An early key shot came from the left hand of third Reece Hamm. However, the Nfld-Labradon provincial mens was canceled. On the noon draw, Corey Chambers (Ft Garry) Brett Walter (AMCC), Riley Smith (AMCC), and William Lyburn (Granite) were first game winners. Sean Grassie (Deer Lodge), a former Manitoba finalist, won 7-4 over Justin Richter (Beausejour) and Jordon McDonald (Der Lodge) beat Graham Freeman (Virden) 7-5. The 2022 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 9 to 13 at the Selkirk Curling Club in Selkirk. Exact dates will be announced at a later time but the event is expected to be played in the traditional mid . With McDonald holding the hammer, Marnoch had half buried his own stone fully in the 8-ft circle behind one of his own stones. when we were given this opportunity. The first four teams into the 8-team payoff round will be identified on the 8:30AM Friday draw. All spectators are expected to be fully vaccinated and to follow all health protocols requested by the Selkirk Curling Club, including the wearing of masks. Dunstones status will also be determined February 9-13 when the Saskatchewan Tankard playoff occurs. The other four final-eight qualifiers will come from the B Side of the draw. Two more teams will be eliminated at 8:30AM, five at 4:00PM, and five at 7:45 Thursday, cutting the original 32 teams to 16 by the end of the second day of play. Muntain will also be hoping the McEwen foursomes practice schedules has been disrupted by last weeks coaching assignments at the national Scotties for both Reid Carruthers and Colin Hodgson. (CurlManitoba Release Friday Evening) PLAYOFF ROUND UNDERWAY IN VITERRA CHAMPIONSHIP: A pair of World Junior champion skips faced off Friday night in Selkirk in the opening game of the 2022 Viterra Championship Playoff Round. "Manitoba men's curling championships postponed", "Manitoba men's curling championship postponed, moved from arena to curling club", "2022 VITERRA CHAMPIONSHIP Selkirk Recreational Complex Selkirk, MB February 9-13, 2022 TEAM PERSONNEL", World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Manitoba Men's Provincial Curling Championships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Viterra_Championship&oldid=1138716724, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 05:46. Viterra Manitoba Championship - CurlingZone They have played five events and qualified in all five, with a win at Thistle and one other finalist finish to earn a Manitoba Curling Tour berth into the Viterra. Due to pandemic cancellation, Gauthier is still the reigning world junior champion. (Thursday, February 10: 3:30PM) DRAMATIC WINS FOR WIEBE & SMITH ON DRAW #6 IN SELKIRK: The noon draw at the 2022 Viterra Championship in Selkirk had four A side games so no eliminations but among the four a last shot victory and a dramatic extra end victory. The four-time Viterra Championship winner edged . He had reached the 8-team playoff round with an unbeaten run through the preliminary round and a first game win over Corey Chambers (Fort Garry). Currently they are certain wild card selections. (Check the complete draw at curlmanitoba.org). Team McEwen earns the opportunity to represent Manitoba at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge in March. Team McEwen handed the 26-year-old skip a dominant 8-3 loss to clinch a spot in next months Tim Hortons Brier. The match-ups are: #1 seed Mike McEwen (West St. Paul) vs Jacques Gauthier (Assiniboine Memorial)#2 seed Jason Gunnlaugson (Morris) vs Ryan Wiebe (Fort Rouge)#3 seed Colton Lott (Winnipeg Beach) vs Riley Smith (Assiniboine Memorial)#4 Braden Calvert (Assiniboine Memorial) vs Jordon McDonald (Deer Lodge. 