PETERSON & CHAMBERS TEAMS WIN PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP BERTHS Beth Peterson and her Assiniboine Memorial team of Jenna Loder, Katherine Doerksen and Melissa Gordon & Fort Garry’s Corey Chambers, with Julien Leduc, Devon Wiebe and Stuart Shiells won the provincial curling championship berth bonspiels hosted by the Steinbach Curling Club on the October 15-17 weekend. Team…
DetailsFor Immediate Release: October 11, 2021 Alex Forrest and his family team from Assiniboine Memorial have won the 2021 Chicken Chef Manitoba Mixed Championship. Forrest had his brother Tyler at second, wife D’Arcy at lead, and sister-in-law Brandi at third as they won the title Monday afternoon with a 9-3 win over former four-time champion…
DetailsChicken Chef Mixed Provincial Championship Goes This Weekend For Immediate Release, October 7, 2021 Championship competition returns to the Manitoba curling scene this weekend when the covid-delayed 2020-21 season Chicken Chef Mixed Championship occurs at Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club. The event features six teams playing a round-robin series with a #2 vs #3 semi-final and…
DetailsFollowing new requirements announced on August 27th by the Province of Manitoba, members and visitors using Manitoba’s curling clubs will need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination by September 3rd. The Province of Manitoba has ordered that proof of vaccination will be needed to attend any and all non-essential services, including indoor ticketed sporting events,…
DetailsCurlManitoba has announced the host clubs for the two premier Manitoba curling championships for the next two curling seasons. 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. The following season’s championships will be hosted by the…
DetailsIn the world of curling there are two kinds of curler; the exceptional players we watch on television and the rest of us, the Everyman Curlers. Rae Kujanpaa acknowledges he was one of the latter – a regular curler who loved the game and loved to chase the opportunity of winning a cash bonspiel or…
DetailsManitoba Curling clubs are currently dark and will remain so until at least January 8 under the recently announced Province of Manitoba Health restrictions. Contingency plans currently in place were announced based on “Code Red” until Dec 11th. With the additional 4 week extension of Public Health restrictions announced December 8, and in consultation with…
DetailsIn tribute to Manitoba’s 150th birthday, and to provide a research vehicle for future Manitoba curling historians, the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum and CurlManitoba have published a history of the annual Men’s Bonspiel ‘championship’. The E-publication, which is available on the CurlManitoba website, highlights the champions and the many trophies which they…
DetailsFans of ten different teams responded to the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum’s invitation to nominate Wild Card teams for recognition in the MCHoF&M Most Notable Teams fund-raiser. The teams include a pair of Manitoba World Junior medalists; a pair of Brandon’s elite senior women’s teams; a dominant men’s team from the 1940’s;…
DetailsJennifer Jones and her St. Vital Curling Club team which, with occasional personnel changes, has been a dominant force in Manitoba, Canadian and World curling from 2005 to the present, has been named Manitoba’s Most Notable Curling Team in Manitoba’s 150 year history. Undertaken as a tribute to Manitoba’s curling legacy in the province’s 150th…
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