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]
| Viterra Championship | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1925 |
| 2020 host city | Winnipeg |
| 2020 arena | Eric Coy Arena |
| 2020 champion | Jason Gunnlaugson |
| Current edition | |
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 | George Sherwood | St. John's Curling Club | 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 | John Douglas | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1934 | Leo Johnson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1935 | Roy Pritchard | Killarney Curling Club | 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 | Ross Kennedy | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1940 | Howard Wood, Sr. | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1941 | Al Wakefield | 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 | George Sangster | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1949 | Ken Watson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1950 | Bill McTavish | Elmwood Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Amphitheatre |
| 1951 | Roy Forsyth | 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 | Roy Forsyth | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1956 | Billy Walsh | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
| 1957 | Howard Wood, Jr. | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
| 1958 | Terry Braunstein | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1959 | Richard Bird | Elmwood Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1960 | Mac Scales | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
| 1961 | John-David Lyon | West Kildonan Curling Club | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
| 1962 | Norm Houck | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1963 | Hersh Lerner | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1964 | Bruce Hudson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1965 | Terry Braunstein | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1966 | Hersh Lerner | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Dauphin | |
| 1967 | Bruce Hudson | Strathcona Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1968 | Burke Parker | Dauphin Curling Club | Brandon | |
| 1969 | Bob Robinson | Maple Leaf Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1970 | Don Duguid | Granite Curling Club | Dauphin | |
| 1971 | Don Duguid | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1972 | Orest Meleschuk | Fort Rouge Curling Club | Virden | |
| 1973 | Danny Fink | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1974 | Don Barr | Glenboro Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1975 | Rod Hunter | Granite Curling Club | Brandon | |
| 1976 | Clare deBlonde | Heather Curling Club | Flin Flon | |
| 1977 | John Usackis | Lac du Bonnet Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1978 | Doug Harrison | Heather Curling Club | Brandon | |
| 1979 | Barry Fry | Deer Lodge Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1980 | Earle Morris | CFB Winnipeg Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1981 | Kerry Burtnyk | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Brandon | |
| 1982 | Mel Logan | Souris Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1983 | Lloyd Gunnlaugson | Valour Road Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1984 | Mike Riley | Pembina Curling Club | Virden | |
| 1985 | John Bubbs | Wildewood Curling Club | Dauphin | |
| 1986 | Mike Riley | Pembina Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1987 | Brian Fowler | Brandon Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1988 | Kerry Burtnyk | Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club | Morden | |
| 1989 | Orest Meleschuk | Lac du Bonnet Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1990 | Duane Edwards | Deloraine Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1991 | Jeff Stoughton | Wildewood Curling Club | Brandon | |
| 1992 | Vic Peters | Granite Curling Club | Winnipeg | |
| 1993 | Vic Peters | Granite Curling Club | Selkirk | |
| 1994 | Dave Smith | St. Vital Curling Club | Thompson | |
| 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 | |
| 1998 | Dale Duguid | Granite Curling Club | Virden | |
| 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 | Mark Lukowich | Valour Road Curling Club | Neepawa | Yellowhead Arena |
| 2003 | John Bubbs | Granite Curling Club | Portage la Prairie | Portage Centennial Arena |
| 2004 | Brent Scales | Swan River Curling Club | Brandon | Keystone Centre |
| 2005 | Randy Dutiaume | Valour Road Curling Club | 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 | West St. Paul Curling Club | 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 | West St. Paul Curling Club | Winkler | Winkler Centennial Arena |
| 2019 | Mike McEwen | West St. Paul Curling Club | Virden | Tundra Oil and Gas Place |
| 2020 | Jason Gunnlaugson | Morris Curling Club | Winnipeg | Eric Coy Arena |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba. Team Jason Gunnlaugson to represent Manitoba at Brier[3] | |||
References
- CurlManitoba Introduces New Men’s Championship Title Sponsor
- "History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- "Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier". CBC. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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