2008 Canada Cup of Curling
# 2008 Canada Cup of Curling

The 2008 Strauss Canada Cup was held February 27 to March 2 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The men's champion was Kevin Koe and the women's champion was Stefanie Lawton.

## Men's

### Teams

* Glenn Howard (2007 Tim Hortons Brier winner)
* Randy Ferbey (2007 Canada Cup of Curling winner)
* Kevin Martin (2007 Players' Championships winner)
* Kevin Koe (JSI Qualifier)
* Mike McEwen (JSI Qualifier)
* Russ Howard (JSI Qualifier) (dropped out)
* Kerry Burtnyk (JSI Qualifier)
* Jeff Stoughton (4th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
* Pat Simmons (7th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
* Brad Gushue (8th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
* Reid Carruthers (invited as replacement), with Charley Thomas as replacement skip

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Dan Kammerlock | Richard Daneault | Garth Smith | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| David Nedohin | Randy Ferbey (skip) | Scott Pfeifer | Marcel Rocque | Granite Curling Club, Edmonton |
| Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Chris Schille | David Noftall | Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club St. John's |
| Glenn Howard | Richard Hart | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater |
| Blake MacDonald | Kevin Koe (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Park | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton |
| Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Pat Simmons | Jeff Sharp | Gerry Adam | Steve Laycock | Davidson Curling Club, Davidson |
| Jeff Stoughton | Ryan Fry | Rob Fowler | Steve Gould | Charleswood Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Charley Thomas | Jason Gunnlaugson | Justin Richter | Tyler Forrest | Beausejour Curling Club, Beausejour |

### Standings

Key :

* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker

**Group A**

| Team | W | L |
| - | - | - |
| Koe | 4 | 1 |
| Simmons | 2 | 3 |
| Martin | 2 | 3 |
| Stoughton | 2 | 3 |
| McEwen | 2 | 3 |

**Group B**

| Team | W | L |
| - | - | - |
| Gushue | 4 | 1 |
| Howard | 4 | 1 |
| Ferbey | 3 | 2 |
| Burtnyk | 1 | 4 |
| Carruthers | 1 | 4 |

### Tie-breakers

* Tie-Breaker #1: Martin 8-7 Stoughton
* Tie-Breaker #1: Simmons 8-6 McEwen
* Tie-Breaker #2: Martin 10-2 Simmons

### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | Koe | 7 | | | | A1 | Koe | 6 |
| B1 | Gushue | 5 | | | | A2 | Martin | 5 |
| | | | B1 | Gushue | 2 | | | |
| | | | A2 | Martin | 8 | | | |
| A2 | Martin | 7 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Howard | 6 | | | | | | |

## Women's

### Teams

* Kelly Scott (2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts winner)
* Jennifer Jones (2007 Canada Cup of Curling and Player's Championships winner)
* Cheryl Bernard (Diversified Qualifier)
* Sherry Middaugh (Diversified Qualifier) (dropped out)
* Stefanie Lawton (Diversified Qualifier)
* Janet Harvey (Diversified Qualifier)
* Shannon Kleibrink (1st, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
* Cathy King (7th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
* Sherry Anderson (8th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007)
* Michelle Englot (9th, CCA rankings as of Dec. 18, 2007) (dropped out)
* Kristie Moore (invited as replacement)
* Heather Rankin (invited as replacement)

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sherry Anderson | Kim Hodson | Heather Walsh | Donna Gignac | CN Curling Club, Saskatoon |
| Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | Calgary Curling Club & Calgary Winter Club, Calgary |
| Janet Harvey | Cherie-Ann Loder | Kristin Loder | Carey Kirby | Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Jennifer Jones | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Jill Officer | Dawn Askin | St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Cathy King | Lori Olson | Raylene Rocque | Tracy Bush | Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton |
| Shannon Kleibrink | Amy Nixon | Bronwen Saunders | Chelsey Bell | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary |
| Stefanie Lawton | Marliese Kasner | Sherri Singler | Lana Vey | CN Curling Club, Saskatoon |
| Heather Nedohin | Kristie Moore (skip) | Beth Iskiw | Pam Appelman | Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton |
| Heather Rankin | Deanna Doig | Heather Moulding | Kyla MacLachlan | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary |
| Kelly Scott | Jeanna Schraeder* | Sasha Carter | Renee Simons | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna |

*Karla Sparks temporarily replaced Schraeder and played lead, with Carter and Simons moving up their positions.

