Curling competition at Calgary, Alberta
2015 Tim Hortons Brier |
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Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
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Arena | Scotiabank Saddledome |
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Dates | February 28 – March 8 |
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Attendance | 151,835 |
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Winner | Canada |
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Curling club | Glencoe CC, Calgary |
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Skip | Pat Simmons |
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Third | John Morris |
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Second | Carter Rycroft |
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Lead | Nolan Thiessen |
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Alternate | Tom Sallows |
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Coach | Earle Morris |
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Finalist | Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs) |
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The 2015 Tim Hortons Brier was held from February 28 to March 8 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1]
In the final, the team of Pat Simmons, John Morris, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen, representing "Team Canada" as defending Brier champions defeated the reigning Olympic gold medallist Brad Jacobs rink, representing Northern Ontario. Simmons had to make a draw to the button in an extra end to win the championship.[2] With the victory, the Simmons rink went on to represent Canada at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, where they won the bronze medal.
For the first time, the event was expanded to include an entry from Nunavut, which has previously not participated in the Brier. Another notable change was having separate entries for the Yukon and Northwest Territories, which had historically competed as a single entry.
Starting with the 2015 tournament, the top ten teams automatically qualified to the main tournament, which was a competition between twelve teams as in years past. An eleventh team was the defending champions from the previous Brier who played as Team Canada. The four remaining unqualified teams played in a pre-qualifying tournament to determine the twelfth team to play in the main tournament.[3]
It was the first time in the history of the Brier that a Team Canada partook, which essentially allowed the defending champions direct re-entry into the event.[4] The skip of the previous year's winning team, Kevin Koe, formed a new team in the off-season and was not part of Team Canada. Koe won the 2015 Boston Pizza Cup with his new team and represented Alberta at the 2015 Brier. Koe's former teammates recruited John Morris to skip the first ever edition of Team Canada at the Brier. Morris was the runner-up from the previous year.[5]
Similar changes were also implemented for the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, meaning that for the first time the Canadian men's and women's curling championships will be conducted using identical formats. Previous versions of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts differed from the Brier in that they included a Team Canada entry, but did not include a separate entry from Northern Ontario.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Canada | Alberta | British Columbia |
The Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Pat Simmons[a] Third: John Morris[a] Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Nolan Thiessen Alternate: Tom Sallows | The Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Kevin Koe Third: Marc Kennedy Second: Brent Laing Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Jamie King | Vernon CC, Vernon & Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Jim Cotter Third: Ryan Kuhn Second: Tyrel Griffith Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: Grant Olsen |
Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland and Labrador |
West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul Skip: Reid Carruthers Third: Braeden Moskowy Second: Derek Samagalski Lead: Colin Hodgson Alternate: Steve Gould | Thistle-St. Andrew's CC, Saint John Skip: Jeremy Mallais Third: Zach Eldridge Second: Chris Jeffrey Lead: Jared Bezanson Alternate: Jason Vaughan | Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker |
Northern Ontario | Nova Scotia | Ontario |
Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Ryan Fry Second: E. J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Eric Harnden | Mayflower CC, Halifax Fourth: Peter Burgess Skip: Glen MacLeod Second: Colten Steele Lead: Robbie McLean Alternate: Paul Flemming | Fenelon Falls CC, Fenelon Falls Skip: Mark Kean Third: Mathew Camm Second: David Mathers Lead: Scott Howard Alternate: Bryan Cochrane |
Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan |
Silver Fox C&YC, Summerside Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Adam Casey Third: Josh Barry Second: Anson Carmody Lead: Robbie Doherty Alternate: Robert Campbell | CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Philippe Ménard Alternate: Pierre Charette | Nutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Steve Laycock Third: Kirk Muyres Second: Colton Flasch Lead: Dallan Muyres Alternate: Gerry Adam |
Northwest Territories | Nunavut | Yukon |
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Jamie Koe Third: Mark Whitehead Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Robert Borden Alternate: Bill Merklinger | No team (declined invitation)[6] | Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Bob Smallwood Third: Wade Scoffin Second: Steve Fecteau Lead: Clint Ireland Alternate: Scott Odian |
CTRS ranking
The #1 ranked Mike McEwen rink lost in the Manitoba final.
