Jamie Brannen
Jamie Brannen (born September 2, 1975 in Windsor, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Upper Kingsclear, New Brunswick. He currently plays lead for Team James Grattan. Career. Brannen won his first New Brunswick Tankard in 2016 as lead for Mike Kennedy with teammates Scott Jones and Marc LeCocq where they went a perfect 8–0. At the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa, the team finished in tenth place with a 3–8 record. The next season the team defended their provincial title and finished 1–10 at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier. The following season, Kennedy and LeCocq left  the team and Jones moved up to skip with Brian King and Robert Daley joining the team at second and lead respectively. The team finished 3–4 at the 2018 Papa John's Pizza Tankard, failing to qualify for the playoffs. The team lost the semifinal the following season at the 2019 NB Tankard to James Grattan. He was the alternate for Terry Odishaw and Team New Brunswick at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier and the team finished with a 3–4 record. Brannen left the Jones team and joined Grattan for the 2019–20 season. On the tour, they picked up a  win at the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic and played in the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2, finishing 1–3. Later that season, the team won the 2020 New Brunswick Tankard and represented New Brunswick at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario. After starting 1–2, they upset higher seeds Ontario's John Epping and British Columbia's Steve Laycock to sit in a good spot going into their final two games. Unfortunately, they would lose both of those games, finishing the round robin at 3–4, missing the playoffs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick, the 2021 provincial championship  was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Grattan was invited to represent New Brunswick at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, which they accepted. One member of Team Grattan, Paul Dobson, opted not to attend the event due to travel restrictions. He was replaced by Jonathan Beuk of Ontario. At the Brier, the Grattan rink had a strong start, defeating higher seeds Mike McEwen and Brad Jacobs to sit at 4–1 with three games left. They then, however, lost their last three games, just failing to qualify for the championship pool, like in 2020. Personal life. Brannen is married and  has two children. He is the executive director of Brannen Consulting.