Viterra Championship

{{Short description|Manitoba men's provincial curling championship}}

{{Infobox curling event|2024|2025

| Name = Viterra Championship

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| Established = 1925

| Current host city = Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

| Current arena = Stride Place

| Current champion = Team Carruthers

| Current = 2025 Viterra Championship

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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.[http://www.curlmanitoba.org/editorial;story,1745;CurlManitoba-Introduces-New-Men-s-Championship-Title-Sponsor#.VhWfISsYE1g CurlManitoba Introduces New Men’s Championship Title Sponsor]

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.{{Cite web |url=https://cdn.metricmarketing.ca/www.curlmanitoba.org/files/2015_events/Provincial_Pride_-_Sean_Grassie.pdf |title=History |access-date=2015-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204210721/https://cdn.metricmarketing.ca/www.curlmanitoba.org/files/2015_events/Provincial_Pride_-_Sean_Grassie.pdf |archive-date=2015-02-04 |url-status=dead }} Brier champions in bold.

Year ! Team ! Winning Club ! Host City ! Host Venue
class="wikitable sortable"
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){{cite news\|title=Manitoba History By Sangster Rink\|date=February 21, 1948\|page=8\|newspaper=Edmonton Journal\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal/140823918/\|access-date=February 12, 2024}}	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{{cite news\|title=—\|date=February 10, 1979\|page=50\|newspaper=Montreal Gazette\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/140194007/\|access-date=February 3, 2024}}
1980	Earle Morris, Clare DeBlonde, Garry DeBlonde, Winston Warren	CFB Winnipeg Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=Manitoba Field Complete\|date=February 2, 1980\|page=34\|newspaper=Regina Leader-Post\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leader-post/140193542/\|access-date=February 3, 2024}}
1981	Kerry Burtnyk, Mark Olson, Jim Spencer, Ron Kammerlock	Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club	Brandon	Keystone Centre{{cite news\|title=Tankard Play Beginning Today\|date=February 11, 1981\|page=30\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/140193286/\|access-date=February 3, 2024}}
1982	Mel Logan, Doug Armour, Lloyd Lang, Al Granger	Souris Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=A party, but only for some\|date=January 27, 1982\|page=23\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94732236/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1983	Lloyd Gunnlaugson, Bob Davidson, Gord Paterson, Harold Johannesson	Valour Road Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=Gunnlaugson: Manitoba's finest\|date=February 14, 1983\|page=21\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94731941/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1984	Mike Riley, Brian Toews, John Helston, Russ Wookey	Pembina Curling Club	Virden	Virden Arena{{cite news\|title=How they leave the hacks\|date=February 8, 1984\|page=25\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94731769/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1985	John Bubbs, Dave Iverson, Cliff Lenz, Dan Hildebrand	Wildewood Curling Club	Dauphin	Dauphin Arena{{cite news\|title=Raindrops keep fallin...\|date=February 8, 1985\|page=32\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94731242/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1986	Mike Riley, Brian Toews, Russ Wookey, Terry Henry	Pembina Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=Kerry buried\|date=February 10, 1986\|page=13\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94729277/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1987	Brian Fowler, Keith Kyle, Dale Wallace, Gary Poole	Brandon Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=Kerry crunched\|date=February 13, 1987\|page=79\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94729188/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1988	Kerry Burtnyk, Jim Spencer, Ron Kammerlock, Don Harvey	Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club	Morden	Morden Recreation Complex{{cite news\|title=DeBlonde knocked out of Tankard\|date=February 5, 1988\|page=52\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94729025/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1989	Orest Meleschuk, John Usackis, John Hyrich, Sean Meleschuk	Lac du Bonnet Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=Riley toughs out a berth\|date=January 29, 1989\|page=35\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94728846/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1990	Duane Edwards, Kelly McMechan, Don Williams, Jack Edwards	Deloraine Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=Farmers foursome ploughs past No. 1\|date=February 11, 1990\|page=31\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94728548/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1991	Jeff Stoughton, Dave Iverson, Ken Tresoor, Garry Van Den Berghe	Wildewood Curling Club	Brandon	Keystone Centre{{cite news\|title=Peters enters Tankard as the skip to watch\|date=February 6, 1991\|page=37\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94728287/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1992	Vic Peters, Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Don Rudd	Granite Curling Club	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena{{cite news\|title=Stoughton, Peters to meet in final?\|date=February 12, 1992\|page=37\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94728156/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1993	Vic Peters, Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Don Rudd	Granite Curling Club	Selkirk	Selkirk Arena{{cite news\|title=Turnstiles to tell the big story\|date=February 10, 1993\|page=36\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94727985/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1994	Dave Smith, Peter Nicholls, Scott Grant, Charlie Salina	St. Vital Curling Club	Thompson	C. A. Nesbitt Arena{{cite news\|title=Fall Guy KO's Duguid-ers\|date=February 13, 1994\|page=52\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94727662/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
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{{cite news\|title=He's Just the Guy Next Door\|date=February 10, 1997\|page=38\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94727369/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
1998	Dale Duguid, James Kirkness, Jim Spencer, Doug Armstrong	Granite Curling Club	Virden	Virden Rec Centre{{cite news\|title=Duguid the Dean of Darkness\|date=February 9, 1998\|page=48\|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94727122/the-winnipeg-sun/\|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
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 \|colspan="4"\| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba. Jason Gunnlaugson, Adam Casey, Matt Wozniak and Connor Njegovan represented Manitoba at Brier{{cite news\|title=Ontario, Manitoba cancel playdowns for Scotties, Brier\|date=December 21, 2020\|publisher=CBC\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/ontario-picks-homan-epping-for-curling-championships-after-playdowns-cancelled-1.5849975\|access-date=December 21, 2020}}
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
2025	Reid Carruthers, B.J. Neufeld, Catlin Schneider, Connor Njegovan	Granite Curling Club	Portage la Prairie	Stride Place

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.

scope="col"\| Brier ! scope="col"\| Team name ! scope="col"\| Team ! scope="col"\| Club
class="wikitable"
{{Brier\|2018}}	Wildcard	Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld	Fort Rouge
2018	—{{efn\|Lost Wildcard Game}}	Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan	Granite
{{Brier\|2020}}	Wild Card	Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson	West St. Paul
{{Brier\|2021}}	Wild Card #1	Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson	West St. Paul
{{Brier\|2022}}	Wild Card #3	Jason Gunnlaugson, Adam Casey, Matt Wozniak, Connor Njegovan	Morris
{{Brier\|2023}}	Wild Card #2	Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Connor Njegovan, Rob Gordon	Morris
{{Brier\|2024}}	Manitoba–Dunstone	Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden	Fort Rouge
{{Brier\|2025}}	Manitoba–Dunstone	Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Fort Rouge

Notes

References

Category:The Brier provincial tournaments

Category:Curling competitions in Manitoba

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