The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 slate of inductees. The announcement was made today at the new Manitoba Curling Museum location at 4000 Grant Avenue (upstairs – Charleswood Curling Club).
Joining the elite group of curlers, builders and teams who are already enshrined in Manitoba’s Curling Hall of Fame are five teams plus two multi-time Manitoba champions in the individual Curler category.
The formal induction will take place at the annual Induction and Fund-Raising Dinner on Saturday May 2, 2026 at Winnipeg’s Victoria Inn.
The announcement event at the museum included the formal dedication of the museum space to the memory of Heather Helston, the organization’s long-time volunteer curator who passed away suddenly in early January.
The 2026 team inductees include the 2009 Canadian Mixed champion team of Sean Grassie, the 2013 & 2016 Canadian Junior Men’s champion teams of Matt Dunstone, the 2008 & 2009 Canadian Junior Women’s champion teams of Kaitlyn Lawes; and long-time teammates Reid Carruthers and Derek Samagalski.
<><> 2008 & 2009 Team Lawes <><>
2008: Kaitlyn Lawes, Jenna Loder, Liz Peters, Sarah Wazney, Coach Alex Mowat
- 2008 Manitoba & Canadian Junior Women’s Champion, World Bronze Medallist
- Win-loss record of 27W-7L in the three championships including an undefeated 9W-0L Manitoba championship
2009: Kaitlyn Lawes, Jenna Loder, Laryssa Grenkow, Breanne Meakin, Coach Rob Meakin
- 2009 Manitoba & Canadian Junior Women’s Champion, World Silver Medallist
- Win-loss record of 27W-9L in the three championships
<><> 2013 & 2016 Team Dunstone <><>
2013: Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, Daniel Grant, Brendan MacCuish, Coach Scott Grant
- 2013 Manitoba & Canadian Junior Men’s Champion, World Bronze Medallist
- 2014 Manitoba Junior Finalist
- Win-loss record of 35W-9L in the four championships
2016: Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Rob Gordon, Coach Calvin Edie
- 2015 Manitoba Junior Finalist
- 2016 Manitoba & Canadian Junior Men’s Champion, World Bronze Medallist
- 2016 Manitoba Men’s Finalist
- Win-loss record of 42W-9L in the five championships including an undefeated 9W-0L Manitoba 2016 Junior championship
<><> 2009 Team Grassie <><>
2009: Sean Grassie, Allison Nimik, Ross Derksen, Kendra Green, Coach Jack Grassie
- 2008 Manitoba Mixed Finalist
- 2009 Manitoba and Canadian Mixed Champion
- Win-loss record of 29W-5L in the three championships
- Grassie-Nimik went on to represent Canada at the World Mixed Doubles where they won a Bronze Medal
<><> Derek Samagalski <><>
- 2012 Manitoba Men’s champion, Canadian Bronze Medal (lead)
- 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 Manitoba Men’s champion (second)
- 2016 Manitoba Mixed champion (skip)
- 2020 Manitoba Mixed Doubles champion
<><> Reid Carruthers <><>
- 2003 Manitoba Junior Men’s Champion (skip)
- 2008 Manitoba Mixed Champion (skip)
- 2011 Manitoba, Canadian, World Men’s champion (second)
- 2013 Manitoba Men’s champion, Canadian Silver Medal (second)
- 2014 Manitoba Men’s champion, Canadian Bronze Medal (second)
- 2015, 2018, 2019, 2025 Manitoba Men’s champion (skip)
- 2023, 2024 Manitoba Men’s champion (third)
- 2017 Canadian Mixed Doubles champion, World Silver Medallist
- Coach Team Einarson – Canadian Women’s champion & World Bronze Medal 2022, 2023
Lawes (2015 & 2019), Carruthers (2020), Derksen (2006), Mowat (2017) and Rob Meakin (2019) have previously been inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.
- Lawes with the 2014 Jones Gold Medal Olympic team and in recognition of the 2018 Mixed Double Gold Medal
- Carruthers with the 2011 Stoughton World champion team
- Derksen with the 2002 Hamblin World Junior champion team
- Mowat as a Builder
- Meakin as a Curler-Builder
Planning for the May 2, 2026 Induction Dinner are currently being finalized. Interested persons can send an email to [email protected] .
A Heather Helston Memorial Fund has been established for those who wish to pay tribute to her legacy of service to the sport of curling in Manitoba. For information, send an email to [email protected] .
