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. The game was a re-match of the 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. There was also some controversy before the game, as the Folk rink chose to pick the same set of rocks that the Howard rink had already carefully chosen for their semifinal match, and had intended to use for the final. After finishing first in the round robin, Folk's team had the privilege of having first selection of rocks. Team Folk countered that the Howard team had broken a rule by selecting rocks of different colours (and changing their handles).
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. With the win, Folk and his rink would go on to represent Canada at the 1994 World Men's Curling Championship .
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.
Teams
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
Map of teams
Lukowich Folk Smith Dobson Noseworthy Patterson O'Leary Howard Gaudet Doyon Harcourt Andrews class=notpageimage| Round-robin standings
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Dobson) 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) 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
Draw 2
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) 1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
4
Ontario (Howard)0
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
X
8
Draw 3
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Saskatchewan (Harcourt) 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 D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) 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
Draw 4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ontario (Howard) 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) 1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
X
6
Alberta (Lukowich)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
2
Draw 5
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Dobson) 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 C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) 1
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
6
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)0
4
0
1
1
0
1
0
3
X
10
Draw 6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) 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
Draw 7
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 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) 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
Draw 8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) 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) 1
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
8
Saskatchewan (Harcourt)
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
Draw 9
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Alberta (Lukowich) 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) 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
Draw 10
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (O'Leary) 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) 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) 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
Draw 11
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) 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) 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
Draw 12
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Alberta (Lukowich) 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) 2
0
2
0
2
0
X
X
X
X
6
Quebec (Doyon)
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
X
X
X
3
Draw 13
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
New Brunswick (Dobson) 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) 0
2
1
2
1
2
X
X
X
X
8
Manitoba (Smith)
1
0
0
0
0
0
X
X
X
X
1
Draw 14
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
British Columbia (Folk) 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) 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
Draw 15
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Nova Scotia (O'Leary) 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) 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) 2
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
X
X
10
Alberta (Lukowich)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
3
Draw 16
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Quebec (Doyon) 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) 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) 2
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
X
6
Manitoba (Smith)0
0
2
0
3
0
2
0
2
X
9
Draw 17
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 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) 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) 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
Playoffs
Semifinal
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Manitoba (Smith) 0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
X
3
Ontario (Howard)0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
X
6
Final
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
British Columbia (Folk) 1
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
1
X
8
Ontario (Howard)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
5
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
Team percentages
Round Robin only
References
"1994 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 26 May 2013.^ "Folkfest" . Edmonton Journal . March 14, 1994. p. 29. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
"Brier finished but ruckus over rocks roll on" . Edmonton Journal . March 14, 1994. p. 32. Retrieved March 7, 2022."Folk puts Howard on ice" . Regina Leader-Post . March 14, 1994. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2022."Howard's legacy continues to grow" . Orillia Packet and Times. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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