Viterra Championship
Viterra Championship | |
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Established | 1925 |
2024 host city | Stonewall, Manitoba |
2024 arena | Veterans Memorial Sports Complex |
2024 champion | Team Carruthers |
Current edition | |
2024 Viterra Championship |
The Viterra Championship is the Manitoba men's provincial curling championship. The tournament is run by Curl Manitoba, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Manitoba at the Montana's Brier, the Canadian men's championship.[1]
The tournament was previously known as the Safeway Championship (2008–2015), Safeway Select (1995–2007); the Labatt Tankard (1980–1994); the British Consols (1937–1979) and the Macdonald Brier Trophy event winner at the MCA Bonspiel (1925-1936).
Qualification
32 teams qualify. The distribution of berths changes from year to year but is generally composed of the following:
- Winners of Regional Zone Playdowns
- Winners of a "Berth Bonspiel"
- Brandon Men's Bonspiel winner
- Defending champion
- Manitoba Curling Tour champion
- Top team(s) from the Manitoba Curling Tour Rankings
- Top Manitoba team(s) on the CTRS rankings
- Top teams from the Manitoba Curling Association Bonspiel
Winners
Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each year. Manitoba did not participate in the 1927 Brier.[2] Brier champions in bold.
Year | Team | Winning Club | Host City | Host Venue |
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1925 | Howard Wood, Sr., John Erzinger, Vic Wood, Lionel Wood | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1926 | George Sherwood, Charlie Edge, Lionel Tinling, Rod Vincent | St. John's Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1927 | Jim Congalton, Jack Campbell, Bill Noble, Bill Sharman | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1928 | Gordon Hudson, Sam Penwarden, Ron Singbush, Bill Grant | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1929 | Gordon Hudson, Don Rollo, Ron Singbush, Bill Grant | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1930 | Howard Wood, Sr., Jim Congalton, Vic Wood, Lionel Wood | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1931 | Bob Gourley, Ernie Pollard, Arnold Lockerbie, Ray Stewart | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1932 | Jim Congalton, Jack Campbell, Bill Noble, Harry Mawhinney | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1933 | John Douglas, Jimmy Welsh, Alex Welsh, Jock Reid | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1934 | Leo Johnson, Lorne Stewart, Lincoln Johnson, Marno Frederickson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1935 | Roy Pritchard, George Ellis, Arthur Boyce, Mark Teskey | Killarney Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1936 | Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Marvin Macintyre, Charles Kerr | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1937 | Jimmy Welsh, Fred Smith, Jock Reid, Harry Monk | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1938 | Ab Gowanlock, Bung Cartmell, Bill McKnight, Tom McKnight | Glenboro Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
1939 | Ross Kennedy, William MacDonald, Robert Hume, Clair Wells | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1940 | Howard Wood, Sr., Ernie Pollard, Howie Wood Jr., Roy Enman | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1941 | Al Wakefield, Doug Adams, Lionel Francis, Winston Anders | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1942 | Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Charles Scrymgeour, Jimmy Grant | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1943 | Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Lyle Dyker, Charles Scrymgeour | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1944 | Leo Johnson, Harry Weremy, Bob Noble, Jack Price | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1945 | Howard Wood, Sr., Al Derrett, Verne Handford, Lionel Wood | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1946 | Leo Johnson, Harry Weremy, Lincoln Johnson, Bill McKnight | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1947 | Jimmy Welsh, Alex Welsh, Jock Reid, Harry Monk | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
1948 | George Sangster, Bill Sangster, Bill Petrie (3 player team)[3] | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1949 | Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Lyle Dyker, Charles Read | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1950 | Bill McTavish, Norm Hume, Gord Lilyman, Ken Conn | Elmwood Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
1951 | Roy Forsyth, Lorne Stewart, Allister McDiarmid, Arthur Meers | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1952 | Billy Walsh, Al Langlois, Andy McWilliams, John Watson | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1953 | Ab Gowanlock, Jim Williams, Art Pollon, Russ Jackman | Dauphin Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1954 | Jimmy Welsh, Alex Welsh, Jock Reid, Harry Monk | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
