier picture again . D1 . Calgary Herald.
- News: 1997-02-10 . B7 . The Ottawa Citizen . Curling .
- News: Rivet . Christine . 1997-02-07 . Werenich holds off 'team of the future' . D4 . The Ottawa Citizen .
- News: 1997-02-05 . B5 . The Ottawa Citizen . Curling.
- News: 1997-02-06 . D6 . The Ottawa Citizen . Curling.
- News: 1997-02-07 . D5 . The Ottawa Citizen . Curling.
- News: 1997-02-09 . B9 . The Ottawa Citizen . Curling.
- News: 1997-02-09 . B9 . The Ottawa Citizen . Curling.
