The 1998 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wayne Middaugh of Ontario won his second Brier and his first as a skip after he defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.

Teams

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Granite CC, Edmonton Skip: Tom Reed Third: Warren Kushnir Second: Larry Gardeski Lead: Garry Landry Alternate: Doug HardyRoyal City CC, New Westminster Skip: Greg McAulay Third: Brent Pierce Second: Bryan Miki Lead: Darin Fenton Alternate: Cary SakiyamaGranite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Dale Duguid Third: James Kirkness Second: Jim Spencer Lead: Doug Armstrong Alternate: Barry Fry
New BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthern Ontario
Moncton CA, Moncton Skip: Terry Odishaw Third: Tommy Sullivan Second: Mark Dobson Lead: Kevin Keefe Alternate: Roger NasonBally Haly G&CC, St. John's Skip: Toby McDonald Third: Wayne Hamilton Second: Lloyd Powell Lead: Paul Withers Alternate: Wayne YoungPort Arthur CC, Thunder Bay Fourth: Rob Sinclair Skip: Bruce Melville Second: Dale Wiersema Lead: Larry Rathje Alternate: Ernie Surkan
Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island
Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Paul Flemming Third: Glen MacLeod Second: Andy Dauphinee Lead: Tom Fetterly Alternate: David NoftallSt. George's G&CC, Toronto Skip: Wayne Middaugh Third: Graeme McCarrel Second: Ian Tetley Lead: Scott Bailey Alternate: David CarruthersCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Garth Mitchell Third: Ken McGregor Second: Phillip McInnis Lead: Brad Chugg Alternate: Kevin Champion
QuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/Yukon
CC Saint-Lambert & Tracy, Saint-Lambert Skip: Guy Hemmings Third: Pierre Charette Second: Guy Thibaudeau Lead: Dale Ness Alternate: Dwayne FowlerHillcrest CC, Moose Jaw Skip: Rod Montgomery Third: Glen Despins Second: Dwayne Mihalicz Lead: Jeff Tait Alternate: Brian McCuskerYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Trevor Alexander Third: Klaus Schoenne Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Mark Whitehead Alternate: Scott Alexander

Map of teams

1998 Labatt Brier is located in Canada
Provincial Winners

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
ProvinceSkipWL
OntarioWayne Middaugh101
QuebecGuy Hemmings83
ManitobaDale Duguid74
SaskatchewanRod Montgomery74
British ColumbiaGreg McAulay74
Northern OntarioBruce Melville65
Nova ScotiaPaul Flemming56
AlbertaTom Reed56
NewfoundlandToby McDonald47
New BrunswickTerry Odishaw47
Prince Edward IslandGarth Mitchell29
Northwest Territories/YukonTrevor Alexander110

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A12345678910Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 🔨100000010X2
New Brunswick (Odishaw)002113001X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
British Columbia (McAulay)00201003006
Manitoba (Duguid) 🔨01020210017
Sheet C12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 🔨02000010XX3
Nova Scotia (Flemming)30101103XX9
Sheet D12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery)01010210005
Northern Ontario (Melville) 🔨00202001117

Draw 2

Sheet A12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 🔨00302000106
British Columbia (McAulay)01020111028
Sheet B12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh)3030040XXX10
Quebec (Hemmings) 🔨0202001XXX5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Alberta (Reed)11021010006
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 🔨00100202005
Sheet D12345678910Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 🔨103010102X8
Newfoundland (McDonald)010000010X2

Draw 3

Sheet B12345678910Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 🔨200100010X4
Alberta (Reed)001030203X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 🔨11100202018
Saskatchewan (Montgomery)00003020106

Draw 4

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 🔨001010113X7
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)010001000X2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 🔨101001001X4
Ontario (Middaugh)020200300X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 🔨30300012XX9
New Brunswick (Odishaw)03010000XX4
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Alberta (Reed) 🔨001000120206
Quebec (Hemmings)000220002017

Draw 5

Sheet A12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 🔨00003002005
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)00000020114
Sheet B12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 🔨00020302018
Nova Scotia (Flemming)00102020106
Sheet C12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 🔨2104010XXX8
Northern Ontario (Melville)0010001XXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 🔨000000XXXX0
Manitoba (Duguid)021221XXXX8

