Brad Gushue (St. Johns, NL) won
7-6 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, CAN) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 4 - 12, 2017 in St. Johns, Newfoundland / Labrador.
Gushue finished 9-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) 8-6, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Gushue responded with a
6-4 win over
Mike Kennedy (Fredericton, NB). Gushue won
10-5 against
Adam Casey (Regina, SK). Gushue went on to lose
8-4 against
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT). Gushue responded with a
7-5 win over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). Gushue won
5-4 against
John Morris (Vernon, BC), then won
7-3 against
Jean-Michel Menard (Levis, QC) and
8-7 against
Glenn Howard (Toronto, ON). Gushue won
7-6 against
Koe, then won
6-3 against
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tim Hortons Brier Championship title, Gushue earned
83.558 world rankings points. For week 30 of the event schedule, Gushue did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Gushue ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
