Curling competition at Red Deer, Alberta
The 1994 Labatt Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 13 at the Centrium in Red Deer , Alberta .
In the final, former Brier champion Rick Folk of British Columbia, who won the Brier in 1980 representing Saskatchewan, defeated Russ Howard of Ontario to win his second Brier title, by a score of 8–5.[ 1] 1993 Labatt Brier , which saw Howard defeat Folk. In the game, the two teams traded singles in the first two ends. Ontario took a 2–1 lead in the third, after when B.C.'s third Bert Gretzinger missed his shots, leading to a steal of one for Ontario. However, B.C. rebounded with a three-ender in the fourth when Howard wrecked on a guard with his final shot, and Folk made an open draw to score three. In the fifth, Folk make a come-around raise to lie three on his last. Howard's final shot came up a bit short, giving up a steal of two. Ontario tried in vain to come back, scoring two in the sixth, but it was too little too late, with Folk eventually claiming victory. After the game, Howard called the Folk rink "uptight", as Folk did not engage with him for much of the game. [ 2] [ 3]
With the win, Folk became the first person to have won the Brier for two different provinces, and it was the longest time between two Brier victories (14 years) for a skip since Ab Gowanlock 's 15 year gap between 1938 and 1953. It was the first Brier title for B.C. in 30 years.[ 2] 1994 World Men's Curling Championship .[ 4]
The 1994 Brier is remembered primarily for the antagonistic relationship between the mostly Albertan crowd and the Ontario team. This led it to be dubbed the "redneck brier" by some media commentators.[ 5]
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Glencoe CC , Calgary Skip: Ed Lukowich Third: Fred Maxie Second: Dan Petryk Lead: Steve Petryk Fifth: John Ferguson
Kelowna CC , Kelowna Skip: Rick Folk Third: Pat Ryan Second: Bert Gretzinger Lead: Gerry Richard Fifth: Ron Steinhauer
St. Vital CC , Winnipeg Skip: Dave Smith Third: Peter Nicholls Second: Scott Grant Lead: Charlie Salina Fifth: Dave Nicholls
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northern Ontario
Thistle-St. Andrews CC , Saint John Skip: Brian Dobson Third: Charlie Sullivan Jr. Second: Andrew Buckle Lead: Dan Philip Fifth: Gary Dobson
St. John's CC , St. John's Skip: Mark Noseworthy Third: Frank O'Driscoll Second: Rob Thomas Lead: Eugene Trickett Fifth: Peter Hollett
Granite CC , North Bay Skip: Scott Patterson Third: Phil Loevenmark Second: John McClelland Lead: Wayne Lowe Fifth: Rob Abrams
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC , Dartmouth Skip: Alan O'Leary Third: Jim Walsh Second: Steve Johnston Lead: Steve Piggott Fifth: Stuart MacLean
Penetanguishene CC , Penetanguishene Skip: Russ Howard Third: Glenn Howard Second: Wayne Middaugh Lead: Peter Corner Fifth: Larry Merkley
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown Skip: Mike Gaudet Third: Eddie MacKenzie Second: Tyler Harris Lead: Craig Arsenault Fifth: Daryell Nowlan
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon/Northwest Territories
CC Amos , Amos Skip: Ghislain Doyon Third: Jean-Yves Lemay Second: Jean Maurice Lead: Martin Gervais Fifth: Serge Rocheleau
Quill Lake CC , Quill Lake Skip: Doug Harcourt Third: Kevin Kalthoff Second: Greg Harcourt Lead: Brian Wempe Fifth: Lyle Muyres
Atlin CC , Atlin Skip: Robert Andrews Third: Clinton Abel Second: Alfred Feldman Lead: Wayne Lewis Fifth: Gordon Moffatt
Round-robin standings [ edit ] Round-robin results [ edit ]
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Dobson) (has hammer) 1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
X
5
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
1
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Northern Ontario (Patterson) (has hammer) 0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
4
Alberta (Lukowich)0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) (has hammer) 1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
4
Ontario (Howard)0
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
X
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (O'Leary) (has hammer) 0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
X
X
1
British Columbia (Folk)1
0
0
1
0
3
1
1
X
X
7
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Lukowich) (has hammer) 2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
7
Prince Edward Island (Gaudet)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt) (has hammer) 1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
Quebec (Doyon)0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Patterson) (has hammer) 2
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
X
8
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) (has hammer) 0
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
X
7
New Brunswick (Dobson)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
X
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) (has hammer) 1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
4
New Brunswick (Dobson)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (O'Leary) (has hammer) 1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
X
6
Alberta (Lukowich)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
2
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Dobson) (has hammer) 0
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
X
5
Alberta (Lukowich)1
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
2
X
9
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt) (has hammer) 1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
X
5
Northern Ontario (Patterson)0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
3
X
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) (has hammer) 1
