1987 Labatt Brier

The 1987 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 15 at the Northlands Agricom in Edmonton, Alberta.

Russ Howard of Ontario defeated Bernie Sparkes of British Columbia to win his first Brier title.

Teams

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Ottewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Randy Ferbey Second: Don Walchuk Lead: Roy Hebert Alternate: Gerry Wilson	Vancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Bernie Sparkes Third: Jim Armstrong Second: Monte Ziola Lead: Jamie Sexton Alternate: Al Moore	Brandon CC, Brandon Skip: Brian Fowler Third: Keith Kyle Second: Dale Wallace Lead: Gary Poole Alternate: Brian Moffat
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Northern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Gary Mitchell Third: Brian Dobson Second: Mark Armstrong Lead: Terry Roach Alternate: Arnie Dobson	St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Mark Noseworthy Third: Randy Perry Second: Eugene Trickett Lead: Rob Thomas Alternate: Toby McDonald, Jr.	Fort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Larry Pineau Third: Jack Kallos Second: Brian Snell Lead: Bruce Kennedy Alternate: Ray Skillen
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Stellar CC, Stellarton Skip: Ted Hennigar Third: Max Rastelli Second: Chris Fulton Lead: Greg Hilliard Alternate: Jimmy Doyle	Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene Skip: Russ Howard Third: Glenn Howard Second: Tim Belcourt Lead: Kent Carstairs Alternate: Larry Merkley	Crapaud CC, Crapaud Skip: Ted MacFadyen Third: Bill MacFadyen Second: Mike Coady Lead: Sandy Foy Alternate: Dave MacFadyen
Quebec	Saskatchewan	Northwest Territories/Yukon
Thistle CC, Montreal Skip: Kevin Adams Third: Malcolm Turner Second: Don Redick Lead: Ian Journeaux Alternate: Rob MacLean	Lemberg CC, Lemberg Skip: Don Gardiner Third: Gary Krupski Second: Ray Krupski Lead: Mark Krupski Alternate: Bob Ellert	Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Al Delmage Third: Roy Giles Second: Glenn Jackson Lead: Ron Kapicki Alternate: Gerald May

Map of teams

Round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs

Province	Skip	W	L	Shot %
Ontario	Russ Howard	9	2	81
British Columbia	Bernie Sparkes	8	3	79
Newfoundland	Mark Noseworthy	8	3	75
Alberta	Pat Ryan	6	5	79
New Brunswick	Gary Mitchell	6	5	76
Manitoba	Brian Fowler	6	5	78
Quebec	Kevin Adams	6	5	80
Northern Ontario	Larry Pineau	5	6	74
Northwest Territories/Yukon	Al Delmage	5	6	73
Prince Edward Island	Ted MacFadyen	4	7	75
Nova Scotia	Ted Hennigar	2	9	75
Saskatchewan	Don Gardiner	1	10	72

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Howard)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5
British Columbia (Sparkes) 🔨	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	X	7
Saskatchewan (Gardiner)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau)	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	5
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 🔨	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	X	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Fowler)	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	8
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 🔨	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	10

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	8
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	4	12

Draw 2

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 🔨	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	X	X	9
New Brunswick (Mitchell)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	X	6
Manitoba (Fowler) 🔨	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 🔨	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Howard) 🔨	0	2	1	0	6	0	0	2	X	X	11
Northern Ontario (Pineau)	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	X	X	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	1
Alberta (Ryan)	0	0	4	0	2	4	X	X	X	X	10

Draw 3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 🔨	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	X	10
British Columbia (Sparkes)	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)	0	1	1	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	3
Ontario (Howard) 🔨	2	0	0	3	0	5	X	X	X	X	10

Draw 4

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau)	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	8
Manitoba (Fowler) 🔨	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	10

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 🔨	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	X	X	10
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	X	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell)	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	8
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 🔨	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 🔨	2	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	9
Alberta (Ryan)	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	X	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 🔨	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	7
Quebec (Adams)	0	0	2	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	9

Draw 5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 🔨	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	2
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Alberta (Ryan)	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	9
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 🔨	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	X	4
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 🔨	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	X	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Sparkes)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	X	6
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 🔨	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	5
Ontario (Howard)	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	3	9

Draw 6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 🔨	2	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	X	X	9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	X	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 🔨	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	X	7
New Brunswick (Mitchell)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Draw 7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 🔨	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	X	7
Alberta (Ryan)	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	X	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 🔨	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	X	4
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	1	2	X	10

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	3
Manitoba (Fowler)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	X	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	2
Ontario (Howard) 🔨	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	X	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 🔨	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	2
British Columbia (Sparkes)	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	X	8

Draw 8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	0	3	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	X	8
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 🔨	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	X	5
Alberta (Ryan)	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	1	0	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 🔨	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	7
Ontario (Howard)	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 🔨	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	8
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	5
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 🔨	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	6

Draw 9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	9
Alberta (Ryan)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 🔨	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	X	6
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	X	4

