The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The final, while close, failed to live up to expectations, and was widely considered boring, and was full of mistakes due to ice problems.
Skip: Kevin Martin Third: John Morris Second: Marc Kennedy Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Adam Enright Fourth: Jim Cotter Skip: Bob Ursel Second: Kevin Folk Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: Tom Buchy Skip: Kerry Burtnyk Third: Dan Kammerlock Second: Richard Daneault Lead: Garth Smith Alternate: Reid Carruthers Skip: James Grattan Third: Mike Kennedy Second: Jason Vaughan Lead: Peter Case Alternate: Andy McCann Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Chris Schille Lead: Dave Noftall Alternate: Glenn Goss Skip: Eric Harnden Third: E. J. Harnden Second: Ryan Harnden Lead: Caleb Flaxey Alternate: Brad Jacobs Skip: Brian Rafuse Third: Curt Palmer Second: Alan Darragh Lead: Dave Slauenwhite Alternate: Glenn Josephson Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Steve Bice Skip: Peter Gallant Third: Kevin Champion Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: John Desrosiers Alternate: Mark Butler Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: Martin Crête Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Jean Gagnon Alternate: Philippe Ménard Skip: Pat Simmons Third: Jeff Sharp Second: Gerry Adam Lead: Steve Laycock Alternate: Warren Jackson Skip: Chad Cowan Third: Wade Scoffin Second: James Buyck Lead: Clint Ireland Alternate: Doug Gee Final round-robin standings All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Playoffs February 13–17, Capital Winter Club, Fredericton [1] Tie breakers Semifinal Final Defending champion Paul Dobson did not qualify/participate February 5–10, Carol Curling Club, Labrador City Tiebreaker Semifinal Final February 4–9, Englehart & Area Community Complex, Englehart Group A Group B Tie breakers Playoffs February 6–10, Wolfville Curling Club, Wolfville Triple knock-out format.
Playoffs The 2008 TSC Stores Tankard, February 4–10, Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Waterloo Tie breakers Page Playoffs Semifinal Final February 5–10, Crapaud Community Curling Club, Crapaud Tiebreaker Playoffs February 5–12, Colisée de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières Group A Group B Defending champion Pierre Charette is playing third for Hemmings.