### Standings

Key :

* Teams to Playoffs

**Group A**

| Team | W | L |
| - | - | - |
| Bernard | 5 | 0 |
| Jones | 4 | 1 |
| Anderson | 3 | 2 |
| King | 1 | 4 |
| Harvey | 0 | 5 |

**Group B**

| Team | W | L |
| - | - | - |
| Lawton | 4 | 1 |
| Scott | 4 | 1 |
| Kleibrink | 3 | 2 |
| Moore | 1 | 4 |
| Rankin | 0 | 5 |

### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | Bernard | 6 | | | | B1 | Lawton | 7 |
| B1 | Lawton | 7 | | | | B2 | Scott | 4 |
| | | | A1 | Bernard | 6 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Scott | 10 | | | |
| A2 | Jones | 9 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Scott | 10 | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

The Four qualifying positions in both the men's and women's events were held December 12–16, 2007. The men's qualifier was held at the Ottawa Curling Club and Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa while the women's qualifier was held at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton.

### John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier (Men)

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russ Howard | 8 | | | | |
| Joel Jordison | 6 | | | | |
| Joel Jordison | 6 | Russ Howard | 8 | | |
| | | Mike McEwen | 9 | | |
| Mike McEwen | 8 | Mike McEwen | 9 | | |
| Nick Rizzo | 0 | | | | |
| Nick Rizzo | 0 | | | Mike McEwen | 3 |
| | | | | Kevin Koe | 5 |
| Kerry Burtnyk | 11 | | | | | Kevin Koe | 5 |
| Jamie King | 5 | | | | |
| Jamie King | 5 | Kerry Burtnyk | 5 | | |
| | | Kevin Koe | 6 | | |
| Kevin Koe | 7 | Kevin Koe | 6 | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | | |

Teams:

* Shawn Adams
* Chad Allen
* Kerry Burtnyk
* Ted Butler
* Reid Carruthers
* Peter Corner
* Robert Desjardins
* Martin Ferland
* Dwayne Fowler
* Joe Frans
* Francois Gagné
* Sean Geall
* James Grattan
* Brad Gushue
* Brad Heidt
* Guy Hemmings
* Dean Horning
* Russ Howard
* Dean Joanisse
* Mark Johnson
* Joel Jordison
* Shawn Joyce
* Mark Kehoe
* Jamie King
* James Krikness
* Kevin Koe
* Cary Luner
* Allan Lyburn
* Brent MacDonald
* Heath McCormick
* Jeff McCrady
* Mike McEwen
* Jean-Michel Ménard
* John Morris (already qualified as part of team Kevin Martin)
* Darren Moulding
* Shane Park
* Dan Petryk
* Tim Phillips
* Howard Rajala
* Serge Reid
* Greg Richardson
* Nick Rizzo
* Pat Simmons
* Don Spriggs
* Jeff Stoughton
* Jim Sullivan

### Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier (Women)

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stefanie Lawton | 9 | | | | |
| Michelle Englot | 2 | | | | |
| Michelle Englot | 2 | Stefanie Lawton | 6 | | |
| | | Cheryl Bernard | 7 | | |
| Cheryl Bernard | 7 | Cheryl Bernard | 7 | | |
| Heather Strong | 3 | | | | |
| Heather Strong | 3 | | | Cheryl Bernard | 5 |
| | | | | Sherry Middaugh | 3 |
| Sherry Middaugh | 8 | | | | | Sherry Middaugh | 3 |
| Krista McCarville | 6 | | | | |
| Krista McCarville | 6 | Sherry Middaugh | 6 | | |
| | | Janet Harvey | 5 | | |
| Janet Harvey | 9 | Janet Harvey | 5 | | |
| Deb Santos | 5 | | | | |

Teams:

* Sherry Anderson
* Jerri-Pat Armstrong
* Ève Bélisle
* Cheryl Bernard
* Chelsea Carey
* Joanne Delanoy
* Chantelle Eberle
* Michelle Englot
* Kerry Galusha
* Suzanne Gaudet
* Alison Goring
* Jenn Hanna
* Meredith Harrison
* Janet Harvey
* Amber Holland
* Rachel Homan
* Kristy Jenion
* Lisa Johnson
* Colleen Jones
* Andrea Kelly
* Cathy King
* Shannon Kleibrink
* Patti Knezevic
* Stefanie Lawton
* Carrie Lindner
* Allison MacInnes
* Colleen Madonia
* Chana Martineau
* Krista McCarville
* Jolene McIvor
* Sherry Middaugh
* Kristie Moore
* Karen Porritt
* Karen Powell
* Heather Rankin
* Kristen Recksiedler
* Julie Reddick
* Darcy Robertson
* Deb Santos
* Renée Sonnenberg
* Barb Spencer
* Keliegh Strath
* Shauna Streich
* Heather Strong
* Crystal Webster
* Faye White