32 teams qualify. The guys had my back all week. Next year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be hosted by the Carberry Curling Club while the Viterra Men's Championship will be hosted by the Selkirk Curling Club. It has rarely occurred that a world junior champion has held that title and next-level provincial title at the same time. We are excited by the opportunity to host the Viterra Championship for the second time, says Garry Dola, Chair of the Selkirk host committee. Carruthers was sent to the B-Side with a 7-5 loss to Brandons Steve Irwin, while Chambers was upset by fifth seed Braden Calvert 6-4. Status of Brad Jacobs (#4) and Glenn Howard (#5) is up in the air. Curl Manitoba cancels Scotties and Viterra Men's Provincials for 2021 The following season's championships will be hosted by the East St. Paul Curling Club (Scotties . The distribution of berths changes from year to year but is generally composed of the following: Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each year. In his return to Manitoba championship competition, Matt Dunstones Fort Rouge team, currently #2 on the CTRS ranking, has been awarded the top seed. This year, playing a reduced schedule of six events, the team has a #35 CTRS rank. [1] Contents Im going to relish wearing the colours again.. Timing for the 2021-22 season Manitoba Scotties faces the quadrennial scheduling challenge of working around the Olympics in February. In the now 20 year history of the Page Playoff at the championship, this was only the second time the 2-2 game winner won the title. Fortyteams representing 28 Manitoba communities and curling clubs entered regional Viterra Championship playoffs. The elimination side of the Playoff Round draw includes #3 seed Wiebe; #4 seed Corey Chambers (Fort Garry), who lost 7-2 to Dunstone; Justin Richter (Beausejour), who lost 9-3 to Calvert; and JT Ryan (Assiniboine Memorial), who lost 9-2 to Irwin. With all the stones in play but one when Dunstone threw his first rock, he was faced with a Carruthers stone so completely buried that he had to blow things up. The winning Reid Carruthers team represented Manitoba at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan . CurlManitoba has announced the host clubs for the two premier Manitoba curling championships for the next two curling seasons. Mackenzie Zacharias accomplished the feat with her Manitoba Scotties win in Carberry in December. It is a seventh Manitoba mens title for Carruthers who won three times at second for Jeff Stoughton, including a Brier and World title in 2011 followed by Manitoba wins in 2013 and 2014. #4 Seed:(Fort Garry) Corey Chambers, Daley Peters, Julien Leduc, Brendan Bilawka, and Michael Martin played a lesser, and mostly local schedule, compared with the three teams ranked above them, They still managed to earn a CTRS #24 ranking. Walter was a 7-6 victor over Jeff Stewart (Gladstone). Want to discuss? At the other end of the competition spectrum, four teams lost two games on opening day to be ousted from the double knockout event. The list of teams which have won in Selkirk is a Whos Who of Manitoba curling of the past three decades. Dunstones hit angled a centre line guard onto a Carruthers stone in the start of a five rock combination. 32 Teams from across the province will be. Carberry was one of the original seven clubs which formed the Manitoba Curling Association over 130 years ago, says CurlManitoba Past President Rob Van Kommer, who will chair the 2021-22 Scotties organizing committee. What the latest GDP data tells us. The 2023 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 8 to 12 at the Yellowstone Community Recreation Centre in Neepawa, Manitoba. Mike McEwen, B.J. The others, starting with Braden Calvert (#18) and Riley Smith (#19) have one chance of a trip to Brier they have to win in Selkirk. Tied 3-3 after eight ends with clubmate Brett Walter, former World Junior champion and #4 seed Braden Calvert (Assiniboine Memorial) scored a deuce on the ninth end but Walter forced an extra end with two of his own coming home. DUNSTONE TEAM NAMED TOP SEED FOR VITERRACHAMPIONSHIP, https://www.youtube.com/@CurlManitoba/playlists, VITERRA REGIONALS IDENTIFY 18 TEAMS TO COMPETE INNEEPAWA, Peterson, Marnoch Join