Draw 10

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 🔨	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	10
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 🔨	1	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	X	9
Ontario (Howard)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	X	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Fowler) 🔨	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 🔨	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	6
Alberta (Ryan)	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	8
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 🔨	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	7

Draw 11

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell) 🔨	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	X	8
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Saskatchewan (Gardiner)	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	1
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 🔨	1	0	3	1	0	4	X	X	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Howard) 🔨	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	X	7
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	3	X	9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Sparkes)	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	X	7
Manitoba (Fowler) 🔨	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Draw 12

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Fowler)	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	X	7
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 🔨	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	X	3

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	X	3
British Columbia (Sparkes) 🔨	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell)	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	1	7
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Ryan)	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 🔨	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Ontario (Howard)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 🔨	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	7

Draw 13

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	X	8
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 🔨	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	X	X	4
Northern Ontario (Pineau)	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	3	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ryan) 🔨	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	6
Manitoba (Fowler)	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen)	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	8
Saskatchewan (Gardiner) 🔨	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	5
Nova Scotia (Hennigar) 🔨	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	7

Draw 14

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Alberta (Ryan) 🔨	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	5
Ontario (Howard)	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	6
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 🔨	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 🔨	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	6
Saskatchewan (Gardiner)	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Brunswick (Mitchell)	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	6
British Columbia (Sparkes) 🔨	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	3	X	10

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Northern Ontario (Pineau)	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	6

Draw 15

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Hennigar)	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	X	7
Northern Ontario (Pineau) 🔨	2	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	X	10

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Howard)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Quebec (Adams) 🔨	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Prince Edward Island (MacFadyen) 🔨	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	X	3
British Columbia (Sparkes)	0	0	2	0	3	0	3	X	X	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Noseworthy) 🔨	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	4
Manitoba (Fowler)	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	X	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alberta (Ryan) 🔨	0	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	1	X	8
Saskatchewan (Gardiner)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2

Playoffs

Semifinal			Final

			1	Ontario	11
2	British Columbia	8			2	British Columbia	7
3	Newfoundland	6

Semifinal

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Sparkes) 🔨	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	X	8
Newfoundland (Noseworthy)	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	X	6

Player percentages
British Columbia	Newfoundland
Jamie Sexton	70%	Rob Thomas	84%
Monte Ziola	64%	Eugene Trickett	74%
Jim Armstrong	85%	Randy Perry	73%
Bernie Sparkes	70%	Mark Noseworthy	70%
Total	72%	Total	75%

Final

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ontario (Howard) 🔨	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	5	11
British Columbia (Sparkes)	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	7

Player percentages
Ontario	British Columbia
Kent Carstairs	84%	Jamie Sexton	76%
Tim Belcourt	84%	Monte Ziola	79%
Glenn Howard	91%	Jim Armstrong	88%
Russ Howard	79%	Bernie Sparkes	83%
Total	84%	Total	81%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads	%
Leads% Ontario Kent Carstairs83 Quebec Ian Journeaux83 Nova Scotia Greg Hilliard81 Manitoba Gary Poole81 Alberta Roy Hebert81	Seconds% Alberta Don Walchuk88 Quebec Don Redick83 Manitoba Dale Wallace81 Ontario Tim Belcourt80 British Columbia Monte Ziola78	Thirds% British Columbia Jim Armstrong83 Ontario Glenn Howard80 Quebec Malcolm Turner77 New Brunswick Brian Dobson76 Prince Edward Island Bill MacFadyen76	Skips% British Columbia Bernie Sparkes80 Ontario Russ Howard80 Alberta Pat Ryan80 Quebec Kevin Adams76 Manitoba Brian Fowler76
Ontario Kent Carstairs	83
Quebec Ian Journeaux	83
Nova Scotia Greg Hilliard	81
Manitoba Gary Poole	81
Alberta Roy Hebert	81
Seconds	%
Alberta Don Walchuk	88
Quebec Don Redick	83
Manitoba Dale Wallace	81
Ontario Tim Belcourt	80
British Columbia Monte Ziola	78
Thirds	%
British Columbia Jim Armstrong	83
Ontario Glenn Howard	80
Quebec Malcolm Turner	77
New Brunswick Brian Dobson	76
Prince Edward Island Bill MacFadyen	76
Skips	%
British Columbia Bernie Sparkes	80
Ontario Russ Howard	80
Alberta Pat Ryan	80
Quebec Kevin Adams	76
Manitoba Brian Fowler	76

Team percentages

Round Robin only

Province	Skip	%
Alberta	Pat Ryan	81
Ontario	Russ Howard	81
Quebec	Kevin Adams	80
British Columbia	Bernie Sparkes	79
Manitoba	Brian Fowler	78
New Brunswick	Gary Mitchell	76
Newfoundland	Mark Noseworthy	75
Prince Edward Island	Ted MacFadyen	75
Nova Scotia	Ted Hennigar	75
Northern Ontario	Larry Pineau	74
Northwest Territories/Yukon	Al Delmage	73
Saskatchewan	Don Gardiner	72