2016 Tim Hortons Brier

2016 Tim Hortons Brier
2016 Tim Hortons Brier
Host cityOttawa, Ontario
ArenaTD Place Arena
DatesMarch 5 – March 13
Attendance115,047
Winner Alberta
Curling clubThe Glencoe Club, Calgary
SkipKevin Koe
ThirdMarc Kennedy
SecondBrent Laing
LeadBen Hebert
AlternateScott Pfeifer
CoachJohn Dunn
Finalist Newfoundland and Labrador (Brad Gushue)
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The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5–13, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario.

It is the fourth time the Brier has been held in Ottawa, and the fifth time the Brier has been held in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. It is the first time the Brier has been held in Ottawa since the 2001 Nokia Brier.

Alberta won the Brier 9–5 in the final against Newfoundland and Labrador, giving skip Kevin Koe his third Brier title.[1] With the win, the Koe rink represented Canada at the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship held from April 2–10, 2016 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. They also represented Team Canada at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and earned $225,000 for the victory.[2] The bronze medal game was won by Northern Ontario.

The total attendance for the event was 115,047, down from the 154,136 that went to the last Brier held in Ottawa. The attendance for the final was a sellout[2] of 8,419,[3] which was standing-room only in the 8,200 seat arena.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hec-Gervais was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Strong, Gregory (March 13, 2016). "Brier: Kevin Koe defeats Brad Gushue to win 3rd title". CBC. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 Tim Hortons Brier – Attendance Report". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Wiecek, Paul (March 10, 2016). "Brier attendance decent in Ottawa". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 5, 2020.