# 2006 Canada Cup of Curling

The 2006 Strauss Canada Cup of Curling was held January 31-February 5, 2006 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Kevin Martin rink won their second men's title and Cathy King won her first title on the women's side.

## Men's event
### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Jim Cotter | Kevin MacKenzie | Jeff Richard | Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna |
| Glen Despins | Dale Despins | Wayne Despins | Dean Hicke | Callie Curling Club, Regina |
| David Nedohin | Randy Ferbey (skip) | Scott Pfeifer | Marcel Rocque | Granite Curling Club, Edmonton |
| Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Russ Howard (skip) | Jamie Korab | St. John's Curling Club, St. John's |
| Brad Heidt | Joel Jordison | Brent Gedak | Mitch Heidt | Kerrobert Curling Club, Kerrobert |
| Glenn Howard | Richard Hart | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater |
| Mark Johnson | Bob Bucholz | Glen Kennedy | Bryan Blaylock | Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton |
| Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton |
| John Morris | Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary |
| Bob Ursel | T. J. Perepolkin | Kevin Folk | Brendan Willis | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna |
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs

### Preliminary round

| Group A | W | L |
| Glenn Howard | 4 | 1 |
| John Morris | 4 | 1 |
| Randy Ferbey | 3 | 2 |
| Glen Despins | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Heidt | 0 | 5 |
| Group B | W | L |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Ursel | 4 | 1 |
| Brad Gushue | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Johnson | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Cotter | 0 | 5 |

### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Howard | 5 | | | | A1 | Howard | 4 |
| B1 | Martin | 4 | | | | B1 | Martin | 5 |
| | | | B1 | Martin | 7 | | | |
| | | | A2 | Morris | 4 | | | |
| A2 | Morris | 8 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Ursel | 1 | | | | | | |

## Women's event
### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Jan Betker | Sherry Linton | Joan McCusker | Jolene McIvor | Callie Curling Club, Regina |
| Sandy Comeau | Stacey Leger | Allison Farrell | Carol Webb | Beaver Curling Club, Moncton |
| Janet Harvey | Jill Thurston | Cherie-Ann Loder | Carey Burgess | Fort Rouge Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Jennifer Jones | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Jill Officer | Georgina Wheatcroft | St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Cathy King | Lori Armistead | Raylene Rocque | Tracy Bush | Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton |
| Shannon Kleibrink | Amy Nixon | Glenys Bakker | Christine Keshen | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary |
| Heather Rankin | Deanna Doig | Samantha Preston | Nicole Jacques | Calgary Curling Club, Calgary |
| Kelly Scott | Jeanna Schraeder | Sasha Carter | Renee Simons | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna |
| Renée Sonnenberg | Nikki Smith | Twyla Bruce | Tina McDonald | Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith |
| Heather Strong | Shelley Nichols | Laura Strong | Susan O'Leary | St. John's Curling Club, St. John's |
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker

### Preliminary round

| Group A | W | L |
| Renee Sonnenberg | 4 | 1 |
| Sandy Comeau | 4 | 1 |
| Jan Betker | 3 | 2 |
| Janet Harvey | 1 | 4 |
| Shannon Kleibrink | 1 | 4 |
| Group B | W | L |
| Cathy King | 4 | 1 |
| Jennifer Jones | 3 | 2 |
| Kelly Scott | 3 | 2 |
| Heather Rankin | 1 | 4 |
| Heather Strong | 1 | 4 |

### Tie breaker

* Jones 7, Scott 5

### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Sonnenberg | 4 | | | | B1 | King | 10 |
| B1 | King | 10 | | | | B2 | Jones | 9 |
| | | | A1 | Sonnenberg | 4 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Jones | 7 | | | |
| A2 | Comeau | 8 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Jones | 10 | | | | | | |