2006 Masters of Curling (February)

The February 2006 Masters of Curling men's Grand Slam curling tournament was held February 23 to 26, 2006 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

The total purse for the event was $100,000. The tournament format was a triple knock out with an 8 team playoff.

Randy Ferbey and his team of David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer and Marcel Rocque of Edmonton defeated their same-city rivals Team Kevin Martin in the final to pick up the top prize of $30,000. It was Ferbey's first Slam win. Ferbey won the game 6–3. Martin blamed his team's loss as having too many of his rocks pick.[1] Ferbey defeated Glenn Howard 9–6 and Martin defeated Shawn Adams 8–5 in the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Ferbey beat Vic Peters 9–3 and Martin beat Wayne Middaugh 5–3.[2]

Sportsnet carried the semifinals and finals on television.[3]

The event was overshadowed by the final of curling event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, which was held on the same weekend,[4] and featured the hometown Brad Gushue rink. That, and a snow storm in St. John's, kept many would-be spectators at home.[5]

Teams

The teams were as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Shawn AdamsPaul FlemmingCraig BurgessKelly Mittelstadt Halifax, Nova Scotia
Martin FerlandDon WestphalPhilippe LemayMarco Berthelot Buckingham, Quebec
Mark DaceyBruce LohnesRob HarrisAndrew Gibson Halifax, Nova Scotia
David NedohinRandy Ferbey (skip)Scott PfeiferMarcel Rocque Edmonton, Alberta
Graham FreemanScott RamsayCory BarkleyDwayne Barkley Virden, Manitoba
Ryan FryMike McEwenRoss McFadyenCory Naharnie Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sean GeallMark OlsonChad HofmannRobert Hockley White Rock, British Columbia
Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill Coldwater, Ontario
Steve LaycockDarren MouldingMike JantzenChris Schille Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett Edmonton, Alberta
Wayne MiddaughPeter CornerPhil LoevenmarkScott Bailey Toronto, Ontario
John MorrisKevin KoeMarc KennedyPaul Moffatt Calgary, Alberta
Mark NoseworthyRick RowsellBrent HamiltonDavid Noftall St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Vic PetersDaley PetersChris NeufeldDenni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pat SimmonsJeff SharpChris HaichertBen Hebert Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jeff StoughtonJon MeadGarry VandenbergheSteve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba

Prize money
RankTeamPrize (CA$)
1 Randy Ferbey$30,000
2 Kevin Martin$18,000
3 Glenn Howard$12,000
3 Shawn Adams$12,000
5 Jeff Stoughton$7,000
5 John Morris$7,000
5 Wayne Middaugh$7,000
5 Vic Peters$7,000


Final

[2]

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Randy Ferbey 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 6
Kevin Martin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3

References
  1. "Ferbey beats Martin to win Masters of Curling". Red Deer Advocate. February 27, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. "2006 Masters Championship Finals - Ferbey vs. Martin". YouTube.
  3. "Simmons Starts Brier off tough". Regina Leader-Post. February 23, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. "Ferbey beats Martin to win Masters of Curling final". Edmonton Journal. February 27, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  5. "Curling crowd? No, it's a Gushue crowd". The Telegram. December 22, 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. "Masters of Curling -- Teams". CurlingZone.
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