| 2002 Nokia Brier | |
| Size: | 200 |
| Host City: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Arena: | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| Dates: | March 9–17 |
| Attendance: | 245,296 |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Ottewell CC, Edmonton |
| Skip: | Randy Ferbey |
| Fourth: | David Nedohin |
| Second: | Scott Pfeifer |
| Lead: | Marcel Rocque |
| Alternate: | Dan Holowaychuk |
| Coach: | Brian Moore |
| Finalist: | (John Morris) |
The 2002 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 9 to 17 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[1] It was won by the Albertan foursome headed by Randy Ferbey. Ferbey threw third stones throughout the tournament while his mate (third) David Nedohin threw skip (or fourth) stones. The other two members of the team were second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque.
The Ferbey team beat the young Ontario foursome of John Morris, Joe Frans, Craig Savill, and Brent Laing by a score of 9–4. The game's pivotal moment came when Ferbey scored four points in the fifth end to break open an otherwise even and low-scoring game.
Third place in the tournament went to the team skipped by New Brunswick's Russ Howard, while fourth place was taken by Saskatchewan's Scott Bitz.
Absent from the event were many of the top teams in the country who had boycotted the Brier in favour of the Grand Slam of Curling series,[2] protesting the lack of prize money.
The teams were listed as follows:[3]
| British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottewell CC, Edmonton Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Alternate: Dan Holowaychuk | Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Deane Horning Second: Kevin MacKenzie Lead: Rob Koffski Alternate: Gerry Richard | Valour Road CC, Winnipeg Skip: Mark Lukowich Third: Chris Suchy Second: Dave Elias Lead: Shane Kilgallen Alternate: Greg McGibbon | Beaver CC, Moncton Skip: Russ Howard Third: James Grattan Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Grant Odishaw Alternate: Terry Odishaw | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Northern Ontario | Nova Scotia | Ontario | |
| St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Mark Noseworthy Third: Bill Jenkins Second: Randy Turpin Lead: Ian Kerr Alternate: Toby McDonald | Sudbury CC, Sudbury Skip: Tim Phillips Third: Ron Collins Second: Drew Eloranta Lead: Doug Hong Alternate: Thomas Leonard | Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater Skip: Shawn Adams Third: Craig Burgess Second: Jeff Hopkins Lead: Ben Blanchard Alternate: Jason Blanchard | Stayner GC, Stayner Skip: John Morris Third: Joe Frans Second: Craig Savill Lead: Brent Laing Alternate: Jason Young | |
| Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon/Northwest Territories | |
| Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: John Likely Third: Robert Campbell Second: Erik Brodersen Lead: Jeff Smith Alternate: Mark Butler | CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy Skip: François Roberge Third: Maxime Elmaleh Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Alternate: Jean-Michel Ménard | Caledonian CC, Regina Skip: Scott Bitz Third: Mark Lang Second: Brian McCusker Lead: Kelly Moskowy Alternate: Ron Pugsley | Whitehorse CC, WhitehorseSkip: Jonathan Solberg Third: Wade Scoffin Second: Ray Mikkelsen Lead: Darol Stuart Alternate: Curtis Prosko |
| Province | Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 3 | |||
| 7 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 9 |
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).
Saturday, March 3, 1:30 pm
Saturday, March 3, 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 4, 9:00 am
Sunday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Monday, March 5, 9:00 am
Monday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am
Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 7, 9:00 am
Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 pm
Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 8, 9:00 am
Thursday, March 8, 1:30 pm
Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Friday, March 9, 1:30 pm
Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm
Sunday, March 11, 1:30 pm
Round Robin only
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| Province | Skip | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | |||
| 84 | |||
| 84 | |||
| 83 | |||
| 83 | |||
| 81 | |||
| 81 | |||
| 79 | |||
| 78 | |||
| 78 | |||
| 77 | |||
| 75 |
As always, there were a scattering of individual awards at the competition, though they were not (and in fact, are still not) considered important by fans, media, or players, as the team element of the game of curling is held in such esteem. The bonspiel's All-Stars were as follows (First Team All-Stars followed by Second Team All-Stars):
| All-Stars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | First Team | Second Team | |
| Skip | |||
| Third | |||
| Second | |||
| Lead |
The MVP Award, called the "Hec Gervais Award" went to David Nedohin.