CurlManitoba 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…
DetailsManitoba Curling’s renowned “Big 3” from the 1990’s all made significant moves up the People’s Choice ranking in the past week in the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum’s Most Notable Team balloting. Jeff Stoughton’s 1999-2006 team made the most dramatic move, entering the ranking at #5 while Kerry Burtnyk’s 1995-2001 team moved up…
DetailsDue to the pandemic and Manitoba Health’s restrictions to try to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep Manitobans safe, CurlManitoba has made the necessary decision to alter to our provincial competitions. For information explaining the changes to the 2020-21 season please see our website at https://curlmanitoba.org/rules/ . A current list of berth allocations for the…
DetailsIt is exactly forty curling seasons since a team from the legendary Strathcona Curling Club made headlines in Manitoba curling. It was in 1981 when Bruce Hudson skipped a Strathcona team to the Manitoba Seniors title. It was the last Manitoba championship for the club which, with Granite and Thistle, had been the basis of…
DetailsCurlManitoba has made the decision to postpone the 2021 Manitoba Open, the World’s largest and longest running bonspiel. This decision was not done lightly but was necessary in the interest of safety and health of all volunteers, athletes, spectators and clubs. CurlManitoba is working with the Winnipeg Curling Clubs Association to ensure that the Manitoba Open…
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