Draw 6

Sheet A12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 🔨31022002XX10
Nova Scotia (Flemming)00200010XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 🔨200020201X7
New Brunswick (Odishaw)001101020X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 🔨10002001127
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)00200010003
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 🔨102100100106
British Columbia (McAulay)010011003039

Draw 7

Sheet A1234567891011Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 🔨020000101116
Alberta (Reed)201000020005
Sheet B12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 🔨021001031X8
Quebec (Hemmings)200000200X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 🔨10103010107
Manitoba (Duguid)01010203018
Sheet D12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 🔨02011020017
Newfoundland (McDonald)10200101106

Draw 8

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 🔨010001XXXX2
Saskatchewan (Montgomery)101140XXXX7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Alberta (Reed) 🔨20020002006
Northern Ontario (Melville)01102020219
Sheet C12345678910Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 🔨03100204XX10
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)10011020XX5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 🔨020000201X5
Ontario (Middaugh)102101030X8

Draw 9

Sheet A12345678910Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 🔨01002010206
Quebec (Hemmings)10110102028
Sheet B12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 🔨021020220X9
New Brunswick (Odishaw)100103001X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Alberta (Reed) 🔨00110205XX9
Nova Scotia (Flemming)00001010XX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 🔨01010300308
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)001030210310

Draw 10

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 🔨020201011007
Alberta (Reed)001010300218
Sheet B12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 🔨01120010XX5
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)00001001XX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 🔨20200110107
Newfoundland (McDonald)01031002018
Sheet D1234567891011Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 🔨201100010016
Ontario (Middaugh)010011100105

Draw 11

Sheet A12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 🔨1305001XXX10
Manitoba (Duguid)0030020XXX5
Sheet B12345678910Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 🔨002001020X5
British Columbia (McAulay)020020301X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 🔨20101000XX4
Northern Ontario (Melville)00020341XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 🔨10010100XX3
Saskatchewan (Montgomery)02202003XX9

Draw 12

Sheet A12345678910Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 🔨321004XXXX10
Newfoundland (McDonald)000010XXXX1
Sheet B12345678910Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 🔨000102000X3
Northern Ontario (Melville)011010220X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 🔨200020111X7
British Columbia (McAulay)011101000X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 🔨202022011X10
New Brunswick (Odishaw)010300100X5

Draw 13

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 🔨011102020018
Alberta (Reed)000020300207
Sheet B12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 🔨00001010XX2
Ontario (Middaugh)20130101XX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 🔨00100100XX2
Quebec (Hemmings)01022021XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 🔨23030XXXXX8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)001010XXXX2

Draw 14

Sheet A12345678910Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 🔨100101010X4
Saskatchewan (Montgomery)021010204X10
Sheet B12345678910Final
Alberta (Reed) 🔨10100010104
Manitoba (Duguid)01001101037
Sheet C12345678910Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 🔨2002204XXX10
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)0010010XXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 🔨110030201X8
Nova Scotia (Flemming)002002010X5

Draw 15

Sheet A12345678910Final
Nova Scotia (Flemming) 🔨10100021027
Northern Ontario (Melville)02021000106
Sheet B12345678910Final
Newfoundland (McDonald) 🔨102001021X7
British Columbia (McAulay)010110100X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 🔨01202002XX7
Alberta (Reed)00010010XX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell) 🔨001101120X6
Saskatchewan (Montgomery)040030002X9

Draw 16

Sheet A12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Odishaw) 🔨10101000205
Manitoba (Duguid)02010021017
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 🔨0000020XXX2
Newfoundland (McDonald)1011103XXX7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 🔨01010000XX2
Ontario (Middaugh)10300002XX6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario (Melville) 🔨000102100X4
Quebec (Hemmings)200040000X6

Draw 17

Sheet A12345678910Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 🔨10020102006
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander)00101010205
Sheet B12345678910Final
British Columbia (McAulay) 🔨0310005XXX9
Prince Edward Island (Mitchell)0000110XXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Manitoba (Duguid) 🔨20010101005
Nova Scotia (Flemming)02002020118
Sheet D12345678910Final
Alberta (Reed) 🔨100012003X7
New Brunswick (Odishaw)002100100X4

