1997 Ontario Nokia Cup
| 1997 Ontario Nokia Cup | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Guelph, Ontario |
| Arena | Guelph Memorial Gardens |
| Dates | February 4-9 |
| Winner | Team Werenich |
| Curling club | Churchill Curling Club, Churchill , Ontario |
| Skip | Ed Werenich |
| Third | John Kawaja |
| Second | Pat Perroud |
| Lead | Neil Harrison |
| Finalist | Wayne Middaugh |
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The 1997 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 4-9 at the Guelph Memorial Gardens in Guelph, Ontario.[1] The winning rink of Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Pat Perroud and Neil Harrison from the Churchill Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1997 Labatt Brier in Calgary, Alberta.[2] It was Werenich's 10th and final provincial title of his career, which included World Championships in 1983 and 1990.
Standings[edit]
Final standings[3]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tie-Breakers | |
| Skip[4] | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Middaugh | St. George | 8 | 1 |
| Ed Werenich | Churchill | 7 | 2 |
| Russ Howard | MacTier | 5 | 4 |
| Peter Steski | City View | 5 | 4 |
| Peter Corner | Brant | 4 | 5 |
| Mike Harris | Tam Heather | 4 | 5 |
| Rich Moffatt | Rideau | 4 | 5 |
| John Base | Oakville | 3 | 6 |
| Kevin Breivik | London | 3 | 6 |
| Bill Walsh | Rideau | 2 | 7 |
Scores[edit]
February 4[edit]
- Draw 1[5]
- Steski 9-7 Harris
- Base 9-8 Walsh
- Howard 9-4 Moffatt
- Middaugh 9-7 Corner
- Werenich 6-5 Breivik
- Draw 2[6]
- Werenich 8-6 Base
- Moffatt 8-2 Harris
- Corner 7-5 Steski
- Breivik 6-4 Walsh
- Middaugh 5-2 Howard
February 5[edit]
- Draw 3
- Walsh 8-4 Howard
- Breivik 7-4 Corner
- Middaugh 7-1 Harris
- Werenich 5-2 Moffatt
- Steski 7-6 Base
- Draw 4[7]
- Corner 5-4 Harris
- Base 8-6 Howard
- Werenich 8-5 Walsh
- Middaugh 5-2 Steski
- Breivik 6-4 Moffatt
February 6[edit]
- Draw 5
- Steski 8-4 Moffatt
- Werenich 11-10 Middaugh
- Base 6-5 Breivik
- Harris 8-7 Walsh
- Howard 7-5 Corner
- Draw 6
- Middaugh 11-5 Breivik
- Howard 8-7 Steski
- Walsh 9-0 Corner
- Moffatt 8-2 Base
- Harris 7-4 Werenich
February 7[edit]
- Draw 7[8]
- Corner 6-4 Base
- Harris 8-2 Breivik
- Middaugh 6-5 Moffatt
- Werenich 6-5 Howard
- Steski 9-6 Walsh
- Draw 8
- Moffatt 7-5 Walsh
- Corner 8-3 Werenich
- Howard 6-5 Harris
- Steski 7-4 Breivik
- Middaugh 9-7 Base
- Draw 9
- Howard 10-1 Breivik
- Middaugh 8-5 Walsh
- Werenich 9-4 Steski
- Harris 8-2 Base
- Moffatt 6-3 Corner
Tie Breaker[edit]
| Team | Final |
| Peter Steski | 5 |
| Russ Howard | 7 |
Playoffs[edit]
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wayne Middaugh | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Russ Howard | 4 | 3 | Ed Werenich | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Ed Werenich | 8 | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rivet, Christine (1997-02-10). "Cagey veteran Werenich wins 10th Brier trip". The Ottawa Citizen. p. B6.
- ^ Rauw, Murray (1997-02-10). "'Wrench' sweeps into Brier picture again". Calgary Herald. p. D1.
- ^ "Curling". The Ottawa Citizen. 1997-02-10. p. B7.
- ^ Rivet, Christine (1997-02-07). "Werenich holds off 'team of the future'". The Ottawa Citizen. p. D4.
- ^ "Curling". The Ottawa Citizen. 1997-02-05. p. B5.
- ^ "Curling". The Ottawa Citizen. 1997-02-06. p. D6.
- ^ "Curling". The Ottawa Citizen. 1997-02-07. p. D5.
- ^ "Curling". The Ottawa Citizen. 1997-02-09. p. B9.
- ^ "Curling". The Ottawa Citizen. 1997-02-09. p. B9.