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unusual facts about the Brier



Darrell McKee

Korte and McKee played in their first Brier together in 2000, after winning the provincial championship, along with team mates Roger Korte and Rory Golanowski.

Paul Gowsell

After juniors, Gowsell was very successful on the cash 'spiel circuit, but played in just one Brier.


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2013 Tim Hortons Brier

Brock Virtue of Saskatchewan and Andrew Bilesky of British Columbia made their first appearances at the Brier, while veterans James Grattan of New Brunswick, Eddie MacKenzie of Prince Edward Island, and Paul Flemming of Nova Scotia made repeat appearances at the Brier.

Eugene Hritzuk

At the 1988 Labatt Brier, he finished the Brier with an 8-3 record, and lost to Alberta's Pat Ryan in the final.

Paul Gowsell

When he was in his early 20s, Gowsell took his Alberta championship team to an 8-3 record at the 1980 Labatt Brier, and lost to Al Hackner's Northern Ontario team in the semi-final.

Rudy Ramcharan

Ramcharan joined the team in 1996, and became the first visible minority to win the Brier, being of West Indies descent.