1955 | Roy Forsyth, Donald Lord, Frank Muirhead, Dave Reid | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1956 | Billy Walsh, Al Langlois, Cy White, Andy McWilliams | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
1957 | Howard Wood, Jr., Bill Sharpe, Don Duguid, Lorne Duguid | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
1958 | Terry Braunstein, Ron Braunstein, Ray Turnbull, Jack Van Hellemond | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1959 | Richard Bird, Ed Tipping Jr., Gunnar Neilson, Bill Evans | Elmwood Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1960 | Mac Scales, George Laudrum, John McCorrister, Lloyd Goodman | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
1961 | John-David Lyon, Leroy Herman, Leo Kelsch, Bill Zaporzan | West Kildonan Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
1962 | Norm Houck, Jim Ursel, Morley Handford, Ross Murdoch | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1963 | Hersh Lerner, Cole Staniloff, Bob Lemecha, Al Dudar | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1964 | Bruce Hudson, Harvey Mazinke, Ken Little, Harry Martel | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1965 | Terry Braunstein, Don Duguid, Ron Braunstein, Ray Turnbull | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1966 | Hersh Lerner, Bob Lemecha, Al Dudar, Bob Dudar | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Dauphin | |
1967 | Bruce Hudson, Dick Wright, Ken Little, Harry Martel | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1968 | Burke Parker, Lloyd Yerama, Roy Berry, Jack Yuill | Dauphin Curling Club | Brandon | |
1969 | Bob Robinson, Al Shinfield, Len Easton, Doug Strange | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1970 | Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood | Granite Curling Club | Dauphin | |
1971 | Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1972 | Orest Meleschuk, Dave Romano, John Hanesiak, Pat Hailley | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Virden | |
1973 | Danny Fink, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, John Hunter | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1974 | Don Barr, Danny Hyrich, Jack Fraser, Jim Thornborough | Glenboro Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1975 | Rod Hunter, Mike Riley, Doug Holmes, Bryan Wood | Granite Curling Club | Brandon | |
1976 | Clare DeBlonde, Garry DeBlonde, Don Finkbeiner, Doug Finkbeiner | Heather Curling Club | Flin Flon | |
1977 | John Usackis, Dave Romano, Ed Thomson, Bob Collez | Lac du Bonnet Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
1978 | Doug Harrison, Jim Sampson, Rick Hoffman, Bryan Wood | Heather Curling Club | Brandon | |
1979 | Barry Fry, Bill Carey, Gord Sparkes, Bryan Wood | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[4] |
1980 | Earle Morris, Clare DeBlonde, Garry DeBlonde, Winston Warren | CFB Winnipeg Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[5] |
1981 | Kerry Burtnyk, Mark Olson, Jim Spencer, Ron Kammerlock | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre[6] |
1982 | Mel Logan, Doug Armour, Lloyd Lang, Al Granger | Souris Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[7] |
1983 | Lloyd Gunnlaugson, Bob Davidson, Gord Paterson, Harold Johannesson | Valour Road Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[8] |
1984 | Mike Riley, Brian Toews, John Helston, Russ Wookey | Pembina Curling Club | Virden | Virden Arena[9] |
1985 | John Bubbs, Dave Iverson, Cliff Lenz, Dan Hildebrand | Wildewood Curling Club | Dauphin | Dauphin Arena[10] |
1986 | Mike Riley, Brian Toews, Russ Wookey, Terry Henry | Pembina Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[11] |
1987 | Brian Fowler, Keith Kyle, Dale Wallace, Gary Poole | Brandon Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[12] |
1988 | Kerry Burtnyk, Jim Spencer, Ron Kammerlock, Don Harvey | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Morden | Morden Recreation Complex[13] |
1989 | Orest Meleschuk, John Usackis, John Hyrich, Sean Meleschuk | Lac du Bonnet Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[14] |
1990 | Duane Edwards, Kelly McMechan, Don Williams, Jack Edwards | Deloraine Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[15] |
1991 | Jeff Stoughton, Dave Iverson, Ken Tresoor, Garry Van Den Berghe | Wildewood Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre[16] |
1992 | Vic Peters, Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Don Rudd | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[17] |
1993 | Vic Peters, Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Don Rudd | Granite Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Arena[18] |
1994 | Dave Smith, Peter Nicholls, Scott Grant, Charlie Salina | St. Vital Curling Club | Thompson | C. A. Nesbitt Arena[19] |
1995 | Kerry Burtnyk, Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin, Keith Fenton | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
1996 | Jeff Stoughton, Ken Tresoor, Garry Van Den Berghe, Steve Gould | Charleswood Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre |
