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
Winner Team Middaugh
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdPeter Corner
SecondPhil Loevenmark
LeadScott Bailey
Finalist Pat Simmons
« 2004 (Nov)

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 Mittelstadt Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tom BrewsterGraeme Connal?Neil Murdoch Scotland
Pete FensonShawn RojeskiJoe PoloJohn Shuster Bemidji, Minnesota
David NedohinRandy Ferbey (skip)Scott PfeiferMarcel Rocque Edmonton, Alberta
Brad GushueMark NicholsMike AdamJamie Korab St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill Coldwater, Ontario
Peja LindholmTomas NordinMagnus SwartlingPeter Narup Sweden
Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett Edmonton, Alberta
Wayne MiddaughPeter CornerPhil LoevenmarkScott Bailey Toronto
John MorrisKevin KoeMarc KennedyPaul Moffatt Calgary
David MurdochCraig Wilson (?)Ewan MacDonaldEuan Byers (?) Scotland
Andreas SchwallerJan HauserMarkus EgglerSimon Strübin Baden, Switzerland
Pat SimmonsJeff SharpBen HebertSteve Laycock Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ralph StöckliClaudio PesciaPascal SieberMarco Battilana Switzerland
Jeff StoughtonJon MeadGarry VandenbergheSteve Gould Winnipeg
Pal TrulsenLars VagbergFlemming DavangerBent Anund Ramsfjell 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
         
Ferbey 9
Gushue 5
Ferbey 7
Simmons 9
Simmons 8
Martin 3
Simmons 6
Middaugh 8
Howard 12
Trulsen 9
Howard 6
Middaugh 9
Middaugh 8
Stoughton 4
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2005-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Toronto Star, November 7, 2005, pg C7
  3. https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/wayne-middaugh-wins-national-to-complete-career-grand-slam/
  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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