Tiebreaker

Sheet C12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 🔨10010000013
British Columbia (McAulay)00100010002
Player percentages
SaskatchewanBritish Columbia
Jeff Tait94%Darin Fenton86%
Dwayne Mihalicz84%Bryan Miki75%
Glen Despins85%Brent Pierce79%
Rod Montgomery82%Greg McAulay73%
Total86%Total78%

Playoffs

Page playoffsSemifinalFinal
1Ontario101Ontario7
2Quebec42Quebec4
2Quebec7
3Manitoba5
3Manitoba6
4Saskatchewan3

3 vs. 4

Sheet B12345678910Final
Manitoba (Duguid)110001102X6
Saskatchewan (Montgomery) 🔨002000010X3
Player percentages
ManitobaSaskatchewan
Doug Armstrong86%Jeff Tait85%
Jim Spencer78%Dwayne Mihalicz78%
James Kirkness89%Glen Despins88%
Dale Duguid89%Rod Montgomery72%
Total85%Total81%

1 vs. 2

Sheet B12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 🔨10030402XX10
Quebec (Hemmings)02001010XX4
Player percentages
OntarioQuebec
Scott Bailey88%Dale Ness83%
Ian Tetley84%Guy Thibaudeau69%
Graeme McCarrel86%Pierre Charette91%
Wayne Middaugh91%Guy Hemmings72%
Total87%Total79%

Semifinal

Sheet C12345678910Final
Quebec (Hemmings) 🔨10000202027
Manitoba (Duguid)00200020105
Player percentages
QuebecManitoba
Dale Ness89%Doug Armstrong89%
Guy Thibaudeau73%Jim Spencer89%
Pierre Charette70%James Kirkness73%
Guy Hemmings88%Dale Duguid84%
Total80%Total83%

Final

Sheet C12345678910Final
Ontario (Middaugh) 🔨111010201X7
Quebec (Hemmings)000003010X4
Player percentages
OntarioQuebec
Scott Bailey90%Dale Ness83%
Ian Tetley70%Guy Thibaudeau78%
Graeme McCarrel94%Pierre Charette81%
Wayne Middaugh90%Guy Hemmings81%
Total86%Total80%

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Leads%
Leads % Manitoba Doug Armstrong 89 Nova Scotia Tom Fetterly 87 Saskatchewan Jeff Tait 86 Ontario Scott Bailey 85 British Columbia Darin Fenton 84Seconds % Ontario Ian Tetley 84 Manitoba Jim Spencer 84 Quebec Guy Thibaudeau 83 Alberta Larry Gardeski 83 British Columbia Bryan Miki 81Thirds % Ontario Graeme McCarrel 90 Quebec Pierre Charette 83 Saskatchewan Glen Despins 79 Manitoba James Kirkness 79 New Brunswick Tommy Sullivan 78Skips % Ontario Wayne Middaugh 84 Manitoba Dale Duguid 83 Quebec Guy Hemmings 79 Northern Ontario Bruce Melville 75 Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery 74
Manitoba Doug Armstrong89
Nova Scotia Tom Fetterly87
Saskatchewan Jeff Tait86
Ontario Scott Bailey85
British Columbia Darin Fenton84
Seconds%
Ontario Ian Tetley84
Manitoba Jim Spencer84
Quebec Guy Thibaudeau83
Alberta Larry Gardeski83
British Columbia Bryan Miki81
Thirds%
Ontario Graeme McCarrel90
Quebec Pierre Charette83
Saskatchewan Glen Despins79
Manitoba James Kirkness79
New Brunswick Tommy Sullivan78
Skips%
Ontario Wayne Middaugh84
Manitoba Dale Duguid83
Quebec Guy Hemmings79
Northern Ontario Bruce Melville75
Saskatchewan Rod Montgomery74

Team percentages

Round Robin only

ProvinceSkip%
OntarioWayne Middaugh86
ManitobaDale Duguid84
QuebecGuy Hemmings82
SaskatchewanRod Montgomery79
British ColumbiaGreg McAulay79
AlbertaTom Reed78
Northern OntarioBruce Melville77
Nova ScotiaPaul Flemming77
New BrunswickTerry Odishaw74
NewfoundlandToby McDonald71
Northwest Territories/YukonTrevor Alexander69
Prince Edward IslandGarth Mitchell68

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