McDonald in Winning Minnedosas ProvincialBerths, MCDONALD TEAM WINS FIRST VITERRA BERTH OF THESEASON, TEAM MCEWEN WINS 2022 VITERRACHAMPIONSHIP, LOTT ADVANCES TO VITERRA CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL; MCEWEN WIEBE SEMI-FINAL INSELKIRK, https://curlmanitoba.org/viterra-championship/, CLICK HERE to visit the new Manitoba Curling Museum & Hall of Fame. In addition, the four Manitoba Curling Tour (MCT) berth teams are skipped by Steve Irwin (Brandon), Riley Smith (Thistle), Steen Sigurdson (AMCC), and Corey Chambers (Fort Garry). CLICK HERE to visit the new Manitoba Curling Museum & Hall of Fame. Viterra 2020 Manitoba Provincial Men's Curling Championships Neepawa has hosted the Manitoba Mens Championship three times previously, in 2000, 2002 and 2013. Dunstones status will also be determined February 9-13 when the Saskatchewan Tankard playoff occurs. . Feb 8 - 12, 2023 . (CurlManitoba Release) PAST CHAMPIONS LEAD THE WAY ON DAY ONE OF THE VITERRA CHAMPIONSHIP: Among the 28 teams who began play Wednesday in the Viterra Championship in Selkirk, there are no fewer than 13 skips who have won at least one previous Manitoba championship. The Marnoch team has a second chance today. Tanner & Colton Lott, Kyle Doering and Emerson Klimpke, still listed as Team Pat Simmons, are at #13. Currently they are certain wild card selections. Status of Brad Jacobs (#4) and Glenn Howard (#5) is up in the air. The 8:30AM A Side game losers drop into the B qualifier games at 4:00PM. A very few Manitoba teams have a chance to move up the CTRS list to earn a shot at one of the three available wildcard entries in the Brier. Jason Gunnlaugsons team is currently ranked #5 so they currently hold the third wild card position. Neepawa - Host of the Viterra 2023 Manitoba Men's Provincial Curling Championship ONLINE Ticket Sales for day passes/evening will close at 5 p.m. the day prior. 2022 Viterra Championship - Curling In the fourth game, William Lyburn (Granite) never led in his game with Ryan Wiebe (Fort Rouge) until Team Lyburn stole a pair coming home to win 7-6. They are: Assiniboine Memorial: Braden CalvertAssiniboine Memorial: Jacques GauthierAssiniboine Memorial: JT RyanAssiniboine Memorial: Riley SmithAssiniboine Memorial: Brett WalterBaldur: Grant ShewfeltBeausejour: Justin RichterBurntwood: Sam AntilaCarberry: Kelly MarnochCarman: Dean NorthDeer Lodge: Sean GrassieDeer Lodge: Jordon McDonaldFort Garry: Corey ChambersFort Rouge: Mark LukowichFort Rouge: Evan MartinFort Rouge: Ryan WiebeGladstone: Jeff StewartGranite: William LyburnGranite: Richard MuntainLaSalle: Randy NeufeldMorden: Ryan ThomsonMorris: Jason GunnlaugsonPembina: Daniel BirchardPembina: Jack HykawayPilot Mound: Kyle McCannellVirden: Graham FreemanWest St. Paul: Mike McEwenWinnipeg Beach: Colton Lott. On the late draw Saturday, the new champions had beaten Brandons Steve Irwin. 2022 Viterra Championship - Wikipedia Theyll meet in the Friday 8:30AM draw. 2023 Viterra Championship - Wikipedia Like Howard in Ontario, Dunstone in Saskatchewan, and McEwen in Manitoba, if they dont win they need a high finish to be in the wildcard conversation. The event only had 28 teams instead of the regular 32, as the last four qualifying spots could not be filled due to event cancellations due to the pandemic. Neepawas Viterra Championship host committee was a winner before the second berth game began today in Minnedosa. When the Scotties starts this week Krista McCarvilles team has been selected as the Northern Ontario rep the parallel mens decision would be to select Team Jacobs and remove them from the wildcard discussion. Entering the championship as the #1 seed and favourite to win, Team McEwen had lost the Page 1-1 Playoff game Saturday evening to Colton Lott and his Winnipeg Beach team. Hard to say if thats a good thing or not ice conditions will dictate whether there is an advantage to playing a lesser team in the opening round as a chance to acclimatize! While