Safeway Championship

The Safeway Championship is the Manitoba provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Manitoba at the Tim Hortons Brier. Previously, it was known as the 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). Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each year. Manitoba did not participate in the 1927 Brier.

Qualification

32 teams qualify. The distribution of berths changes from year to year but is generally composed of the following:

Winners

Year Skip Winning Club Host City Host Venue
2015 Reid Carruthers West St. Paul Curling Club Brandon Keystone Centre
2014 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubWinnipeg MTS Iceplex
2013 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubNeepawa Yellowhead Centre
2012 Rob Fowler Brandon Curling Club DauphinCredit Union Place
2011 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling Club BeausejourSun Gro Centre
2010 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubSteinbachT.G. Smith Centre
2009 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubSelkirkSelkirk Recreation Centre
2008 Kerry Burtnyk Assiniboine Memorial Curling ClubBrandonKeystone Centre
2007 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubDauphinCredit Union Place
2006 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubSteinbachT.G. Smith Centre
2005 Randy Dutiaume Thistle Curling ClubSelkirkSelkirk Recreation Centre
2004 Brent Scales Swan River Curling ClubBrandonKeystone Centre
2003 John Bubbs Granite Curling ClubPortage La PrairiePortage Centennial Arena
2002 Mark Lukowich Valour Road Curling ClubNeepawaYellowhead Arena
2001 Kerry Burtnyk Assiniboine Memorial Curling ClubSelkirkSelkirk Recreation Complex
2000 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubNeepawaYellowhead Arena
1999 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubPortage La PrairiePortage Centennial Arena
1998 Dale Duguid Granite Curling ClubVirden
1997 Vic Peters Granite Curling ClubMorden
1996 Jeff Stoughton Charleswood Curling ClubBrandonKeystone Centre
1995 Kerry Burtnyk Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
1994 Dave Smith St. Vital Curling Club Thompson
1993 Vic Peters Granite Curling Club Selkirk
1992 Vic Peters Granite Curling Club Winnipeg
1991 Jeff Stoughton Wildewood Curling Club Brandon
1990 Duane Edwards Deloraine Curling ClubWinnipeg
1989 Orest Meleschuk Lac du Bonnet Curling ClubWinnipeg
1988 Kerry Burtnyk Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club Morden
1987 Brian Fowler Brandon Curling Club Winnipeg
1986 Mike Riley Pembina Curling ClubWinnipeg
1985 John Bubbs Wildewood Curling ClubDauphin
1984 Mike Riley Pembina Curling Club Virden
1983 Lloyd Gunnlaugson Valour Road Curling ClubWinnipeg
1982 Mel Logan Souris Curling Club Winnipeg
1981 Kerry Burtnyk Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club Brandon
1980 Earle Morris CFB Winnipeg Curling Club Winnipeg
1979 Barry Fry Deer Lodge Curling Club Winnipeg
1978 Doug Harrison Heather Curling Club Brandon
1977 John Usackis Lac du Bonnet Curling ClubWinnipeg
1976 Clare deBlonde Heather Curling Club Flin Flon
1975 Rod Hunter Granite Curling Club Brandon
1974 Don Barr Glenboro Curling Club Winnipeg
1973 Danny Fink Granite Curling Club Winnipeg
1972 Orest Meleschuk Fort Rouge Curling Club Virden
1971 Don Duguid Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg
1970 Don Duguid Granite Curling Club Dauphin
1969 Bob Robinson Maple Leaf Curling ClubWinnipeg
1968 Burke Parker Dauphin Curling Club Brandon
1967 Bruce Hudson Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1966 Hersh Lerner Maple Leaf Curling Club Dauphin
1965 Terry Braunstein Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg
1964 Bruce Hudson Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1963 Hersh Lerner Maple Leaf Curling ClubWinnipeg
1962 Norm Houck Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1961 John-David Lyon West Kildonan Curling Club Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
1960 Mac Scales Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
1959 Richard Bird Elmwood Curling ClubWinnipeg
1958 Terry Braunstein Granite Curling Club Winnipeg
1957 Howard Wood, Jr. Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg Winnipeg Arena
1956 Billy Walsh Fort Rouge Curling Club Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
1955 Roy Forsyth Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1954 Jimmy Welsh Deer Lodge Curling Club Winnipeg Winnipeg Amphitheatre
1953 Ab Gowanlock Dauphin Curling ClubWinnipeg
1952 Billy Walsh Fort Rouge Curling ClubWinnipeg
1951 Roy Forsyth Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1950 Bill McTavish Elmwood Curling Club Winnipeg Winnipeg Amphitheatre
1949 Ken Watson Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1948 George Sangster Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg
1947 Jimmy Welsh Deer Lodge Curling ClubWinnipeg Winnipeg Amphitheatre
1946 Leo Johnson Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1945 Howard Wood, Sr. Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg
1944 Leo Johnson Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1943 Ken Watson Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1942 Ken Watson Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1941 Al Wakefield Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1940 Howard Wood, Sr. Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg
1939 Ross Kennedy Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1938 Ab Gowanlock Glenboro Curling Club Winnipeg Winnipeg Amphitheatre
1937 Jimmy Welsh Deer Lodge Curling ClubWinnipeg
1936 Ken Watson Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1935 Roy Pritchard Killarney Curling ClubWinnipeg
1934 Leo Johnson Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1933 John Douglas Deer Lodge Curling Club Winnipeg
1932 Jim Congalton Granite Curling Club Winnipeg
1931 Bob Gourley Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1930 Howard Wood, Sr. Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg
1929 Gordon Hudson Strathcona Curling ClubWinnipeg
1928 Gordon Hudson Strathcona Curling Club Winnipeg
1927 Jim Congalton Granite Curling Club Winnipeg
1926 George Sherwood St. John's Curling ClubWinnipeg
1925 Howard Wood, Sr. Granite Curling ClubWinnipeg

References

History