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
6
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)0
4
0
1
1
0
1
0
3
X
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Folk) (has hammer) 0
0
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
5
Manitoba (Smith)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) (has hammer) 2
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
X
8
Nova Scotia (O'Leary)
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
X
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) (has hammer) 2
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
X
7
Prince Edward Island (Gaudet)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
4
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) (has hammer) 1
0
2
0
0
0
0
X
X
X
3
Ontario (Howard)0
2
0
2
2
1
4
X
X
X
11
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Alberta (Lukowich) (has hammer) 1
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
1
7
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Prince Edward Island (Gaudet) (has hammer) 0
1
0
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
6
Quebec (Doyon)2
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) (has hammer) 0
1
1
1
0
1
0
3
0
X
7
Alberta (Lukowich)
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
X
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) (has hammer) 1
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
8
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Alberta (Lukowich) (has hammer) 0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
6
Manitoba (Smith)0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt) (has hammer) 1
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
2
X
7
Nova Scotia (O'Leary)
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
5
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (O'Leary) (has hammer) 1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
2
X
8
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)0
1
0
3
0
0
3
4
0
X
11
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) (has hammer) 0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
X
8
Quebec (Doyon)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) (has hammer) 2
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
8
Northern Ontario (Patterson)
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
5
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) (has hammer) 2
0
3
0
1
0
2
2
X
X
10
Northern Ontario (Patterson)
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
X
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Nova Scotia (O'Leary) (has hammer) 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
New Brunswick (Dobson)0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) (has hammer) 1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
4
British Columbia (Folk)0
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
X
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Lukowich) (has hammer) 0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
4
X
8
Ontario (Howard)
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
X
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Northern Ontario (Patterson) (has hammer) 2
0
2
0
2
0
X
X
X
X
6
Quebec (Doyon)
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
X
X
X
3
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Dobson) (has hammer) 1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) (has hammer) 0
2
1
2
1
2
X
X
X
X
8
Manitoba (Smith)
1
0
0
0
0
0
X
X
X
X
1
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
British Columbia (Folk) (has hammer) 0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
6
Ontario (Howard)
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Northern Ontario (Patterson) (has hammer) 1
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
1
8
Nova Scotia (O'Leary)
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
7
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (O'Leary) (has hammer) 0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
5
Quebec (Doyon)1
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) (has hammer) 2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) (has hammer) 2
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
X
X
10
Alberta (Lukowich)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
3
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) (has hammer) 1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
New Brunswick (Dobson)0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Alberta (Lukowich) (has hammer) 0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
6
British Columbia (Folk)0
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt) (has hammer) 2
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
X
6
Manitoba (Smith)0
0
2
0
3
0
2
0
2
X
9
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) (has hammer) 0
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
X
5
Manitoba (Smith)0
1
2
0
3
0
1
0
0
X
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) (has hammer) 1
0
2
0
3
1
2
0
2
X
11
Nova Scotia (O'Leary)
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
X
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) (has hammer) 0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
3
British Columbia (Folk)1
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
2
X
9
Semifinal
Final
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) (has hammer) 0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
X
3
Ontario (Howard)0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
X
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Folk) (has hammer) 1
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
1
X
8
Ontario (Howard)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
5
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