Carberry will be hosting the Scotties for the first time, Selkirk will actually be hosting the mens championship for the sixth time. Hell be joined by Reid Carruthers (third), Derek Samagalski (second) and Colin Hodgson (lead). In 1999, in Portage, all games in the event were played in that communitys arena. The 2016 Viterra Championship, Manitoba 's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 10 to 14 at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk. Two curlers are now only one appearance behind as Reid Carruthers and Mike McEwen now share second place with 11 appearances. Change). If not re-scheduled, it would seem to open the door for them to come home from the Olympics and play the Brier as either the appointed NL rep or as a wildcard team. CurlManitoba Announces 2022 & 2023 Scotties and Viterra Venues The afternoon final against Team Lott opened in the Winnipeg Beach teams favour with a two on the first end. When you put on the Manitoba colours, theres just a little bit more sense of responsibility. Team Carruthers trailed Steve Irwin (Brandon) 7-1 after four ends but fought back to win 10-8 on Saturday morning to move on to the final stage, the 4-team Page Playoff. Suppressing all that for so long, win or lose, I think there needed to be a mental release there at the end. At the time of cancellation, 28 teams had qualified for the Viterra Championship. After blanks on the fourth and fifth ends, Team McEwen scored a three on the sixth end to lead 6-3 enroute to an 8-3, eight end victory. The eight teams who go on the ice for the 12:15 draw will have to win two in a row to qualify. John Epping is currently #9. However, the standing rule is that it is highest ranking CTRS teams after provincial playdowns and Team Gushue opted out. Gauthier has taken the first step along the difficult road to matching the accomplishment. If not re-scheduled, it would seem to open the door for them to come home from the Olympics and play the Brier as either the appointed NL rep or as a wildcard team. John Epping is currently #9. 680 CJOB welcomes the Viterra 2020 Manitoba Provincial Men's Curling Championships to the the Eric Coy Arena at 535 Oakdale Drive February 5th - 9th. Neepawa - Host of the Viterra 2023 Manitoba Men's Provincial Curling Please read our Commenting Policy first. Following are the results of the first three draws on the first day of play in the 2022 Viterra Championship. There was a shuffle in the Manitoba curling record books, relating to championship finals appearances and records, when the Dunstone & Carruthers teams faced off in Neepawa. The winning Mike McEwen represented Manitoba at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. Selected by the competitors in the Viterra Championship, the award recognizes the competitor who best exemplifies on-ice ability, competitive spirit, love of the game, and respect for the traditions and spirit of curling. 8:30AM: Randy Neufeld (LaSalle) vs Grant Shewfelt (Baldur)8:30AM: Jack Hykaway (Pembina) vs Ryan Wiebe (Fort Rouge)8:30AM: JT Ryan (Assiniboine Memorial) vs Evan Martin (Fort Rouge)8:30AM: Dean North (Carman) vs Daniel Birchard (Pembina), 12:15PM: Riley Smith (Assiniboine Memorial) vs Ryan Thomson (Morden)12:15PM: Jeff Stewart (Gladstone) vs Brett Walter (Assiniboine Memorial) 12:15PM: William Lyburn (Granite) vs Kelly Marnoch (Carberry)12:15PM: Mark Lukowich (Fort Rouge) vs Corey Chambers (Fort Garry), 4:00PM: Jordon McDonald (Deer Lodge) vs Graham Freeman (Virden)4:00PM: Sam Antila (Burntwood) vs Richard Muntain (Granite)4:00PM: Kyle McCannell (Pilot Mound) vs Jacques Gauthier (Assiniboine Memorial) 4:00PM: Sean Grassie (Deer Lodge) vs Justin Richter (Beausejour), 8:15PM: #2 Jason Gunnlaugson (Morris) vs Winner (Shewfelt-Neufeld)8:15PM: #3 Tanner Lott (Winnipeg Beach) vs Winner (North-Birchard)8:15PM: #4 Braden Calvert (Assiniboine Memorial) vs Winner (Stewart-Walter), THURSDAY:8:30AM: #1 Mike McEwen (West St. Paul) vs Winner (Antila-Muntain).