The 2003 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 1 to 9 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.
The event was the second and final Brier to be boycotted by many of the top teams in the country, such as Kevin Martin, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Jeff Stoughton, who were protesting a lack of prize money. The boycott ended in September.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:
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!bgcolor="#0099ff" width="225"|British Columbia
!bgcolor="#ffff99" width="225"|Manitoba
!bgcolor="#ffff33" width="225"|New Brunswick
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|align=left|Avonair CC, Edmonton <br>
Fourth: David Nedohin <br>
Skip: Randy Ferbey <br>
Second: Scott Pfeifer <br>
Lead: Marcel Rocque <br>
Alternate: Dan Holowaychuk
|align=left|Kelowna CC, Kelowna <br>
Skip: Pat Ryan <br>
Third: Bob Ursel <br>
Second: Deane Horning <br>
Lead: Kevin MacKenzie <br>
Alternate: Rob Koffski
|align=left|Granite CC, Winnipeg <br>
Skip: John Bubbs <br>
Third: Bob Jenion <br>
Second: Bob Scales <br>
Lead: Dan Kelsch <br>
Alternate: Ron Westcott
|align=left|Beaver CC, Moncton <br>
Skip: Russ Howard <br>
Third: James Grattan <br>
Second: Marc LeCocq <br>
Lead: Grant Odishaw <br>
Alternate: Kevin Boyle
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!bgcolor="#ff5577" width="200"|Newfoundland and Labrador
!bgcolor="#00CC66" width="200"|Northern Ontario
!bgcolor="#cc99ee" width="200"|Nova Scotia
!bgcolor="#ff7777" width="200"|Ontario
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|align=left|St. John's CC, St. John's <br>
Skip: Brad Gushue <br>
Third: Mark Nichols <br>
Second: Jamie Korab <br>
Lead: Mark Ward <br>
Alternate: Mike Adam
|align=left|Fort William CC, Thunder Bay <br>
Skip: Scott Henderson <br>
Third: Art Lappalainen <br>
Second: Mike Desilets <br>
Lead: Tim Lindsay <br>
Alternate: Rick Lang
|align=left|Mayflower CC, Halifax <br>
Skip: Mark Dacey <br>
Third: Bruce Lohnes <br>
Second: Rob Harris <br>
Lead: Andrew Gibson <br>
Alternate: Steve Gibson
|align=left|RCMP CC, Ottawa <br>
Skip: Bryan Cochrane <br>
Third: Bill Gamble <br>
Second: Ian MacAulay <br>
Lead: John Steski <br>
Alternate: Douglas Johnston
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!bgcolor="#009900" width="200"|Prince Edward Island
!bgcolor="#00ffff" width="200"|Quebec
!bgcolor="#33cc00" width="200"|Saskatchewan
!bgcolor="#cccccc" width="200"|Yukon/Northwest Territories
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|align=left|Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown <br>
Skip: Robert Campbell <br>
Third: Kevin Champion <br>
Second: Philip Gorveatt <br>
Lead: Mike Dillon <br>
Alternate: David Campbell
|align=left|St. Lambert CC, Saint-Lambert <br>
Skip: Guy Hemmings <br>
Third: Don Westphal <br>
Second: Jean-Michel Ménard <br>
Lead: Dale Ness <br>
Alternate: André Lafleur
|align=left|Humboldt CC, Humboldt <br>
Skip: Doug Harcourt <br>
Third: Kevin Kalthoff <br>
Second: Greg Harcourt <br>
Lead: Brian Wempe <br>
Alternate: Dean Kleiter
|align=left|Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse
Skip: Chad Cowan <br>
Third: Doug Bryant <br>
Second: James Buyck <br>
Lead: Ross Milward <br>
Alternate: Bernie Adilman
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Map of teams
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings
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|+ First Team
! Position !! Name !! Team
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| Skip || David Nedohin (Fourth) ||
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| Third || Randy Ferbey (Skip) ||
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| Second || Scott Pfeifer ||
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| Lead || Marcel Rocque ||
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|+ Second Team
! Position !! Name !! Team
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| Skip || Russ Howard ||
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| Third || James Grattan ||
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| Second || Marc LeCocq ||
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| Lead || Brian Wempe ||
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Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award
The Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award is presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.