Relegation playoff
Combined record of each province/territory from 2012 to 2014
Key |
| Team directly qualifies to play in the tournament |
| Team must play in a pre-tournament round-robin to qualify |
Nunavut declined to send a team while Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and the Yukon played a single round-robin at the Scotiabank Saddledome in order to determine which one of the three teams would qualify for the tournament. The teams with the two best records were to advance to the play-in game which was contested Saturday, February 28, concurrent with the opening draw of the Brier round-robin. However, each team finished the round robin tied with a 1-1 record which saw Nova Scotia eliminated based on pregame draws to the button.[7] Prince Edward Island then defeated the Yukon to advance to the main draw of the tournament.
Round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[8]
Draw 1
Thursday, February 26, 7:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Yukon (Smallwood) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 8 |
Prince Edward Island (Casey) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
Draw 2
Friday, February 27, 8:00 am
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Nova Scotia (MacLeod) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 |
Yukon (Smallwood) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Draw 3
Friday, February 27, 3:30 pm
Pre-qualifying final
Saturday, February 28, 1:30 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Yukon (Smallwood) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Prince Edward Island (Casey) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to 2016 Relegation Round |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[8]
Draw 1
Saturday, February 28, 1:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Quebec (Ménard) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Canada (Morris) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 2
Saturday, February 28, 6:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
Saskatchewan (Laycock) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
British Columbia (Cotter) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 3
Sunday, March 1, 8:30 am
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Kean) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Quebec (Ménard) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Draw 4
Sunday, March 1, 1:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
New Brunswick (Mallais) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Quebec (Ménard) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
Draw 5
Sunday, March 1, 6:30 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
New Brunswick (Mallais) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Kean) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
Draw 6
Monday, March 2, 1:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
New Brunswick (Mallais) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Canada (Morris) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Draw 7
Monday, March 2, 6:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Quebec (Ménard) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Laycock) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
Canada (Morris) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
Ontario (Kean) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 8
Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 am
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Laycock) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
New Brunswick (Mallais) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Kean) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
British Columbia (Cotter) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 |
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 3, 1:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Quebec (Ménard) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
British Columbia (Cotter) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Canada (Simmons) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Quebec (Ménard) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Saskatchewan (Laycock) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 11
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 am
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Canada (Simmons) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
British Columbia (Cotter) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Kean) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Canada (Simmons) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Quebec (Ménard) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ontario (Kean) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
New Brunswick (Mallais) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 8 |
British Columbia (Cotter) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Draw 14
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 am
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Quebec (Ménard) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
Canada (Simmons) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
Draw 15
Thursday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Ontario (Kean) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Saskatchewan (Laycock) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Draw 16
Thursday, March 5, 6:30 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Manitoba (Carruthers) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Canada (Simmons) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Ontario (Kean) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Saskatchewan (Laycock) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 17
Friday, March 6, 8:30 am
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Alberta (K. Koe) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
New Brunswick (Mallais) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 6, 6:30 pm
3 vs. 4
Saturday, March 7, 1:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Saskatchewan (Laycock) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Canada (Simmons) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Semifinal
Saturday, March 7, 6:00 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, March 8, 9:30 am
Final
The 2015 Brier final was the first Brier final to start with four blanks. This game came down to the final stone of the eleventh end, where Pat Simmons had a draw to the pin for the win.
Sunday, March 8, 5:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Canada (Simmons) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only
Perfect games
Awards
The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:[9]
- All-Star Teams[9]
First Team
Second Team
- Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award[9]
Jim Cotter, British Columbia skip
- Paul McLean Award[9]
- Jim Young, longtime camera man for TSN's curling broadcasts
- Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award
Pat Simmons, Team Canada skip
Provincial and territorial playdowns
Notes
- ^ a b Morris skipped the first five games, and Simmons skipped the remaining six games.
References
- ^ "Canadian curling's first Triple Crown headed to Alberta". Canadian Curling Association. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Johnson: Simmons right on the button for Brier champion Team Canada". Calgary Herald. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Equitable Opportunity to Access Championships F.A.Q." Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Brier to follow Scotties in awarding a Team Canada bye to champion". The Globe and Mail. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Team Canada men name John Morris skip for 2014-15 season". Canadian Curling Association. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "New Brier format has Nova Scotia winner under the gun". TheChronicleHerald. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Korobanik, John (2015-02-27). "P.E.I. to take on Yukon for final Tim Hortons Brier berth - Curling Canada – 2015 Tim Hortons Brier". Curling.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ a b "Draw Schedule at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier". Canadian Curling Association. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Award winners, all-stars announced at Tim Hortons Brier". Canadian Curling Association. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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