Curling’s biggest event is coming to TD Place in March.
The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier is set for March 5-13 in The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa. It’ll be the first time the Canadian men’s curling championship has been played in the nation’s capital since 2001, when Alberta’s Randy Ferbey prevailed in the same building (known then as the Ottawa Civic Centre).
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“Ever since the building renovations started at TD Place, we’ve been wanting to put a major event there, and the Tim Hortons Brier will be a perfect showcase,” said Canadian Curling Association Chief Executive Officer Greg Stremlaw. “Ottawa has a great tradition of hosting major championships, including three Briers, and the curling fans in this city are extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We know it will be a great event.”
The 12-team round-robin competition will feature 11 provincial/territorial champions, along with the reigning champion Team Canada squad, Pat Simmons and his team from Calgary, who won the 2015 edition of the Tim Hortons Brier.
The winning team will represent Canada at the 2016 World Men’s Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland, in addition to qualifying for the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier as Team Canada.
“I am thrilled to have the Tim Hortons Brier return to Ottawa in 2016 at TD Place,” said Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson. “This is a perfect location to showcase our country’s best curling talent and as one of the premier sporting events in the country each year, it promises to have a major economic impact on our City.”
It will be the fourth time the Canadian men’s curling championship has been staged in Ottawa. In 1979, Manitoba’s Barry Fry prevailed. The 1993 Brier was captured by B.C.’s Rick Folk, while Ferbey’s triumph in 2001 started his amazing run of winning four Canadian men’s titles in five years.
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