1997 | Vic Peters, Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Scott Grant | Granite Curling Club | Morden | Morden Rec Centre[20] |
1998 | Dale Duguid, James Kirkness, Jim Spencer, Doug Armstrong | Granite Curling Club | Virden | Virden Rec Centre[21] |
1999 | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Van Den Berghe, Doug Armstrong | Charleswood Curling Club | Portage la Prairie | Portage Centennial Arena |
2000 | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Van Den Berghe, Doug Armstrong | Charleswood Curling Club | Neepawa | Yellowhead Arena |
2001 | Kerry Burtnyk, Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin, Keith Fenton | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Complex |
2002 | Mark Lukowich, Chris Suchy, Dave Elias, Shane Kilgallen | Valour Road Curling Club | Neepawa | Yellowhead Arena |
2003 | John Bubbs, Bob Jenion, Bob Scales, Dan Kelsch | Granite Curling Club | Portage la Prairie | Portage Centennial Arena |
2004 | Brent Scales, Gord Hardy, Grant Spicer, Todd Trevellyan | Swan River Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre |
2005 | Randy Dutiaume, Dave Elias, Greg Melnichuk, Shane Kilgallen | Valour Road Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Centre |
2006 | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Van Den Berghe, Steve Gould | Charleswood Curling Club | Steinbach | T.G. Smith Centre |
2007 | Jeff Stoughton, Ryan Fry, Rob Fowler, Steve Gould | Charleswood Curling Club | Dauphin | Credit Union Place |
2008 | Kerry Burtnyk, Dan Kammerlock, Richard Daneault, Garth Smith | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre |
2009 | Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Park, Rob Fowler, Steve Gould | Charleswood Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Centre |
2010 | Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Park, Rob Fowler, Steve Gould | Charleswood Curling Club | Steinbach | T.G. Smith Centre |
2011 | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould | Charleswood Curling Club | Beausejour | Sun Gro Centre |
2012 | Rob Fowler, Allan Lyburn, Richard Daneault, Derek Samagalski | Brandon Curling Club | Dauphin | Credit Union Place |
2013 | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols | Charleswood Curling Club | Neepawa | Yellowhead Centre |
2014 | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols | Charleswood Curling Club | Winnipeg | MTS Iceplex |
2015 | Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre |
2016 | Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Complex |
2017 | Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Portage la Prairie | Stride Place |
2018 | Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul Curling Club | Winkler | Winkler Centennial Arena |
2019 | Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul Curling Club | Virden | Tundra Oil and Gas Place |
2020 | Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Adam Casey, Connor Njegovan | Morris Curling Club | Winnipeg | Eric Coy Arena |
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba. Jason Gunnlaugson, Adam Casey, Matt Wozniak and Connor Njegovan represented Manitoba at Brier[22] | |||
2022 | Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Curling Club |
2023 | Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Neepawa | Yellowhead Community Recreation Centre |
2024 | Brad Jacobs, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Connor Njegovan | Granite Curling Club | Stonewall | Veterans Memorial Sports Complex |
Other Manitoba teams at the Brier
Beginning in 2015, the defending Brier champion automatically earned a berth for the following years' national championship as "Team Canada". A team from Manitoba has yet to play as "Team Canada" at the Brier. A Wildcard entry was added in 2018, which was expanded to three entries in 2021. Two of these entries became prequalifying entries in 2024.
Brier | Team name | Team | Club |
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2018 | Wildcard | Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld | Fort Rouge |
2018 | —[a] | Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan | Granite |
2020 | Wild Card | Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul |
2021 | Wild Card #1 | Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul |
2022 | Wild Card #3 | Jason Gunnlaugson, Adam Casey, Matt Wozniak, Connor Njegovan | Morris |
2023 | Wild Card #2 | Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Connor Njegovan, Rob Gordon | Morris |
2024 | Manitoba–Dunstone | Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden | Fort Rouge |
Notes
- ^ Lost Wildcard Game
References
- ^ CurlManitoba Introduces New Men’s Championship Title Sponsor
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Championships
MCA Bonspiel (Macdonald Brier Trophy event) |
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British Consols |
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Labatt Tankard |
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Safeway Select |
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Viterra Championships |