2005 The National

2005 The National was held November 2–6, 2005, at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre[1] in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the first (men's) Grand Slam event of the 2005-06 curling season.

The National 2005
Host cityPort Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
ArenaPort Hawkesbury Civic Centre
DatesNovember 2–6, 2005
WinnerOntario Team Middaugh
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdPeter Corner
SecondPhil Loevenmark
LeadScott Bailey
FinalistSaskatchewan Pat Simmons

Ontario's Wayne Middaugh rink defeated Saskatchewan's Pat Simmons team. It was Middaugh's third outright victory in four tournaments up to that point in the season.[2] Middaugh's win gave him a career Grand Slam, and his team took home $28,000 for the win. Team Simmons took home $16,000, with semifinalists Randy Ferbey of Edmonton and Ontario's Glenn Howard winning $12,000 each.[3]

The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Sportsnet.[4]

Teams

The teams were as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Shawn AdamsPaul FlemmingCraig BurgessKelly MittelstadtNova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tom BrewsterGraeme Connal ?Neil MurdochScotland Scotland
Pete FensonShawn RojeskiJoe PoloJohn ShusterUnited States Bemidji, Minnesota
David NedohinRandy Ferbey (skip)Scott PfeiferMarcel RocqueAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Brad GushueMark NicholsMike AdamJamie KorabNewfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig SavillOntario Coldwater, Ontario
Peja LindholmTomas NordinMagnus SwartlingPeter NarupSweden Sweden
Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon BartlettAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Wayne MiddaughPeter CornerPhil LoevenmarkScott BaileyOntario Toronto
John MorrisKevin KoeMarc KennedyPaul MoffattAlberta Calgary
David MurdochCraig Wilson (?)Ewan MacDonaldEuan Byers (?) Scotland
Andreas SchwallerJan HauserMarkus EgglerSimon StrübinSwitzerland Baden, Switzerland
Pat SimmonsJeff SharpBen HebertSteve LaycockSaskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ralph StöckliClaudio PesciaPascal SieberMarco BattilanaSwitzerland Switzerland
Jeff StoughtonJon MeadGarry VandenbergheSteve GouldManitoba Winnipeg
Pal TrulsenLars VagbergFlemming DavangerBent Anund RamsfjellNorway Norway
Markku UusipaavalniemiWille MakelaKalle KiiskinenTeemu Salo Finland

Draw

The event was a triple knock out.

Playoffs

The scores for the playoffs were as follows.[6]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Alberta Ferbey 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Gushue 5
Alberta Ferbey 7
Saskatchewan Simmons 9
Saskatchewan Simmons 8
Alberta Martin 3
Saskatchewan Simmons 6
Ontario Middaugh 8
Ontario Howard 12
Norway Trulsen 9
Ontario Howard 6
Ontario Middaugh 9
Ontario Middaugh 8
Manitoba Stoughton 4

References
  1. "PORT HAWKESBURY CIVIC CENTRE :: Events :: Upcoming Events". Archived from the original on 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2005-10-17.
  2. Toronto Star, November 7, 2005, pg C7
  3. "Wayne Middaugh wins National to complete career Grand Slam". 7 November 2005.
  4. Ottawa Citizen, November 6, pg D7
  5. CurlingZone
  6. Toronto Star, November 7, pg D2
  • Results from the CurlingZone database
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