The 2004 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship was held from March 6 to 14, 2004 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A total of 238,129 attended the event.

Team Nova Scotia, who was skipped by Mark Dacey defeated Team Alberta skipped by Randy Ferbey in dramatic fashion in the championship game and preventing the Ferbey rink for capturing their fourth consecutive Brier title. Nova Scotia's title was their third and to date most recent Brier Tankard title and first title since 1951.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

Map of teams

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1

Saturday, March 6, 1:00 pm

Draw 2

Saturday, March 6, 6:00 pm

Draw 3

Sunday, March 7, 9:00 am

Draw 4

Sunday, March 7, 1:30 pm

Draw 5

Sunday, March 7, 6:30 pm

Draw 6

Monday, March 8, 9:00 am

Draw 7

Monday, March 8, 1:30 pm

Draw 8

Monday, March 8, 6:30 pm

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 9, 9:00 am

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 9, 1:30 pm

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 10, 9:00 am

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 10, 1:30 pm

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 pm

Draw 15

Thursday, March 11, 9:00 am

Draw 16

Thursday, March 11, 1:30 pm

Draw 17

Thursday, March 11, 6:30 pm

Tiebreaker

Friday, March 12, 9:00 am

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 12, 1:30 pm

3 vs. 4

Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm

Semifinal

Saturday, March 13, 1:00 pm

Final

The final was played and televised on the CBC across Canada. Ferbey led 8–4 after the 7th end but Dacey's team put themselves back into the game with a big 3 point 8th end. Forcing Alberta to take a single in the 9th, Dacey was 2 down coming home but had last rock advantage. A couple of errors by Ferbey's team and some good shot making, gave Nova Scotia 3 points in the 10th end and the championship.

Sunday, March 14, 6:00 pm

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round Robin only

Perfect Games

Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown

Awards

All-Star teams

The All-Star Teams were as follows:

First Team

Second Team

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award

The Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award is presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.

Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award

The Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media.

Qualifying

Alberta

@ Hinton

1. Randy Ferbey

2. Kurt Balderston

3. Kevin Martin

4. John Morris

5. Rob Armitage

British Columbia

@ Nanaimo

1. Jay Peachey

2. Scott Decap

3. Brian Miki

4. Wes Craig

Manitoba

@ Brandon

1. Brent Scales

2. Jeff Stoughton

3. Murray Woodward

4. Dave Boehmer

New Brunswick

@ Fredericton

1. Russ Howard

2. Terry Odishaw

3. Mike Flannery

4. Mike Kennedy

Northern Ontario

@ Sault Ste. Marie

1. Rob Gordon

2. Jeff Currie

3. Denis Malette

4. Al Harnden

Ontario

@ Owen Sound

1. Mike Harris

2. Glenn Howard

3. Phil Daniel

4. Peter Corner

Nova Scotia

@ Kentville

1. Mark Dacey

Newfoundland and Labrador

@ Goose Bay

1. Brad Gushue

2. Mark Noseworthy

3. Keith Ryan

4. John Boland

Prince Edward Island

@ Summerside

1. Mike Gaudet

2. John Likely

3. Peter MacDonald

4. Andrew Robinson

Saskatchewan

@ Moose Jaw

1. Bruce Korte

2. Brad Heidt

3. Doug Harcourt

4. Joel Jordison

Yukon/Northwest Territories

@ Whitehorse

1. Brian Wasnea

2. Peter O'Driscoll

3. Chad Cowan

4. Paul Delorey

Notes

References

External links

• Semifinal on YouTube

• Final on YouTube