Viterra Championship
| Viterra Championship | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1925 |
| 2022 host city | Selkirk |
| 2022 arena | |
| 2022 champion | Mike McEwen |
| Current edition | |
 2022 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 Tim Hortons 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 | Skip | Winning Club | Host City | Host Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Howard Wood, Sr. | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1926 | Winnipeg | |||
| 1927 | Jim Congalton | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1928 | Gordon Hudson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1929 | Gordon Hudson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1930 | Howard Wood, Sr. | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1931 | Bob Gourley | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1932 | Jim Congalton | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1933 | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1934 | Leo Johnson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1935 | Winnipeg | |||
| 1936 | Ken Watson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1937 | Jimmy Welsh | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1938 | Ab Gowanlock | Glenboro Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
| 1939 | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1940 | Howard Wood, Sr. | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1941 | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1942 | Ken Watson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1943 | Ken Watson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1944 | Leo Johnson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1945 | Howard Wood, Sr. | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1946 | Leo Johnson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1947 | Jimmy Welsh | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
| 1948 | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1949 | Ken Watson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1950 | Elmwood Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre | |
| 1951 | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1952 | Billy Walsh | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1953 | Ab Gowanlock | Dauphin Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1954 | Jimmy Welsh | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
| 1955 | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1956 | Billy Walsh | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
| 1957 | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | |
| 1958 | Terry Braunstein | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1959 | Winnipeg | |||
| 1960 | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | |
| 1961 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | ||
| 1962 | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1963 | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1964 | Bruce Hudson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1965 | Terry Braunstein | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1966 | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Dauphin | ||
| 1967 | Bruce Hudson | Winnipeg | ||
| 1968 | Brandon | |||
| 1969 | Winnipeg | |||
| 1970 | Don Duguid | Granite Curling Club | Dauphin | |
| 1971 | Don Duguid | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1972 | Orest Meleschuk | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Virden | |
| 1973 | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1974 | Winnipeg | |||
| 1975 | Rod Hunter | Granite Curling Club | Brandon | |
| 1976 | Heather Curling Club | Flin Flon | ||
| 1977 | Lac du Bonnet Curling Club | Winnipeg | ||
| 1978 | Brandon | |||
| 1979 | Barry Fry | Winnipeg | ||
| 1980 | Earle Morris | Winnipeg | ||
| 1981 | Kerry Burtnyk | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Brandon | |
| 1982 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[3] | ||
| 1983 | Valour Road Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[4] | |
| 1984 | Mike Riley | Pembina Curling Club | Virden | Virden Arena[5] |
| 1985 | Wildewood Curling Club | Dauphin | Dauphin Arena[6] | |
| 1986 | Mike Riley | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[7] | |
| 1987 | Brandon Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[8] | |
| 1988 | Kerry Burtnyk | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Morden | Morden Recreation Complex[9] |
| 1989 | Orest Meleschuk | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[10] | |
| 1990 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[11] | ||
| 1991 | Jeff Stoughton | Brandon | Keystone Centre[12] | |
| 1992 | Vic Peters | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena[13] |
| 1993 | Vic Peters | Granite Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Arena[14] |
| 1994 | St. Vital Curling Club | Thompson | C. A. Nesbitt Arena[15] | |
| 1995 | Kerry Burtnyk | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
| 1996 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre |
| 1997 | Vic Peters | Granite Curling Club | Morden | Morden Rec Centre[16] |
| 1998 | Granite Curling Club | Virden | Virden Rec Centre[17] | |
| 1999 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Portage la Prairie | Portage Centennial Arena |
| 2000 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Neepawa | Yellowhead Arena |
| 2001 | Kerry Burtnyk | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Complex |
| 2002 | Neepawa | |||
| 2003 | Granite Curling Club | Portage la Prairie | Portage Centennial Arena | |
| 2004 | Brandon | Keystone Centre | ||
| 2005 | Randy Dutiaume | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Centre | |
| 2006 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Steinbach | T.G. Smith Centre |
| 2007 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Dauphin | Credit Union Place |
| 2008 | Kerry Burtnyk | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre |
| 2009 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Centre |
| 2010 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Steinbach | T.G. Smith Centre |
| 2011 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Beausejour | Sun Gro Centre |
| 2012 | Rob Fowler | Brandon Curling Club | Dauphin | Credit Union Place |
| 2013 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Neepawa | Yellowhead Centre |
| 2014 | Jeff Stoughton | Charleswood Curling Club | Winnipeg | MTS Iceplex |
| 2015 | Reid Carruthers | Brandon | Keystone Centre | |
| 2016 | Mike McEwen | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Complex |
| 2017 | Mike McEwen | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Portage la Prairie | Stride Place |
| 2018 | Reid Carruthers | Winkler | Winkler Centennial Arena | |
| 2019 | Mike McEwen | Virden | Tundra Oil and Gas Place | |
| 2020 | Jason Gunnlaugson | Winnipeg | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba. Team Jason Gunnlaugson represented Manitoba at Brier[18] | |||
| 2022 | Mike McEwen | Selkirk | ||
References[]
- ^ CurlManitoba Introduces New Men’s Championship Title Sponsor
- ^ "History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ "A party, but only for some". Winnipeg Sun. January 27, 1982. p. 23. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Gunnlaugson: Manitoba's finest". Winnipeg Sun. February 14, 1983. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "How they leave the hacks". Winnipeg Sun. February 8, 1984. p. 25. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Raindrops keep fallin..." Winnipeg Sun. February 8, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Kerry buried". Winnipeg Sun. February 10, 1986. p. 13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Kerry crunched". Winnipeg Sun. February 13, 1987. p. 79. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "DeBlonde knocked out of Tankard". Winnipeg Sun. February 5, 1988. p. 52. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Riley toughs out a berth". Winnipeg Sun. January 29, 1989. p. 35. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Farmers foursome ploughs past No. 1". Winnipeg Sun. February 11, 1990. p. 31. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Peters enters Tankard as the skip to watch". Winnipeg Sun. February 6, 1991. p. 37. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Stoughton, Peters to meet in final?". Winnipeg Sun. February 12, 1992. p. 37. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Turnstiles to tell the big story". Winnipeg Sun. February 10, 1993. p. 36. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Fall Guy KO's Duguid-ers". Winnipeg Sun. February 13, 1994. p. 52. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "He's Just the Guy Next Door". Winnipeg Sun. February 10, 1997. p. 38. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Duguid the Dean of Darkness". Winnipeg Sun. February 9, 1998. p. 48. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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Canadian men's provincial and territorial curling championships | |
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Categories:
- The Brier provincial tournaments
- Curling in Manitoba